Scott McKay | |
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McKay (left) with
Celeste Holm in Honestly, Celeste!, 1954 | |
Born | Carl Gose
[1] May 28, 1915
Pleasantville, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | March 16, 1987 New York, U.S. | (aged 71)
Alma mater | University of Colorado |
Occupation(s) | Film, television and theatre actor |
Spouses | |
Children | 2 [1] |
Scott McKay (born Carl Gose, May 28, 1915 – March 16, 1987) was an American film, television and theatre actor. [3] [4]
McKay was born Carl Gose in Pleasantville, Iowa. [1] He attended the University of Colorado, studying English literature. [1] After graduating, McKay had ambitions to become a professor of English, but decided to pursue a career as an actor after an appearance in a Little Theatre production. [5] His first work in theatre was as a straight man for a magician. [1] He performed in Broadway plays from 1939 onwards, first appearing in the cast of The American Way, [6] credited as Carl Gose. [2] He played Captain Fisby in The Teahouse of the August Moon replacing John Forsythe. [6] McKay also played David Larabee in Sabrina Fair, and Jeff Douglas in a 1967 production of Brigadoon. [2] His final theatre credit was in 1974, as Ronald in Absurd Person Singular. [2]
McKay began his film and television career in 1944, playing Dr. Dan Proctor in the film Guest in the House [7] and starring as Captain David M. Jones in the film Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. [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. [8] He played Mr. Gilling in the 1979 film The Bell Jar, and his final film credit was for the 1980 film Christmas Evil, in which McKay played Mr. Fletcher. [7]
McKay died in March 1987 of kidney failure at the Cabrini Medical Center in New York, at the age of 71. [1] [6]
Scott McKay | |
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McKay (left) with
Celeste Holm in Honestly, Celeste!, 1954 | |
Born | Carl Gose
[1] May 28, 1915
Pleasantville, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | March 16, 1987 New York, U.S. | (aged 71)
Alma mater | University of Colorado |
Occupation(s) | Film, television and theatre actor |
Spouses | |
Children | 2 [1] |
Scott McKay (born Carl Gose, May 28, 1915 – March 16, 1987) was an American film, television and theatre actor. [3] [4]
McKay was born Carl Gose in Pleasantville, Iowa. [1] He attended the University of Colorado, studying English literature. [1] After graduating, McKay had ambitions to become a professor of English, but decided to pursue a career as an actor after an appearance in a Little Theatre production. [5] His first work in theatre was as a straight man for a magician. [1] He performed in Broadway plays from 1939 onwards, first appearing in the cast of The American Way, [6] credited as Carl Gose. [2] He played Captain Fisby in The Teahouse of the August Moon replacing John Forsythe. [6] McKay also played David Larabee in Sabrina Fair, and Jeff Douglas in a 1967 production of Brigadoon. [2] His final theatre credit was in 1974, as Ronald in Absurd Person Singular. [2]
McKay began his film and television career in 1944, playing Dr. Dan Proctor in the film Guest in the House [7] and starring as Captain David M. Jones in the film Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. [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. [8] He played Mr. Gilling in the 1979 film The Bell Jar, and his final film credit was for the 1980 film Christmas Evil, in which McKay played Mr. Fletcher. [7]
McKay died in March 1987 of kidney failure at the Cabrini Medical Center in New York, at the age of 71. [1] [6]