Marc McClure (born March 31, 1957) is an American actor. He is known for playing

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in the ''

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'' series of films released between 1978 and 1987, and Dave McFly in the ''

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'' films.

Career

McClure appeared in the 1976 film '' Freaky Friday'', and later had a cameo in the 2003 remake of the film. In 1977, McClure portrayed Scott, an employee at Ripples Drive-In, in the Brigham Young University church video ''The Phone Call''. He subsequently appeared in the films ''

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'' (1978) and '' Used Cars'' (1980), both written by

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and Bob Gale. McClure is best known for his role as

in the 1978 film ''

''. He reprised the role in its sequels—''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Superman IV: The Quest for Peace''—as well as in the 1984 spinoff film ''

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''. He is the only actor to appear as the same character in all four

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-era ''Superman'' films and in ''Supergirl''. In 1985, he also portrayed Jimmy Olsen in a commercial for the Kenner

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action figure line. In 1985, McClure played Dave McFly, the older brother of

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, in the film ''

'', reuniting him with his ''I Wanna Hold Your Hand'' co-star Wendie Jo Sperber and writers Gale and Zemeckis. He reprised the role in ''

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'' (although his only scene was not included in the theatrical version) and '' Back to the Future Part III''. McClure has made guest appearances on several television series, including '' Once an Eagle'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 2008, McClure appeared in a guest role as Dax-Ur, a Kryptonian scientist living on Earth, in the seventh-season ''Smallville'' episode "Persona", referencing his past role in the ''Superman'' films. He also made cameo appearances in the DC Extended Universe films ''

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'' (2017), as a prison security officer, and in ''

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'' (2021), as a police officer who befriends Lois Lane and is later saved by Cyborg during a battle involving Superman.

Filmography

References

External links

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Marc McClure Interview
February 2005 {{DEFAULTSORT:McClure, Marc 1957 births American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from the San Francisco Bay Area