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John McLaughlin(1927-2016)

  • Producer
  • Actor
  • Writer
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John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin was born on 29 March 1927 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Mission: Impossible (1996), Independence Day (1996) and Dave (1993). He was married to Christina Vidal McLaughlin and Ann McLaughlin. He died on 16 August 2016 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
BornMarch 29, 1927
DiedAugust 16, 2016(89)
BornMarch 29, 1927
DiedAugust 16, 2016(89)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

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Known for

Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible (1996)
Mission: Impossible
7.2
  • TV Interviewer
  • 1996
Independence Day (1996)
Independence Day
7.0
  • John McLaughlin
  • 1996
Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver in Dave (1993)
Dave
6.9
  • John McLaughlin
  • 1993
John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Marisa Tomei, Ben Kingsley, and Hilary Duff in War, Inc. (2008)
War, Inc.
5.5
  • John McLaughlin
  • 2008

Credits

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Producer

  • Pat Buchanan, Eleanor Clift, Clarence Page, Mort Zuckerman, and Tom Rogan in The McLaughlin Group (1982)
    The McLaughlin Group
    7.5
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1982–2008

Actor

  • John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Marisa Tomei, Ben Kingsley, and Hilary Duff in War, Inc. (2008)
    War, Inc.
    5.5
    • John McLaughlin
    • 2008
  • Warren Beatty in Bulworth (1998)
    Bulworth
    6.8
    • TV Commentator (voice, uncredited)
    • 1998
  • LateLine (1998)
    LateLine
    6.7
    TV Series
    • John McLaughlin
    • 1998
  • Independence Day (1996)
    Independence Day
    7.0
    • John McLaughlin
    • 1996
  • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible (1996)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.2
    • TV Interviewer
    • 1996
  • Dan Aykroyd, Jack Lemmon, Bonnie Hunt, and Lily Tomlin in Getting Away with Murder (1996)
    Getting Away with Murder
    4.7
    • John McLaughlin
    • 1996
  • Candice Bergen in Murphy Brown (1988)
    Murphy Brown
    7.0
    TV Series
    • John McLaughlin
    • 1995
  • Michael C. Maronna and Danny Tamberelli in The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1992)
    The Adventures of Pete & Pete
    8.4
    TV Series
    • John McLaughlin
    • 1994
  • Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver in Dave (1993)
    Dave
    6.9
    • John McLaughlin
    • 1993
  • Paul Fusco and Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros in ALF (1986)
    ALF
    7.4
    TV Series
    • John McLaughlin
    • 1987
  • Primus (1971)
    Primus
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Kober
    • 1971
  • Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, and Shirley Eaton in Goldfinger (1964)
    Goldfinger
    7.7
    • Miami Hotel Guest (uncredited)
    • 1964

Writer

  • Pat Buchanan, Eleanor Clift, Clarence Page, and Tom Rogan in The McLaughlin Group (2019)
    The McLaughlin Group
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 2019

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 29, 1927
    • Providence, Rhode Island, USA
  • Died
    • August 16, 2016
    • Washington, District of Columbia, USA(prostate cancer)
  • Spouses
      Christina Vidal McLaughlinJune 22, 1997 - February 2010 (divorced)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He is formerly a Catholic priest and formerly a member of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). A fellow Jesuit, Fr. Robert Drinan, SJ ran successfully for Congress in 1970 in Massachusetts without being expelled from the order. McLaughlin then sought to do the same for the Senate in Rhode Island and lost the election. He then took a job in the Nixon White House, and ordered by the Jesuits to return to Boston, he resigned from the order.
  • Trademark
    Forceful and deliberate speaking voice

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