Robert McQueeney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Robert McQueeney

American actor

Date of Birth: 05-Mar-1919

Place of Birth: Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States

Date of Death: 24-Apr-2002

Profession: actor, television actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Robert McQueeney

  • Robert McQueeney (March 5, 1919 – April 24, 2002) was an American actor, best known for television roles during the 1950s and 1960s.
  • During and after his acting career, he also worked as a golf pro and instructor.After the annulment of his marriage, he was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest.
  • For twenty years until his death, he was the spiritual director for the Padre Pio Foundation of America in Cromwell, Connecticut. A versatile character actor, McQueeney appeared in guest roles on such television series as Bonanza, Lawman, The Alaskans, 77 Sunset Strip, and Gunsmoke.
  • His one shot at a leading role in a series was his portrayal of newspaper reporter Conley Wright on ABC's short-lived World War II series, The Gallant Men (1962–63).
  • He played supporting roles in such films as Portrait of a Mobster (1961) and The Glory Guys (1965).
  • He appeared on Broadway in Billy Budd (1951) and Fragile Fox (1954).In 1959, he portrayed the 19th century actor, Edwin Booth, brother of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of U.S.
  • President Abraham Lincoln, in the episode "The Man Who Loved Lincoln" on the ABC/Warner Brothers western television series, Colt .45, starring Wayde Preston as the fictitious undercover agent Christopher Colt, who in the story line is assigned to protect Booth following a death threat.
  • That year he also played the role of murderer Michael Dwight in the Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Lost Last Act".Somewhat coincidentally, considering his one leading role in a television series as a reporter, McQueeney wrote many articles for the Padre Pio Foundation after his ordination.
  • Much of his work is still available on the Internet.
  • Coincidentally, the Padre Pio Foundation is based in Italy, where McQueeney's fictional war correspondent practiced his trade.He had three children with his former wife, Patricia McQueeney.
  • She was a model and an actress in television commercials who appeared regularly in the 1950s on NBC's The Today Show.
  • She operated a talent agency, McQueeney Management, that for years handled the career of Harrison Ford.

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