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{{short description|American actor (1935–1995)}}
{{for|the footballer|Doug McClure (footballer)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Doug McClure
| image = Doug McClure 1961.JPG
| caption = McClure {{circa}} 1961
| birth_name = Douglas Osborne McClure
| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|5|11|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Glendale, California]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1995|2|5|1935|5|11|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles|Sherman Oaks, California]], U.S.
| resting_place =
| yearsactive = 1956–1995
| occupation = Actor
| alma_mater = [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]
| spouse =
| children =
}}
'''Douglas Osborne McClure''' (May 11, 1935<ref>https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LCRB-TMY/douglas-osbourne-mcclure-1935-1995</ref> – 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 series ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'' and mayor turned police chief Kyle Applegate on ''[[Out of This World (American TV series)|Out of This World]]''. From 1961 to 1963, he was married to actress [[BarBara Luna]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Nick |title=BarBara Luna's stellar career |url=https://www.thespectrum.com/story/entertainment/2016/03/10/barbara-lunas-stellar-career/81439290/ |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=The Spectrum |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Career==
McClure's acting career included such films as ''[[Gidget (film)|Gidget]]'' (1959), ''[[The Enemy Below]]'', ''[[The Unforgiven (1960 film)|The Unforgiven]]'', and ''[[Because They're Young]]'', then he landed the role of Trampas on ''The Virginian'', a role that would make him famous. He also starred:

* As different characters in several episodes in 1957 of ''[[Death Valley Days]]''
* As Flip Flippen in the 1960 television western series ''[[Overland Trail]]'', in which he co-starred with William Bendix for 17 episodes
* As Jed Sills in the 1960-1962 [[CBS]] television series ''[[Checkmate (American TV series)|Checkmate]]'' for 70 episodes.
* As C.R. (Christopher Robin) Grover in the sci-fi/detective series ''[[Search (American TV series)|Search]]'' (1972–1973), in which he rotated the lead with [[Hugh O'Brian]] and [[Anthony Franciosa]] as a high-tech probe agent.
* As Cash Conover, casino owner, co-starring with William Shatner, in the one-season series ''The Barbary Coast'' (1975–1976)''.'' McClure replaced Dennis Cole, who played the role of Conover in the show's pilot.
* As Mayor Kyle Applegate on the fantasy sitcom ''[[Out of This World (American TV series)|Out of This World]]'' (1987–1991).

[[File:Doug McClure Trampas The Virginian.JPG|right|thumb|McClure as Trampas in NBC's ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'']]
McClure was in the third episode "[[Mr. Denton on Doomsday]]" of CBS's ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]''.

In 1962, he was cast as Trampas on NBC's ''The Virginian''. His co-stars throughout the series were [[James Drury]], [[Roberta Shore]], [[Lee J. Cobb]], [[Randy Boone]], [[Gary Clarke]], [[Clu Gulager]], [[Diane Roter]], [[Charles Bickford]], [[Sara Lane (actress)|Sara Lane]], [[Tim Matheson]], [[Jeanette Nolan]], and [[John McIntire]].

In 1965, he appeared in ''[[Shenandoah (film)|Shenandoah]]'', a movie directed by [[Andrew V. McLaglen]] and starring [[James Stewart]], [[Glenn Corbett]], [[Patrick Wayne]], [[Katharine Ross]], and [[Rosemary Forsyth]].

After ''The Virginian'' ended in 1971, McClure was slated to co-star with [[Bette Davis]] on a series about a parolee assisting a judge, played by Davis, by doing detective work. The pilot, produced and written by the team of [[Richard Levinson]] and [[William Link]], failed to generate interest in the series and was released as a TV movie titled ''[[The Judge and Jake Wyler]]''.<ref>{{cite news| last=Shipman| first=David| title=OBITUARY: Doug McClure| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-doug-mcclure-1571880.html| access-date=July 7, 2016| newspaper=[[The Independent]]| location=London| date=February 7, 1995}}</ref> McClure made another attempt at a television series during the 1972–1973 season by co-starring on ''[[Search (American TV series)|SEARCH]]'' as a hi-tech investigator, rotating with [[Anthony Franciosa]] and [[Hugh O'Brian]], and again in 1975–1976 in ''[[Barbary Coast (TV series)|The Barbary Coast]]'', co-starring [[William Shatner]] (with whom he'd starred in ''The Virginian'' episode "The Claim"). He shifted to low-budget science-fiction movies such as ''[[The Land That Time Forgot (1974 film)|The Land That Time Forgot]]'', ''[[At the Earth's Core (film)|At the Earth's Core]]'' and ''[[The People That Time Forgot (film)|The People That Time Forgot]]'', all three based on the novels of [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]. In 1967, he played the [[Errol Flynn]] role in a remake of ''[[Against All Flags]]'' titled ''[[The King's Pirate]]''. He was cast in the lead in three adventures: ''The Longest Hundred Miles'', ''[[The Birdmen]]'', and ''State of Division'' (also known as ''Death Race''). In 1978, he also starred in ''[[Warlords of Atlantis]]''. In the 1970s and 1980s, McClure appeared in commercials for [[Miller Brewing#Hamm's Family|Hamms Beer]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19821029&id=4-sTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-wUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2679,7730738| title=Doug McClure Played Trampas and commercial| first=Dick| last=Kleiner| author-link=Dick Kleiner| newspaper=[[Ocala Star-Banner]]| date=October 29, 1982| access-date=June 2, 2022}}</ref> McClure also appeared as the blond slave to [[Jamie Farr]]'s character in the sequel ''[[Cannonball Run II]]'' (1984).

He also had a cameo role as a poker player in the 1994 remake of ''[[Maverick (film)|Maverick]]''.

In 1994, McClure was awarded a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] for television at 7065 Hollywood Blvd. It was unveiled in what was his final public appearance.

==Death==
[[Image:Doug McClure Grave.JPG|250px|thumb|right|Doug McClure's gravestone]]
[[File:Doug McClure's Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame..jpg|250px|thumb|right|Doug McClure's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame]]
On February 5, 1995, McClure died at age 59 from lung cancer in Sherman Oaks, California. On January 8 of that year, the actor was working on an episode of the television series ''[[One West Waikiki]]'' in Hawaii when he collapsed from an apparent stroke on the set.<ref name="waikiki">{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110033233/doug-mcclures-death/ | title=Doug McClure's death | newspaper=The Honolulu Advertiser | date=February 7, 1995 | page=15 }}</ref> He was flown to Los Angeles for hospitalization.<ref name="waikiki"/> Doctors discovered that the lung cancer McClure had had for more than a year had spread to his liver and bones.<ref name="waikiki"/><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110034225/doug-mcclures-cancer-battle/ | title=Doug McClure's cancer battle | newspaper=Quad-City Times | date=December 22, 1994 | page=32 }}</ref> McClure was married to his fifth wife at the time of his death. He was divorced four times, including twice while he was performing on ''The Virginian''.<ref>{{cite news| title=Actor Doug McClure Dies at 59| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-02-07-me-29129-story.html| last=Oliver| first=Myrna| date=February 5, 1995| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]| access-date=November 11, 2019}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
Doug McClure and [[Troy Donahue]] served as inspiration for the name and certain character aspects of the character of [[Troy McClure]] on ''[[The Simpsons]]''.<ref name=first>{{cite video | people=Jean, Al; Reiss, Mike|year=2002|title=The Simpsons The Complete Second Season DVD commentary for the episode "[[Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment]]"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref><ref name=inter>{{cite interview|last=Groening|first=Matt|subject-link = Matt Groening| interviewer = [[Terry Gross]]| title = Fresh Air| publisher = [[NPR]]| work = [[WHYY-FM]]| url = https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4249835| location = Philadelphia| date = December 29, 2004| access-date = June 9, 2007}}</ref><ref name="sprcon">{{cite book |last1=Reiss |first1=Mike |last2=Klickstein |first2=Mathew |title=Springfield confidential: jokes, secrets, and outright lies from a lifetime writing for the Simpsons |date=2018 |publisher=Dey Street Books |isbn=978-0062748034 |page=100|location=New York City}}</ref> [[Mike Reiss]], executive producer of ''The Simpsons'', said that Doug McClure's daughter informed him that Doug was a big fan of ''The Simpsons''. She said that, while watching an episode, Doug saw the character Troy McClure on the show and said, "Are they making fun of me?" Doug said that he thought that the parody was funny, and his daughters would call him "Troy McClure" behind his back as a joke.<ref>''The Simpsons'', Season 2 DVD, Episode: "[[Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment]]"</ref>

==Filmography==
[[File:William Bendix Lynn Bari Doug McClure Overland Trail 1960.JPG|thumb|right|[[William Bendix]], [[Lynn Bari]], and McClure in ''[[Overland Trail (TV series)|Overland Trail]]'' (1960)]]
[[File:Sebastian Cabot Doug McClure Carolyn Craig Checkmate 1962.JPG|right|thumb|[[Sebastian Cabot (actor)|Sebastian Cabot]], [[Carolyn Craig]], and McClure in ''[[Checkmate (American TV series)|Checkmate]]'' (1962)]]

===Film===
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* ''[[Friendly Persuasion (1956 film)|Friendly Persuasion]]'' (1956) – Soldier (uncredited)
* ''[[The Enemy Below]]'' (1957) – Ens. Merry (uncredited)
* ''[[South Pacific (1958 film)|South Pacific]]'' (1958) – Pilot in Hospital
* ''[[Gidget (film)|Gidget]]'' (1959) – Waikiki
* ''[[The Man Who Understood Women]]'' (1959) – Director's Assistant (uncredited)
* ''[[Because They're Young]]'' (1960) – Jim Trent
* ''[[The Unforgiven (1960 film)|The Unforgiven]]'' (1960) – Andy Zachary
* ''[[The Lively Set]]'' (1964) – Chuck Manning
* ''[[Shenandoah (film)|Shenandoah]]'' (1965) – Sam
* ''[[Beau Geste (1966 film)|Beau Geste]]'' (1966) – John Geste
* ''[[The Longest Hundred Miles]]'' (1967) – Cpl. Steve Bennett
* ''[[The King's Pirate]]'' (1967) – Lt. Brian Fleming
* ''[[Nobody's Perfect (1968 film)|Nobody's Perfect]]'' (1968) – Doc Willoughby
* ''Backtrack'' (1969) – Trampas (archive footage)
* ''[[Terror in the Sky]]'' (1971 TV movie) – George Spencer
* ''[[The Birdmen]]'' (1971 TV movie) – Major Harry Cook
* ''[[The Death of Me Yet]]'' (1971 TV movie) – Edward Young / Paul Towers
* ''[[Playmates (TV movie)|Playmates]]'' (1972 TV movie) – Kermit Holvey
* ''[[The Judge and Jake Wyler]]'' (1972 TV movie) – Jake Wyler
* ''[[The Bloody Vultures of Alaska]]'' (1973) – Don Rutland
* ''[[Death Race (1973 film)|Death Race]]'' (1973 TV movie) – Lt. Del Culpepper
* ''[[The Land That Time Forgot (1974 film)|The Land That Time Forgot]]'' (1974) – Bowen Tyler
* ''[[Satan's Triangle]] '' (1975 TV movie) – Lt. J. Haig
* ''[[What Changed Charley Farthing]]'' (1976) – Charley Farthing
* ''[[At the Earth's Core (film)|At the Earth's Core]]'' (1976) – David Innes Roots 1977
* ''[[SST: Death Flight]]'' (1977 TV movie) – Hank Fairbanks
* ''[[The People That Time Forgot (film)|The People That Time Forgot]]'' (1977) – Bowen Tyler
* ''[[Wild and Wooly]]'' (1978 TV movie) – Delaney Burke
* ''[[Warlords of Atlantis]]'' (1978) – Greg Collinson
* ''[[Humanoids from the Deep]]'' (1980) – Jim Hill
* ''[[Firebird 2015 A.D.]]'' (1981) – McVain
* ''[[The House Where Evil Dwells]]'' (1982) – Alex Curtis
* ''[[Cannonball Run II]]'' (1984) – The Slapper
* ''Omega Syndrome'' (1986) – Detective Milnor
* ''[[52 Pick-Up]]'' (1986) – Mark Arveson
* ''[[Tapeheads]]'' (1988) – Sid Tager
* ''Dark Before Dawn'' (1988) – Kirkland
* ''[[Prime Suspect (1989 film)|Prime Suspect]]'' (1989) – Dr. Brand
* ''Battling for Baby'' (1992 TV movie) – David
* ''Dead Man's Revenge'' (1994 TV movie) – Granger
* ''[[Maverick (film)|Maverick]]'' (1994) – Riverboat Poker Player #3
* ''Riders in the Storm'' (1995) – Hamilton Monroe
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===Television===
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* ''[[Death Valley Days]]''   Ganse Taylor in "Fifteen Places to Fame" (1957)
* ''[[Lawman (TV series)|Lawman]]'' – Jed Ryan in "The Visitor" (1959)
* ''[[Riverboat (TV series)|Riverboat]]'' – Corporal Jenkins in "The Face of Courage" (1959)
* ''[[U.S. Marshal (TV series)|U.S. Marshal]]'' – Bruce Williams in "The Threat (1959)
* ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' – Pete Grant (episode: "[[Mr. Denton on Doomsday]]", 1959)
* ''[[Coronado 9]]'' – Jimmy Hoke in "The Widow of Kill Cove" (1960)
* ''[[Hennesey]]'' – Seaman Davies in "Angel Face" (1960)
* ''[[Johnny Midnight (TV series)|Johnny Midnight]]'' – Rice in "Mother's Boy" (1960)
* ''[[Overland Trail (TV series)|Overland Trail]]'' – Frank Flippin (1960)
* ''[[Checkmate (American TV series)|Checkmate]]'' – Jed Sills (1960–62)
* ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'' – Trampas (1962–71)
* ''The Longest Hundred Miles'' (1967)
* ''[[Barbary Coast (TV series)|Barbary Coast]]'' – Cash Conover (1975)
* ''[[Satan's Triangle]]'' – Lt. J. Haig (1975)
* ''[[Search (American TV series)|Search]]'' – C. R. Grover (1972–73)
* ''[[Roots (1977 miniseries)|Roots]]'' – Jemmy Brent (1977)
* ''[[The Rebels (miniseries)|The Rebels]]'' – Eph Tait (1979)
* ''[[The Fall Guy]]'' – five episodes (once as Himself)
* ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' – Craig Bradshaw (episode: "[[The High Cost of Loving/To Fly With Eagles]]" 1984)
* ''[[Hardcastle and McCormick]]'' – Dt. Hamilton (episode: "[[School For Scandal]]" 1984)
* ''[[Too Close For Comfort]]'' – David Jenner (episode: "[[Divorce Chicago Style]]" 1984)
* ''[[Airwolf]]'' – Darren McBride (episode: "[[Half-Pint]]", 1985)
* ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' – "Steal Me a Story" (1987)
* ''[[Out of This World (American TV series)|Out of This World]]''   – Mayor Kyle Applegate (1987–1991)
* ''[[Superboy (TV series)|Superboy]]'' – "Hollywood"  – Professor Zugar (airdate May 13, 1989)
* ''[[B.L. Stryker]]'' – "The King of Jazz" - Alexander Ludlow (November 18, 1989)
* ''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]'' – "The Outcast"  – Elliot Jones (Feb 7, 1992)
* ''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]'' – "Time's Long Shadow" (1994)
* ''[[The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw]]'' (1991)
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==References==
{{Portal|Biography|Los Angeles|California|Film|Television}}
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0565982}}
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231306/http://www.movies.com/actors/doug-mcclure/doug-mcclure-biography/p281785 Doug McClure Biography at Movies.com] (archived copy)
* [http://www.briansdriveintheater.com/dougmcclure.html Doug McClure at Brian's Drive-In Theater]
* [http://www.buckskins.com/McClures_Trampas.htm Doug McClure's Portrayal of Trampas, and Why He Was "Made for" the Role] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922031250/http://www.buckskins.com/McClures_Trampas.htm |date=September 22, 2017 }}

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