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John Irwin McGiver (November 5, 1913 – September 9, 1975) was an American character actor who made more than a hundred appearances in television and motion pictures over a two-decade span from 1955 to 1975.
The owl-faced, portly actor with the mid-Atlantic accent was known for his performances in such films as ''Breakfast at Tiffany's'' (1961); ''The Manchurian Candidate'' (1962); and ''Midnight Cowboy'' (1969). He appeared on many TV shows and commercials, including a Baggies spot in the 1960s, as well as the first of a popular series of commercials for the American Express charge card ("Do you know me?").〔
==Early life==
McGiver was born in New York City, the son of Irish immigrants.〔U.S. Census, January 1, 1920, State of New York, County of New York, enumeration district 681, p. 15A, family 319.〕 He graduated from the Jesuit-run Regis High School in Manhattan in 1932.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.regis.org/2014/multimedia/actors.cfm )〕 He received a B.A. in English from Fordham University in 1938 and master's degrees from Columbia University and Catholic University. He became an English teacher and worked as an actor and director in New York's Irish Repertory Theater.〔"War Provided Background For C.U. Play", ''The Washington Post'', June 8, 1947, p. L2.〕 He interrupted those activities and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942 and served as an officer in the U.S. Army's 7th Armored Division in Europe during World War II.〔National Archives and Records Administration, ''U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946'' (on-line ), Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.〕 Returning to civilian life, he continued to teach English and speech at Christopher Columbus High School in the Bronx and worked occasionally in off-Broadway plays until 1955, when he became a full-time actor.
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