
Myron McCormick
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1908-02-08 – 1962-07-30
Biography
​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Myron McCormick (February 8, 1908 – July 30, 1962) was an American actor of stage, radio and film. McCormick was born as Walter Myron McCormick in Albany, Indiana. He was the only cast member of the Broadway smash South Pacific to remain with the show for all 1,925 performances. He won a 1950 Tony Award for his portrayal of sailor Luther Billis. He later was featured on Broadway from 1955-1957 in the military comedy No Time for Sergeants and repeated his role as Sergeant King for the 1958 film version starring Andy Griffith. To movie audiences, he is possibly best remembered from 1961's The Hustler as Charlie, the partner of pool shark "Fast Eddie" Felson (Paul Newman). McCormick was an alumnus of Princeton University, where he was a Phi Beta Kappa. He became a featured performer in many popular radio dramas of the 1940s. He also made guest appearances on numerous television programs of the 1950s/early 1960s, including The Untouchables, Naked City, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Way Out. Description above from the Wikipedia article Myron McCormick, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

The Hustler
1961Charlie Burns
Jigsaw
1949Charles Riggs
Jolson Sings Again
1949Ralph Bryant
No Time for Sergeants
1958Sgt. Orville C. King
Not as a Stranger
1955Dr. Clem Snider
One Third of a Nation
1939Sam Moon
The Town
1944Narrator
The Man Who Understood Women
1959Preacher
Burning Bright
1959Joe SaulThe Fight for Life
1940Dr. O’DonnellThe Children Must Learn
1940Narrator (voice)
A Public Affair
1962Sam Clavell
Three for the Show
1955Mike Hudson
Winterset
1936Carr
The Iceman Cometh
1960Larry Slade
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
1960Mr. MacGregor
USS VD: Ship of Shame
1942Exec. Officer McGregor (uncredited)