| Myron McCormick | |
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| Born | Walter Myron McCormick February 8, 1908 Albany, Indiana, United States |
| Died | July 20, 1962 (aged 55) New York City, New York, United States |
Walter Myron McCormick (born February 8, 1908, Albany, Indiana – died July 30, 1962, New York City, New York) was an American Tony Award-winning actor of stage, radio and film.
McCormick 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 Billits.
He later was featured on Broadway from 1955-57 in the military comedy No Time for Sergeants and repeated his role as the beleaguered 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 and early 1960s, among them The Untouchables, Naked City and Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
He died of cancer at age 54.
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