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Myron McCormick

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Myron McCormick, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Feb 8, 1908 In Albany, Indiana, U.S.
Movie/TV Credits:
17
First Appeared:
In the movie Winterset 1936-12-03
Latest Project:
Movie A Public Affair 1962-03-03
Known For
Poster of Three for the Show
Poster of Jigsaw
Poster of The Children Must Learn
Poster of One Third of a Nation
Filmography
Movie A Public Affair Sam Clavell 1962-03-03
Movie The Hustler Charlie Burns 1961-09-25
Series Checkmate Phillip "Doc "Walters 1960-09-17
Movie The Iceman Cometh Larry Slade 1960-11-14
Movie The Man Who Understood Women Preacher 1959-10-02
Series Play of the Week Unknown 1959-10-12
Movie No Time for Sergeants Sgt. Orville C. King 1958-07-05
Movie Three for the Show Mike Hudson 1955-02-24
Movie Not as a Stranger Dr. Clem Snider 1955-07-01
Movie Jigsaw Charles Riggs 1949-03-11
Movie Jolson Sings Again Ralph Bryant 1949-08-17
Movie USS VD: Ship of Shame Exec. Officer McGregor (uncredited) 1942-01-02
Movie China Girl Shorty McGuire 1942-12-09
Movie The Children Must Learn Narrator (voice) 1940-01-01
Movie The Fight for Life Dr. O’Donnell 1940-03-07
Movie One Third of a Nation Sam Moon 1939-02-10
Movie Winterset Carr 1936-12-03