Updated 05-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about DOUG MCCLURE!
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My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Douglas Osborne McClure was an american actor whose career in film and television extended from the 1950s to the 1990s . he is best known for his role as the cowboy Trampas during the entire run the widowed Clara married former Beverly Hills mayor Frank Clapp in 1971 . he also starred: As C.R. Grover in the sci-fi/detective series Search . in 1958 and 1959, McClure appeared in three episodes of the syndicated western series 26 Men . in 1965, he appeared in shenandoah, an Andrew V. McLaglen film starring James after The Virginian ended in 1971, McClure was slated to co-star with Bette Davis on a series . the pilot failed to generate interest in the series and was released as a telemovie in the 1970s and 1980s, McClure appeared in commercials for Hamms Beer . he also appeared as the blonde slave to Jamie Farr’s character in the sequel Cannonball Run II (1984) McClure was married to his fifth wife at the time of his death . he was divorced four times, including twice while performing on the Virginian . Doug said he thought the parody was funny and his daughters would call him Troy McClure behind his back as a joke. in the episode of Red Dwarf titled “Backwards”, Rimmer and Kryten