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John McGiver
Known for: ActingFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Irwin McGiver (November 5, 1913 – September 9, 1975) was a 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 as the religious fanatic Mr. O'Daniel in the film Midnight Cowboy; as the kindly Tiffany's salesman in Breakfast at Tiffany's; and as the ill-fated, but honorable Senator Jordan in the original film version of The Manchurian Candidate. He also 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?"). Description above from the Wikipedia article John McGiver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Breakfast at Tiffany's
as Tiffany's Salesman 
Midnight Cowboy
as Mr. O'Daniel 
The Manchurian Candidate
as Sen. Thomas Jordan 
The Glass Bottom Boat
as Ralph Goodwin 
Man's Favorite Sport?
as William Cadwalader 
Love in the Afternoon
as Monsieur X 
Lawman
as Sabbath Mayor Sam Bolden 
The Apple Dumpling Gang
as Leonard Sharpe 
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
as Martin Turner 
Who's Minding the Store?
as John P. Tuttle 
Mame
as Mr. Babcock 
Johnny Cool
as Oscar B. 'Oby' Hinds 
Marriage on the Rocks
as Shad Nathan 
Bachelor in Paradise
as Austin Palfrey 
Who's Got the Action?
as Judge Fogel 
Fitzwilly
as Albert 
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
as Mayor (voice) 
The Gazebo
as Sam Thorpe 
The Spirit Is Willing
as Uncle George 
Made in Paris
as Roger Barclay 
The Feminist and the Fuzz
as Warren Sorensen 
My Six Loves
as Judge Harris 
Period of Adjustment
as Stewart P. McGill 
Arnold
as Governor 
The Littlest Angel
as Angel of the Peace