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Jack Colvin






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Jack Colvin
Born(1934-10-13)October 13, 1934
DiedDecember 1, 2005(2005-12-01) (aged 71)
North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • Years active1966–2005
    Known forThe Incredible Hulk
    Child's Play

    Jack Colvin (October 13, 1934 – December 1, 2005) was an American character actor of theater, film and TV. He is best known for the role of the tabloid reporter Jack McGeeinThe Incredible Hulk television franchise (1977–1982).

    Early life

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    Colvin was born in Lyndon, Kansas, 27 mi (43.5 km) south of Topeka, Kansas.

    He began his stage career as a child performer.[1][2] At age seventeen, Colvin became a private student of Michael Chekhov.[3][2]

    Career

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    Although he appeared in hundreds of films and television shows, he always returned to the theater.[2] His stage roles include Marchbanks in Shaw's Candida, MercutioinRomeo and Juliet, Morgan Evans in The Corn Is Green, Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest, Constantin in The Seagull, and Edmund in Long Day's Journey into Night.[2]

    His film credits include Scorpio (1973), The Stone Killer (1973), The Terminal Man (1974), Rooster Cogburn (1975) and Child's Play (1988) among others.[2]

    His partnership with Yvonne Wilder in one of the more successful comedy acts of the 1960s, Colvin and Wilder, led him to appear all over the U.S. on stage and on television, including The Dean Martin Show, The Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, culminating in their farewell appearance at Carnegie Hall in New York City.[1][2][4]

    Other television roles were on programs such as Quincy, M.E., Switch, The Rockford Files, The Six Million Dollar Man, Kojak, and The Bionic Woman. While he was under contract to Universal Pictures for seven years, he appeared in over 100 hours of television programming.[2]

    He taught at the central Experimental Film School of Rome, the University of Southern California, Cal State Northridge, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the 1994 Michael Chekhov International Workshop in Sussex, the Centre for Performance Research at the University of Birmingham in 1999, and The Michael Chekhov Association's New York University June Intensive in 2004.[citation needed]

    Colvin served as the artistic director of the Michael Chekhov Studio USA West, a position which he founded, until his death on December 1, 2005.[2]

    Honors and awards

    [edit]

    Colvin won Los Angeles' Drama-Logue Awards in five separate categories, as actor, director, playwright, producer, and production designer.[2]

    Personal life and death

    [edit]

    Colvin died on December 1, 2005 from complications of a stroke.[2] His body was cremated.

    Filmography

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ a b Oliver, Myrna (5 December 2005). "Jack Colvin, 71; Known for Role in TV's 'Hulk'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Jack Colvin". themichaelchekhovstudio.org. Michael Chekhov Studio. Archived from the original on 8 December 2005. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  • ^ "Jack Colvin". The Independent. 10 December 2005. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  • ^ Beard, Jim (13 June 2008). "Green Screen: Hulk on TV Part 4 - A spotlight on the stars of "The Incredible Hulk"". Marvel.com. Marvel Characters, Inc. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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