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David Orrick McDearmon(1914-1979)

  • Director
  • Actor
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David Orrick McDearmon was born on 27 February 1914 in Wilmette, Illinois, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The Twilight Zone (1959), Burke's Law (1963) and Peter Gunn (1958). He was married to Patricia Breslin. He died on 18 August 1979 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 27, 1914
DiedAugust 18, 1979(65)
BornFebruary 27, 1914
DiedAugust 18, 1979(65)
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Known for

Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Twilight Zone
9.0
TV Series
  • Director
Burke's Law (1963)
Burke's Law
7.4
TV Series
  • Director(as David McDearmon)
Craig Stevens in Peter Gunn (1958)
Peter Gunn
8.0
TV Series
  • Director(as David O. McDearmon)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.1
TV Series
  • Aaron Burr(as David Orrick)

Credits

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Director

  • It's About Time (1966)
    It's About Time
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Jim Backus, Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Tina Louise, Russell Johnson, Natalie Schafer, and Dawn Wells in Gilligan's Island (1964)
    Gilligan's Island
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • That Girl (1966)
    That Girl
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director (as David McDearmon)
    • 1966
  • Insight (1960)
    Insight
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director (as David O. McDearmon)
    • 1965
  • Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead, and Dick York in Bewitched (1964)
    Bewitched
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director (as David McDearmon)
    • 1965
  • Burke's Law (1963)
    Burke's Law
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director (as David McDearmon)
    • 1963
  • Gardner McKay in Adventures in Paradise (1959)
    Adventures in Paradise
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1960)
    The Case of the Dangerous Robin
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • The Aquanauts (1960)
    The Aquanauts
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Howard Duff and Barbara English in Dante (1960)
    Dante
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)
    The DuPont Show with June Allyson
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960–1961
  • Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    The Twilight Zone
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960–1961
  • The Home Team
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • directed by
    • 1960
  • Dan Raven (1960)
    Dan Raven
    4.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960

Actor

  • Bill Elliott and Eleanore Tanin in Footsteps in the Night (1957)
    Footsteps in the Night
    6.1
    • Dr. Green (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • James Stewart in The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
    The Spirit of St. Louis
    7.1
    • Harold Bixby - St. Louis Chamber of Commerce (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Rumble on the Docks (1956)
    Rumble on the Docks
    5.6
    • Lawyer Gotham (as David Orrick)
    • 1956
  • The Box Brothers (1956)
    The Box Brothers
    TV Series
    • Roscoe
    • 1956
  • Mark Stevens in Big Town (1950)
    Big Town
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Wallace Kemp (as David Orrick)
    • 1956
  • Man Against Crime
    6.9
    TV Series
    • (as David Orrick)
    • 1956
  • Dan Duryea in Climax! (1954)
    Climax!
    6.5
    TV Series
    • 1956
  • Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Ben Cameron (as David Orrick)
    • 1956
  • Howard Duff in Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado (1956)
    Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado
    6.1
    • Bob Early (as David Orrick)
    • 1956
  • Crusader (1955)
    Crusader
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Alexander Struma (as David Orrick)
    • 1955
  • Modern Romances (1954)
    Modern Romances
    TV Series
    • 1955
  • Judson Laire and Peggy Wood in Mama (1949)
    Mama
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Mr. Chamberlain
    • 1952–1954
  • The Stranger
    TV Series
    • 1954
  • Producers' Showcase (1954)
    Producers' Showcase
    7.2
    TV Series
    • (segment "Shadow Play", as David Orrick)
    • 1954
  • Danger (1950)
    Danger
    7.1
    TV Series
    • (as David Orrick)
    • 1954

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • David O. McDearmon
  • Born
    • February 27, 1914
    • Wilmette, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • August 18, 1979
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Patricia BreslinOctober 1, 1953 - July 8, 1969 (divorced, 2 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Met his wife, Patricia Breslin, while both of them were working on the TV series Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951).

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