Scott McKay | |
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 McKay (left) with Celeste Holm in Honestly, Celeste!, 1954 | |
| Born | Carl Gose[1] May 28, 1915 Pleasantville, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | March 16, 1987 (aged 71) New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Colorado |
| Occupation(s) | Film, television and theatre actor |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2[1] |
Scott McKay (born Carl Gose, May 28, 1915 – March 16, 1987) was an American film, television and theatre actor.[3][4]
McKay was born in Pleasantville, Iowa as Carl Gose.[1] He attended the University of Colorado, specializing in English literature.[1] He first worked in theatre as a straight man for a magician.[1] McKay also was a professor of English literature.[5] He then performed in Broadway plays in 1939, first appearing in The American Way,[6] being credited as the ensemble.[2] Later in his career, McKay appeared in numerous Broadway plays.[2] He played Captain Fisby in The Teahouse of the August Moon replacing John Forsythe.[6] McKay also played David Larabee in Sabrina Fair.[2] He played Jeff Douglas in Brigadoon (1967).[2] His final theatre credit was as Ronald in Absurd Person Singular (1974).[2]
McKay began his film and television career in 1944, playing Dr. Dan Proctor in the film Guest in the House.[7] He then starred in the film Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo as Captain David M. Jones.[7] McKay played Private Jimmy Earhart in the 1945 film Kiss and Tell.[7] He also played Sid in the 1946 film Duel in the Sun.[7] In 1954, McKay starred with actress Celeste Holm in the new CBS situation comedy television series Honestly, Celeste! as Bob Wallace and Holm played Celeste Anders.[8] He played Mr. Gilling in the 1979 film The Bell Jar.[7] His final credit was from the 1980 film Christmas Evil, in which McKay played Mr. Fletcher.[7]
McKay died in March 1987 of kidney failure at the Cabrini Medical Center in New York, at the age of 71.[1][6]
