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Occupation
Actor
Years active
1955–1975
Spouse
Ruth Schmigelsky
(m. 1947)
Children
10, including actor Boris McGiver
Military career
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Army
Unit
7th Armored Division
Battles/wars
World War II
John Irwin McGiver (November 5, 1913 – September 9, 1975) was an American character actor who made more than a hundred appearances in television and motion pictures over a two-decade span from 1955 to 1975.[1]
The owl-faced, portly character actor with his mid-Atlantic accent and precise diction, was often cast as pompous Englishmen and other stuffy, aristocratic and bureaucratic types. He was known for his performances in such films as Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961); The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Who's Minding the Store? (1963) and Man's Favorite Sport? (1964). He appeared on many television shows and commercials during the 1960s and early 1970s, including the first of a long running popular series of commercials for the American Express charge card ("Do you know me?").[citation needed]
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