John McGovern

Acting

John McGovern

Born February 22, 1902 · Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Died July 28, 1985 · aged 83

John McGovern was an American actor.

Known For

The BirdsThe Birds · 1963
The Birds
7.51963
MovieHorrorThriller
Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.
Splendor in the GrassSplendor in the Grass · 1961
Splendor in the Grass
7.51961
MovieDramaRomance
A fragile Kansas girl's unrequited and forbidden love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madness.
ParrishParrish · 1961
Parrish
5.01961
MovieDramaRomance
Parrish McLean lives with his mother Ellen on Sala Post's tobacco plantation in the Connecticut River Valley. His mother winds up marrying Sala's rival Judd Raike, ruthless planter who wants to drive Sala out of business. Judd insists that Parrish learn the business from the ground up.
The Defender (Studio One)The Defender (Studio One) · 1957
The Defender (Studio One)
6.11957
MovieDramaTV Movie
The pilot for the television series, "The Defenders." The story of Walter and Kenneth Pearson, a father-and-son legal team. Broadcast as two segments of "Studio One," the story relates how the Pearsons defend a young man accused of killing a woman during a robbery attempt.
Bang the Drum SlowlyBang the Drum Slowly · 1956
Bang the Drum Slowly
6.61956
MovieDramaTV Movie
A pitcher of a major-league baseball team finds out that his teammate and pal is desperately trying to hide that he is dying of a terminal disease so the owner won't find out and fire him.
MayerlingMayerling · 1957
Mayerling
6.11957
MovieTV MovieRomance
Mayerling is the name of a notorious Austrian village linked to a romantic tragedy. At a royal hunting lodge there, in 1889, Crown Prince Rudolf--desperate over his father's command to put away his teenage mistress, the Baroness Marie Vetsera--shot her to death and killed himself. The misfortune may indeed have been a murder-suicide, but perhaps it was a political assassination, or even the result of a lunatic family vendetta: scholarship is still catching up with the facts.
The ViolatorsThe Violators · 1957
The Violators
7.51957
MovieDramaCrime
A New York City probation officer, noted for his sympathy with delinquents, put to a severe test when his daughter falls for a boy whom circumstances force into breaking the law.
The Stingiest Man in TownThe Stingiest Man in Town · 1956
The Stingiest Man in Town
5.71956
MovieFantasyDrama
This is a musical version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". Ebenezer Scrooge is given a chance to reform and save his soul. He is visited by 4 ghosts and is shown visions of his past life and the consequences of his life on others.

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