Biff McGuire

ActorWriter Oct 25 (died age 94) New Haven, Connecticut, USA 1947–2013 (66 year career)

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Biography

William "Biff" McGuire (October 25, 1926 – March 9, 2021) was an American actor, best known as Inspector Kramer in Nero Wolfe (1979).

Known For

Film

Serpico

Captain McClain

Film

The Thomas Crown Affair

Sandy

Film

Midway

Captain Miles Browning

Film

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

Mr. Kelly

Film

The Phenix City Story

Fred Gage

Film

Station Six-Sahara

Jimmy

Film

ER

Ralph Pooler

Film

Frasier

Mr. Smolenski

Filmography

Acting (65)

Movies (30)

Hollywood Seagull

The Last Word

as Governor Davis

Nero Wolfe

as Insp. Cramer

Act of Violence

as Tom Sullivan

A Cry For Justice

as Judge Richards

Child of Glass

as Joe Armsworth

In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan

1977

as Father Tom

8.2

Have I Got a Christmas for You

1977

as Fred Horgan

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

1977

as Alfred Terry

2.0

Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target

1977

as Sylvester March

2.0

Midway

1976

as Captain Miles Browning

6.6

Kingston

1976

as Pat Martinson

Law and Order

1976

as Lt. Lenihan

The Hemingway Play

1976

as Charlie

Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident

1976

as John McCone

Crime Club

1975

as Byron Craine

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

1975

as Doctor Mike Malloy

The Underground Man

as Cassidy

Serpico

as Captain McClain

The Werewolf of Washington

as President

Paradise Lost

as Phil Foley

Hogan's Goat

as Murphy

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

1968

as Mr. Kelly

7.5

The Thomas Crown Affair

as Sandy

Diary of a Swinger

Station Six-Sahara

as Jimmy

Destination Space

as Technician (uncredited)

4.0

The Phenix City Story

1955

as Fred Gage

6.6

You're in the Navy Now

1951

as Sailor Messenger

4.4

The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland

1950

as Tweedledee

Television (35)

Judging Amy

as Judge Helmstadler

Union Square

as Peter Feeney

JAG

as Adm. Caleb Stanton, Ret.

Cybill

as Jonathan Martin

as Ralph Pooler

Frasier

as Mr. Smolenski

Law & Order

as Reverend Morley

Growing Pains

as Simmons

Remington Steele

as Raymond Kelly

How the West Was Won

as Ed Walters

Gibbsville

as Dr. Michael Malloy

Starsky & Hutch

as Officer Sterling

Matt Helm

as Professor Shannon

Kate McShane

Khan!

Kojak

as Defense Attorney Kingsley

Barnaby Jones

as Henry Morrison

Police Story

The Rookies

Great Performances

as Foley

Hawaii Five-O

as Sam Bissell

The Defenders

as Morton Benjamin

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Armchair Theatre

as Paul Cunningham

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Howard Latimer

7.8

The Phil Silvers Show

1955

as Lieutenant Tom Wallace

7.0

Gunsmoke

1955

as Potter

6.6

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

as Joe Armsworth

7.8

Kraft Television Theatre

1953

as Chandler

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Lux Video Theatre

as Officer Miles

The Philco Television Playhouse

Studio One

as Riley

The Ford Theatre Hour

1948

Kraft Television Theatre

1947

7.5

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Firebird 2015 A.D.

1981

Screenplay

2.5