Macon McCalman

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Macon McCalman
Born
Willis Macon McCalman

(1932-12-30)December 30, 1932
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedNovember 29, 2005(2005-11-29) (aged 72)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Other namesSonny McCalman
Macon MacCalman
OccupationActor
Years active1971–1997

Willis Macon McCalman (December 30, 1932 – November 29, 2005) was an American television, stage and big screen movie actor. [1] [2]

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Acting career

Nicknamed "Sonny", McCalman helped form the Front Street Theatre in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. During the Korean War, he served in the U.S. Army. [ citation needed ] Over the course of his acting career McCalman appeared in various film and TV guest roles, usually in supporting parts, both dramatic and comedic often as heavies and authoritarian figures. He got his acting start on Broadway appearing in productions of The Last of Mrs. Lincoln (1971), An Enemy for the People (1971), and a comedy, The Playboy Of the Western World. [3]

His first Hollywood film role was in Deliverance (1972). He had supporting parts in The Concorde ... Airport '79 (1979), The Falcon and the Snowman (1985), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), and Falling Down (1993). He also appeared in the Roger Donaldson directed film Marie (1985). He appeared in guest roles in television shows such as Cheers , Starsky and Hutch , Kojak , Lou Grant , Three's Company , Murder She Wrote as well as such miniseries and television movies as Roots (1977) and Captains and the Kings (1976). [4]

Death

McCalman retired from acting and returned to Memphis in 1997 after suffering a heart attack. He died in a Memphis hospital in 2005, one month shy of his 73rd birthday, from complications of a series of strokes. [4]

Filmography

Film

Television

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References

  1. ↑ "Macon McCalman bio referenced at Flixster.com". Archived from the original on 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
  2. ↑ "L.A. Times obituary, 12/2/2005". Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
  3. ↑ Macon McCalman at the Internet Broadway Database
  4. 1 2 Macon McCalman at IMDb
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