Person Details

Birthday: 1921-11-01 11:37:01

Death: 1966-10-21 11:37:01

Aliases: Henry Herbert McGuire

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Tennessee - USA

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Movie Involvements: 8

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

Biography

Harp McGuire was born on November 1, 1921 in Tennessee, USA as Henry Herbert McGuire. He was an actor, known for On the Beach (1959), The Twilight Zone (1959) and Outlaws (1960). He died on October 21, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was well known on Australian radio. He reached the height of his fame when he appeared as Randy Stone in the Australian adaptation of the NBC radio serial 'Night Beat' produced by Grace Gibson Radio Productions. He also hosted "The Clock" a radio horror / supernatural anthology series that was aired in 1955-1956 and was a spin off from the USA version that ran between 1946 - 1948. A USA television version also ran from 1949 to 1952. It is thought that the show may have originated in the United Kingdom. The show made 52 episodes. They used the same scripts as the USA version, but hired Australian cast and crew, except for host of the series "The Clock". For this cast member, they hired Tennessee (USA) born Harp McQuire.

Most Famous Work

The Twilight Zone
Average
8

The Twilight Zone

(1959) Flight Engineer Purcell
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Average
8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(1955) Stephen
Inherit the Wind
Average
8

Inherit the Wind

(1960) Harry Esterbrook (uncredited)
On the Beach
Average
7

On the Beach

(1959) Lt. Sunderstrom
The Walking Target
Average
5

The Walking Target

(1960) Detective Max Brodney
Cage of Evil
Average
5

Cage of Evil

(1960) Det. Murray Kearns
FBI Code 98
Average
4

FBI Code 98

(1963) FBI Agent Lee Redmond
Incident in an Alley
Average
3

Incident in an Alley

(1962) Frank

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1963 FBI Agent Lee Redmond
1962 Frank
Federal Security Driver
1960 Detective Max Brodney
Harry Esterbrook (uncredited)
Det. Murray Kearns
1959 Lt. Sunderstrom
Flight Engineer Purcell
1956 Narrator
1955 Stephen
1953 Sgt Mannix
Year Character Movie/Tv

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