Myron McCormick
Actor
Biography
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Myron McCormick (February 8, 1908 – July 30, 1962) was an American actor of stage, radio and film.
McCormick was born as Walter Myron McCormick in Albany, Indiana.
He was the only cast member of the Broadway smash South Pacific to remain with the show for all 1,925 performances. He won a 1950 Tony Award for his portrayal of sailor Luther Billis. He later was featured on Broadway from 1955-1957 in the military comedy No Time for Sergeants and repeated his role as Sergeant King for the 1958 film version starring Andy Griffith.
To movie audiences, he is possibly best remembered from 1961's The Hustler as Charlie, the partner of pool shark "Fast Eddie" Felson (Paul Newman). McCormick was an alumnus of Princeton University, where he was a Phi Beta Kappa.
He became a featured performer in many popular radio dramas of the 1940s. He also made guest appearances on numerous television programs of the 1950s/early 1960s, including The Untouchables, Naked City, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Way Out.
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Filmography
No Time for Sergeants
as Sgt. Orville C. King 1958
Not as a Stranger
as Dr. Clem Snider 1955
Jigsaw
as Charles Riggs 1949
Winterset
as Carr 1936
China Girl
as Shorty McGuire 1942
Jolson Sings Again
as Ralph Bryant 1949
USS VD: Ship of Shame
as Exec. Officer McGregor (uncredited) 1942
The Man Who Understood Women
as Preacher 1959
The Iceman Cometh
as Larry Slade 1960
Three for the Show
as Mike Hudson 1955
One Third of a Nation
as Sam Moon 1939
The Fight for Life
as Dr. O’Donnell 1940
The Town
as Narrator 1944
Burning Bright
as Joe Saul 1959
The Children Must Learn
as Narrator (voice) 1940
A Public Affair
as Sam Clavell 1962