John McGiver Net Worth
Publish date: 2024-08-08
Jim Motherwell net worth is
$15 Million
Jim Motherwell Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
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 as the kindly Tiffany's salesman in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961); the honorable but ill-fated Senator Thomas Jordan in the original film version of The Manchurian Candidate (1962); and as religious fanatic Mr. O'Daniel in the film Midnight Cowboy (1969). 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?"). | Full Name | Jim Motherwell |
| Net Worth | $15 Million |
| Date Of Birth | November 5, 1913 |
| Died | 1975-09-09 |
| Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
| Height | 5' 11" (1.8 m) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Profession | Actor, Soundtrack |
| Education | Columbia University |
| Spouse | Ruth Schmigelsky |
| Nicknames | John Irwin McGiver, McGiver, John Irwin, John McGiver, McGiver, John |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0569410 |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ex-father-in-law of Deborah Hecht. |
| 2 | He was nominated for the 1974 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Guest Artist for his performance in "Da" at the Ivanhoe Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 3 | Enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army on 9 January 1942 during World War II. |
| 4 | His parents were Irish immigrants. |
| 5 | Father of actor Boris McGiver. |
| 6 | Initiated the "Do You Know Me" commercials for American Express |
| 7 | Was a teacher in the New York City public school system before becoming an actor. Left behind ten children at the time of his death. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellery Queen | 1975 | TV Series | Mr. Pearl |
| McCoy | 1975 | TV Series | Brookside |
| The Apple Dumpling Gang | 1975 | Leonard Sharpe | |
| 'Twas the Night Before Christmas | 1974 | TV Short | Mayor (voice) |
| Mame | 1974 | Mr. Babcock | |
| Arnold | 1973 | Governor | |
| Tom Sawyer | 1973 | TV Movie | Judge Thatcher |
| Alias Smith and Jones | 1971-1972 | TV Series | Doc Snively / August Binford |
| Love, American Style | 1970-1972 | TV Series | Phobit (segment "Love and the Christmas Punch") / Tom (segment "Love and the Trip") |
| The Great Man's Whiskers | 1972 | TV Movie | Andrew Hogan |
| Harvey | 1972 | TV Movie | Dr. William R, Chumley |
| The Jimmy Stewart Show | 1971-1972 | TV Series | Dr. Luther Quince |
| The Police | 1971 | TV Movie | General |
| The Virginian | 1971 | TV Series | John Timothy Driscoll |
| Lawman | 1971 | Sabbath Mayor Sam Bolden | |
| The Name of the Game | 1971 | TV Series | Walt Terry |
| Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? | 1971 | TV Movie | Judge Hathaway |
| The Feminist and the Fuzz | 1971 | TV Movie | Warren Sorensen |
| Bewitched | 1971 | TV Series | Bernard Bobbins |
| Julia | 1971 | TV Series | Sam Stone |
| The Doris Day Show | 1970 | TV Series | Chief Fleming |
| The Front Page | 1970 | TV Movie | Mayor |
| The Littlest Angel | 1969 | TV Movie | Angel of the Peace |
| Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall | 1969 | TV Movie | Brock |
| Midnight Cowboy | 1969 | Mr. O'Daniel | |
| The High Chaparral | 1968 | TV Series | Ebenezer Binns |
| Fitzwilly | 1967 | Albert | |
| The Wild Wild West | 1967 | TV Series | Elisha Calamander |
| The Spirit Is Willing | 1967 | Uncle George | |
| Mr. Terrific | 1967 | TV Series | Barton J. Reed |
| I Dream of Jeannie | 1966 | TV Series | Wilfred |
| Gilligan's Island | 1966 | TV Series | Lord Beasley Waterford |
| The Phyllis Diller Show | 1966 | TV Series | General |
| The Glass Bottom Boat | 1966 | Ralph Goodwin | |
| The Farmer's Daughter | 1966 | TV Series | Harry Marshall |
| Gidget | 1966 | TV Series | Franklin Whiting |
| Made in Paris | 1966 | Roger Barclay | |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | 1966 | TV Series | Mr. Mozart |
| Honey West | 1966 | TV Series | Mr. Brillig |
| The Trials of O'Brien | 1966 | TV Series | Ben Gully |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | 1965 | TV Series | Ollie Wheelright |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | 1965 | TV Series | Alexander Corby |
| Marriage on the Rocks | 1965 | Shad Nathan | |
| Many Happy Returns | 1964-1965 | TV Series | Walter Burnley |
| The Rogues | 1965 | TV Series | Horatio T. White |
| Low Man on a Totem Pole | 1964 | TV Movie | Mr. Turnbull |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | 1962-1964 | TV Series | G.F. Springer / C.P. Ballinger |
| The Patty Duke Show | 1963-1964 | TV Series | J.R. Castle |
| The Great Adventure | 1963-1964 | TV Series | General Claiborne / John Stack |
| The Fugitive | 1964 | TV Series | Jake Devlin |
| The Twilight Zone | 1963-1964 | TV Series | Roswell G. Flemington / Shannon |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | 1964 | TV Series | Justin Addison |
| Destry | 1964 | TV Series | Spink |
| The Lucy Show | 1962-1964 | TV Series | Judge / Mr. Irwin |
| A Global Affair | 1964 | Mr. Snifter | |
| Man's Favorite Sport? | 1964 | William Cadwalader | |
| Who's Minding the Store? | 1963 | Mr. John P. Tuttle | |
| Mr. Novak | 1963 | TV Series | Charles Edward Chase |
| Take Her, She's Mine | 1963 | Hector G. Ivor | |
| Johnny Cool | 1963 | Oscar B. 'Oby' Hinds | |
| My Six Loves | 1963 | Judge Harris | |
| McKeever & the Colonel | 1962-1963 | TV Series | |
| Ensign O'Toole | 1963 | TV Series | Arthur Ainsley |
| Something's Got to Give | 1962 | Short | The Judge |
| Who's Got the Action? | 1962 | Judge Fogel | |
| The United States Steel Hour | 1955-1962 | TV Series | Mr. Arnold / George Merryman |
| Period of Adjustment | 1962 | Stewart P. McGill | |
| The Eleventh Hour | 1962 | TV Series | Gramps |
| The Manchurian Candidate | 1962 | Senator Thomas Jordan | |
| Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | 1962 | Martin Turner | |
| Alcoa Premiere | 1962 | TV Series | Tyler |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | 1962 | TV Series | Professor Mumford |
| Bonanza | 1961 | TV Series | Col. Jonathan Bragg |
| Bachelor in Paradise | 1961 | Austin Palfrey | |
| Cain's Hundred | 1961 | TV Series | Lenny Bircher |
| Breakfast at Tiffany's | 1961 | Tiffany's Salesman | |
| Love in a Goldfish Bowl | 1961 | Dr. Frawley | |
| 'Way Out | 1961 | TV Series | Mr. Rana |
| The Americans | 1961 | TV Series | Col. Allen |
| The Barbara Stanwyck Show | 1961 | TV Series | Collins |
| The Aquanauts | 1961 | TV Series | Professor Orlando Twamley |
| Peter Loves Mary | 1961 | TV Series | Mr. Fairfield |
| The Tab Hunter Show | 1960 | TV Series | Mr. Kleeber |
| World Wide '60 | 1960 | TV Series | |
| Play of the Week | 1960 | TV Series | |
| Adventures in Paradise | 1960 | TV Series | Mannheim |
| Sunday Showcase | 1960 | TV Series | |
| The Gazebo | 1959 | Sam Thorpe | |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | 1959 | TV Series | Mr. Sowerberry |
| Five Fingers | 1959 | TV Series | |
| The Catholic Hour | 1959 | TV Series | |
| Lux Playhouse | 1959 | TV Series | MacBain |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1958-1959 | TV Series | Arthur Motherwell / Harold George Goames |
| Once Upon a Horse... | 1958 | Mr. Tharp | |
| The Investigator | 1958 | TV Series | |
| General Electric Theater | 1958 | TV Series | |
| Schlitz Playhouse | 1958 | TV Series | Mr. Smith |
| Omnibus | 1958 | TV Series | Tappercoom |
| I Married a Woman | 1958 | Girard - Sutton's Lawyer | |
| Matinee Theatre | 1957 | TV Series | |
| Lux Video Theatre | 1957 | TV Series | Voice (off camera) / Sir Reggie |
| Love in the Afternoon | 1957 | Monsieur X | |
| Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot | 1957 | Short | 1st Planter |
| The Man in the Raincoat | 1957 | O'Brien | |
| Kraft Theatre | 1952-1957 | TV Series | |
| The Alcoa Hour | 1956 | TV Series | Two Gentlemen / Mr. Bernhard |
| The George Gobel Show | 1956 | TV Series | |
| Playwrights '56 | 1956 | TV Series | |
| Goodyear Playhouse | 1956 | TV Series | Hopkins |
| The Elgin Hour | 1955 | TV Series | Gubbins |
| Studio One in Hollywood | 1955 | TV Series | Harold / Darrell |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Patty Duke Show | 1963 | TV Series 1 episode |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1964-1972 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| The David Frost Show | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Irv Kupcinet Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man | 1970 | TV Special | |
| The Celebrity Game | 1964-1965 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
Known for movies
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
as Mr. O'Daniel
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
as Tiffany's Salesman
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
as Senator Thomas Jordan
Love in the Afternoon (1957)
as Monsieur X
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