Carl Gose (May 28, 1915 – March 16, 1987) was an American film, television and theatre actor.[3][4]

Scott McKay
McKay (left) with Celeste Holm in Honestly, Celeste!, 1954
Born	Carl Gose[1] (1915-05-28)May 28, 1915 Pleasantville, Iowa, U.S.
Died	March 16, 1987(1987-03-16) (aged 71) New York, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Colorado
Occupation	Film, television and theatre actor
Spouse(s)	Margaret Spickers ​ ​ (m. 1942; div. 1950)​ [2] Joan Morgan ​ ​ (m. 1951; died. 1962)​ [2] Ann Sheridan ​ ​ (m. 1966; died. 1967)​ [2] Anne-Marie McKay ​ (m. 1969)​ [2]
Children	2[1]

Life and career

McKay was born in Pleasantville, Iowa as Carl Gose.[1] He attended the University of Colorado, specializing in English literature.[1] He first worked in theatre as a straight man for a magician.[1] McKay also was a professor of English literature.[5] He then performed in Broadway plays in 1939, first appearing in The American Way,[6] being credited as the ensemble.[2] Later in his career, McKay appeared in numerous Broadway plays.[2] He played Captain Fisby in The Teahouse of the August Moon replacing John Forsythe.[6] McKay also played David Larabee in Sabrina Fair.[2] He played Jeff Douglas in Brigadoon (1967).[2] His final theatre credit was as Ronald in Absurd Person Singular (1974).[2]

McKay began his film and television career in 1944, playing Dr. Dan Proctor in the film Guest in the House.[7] He then starred in the film Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo as Captain David M. Jones.[7] McKay played Private Jimmy Earhart in the 1945 film Kiss and Tell.[7] He also played Sid in the 1946 film Duel in the Sun.[7] In 1954, McKay starred with actress Celeste Holm in the new CBS situation comedy television series Honestly, Celeste! as Bob Wallace and Holm played Celeste Anders.[8] He played Mr. Gilling in the 1979 film The Bell Jar.[7] His final credit was from the 1980 film Christmas Evil, in which McKay played Mr. Fletcher.[7]

Death

McKay died in March 1987 of kidney failure at the Cabrini Medical Center in New York, at the age of 71.[1][6]

References

External links

• Scott McKay at IMDb
• Scott McKay at the TCM Movie Database
• Scott McKay at AllMovie
• Rotten Tomatoes profile