There are conflicting stories as to how McGiver ended up becoming a film and television actor, but it happened sometime after one of his part-time acting performances in September 1955, either through the offices of an old University classmate, turned stage producer, or through the persuasive abilities of an agent from the Music Corporation of America. In any case, the portly, balding, owl-like and precisely-spoken McGiver quickly developed an inimitable style as a comic (and occasionally seriou

Typical of busy character actors, Fiedler made his face (and voice) recognizable to millions. Fiedler knew he wanted to be an actor from his childhood days, when he had a full head of reddish-yellow hair. He made his first professional appearances onstage, branched out into live TV in New York and, then, during the 20 years he lived in Hollywood (1960-80), he turned up in many movies and an ever greater number of popular TV shows.

Stuart Margolin has 43 credits at Criticker, including: Days of Heaven, Death Wish, Kelly's Heroes, Arbitrage and Futureworld

Barry Morse has 47 credits at Criticker, including: The Changeling, Asylum, The Telephone Book, Space: 1999 and Puzzle of a Downfall Child

Joseph Campanella has 41 credits at Criticker, including: Meteor, The St. Valentine's Day Massacre, Ben, Murder, Inc. and No Retreat, No Surrender 3

Christopher Connelly has 25 credits at Criticker, including: Benji, 1990: The Bronx Warriors, Manhattan Baby, Atlantis Interceptors and Strike Commando

David Janssen was born to be a TV star. The Janssen family settled in Hollywood when he was a teenager and he attended Fairfax High School, where he developed an interest in acting. His film debut was a bit part in It's a Pleasure (1945), and at the age of 18 signed a contract with 20th Century-Fox. However, the studio dropped him after allegedly becoming disenchanted with his odd hairline and big prominent ears. Janssen had better luck at Universal, where he signed on in the early 1950s and bec

Martine Bartlett has 6 credits at Criticker, including: Sybil, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, Aloha Bobby and Rose, Night Call and Sizzle

Martin Garralaga has 34 credits at Criticker, including: Ride the Pink Horse, The Left Handed Gun, What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?, The Bribe and Four Faces West

Chick Hearn has 3 credits at Criticker, including: Sport Goofy in Soccermania, The End Game and Touchdown Tommy / The Trial

Lee Krieger has 3 credits at Criticker, including: My Favorite Martin, The Pickle Story, The Bank Job, The End Game and Gomer the House Guest

Richard Chambers has just 1 credit at Criticker: The End Game