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Howard McNear
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 63
Also known asHoward Terbell McNearGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn27/01/1905Born inLos Angeles, California, USADied03/01/1969 (aged 63)Died inSan FernandoCausestroke, pneumoniaWikidataQ11327044 ↗Buried atLos Angeles National CemeteryTMDb#19786 ↗

Howard Terbell McNear was an American stage, screen, and radio character actor. He is best remembered as the original voice of Doc Adams in the radio version of Gunsmoke and as Floyd Lawson on The Andy Griffith Show (1961–1967).

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Filmography58 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1966The Fortune CookieMovieMr. Cimoli61
1965Honey WestSeriesMr. Tweedy60
1965Love and KissesMovieFrisby60
1965Please Don't Eat the DaisiesSeries—60
1964Kiss Me, StupidMovieMr Pettibone59
1963Irma la DouceMovieConcierge58
1963The Wheeler DealersMovieMr. Wilson58
1963Fun in AcapulcoMovieDr. Stevers (uncredited)58
1962Follow That DreamMovieGeorge57
1962Chun King Chow Mein HourMovieFloyd Trimble57
1961The Errand BoyMovieDexter Sneak56
1961Blue HawaiiMovieMr. Chapman56
1961Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaMovieCongressman Llewellyn Parker56
1960The Andy Griffith ShowSeriesFloyd Lawson55
1960ThrillerSeriesJack Passasstroy55
1960Heller in Pink TightsMoviePhotographer55
1960The FlintstonesSeriesDoctor (voice)55
1960Pete and GladysSeries—55
1960The Tall ManSeries—55
1960AngelSeries—55
1959The Twilight ZoneSeriesMitchell54
1959The Many Loves of Dobie GillisSeries—54
1959Anatomy of a MurderMovieDr. Adelord Dompierre54
1959The Big CircusMovieMr. Lomax54
1959It Started with a KissMovieEmile (uncredited)54
1959-30-MovieEditor54
1959Good Day for a HangingMovieOlson54
1958Peter GunnSeries—53
1958Man with a CameraSeries—53
1958The Donna Reed ShowSeries—53
1958Bell, Book and CandleMovieAndy White53
1958No Time at AllMovieBertram53
1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeries—52
1957MaverickSeriesCopes52
1957The Thin ManSeries—52
1957M SquadSeriesCarl Hoganson52
1957Leave It to BeaverSeries—52
1957The Real McCoysSeries—52
1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSeriesDr. Braun52
1957Public Pigeon No. 1MovieWarden52
1957The Fuzzy Pink NightgownMovieJohn Myers (uncredited)52
1957Affair in RenoMovieJames T. James52
1956You Can't Run Away from ItMovieVernon, Second proprietor51
1956The Adventures of Jim BowieSeries—51
1956Bundle of JoyMovieMr. Appleby51
1956Wire ServiceSeriesCaldwell51
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeriesMr. Pickett50
1955GunsmokeSeriesHoward50
1955The MillionaireSeriesMayor Tom Palen50
1954The Long, Long TrailerMovieJoe Hittaway (uncredited)49
1954LassieSeries—49
1954December BrideSeries—49
1954Drums Across the RiverMovieStilwell (as Howard Mc.Near)49
1953General Electric TheaterSeriesOtto Schmidt48
1952Four Star PlayhouseSeriesMr. Stern47
1951I Love LucySeriesMr. Crawford (uncredited)46
1951DragnetSeries—46
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeriesMr. Shope, landlord46