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William "Biff" McGuire (October 25, 1926 – March 9, 2021) was an American actor. Best known as Inspector Kramer in Nero Wolfe (1979).

Biff McGuire
Born	(1926-10-25)October 25, 1926[1] New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	March 9, 2021(2021-03-09) (aged 94)[2]
Alma mater	University of Massachusetts
Occupation	Film and television actor
Years active	1950–2013
Spouse	Jeannie Carson (1960–2021)
Children	2

Early years

McGuire attended Hamden High School and the University of Massachusetts, where he studied agricultural engineering. He left the university to join the U.S. Army. While stationed in England, he studied at Shrivenham University; while there he painted sets for and acted in a local theater's production. That experience led to a role in a play in London.[3]

Career

In a career that has spanned 50 years, McGuire collected a number of theatrical credits. He debuted on Broadway in Bright Boy (1944).[4] He was acclaimed for his role as Woody in the 1960 revival of the musical Finian's Rainbow and played King Arthur in one of the first national tours of Camelot.^{[citation needed]}

On October 9, 1955, McGuire starred in the episode "Number Seven, Hangman's Row" of the CBS anthology series, Appointment with Adventure. He also starred in the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episodes "The Gentleman From America" (1956), "The Hidden Thing" (1956), "Crackpot" (1957), and "Don't Interrupt" (1958, as Larry Templeton). He appeared in such television series as The Secret Storm and All My Children.^{[citation needed]}

McGuire was a regular on Herb Shriner Time (1951–1952) on ABC[5]^: 451 and portrayed Dr. Michael Malloy in the NBC drama Gibbsville (1976).[5]

Personal life

McGuire was married to the English actress Jeannie Carson, who had starred in the CBS situation comedy Hey, Jeannie! (1956–1957). Carson co-starred with McGuire in Finian's Rainbow.[6] The couple had two children and two grandchildren.^{[citation needed]}

He died on March 9, 2021, at the age of 94.[7]

Recognition

He was nominated for two Tony Awards during his career:[8]

• 1997 Actor (Featured Role—Play) for The Young Man From Atlanta
• 2002 Actor (Featured Role—Play) for Morning's at Seven[9]

Filmography

Theatre

• Finian's Rainbow (1960 revival) – Broadway (Woody)
• Camelot (1963) – national tour (King Arthur)
• The Day Emily Married (2005) – Off-Broadway
• Young Man From Atlanta (1997) – Broadway
• Morning's at Seven (2002) – Broadway

References

External links

• Biff McGuire at IMDb
• Biff McGuire at the Internet Broadway Database
• William Biff McGuire at the Internet Broadway Database
• Biff McGuire at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• William Biff McGuire at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Biff McGuire discography at Discogs

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William „Biff“ McGuire (* 25. Oktober 1926 in New Haven, Connecticut; † 9. März 2021) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, dessen aktive Karriere über sieben Jahrzehnte umfasste.[1][2]

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