John Gavin
Born in Los Angeles, California, USA — Apr 08 1931• Died Feb 09 2018
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John Gavin (April 8, 1931 – February 9, 2018) was an American actor who was the United States Ambassador to Mexico (1981–86) and the president of the Screen Actors Guild (1971–73). He was best known for his performances in the films Imitation of Life (1959), Spartacus (1960), Psycho (1960), and Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), playing leading roles in a series of films for producer Ross Hunter. Born Juan Vincent Apablasa Jr., Gavin was of Mexican, Chilean and Spanish descent, and was fluent in Spanish. His father, Juan Vincent Apablasa Sr., was of Chile…
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Johnny Kendall
Mannix
The Love Boat
Dan Barton
The Virginian
Charles Boulanger / Baker
Fantasy Island
Harry Kellino
Hart to Hart
Medical Center
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Carlos
Psycho
Sam Loomis
Spartacus
Julius Caesar
Flying High
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
Charlie Harrison (Grant Granite)
Convoy
Comdr. Dan Talbot
Disclosure
Sam Loomis (archive footage)
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Trevor Graydon
Imitation of Life
Steve Archer
Destry
Midnight Lace
Brian Younger
Jennifer
Senator Tremayne
Romanoff and Juliet
Igor Romanoff
Raw Edge
Dan Kirby (as John Gilmore)
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
Cary Grant
Back Street
Paul Saxon
Pedro Paramo
Pedro Páramo
The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Reverend
Tammy Tell Me True
Thomas 'Tom' Freeman
Cutter's Trail
Ben Cutter
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Doctors' Private Lives
Dr. Jeffrey Latimer
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
Ernst Graeber
Four Girls in Town
Tom Grant
The New Adventures of Heidi
Dan Wyler
A Breath of Scandal
Charles Foster
Quantez
Teach
24 Hour Psycho
Sam Loomis (archive footage)
Doctors' Private Lives
Behind the High Wall
Johnny Hutchins
OSS 117 Murder for Sale
Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath
Keep It in the Family
Roy McDonald
Hard Day at Blue Nose
The Solid Gold Girl
Harrison Destry
Nefertiti and Akhenaten
Akhenaten
House of Shadows
Roland Stewart