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Walter McGinn | |
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| Born | Walter Vincent McGinn Jr. July 6, 1936 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | March 31, 1977 (aged 40) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | Boston University College of Fine Arts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1963–1977 |
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Robyn Goodman
(m. 1976; died 1977) |
Walter Vincent McGinn Jr. (July 6, 1936 – March 31, 1977) was an American actor. He was best known for playing Louis Howe in the critically acclaimed television film Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977), for which he posthumously received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Some of his other notable film roles were in The Parallax View (1974), Three Days of the Condor (1975) and Bobby Deerfield (1977).
Born Walter Vincent McGinn Jr. in Providence, Rhode Island, on July 6, 1936. He graduated with a B.A. from the Boston University College of Fine Arts. He was married to Robyn Goodman on May 2, 1976, until his death.
McGinn made his Off-Broadway debut in the 1963 production of the play The Winter's Tale at the Delacorte Theater and Broadway debut in the 1964 play The Subject Was Roses at the Helen Hayes Theater. He later appeared on both stage and screen.
McGinn died in a Los Angeles hospital from injuries sustained in an auto accident on March 31, 1977.[1] He was 40 years old.
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1974 | The Parallax View | Jack Younger |
| 1975 | Farewell, My Lovely | Tommy Ray |
| Three Days of the Condor | Sam Barber | |
| 1977 | Bobby Deerfield | The Brother |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1969 | N.Y.P.D. | Nick Gipetto | Episode: "Everybody Loved Him" |
| 1974 | Harry O | Eric Press | Episode: "Mortal Sin" |
| Kojak | Martin Bronson | Episode: "The Best Judge Money Can Buy" | |
| 1975 | Lincoln | Stephen Douglas | Episode: "Prairie Lawyer" |
| Delancey Street: The Crisis Within | John McCann | Television film | |
| The Night That Panicked America | Paul Stewart | ||
| Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case | F. Lee Bailey | ||
| Medical Center | Eddie Lathem | Episode: "Gift from a Killer" | |
| 1976 | Serpico | David Doyle | Episode: "The Deadly Game" |
| Kojak | Len Gittings | Episode: "A Hair-Trigger Away" | |
| Serpico | Vince Cipolla | Episode: "Trumpet of Time" | |
| 1977 | Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years | Louis Howe | Television film |
| The Deadliest Season | Horace Meade | ||
| Kill Me If You Can | J. Miller Leavy |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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| 1972 | 17th Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Performance | Won | |
| 1977 | 29th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special | Nominated |