Jack Colvin

Jack Colvin
Born	(1934-10-13)October 13, 1934 Lyndon, Kansas,U.S.
Died	December 1, 2005(2005-12-01)(aged 71) North Hollywood, Los Angeles,California, U.S.
Occupations	Actor director
Years active	1966–2005
Known for	The Incredible Hulk Child's Play

Jack Colvin(October 13, 1934 – December 1, 2005) was an American character actor of theater, film and TV. He is best known for the role of thetabloidreporterJack McGeeinThe Incredible Hulktelevision franchise (1977–1982).

Early life

Colvin was born inLyndon, Kansas,27 mi (43.5 km) south ofTopeka, Kansas.

He began his stage career as a child performer.At age seventeen, Colvin became a private student ofMichael Chekhov.

Career

Although he appeared in hundreds of films and television shows, he always returned to the theater.His stage roles include Marchbanks in Shaw'sCandida,MercutioinRomeo and Juliet,Morgan Evans inThe Corn Is Green,Algernon inThe Importance of Being Earnest,Constantin inThe Seagull,and Edmund inLong Day's Journey into Night.

His film credits includeScorpio(1973),The Stone Killer(1973),The Terminal Man(1974),Rooster Cogburn(1975) andChild's Play(1988) among others.

His partnership withYvonne Wilderin one of the more successful comedy acts of the 1960s, Colvin and Wilder, led him to appear all over the U.S. on stage and on television, includingThe Dean Martin Show,The Ed Sullivan ShowandThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson,culminating in their farewell appearance atCarnegie Hallin New York City.

Other television roles were on programs such asQuincy, M.E.,Switch,The Rockford Files,The Six Million Dollar Man,Kojak,andThe Bionic Woman.While under contract toUniversal Picturesfor seven years, he appeared in over 100 hours of television programming.

He taught at thecentral Experimental Film Schoolof Rome, the University of Southern California, Cal State Northridge, theAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts,the 1994 Michael Chekhov International Workshop in Sussex, the Centre for Performance Research at the University of Birmingham in 1999, and The Michael Chekhov Association's New York University June Intensive in 2004.

Colvin served as the artistic director of the Michael Chekhov Studio USA West, a position he founded, until his death in early December 2005.

Honors and awards

Colvin won Los Angeles'Drama-Logue Awardsin five separate categories, as actor, director, playwright, producer, and production designer.

Personal life and death

Colvin died in December 2005 from complications of a stroke.His body was cremated.

Filmography

• The Rat Patrol(1966–1968; TV Series) – Lieutenant Gustav Luden
• How Sweet It Is!(1968) – Assistant Chief
• Viva Max!(1969) – Garcia
• Monte Walsh(1970) – Card Cheat
• Jeremiah Johnson(1972) – Lieutenant Mulvey
• Hickey & Boggs(1972) – Shaw
• The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean(1972) – Pimp
• Scorpio(1973) – Thief
• The Stone Killer(1973) – Lionel Jumper
• The Terminal Man(1974) – Detective
• The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder(1974) – Sergeant
• Rooster Cogburn(1975) – Red
• The Bionic Woman(1976, TV Series)
• Embryo(1976) – Dr. Jim Winston
• Exo-Man(1977) – Martin
• Six Million Dollar Man(1977, TV Series) - 4 episodes: Look Alike – Ed Jasper; Hocus-Pocus – Will Collins; Dark Side of the Moon, Part 1 and Part 2 – Dr. Charles Leith
• Quincy, M.E.(1977, 1982; Television Series) – Ross; Bill Legget
• The Incredible Hulk(1977–1981; TV series) –Jack McGee;82 episodes
• The Law & Harry McGraw(1988) - Jesse Barlow/Peter Bergmann - Harry Does the Hustle
• The Incredible Hulk Returns(1988; TV movie) – Jack McGee
• Child's Play(1988) – Dr. Ardmore

External links

• Jack ColvinatIMDb
• Jack ColvinatAllMovie
• Jack ColvinatRotten Tomatoes