Harp McGuire

Harp McGuire

Actor

Tennessee, USA
November 1, 1921

Biography

Harp McGuire was born on November 1, 1921 in Tennessee, USA as Henry Herbert McGuire. He was an actor, known for On the Beach (1959), The Twilight Zone (1959) and Outlaws (1960). He died on October 21, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was well known on Australian radio. He reached the height of his fame when he appeared as Randy Stone in the Australian adaptation of the NBC radio serial 'Night Beat' produced by Grace Gibson Radio Productions. He also hosted "The Clock" a radio horror / supernatural anthology series that was aired in 1955-1956 and was a spin off from the USA version that ran between 1946 - 1948. A USA television version also ran from 1949 to 1952. It is thought that the show may have originated in the United Kingdom. The show made 52 episodes. They used the same scripts as the USA version, but hired Australian cast and crew, except for host of the series "The Clock". For this cast member, they hired Tennessee (USA) born Harp McQuire.

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Representative Works

On the Beach
On the Beach
6.7
/ English
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
7.7
/ English
Moon Pilot
Moon Pilot
5.5
/ English
FBI Code 98
FBI Code 98
5.4
/ English
Cage of Evil
Cage of Evil
5.8
/ English
The Walking Target
The Walking Target
5.8
/ English
Captain Thunderbolt
Captain Thunderbolt
10.0
/ English
Olympic Games 1956
Olympic Games 1956
6.4
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

On the Beach
1959Nominee

Best Performance

On the Beach

Inherit the Wind
1960Winner

Best Performance

Inherit the Wind

Moon Pilot
1962Nominee

Best Performance

Moon Pilot

Career Highlights

FBI Code 98
1963Highlight

Best Performance

FBI Code 98

Cage of Evil
1960Highlight

Best Performance

Cage of Evil

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