James P. McMullan (October 13, 1936 – May 31, 2019) was an American actor from

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, New York, best known for his role as Dr. Terry McDaniel on the 1960s series ''

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'' and as Senator Andrew Dowling on the CBS primetime

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''. McMullan studied Industrial Design at

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and

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; he graduated from the

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in 1961 with a Bachelor of Architecture degree.

Career

Born in

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, he went to Hollywood in 1961 to visit a friend and through a chance meeting with playwright William Inge, was given a screen test for

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's '' Ride the High Country'' (1962) (Peckinpah also directed the screen test). The test was sent to Universal Pictures, which put him under a seven-year contract, the start of a successful 30-year film career. In 1962 McMullan appeared as Jess Kroeger on the TV western '' The Virginian'' on the episode titled "Impasse." McMullan starred as John Moore on the short-lived CBS-TV series ''

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'' and as Officer Don Burdick on the series '' Chopper One''. McMullan co-starred in a number of notable TV series including the '' Alfred Hitchcock Hour'', '' Dr. Kildare'', ''

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'', '' Hart to Hart'', ''

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'', '' S.W.A.T'', '' Barnaby Jones'', '' The Fall Guy'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He guest-starred in over 150 TV shows including ''

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'', '' Doogie Howser, M.D.'', ''

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'', '' The Rockford Files'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and the made for-TV movie '' The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story'' (1988). McMullan's many feature film credits include '' The Raiders'' (1963), where he played the part of Buffalo Bill Cody, '' Shenandoah'' (1965), ''

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'' (1967), ''

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'' (1969), '' Pursuit'' (1972), '' Extreme Close-Up'' (1973)'', The Incredible Shrinking Woman'' (1981), ''

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'' (1987), '' Strategic Command'' (1997), '' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997) and '' Batman & Robin'' (1997). McMullan died of complications from

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on May 31, 2019 at his home in Wofford Heights, California.

Filmography

*'' The Alfred Hitchcock Hour'' (1963) (Season 1 Episode 25: "The Long Silence") - George Cory *'' The Raiders'' (1963) – William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody *'' Shenandoah'' (1965) – John Anderson *''

'' (1967) – Lieutenant Powell *''

'' (1969) – Creech *''The Windsplitter'' (1971) – Bobby Joe *'' Pursuit'' (1972, TV Movie) – Lewis *'' Extreme Close-Up'' (1973) – John Norman *'' The Incredible Shrinking Woman'' (1981) – Lyle Parks *''

'' (1987) – The Zipper *''Life Flight: The Movie'' (1987) – C.J. Reynolds *''Judicial Consent'' (1994) – Trenton Clarkson *'' Strategic Command'' (1997) – The President *'' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997) – American UN Representative *'' Batman & Robin'' (1997) – Party Guest *'' The Eighteenth Angel'' (1997) – Priest #4 *'' Shadow of Doubt'' (1998) – Moderator Pundit *'' The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave'' (2000) – Surgeon

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McMullan, Jim American male television actors American male film actors Male actors from New York (state) People from Long Island Place of death missing People from Long Beach, New York 1936 births 2019 deaths Deaths from motor neuron disease in California 20th-century American male actors