J. Edward McKinley


James Edward McKinley was an American character actor. He frequently played authority figures, including lawmen or medical personnel.

Career

McKinley was born in Seattle, Washington. He got his early break in Hollywood in the late 1950s, when he began appearing in episodes of many television series. His film work included Advise & Consent, The Angry Red Planet, A Thunder of Drums, the abortion drama The Case of Patty Smith, and Blake Edwards' comedy The Party, in which he played Fred Clutterbuck, the studio head and party host.
Airing on 3/16/1965, the episode "By The Numbers, Paint!" of the 1960s American Television series McHale's Navy, McKinley plays visiting Senator Duncan. (1965 - Season 3, Episode 26
Other notable Television roles included parts on The Donna Reed Show, Hazel, Bewitched, The Andy Griffith Show, Surfside 6, Sugarfoot, Ben Casey, 77 Sunset Strip, Perry Mason, Ironside, Marcus Welby, M.D., The Rockford Files, Eight Is Enough, Bret Maverick, Little House on the Prairie, The Wild Wild West, and in 1986 Highway to Heaven, his final appearance.

Death

McKinley died in Beverly Hills, California and is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.

Partial filmography