Doug McClure

Doug McClure

Douglas Osborne "Doug" McClure (May 11, 1935 – February 5, 1995) was an American actor whose career in film and television extended from the 1950s to the 1990s. He is best known for his role as the cowboy Trampas during the entire run from 1962 to 1971 of the NBC western television series, The Virginian, loosely based on the Owen Wister novel.

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • as Self - Co-Host

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • as Self

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959 • as Pete Grant

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 • as Sheriff Sam Rankin

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 • as Gary Patterson

Filmography

1995

Riders in the Storm
Riders in the Storm
as Hamilton Monroe
Movie - Released: 6/23/1995

1994

Maverick
Maverick
as Riverboat Poker Player
Movie - Released: 5/20/1994
Dead Man's Revenge
Dead Man's Revenge
as Granger
Movie - Released: 4/15/1994
One West Waikiki
One West Waikiki
TV - Released: 8/4/1994
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as J. Ross Richardson
TV - Released: 1/7/1994

1993

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
as Captain Foster
TV - Released: 1/27/1993

1992

Battling for Baby
Battling for Baby
as David
Movie - Released: 1/12/1992

1991

The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw
The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw
as Doug
Movie - Released: 11/3/1991

1990

Evening Shade
Evening Shade
TV - Released: 9/21/1990

1989

Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect
as Dr. Brand
Movie - Released: 1/1/1989

1988

Tapeheads
Tapeheads
as Sid Tager
Movie - Released: 10/21/1988
Dark Before Dawn
Dark Before Dawn
as Kirkland
Movie - Released: 1/2/1988

1987

Hollywood Dinosaur Chronicles
Hollywood Dinosaur Chronicles
Movie - Released: 1/1/1987
Out of This World
Out of This World
as Kyle X. Applegate
TV - Released: 9/17/1987

1986

Omega Syndrome
Omega Syndrome
as Detective Milnor
Movie - Released: 10/26/1986
52 Pick-Up
52 Pick-Up
as Mark Arveson
Movie - Released: 11/7/1986
Matlock
Matlock
as Elliot Jones
TV - Released: 3/3/1986

1985

Half Nelson
Half Nelson
as Al
Movie - Released: 3/24/1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Clete Madden
TV - Released: 9/29/1985

1984

Cannonball Run II
Cannonball Run II
as The Slapper
Movie - Released: 6/29/1984
Cover Up
Cover Up
as Cal Tillis
Movie - Released: 9/22/1984
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
as [Self]
Movie - Released: 1/1/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Sheriff Sam Rankin
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Airwolf
Airwolf
as Darren McBride
TV - Released: 1/22/1984
Cover Up
Cover Up
TV - Released: 9/22/1984
Crazy like a Fox
Crazy like a Fox
as J.D. Pennington
TV - Released: 12/30/1984
The Master
The Master
as Patrick T. Keller
TV - Released: 1/20/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Gary Patterson
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1983

Strange Companions
Strange Companions
as Archie
Movie - Released: 12/4/1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
Hardcastle and McCormick
TV - Released: 9/18/1983
Manimal
Manimal
TV - Released: 9/30/1983
Automan
Automan
as Ted Smithers
TV - Released: 12/15/1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
as Russell Sinclair
TV - Released: 10/3/1983

1982

The House Where Evil Dwells
The House Where Evil Dwells
as Alex Curtis
Movie - Released: 5/14/1982

1981

Firebird 2015 A.D.
Firebird 2015 A.D.
as McVain
Movie - Released: 9/18/1981
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon
TV - Released: 11/24/1981
The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy
TV - Released: 11/4/1981

1980

Humanoids from the Deep
Humanoids from the Deep
as Jim Hill
Movie - Released: 5/1/1980
Nightside
Nightside
as Danny Dandoy
Movie - Released: 6/8/1980
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
TV - Released: 12/11/1980

1979

Movie
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/5/1979
The Rebels
The Rebels
as Eph Tait
Movie - Released: 5/14/1979

1978

Warlords of Atlantis
Warlords of Atlantis
as Greg Collinson
Movie - Released: 5/1/1978
Wild and Wooly
Wild and Wooly
as Delaney Burke
Movie - Released: 2/20/1978

1977

The People That Time Forgot
The People That Time Forgot
as Browen Tyler
Movie - Released: 7/6/1977
SST: Death Flight
SST: Death Flight
as Hank Fairbanks
Movie - Released: 2/25/1977

1976

At the Earth's Core
At the Earth's Core
as David Innes
Movie - Released: 7/1/1976
What Changed Charley Farthing?
What Changed Charley Farthing?
as Charley Farthing
Movie - Released: 1/1/1976

1975

Satan's Triangle
Satan's Triangle
as Lt. J. Haig
Movie - Released: 1/14/1975
Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast
as Cash Conover
TV - Released: 9/8/1975

1974

The Land That Time Forgot
The Land That Time Forgot
as Bowen Tyler
Movie - Released: 8/13/1974

1973

Hell Hounds of Alaska
Hell Hounds of Alaska
as Don Rutland
Movie - Released: 10/16/1973
The Birdmen
The Birdmen
as Major Harry Cook
Movie - Released: 11/8/1973
Shirts/Skins
Shirts/Skins
as Dr. Francis Murphy
Movie - Released: 10/9/1973
Death Race
Death Race
as Lt. Del Culpepper
Movie - Released: 11/10/1973

1972

The Bull of the West
The Bull of the West
as Trampas
Movie - Released: 5/4/1972
Playmates
Playmates
as Kermit Holvey
Movie - Released: 10/3/1972
The Judge and Jake Wyler
The Judge and Jake Wyler
as Jake Wyler
Movie - Released: 12/2/1972
Search
Search
as C.R. Grover
TV - Released: 9/13/1972
Ghost Story
Ghost Story
as Dan Hollis
TV - Released: 9/15/1972

1971

The Death of Me Yet
The Death of Me Yet
as Edward Young / Paul Towers
Movie - Released: 10/26/1971
Terror in the Sky
Terror in the Sky
as George Spencer
Movie - Released: 9/17/1971

1970

TV
The Don Knotts Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/15/1970

1969

Backtrack!
Backtrack!
as Trampas (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/26/1969
Playboy After Dark
Playboy After Dark
TV - Released: 1/18/1969

1968

Nobody's Perfect
Nobody's Perfect
as Doc Willoughby
Movie - Released: 1/12/1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
TV - Released: 1/22/1968
It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief
as Mr. Saunders, Ticket Agent
TV - Released: 1/9/1968

1967

The Longest Hundred Miles
The Longest Hundred Miles
as Cpl. Steve Bennett
Movie - Released: 1/21/1967
The King's Pirate
The King's Pirate
as Lt. Brian Fleming
Movie - Released: 7/20/1967

1966

Beau Geste
Beau Geste
as John Geste
Movie - Released: 9/2/1966

1965

The Final Hour
The Final Hour
as Trampas
Movie - Released: 5/27/1965
Shenandoah
Shenandoah
as Lt. Sam
Movie - Released: 6/3/1965

1964

The Lively Set
The Lively Set
as Chuck Manning
Movie - Released: 10/24/1964
The Brazen Bell
The Brazen Bell
as Trampas
Movie - Released: 3/18/1964

1962

The Devil's Children
The Devil's Children
as Trampas
Movie - Released: 12/5/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Trampas
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
TV - Released: 12/11/1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1960

The Unforgiven
The Unforgiven
as Andy Zachary
Movie - Released: 4/6/1960
Because They're Young
Because They're Young
as Jim Trent
Movie - Released: 4/1/1960
Checkmate
Checkmate
TV - Released: 9/17/1960
Checkmate
Checkmate
as Jed Sills
TV - Released: 9/17/1960
Overland Trail
Overland Trail
as Frank 'Flip' Flippen
TV - Released: 2/7/1960
Coronado 9
Coronado 9
TV - Released: 9/6/1960
Johnny Midnight
Johnny Midnight
TV - Released: 1/3/1960

1959

Gidget
Gidget
as Waikiki
Movie - Released: 4/9/1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
TV - Released: 9/29/1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Pete Grant
TV - Released: 10/2/1959
Riverboat
Riverboat
as Corporal Jenkins
TV - Released: 9/13/1959

1958

South Pacific
South Pacific
as Pilot in Hospital
Movie - Released: 3/18/1958
Lawman
Lawman
TV - Released: 10/5/1958

1957

The Enemy Below
The Enemy Below
as Ens. Merry
Movie - Released: 12/25/1957
26 Men
26 Men
TV - Released: 10/15/1957
Maverick
Maverick
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
TV - Released: 9/22/1957

1956

Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion
as Soldier (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/25/1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV - Released: 9/7/1956

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Ben - Student
TV - Released: 10/5/1951