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John McGiver
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John Irwin McGiver (November 5, 1913, New York City - d. September 9, 1975, West Fulton, New York) was an American character actor who made more than a hundred appearances in television and motion pictures over a two-decade span from 1955 to 1975.
He was known for his performances as the religious fanatic Mr. O'Daniel in the film Midnight Cowboy; as the kindly Tiffany's salesman in Breakfast at Tiffany's; as the ill-fated, but honourable Senator Jordan in the original film version of The Manchurian Candidate. He also appeared on many TV shows, as well as in the first of a popular series of commercials for the American Express charge card. ("Do you know me"?).
McGiver was a former English teacher and a World War II veteran. He lived with his wife and ten children in West Fulton, New York until his death due to heart attack in 1975, aged 61.
- Love in the Afternoon (1957) with Gary Cooper
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) with George Peppard
- Something's Got to Give (1962; aborted Marilyn Monroe film)
- Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) with James Stewart
- The Manchurian Candidate (1962) with Frank Sinatra
- Who's Got the Action? (1962) with Dean Martin
- Take Her, She's Mine (1963) with James Stewart
- Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
- A Global Affair (1964) with Bob Hope
- Marriage on the Rocks (1965) with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin
- The Glass Bottom Boat (1966) with Doris Day
- The Spirit Is Willing (1967) with Sid Caesar
- Fitzwilly (1967) with Dick Van Dyke
- Midnight Cowboy (1969) with Dustin Hoffman
- The Front Page (1970) with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
- Lawman (1971) with Burt Lancaster
- Mame (1974) with Lucille Ball
- The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975) with Don Knotts
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