Howard McNear
Howard McNear was born in Los Angeles, California, United States on January 27th, 1905 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 63, Howard McNear biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Howard Terbell McNear (January 27, 1905 – January 3, 1969) was an American stage, screen, and radio character actor.
McNear is best remembered as Floyd Lawson, the barber in The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968).
Career
McNear attended the Oatman School of Theater and then joined a San Diego stock company. McNear appeared on radio from the 1930s, as ace operator Clint Barlow in the 1937-1940 radio serial Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police. McNear could be a natural performer in such formal positions, but he vehemently shifted to comedic roles.
During World War II, he enlisted as a private in the United States Army Air Corps on November 17, 1942.
In CBS Radio's Gunsmoke (1952–1961), he played Doc Charles Adams. McNear was under CBS sponsorship for many years and appeared in many of the network's radio and television shows. He appeared in numerous roles in the popular radio detective series Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar from 1955 to 1960. McNear made his film debut in the 1953 film Escape from Fort Bravo, in which he appeared in uncredited roles.
He appeared in the episode "The Pest Hole" (S1E24) on the TV Western "Gunsmoke" in 1956. McNear made a television appearance as "Andy," who gave Wally his first shave in a 1958 episode of Leave It to Beaver. He will appear in over a hundred film and television guest spots over the course of his career. McNear portrayed Dr. Dompiere in 1959's film Anatomy of a Murder, in which the actor testified about finding evidence of a rape. McNear played Mr. Barnaby in a 1960 episode of Peter Gunn's "A Slight Touch Of Homicide," but the fact that he later used him as Floyd the barber was that he was a happy-goose wild chemist who murdered 15 mobsters by blowing them up as a community service.
McNear was cast on The Andy Griffith Show in 1961 as the nebulous, chatty barber Floyd Lawson. He suffered a stroke in 1963 that left the majority of his body's left side paralyzed. He didn't recover for nearly a year and a half. Andy Griffiths begged McNear to return to the series, to which McNear later agreed despite being unable to walk or stand, and the production crew treated him accordingly. Floyd was usually seen on camera either seated or standing in favour. Several scenes were shot outside the barber shop as opposed to cutting hair as before. McNear's left hand would be holding a newspaper or resting in his lap, while his right arm and hand were moving as he spoke his lines in the majority of his post-stroke scenes. McNear's character is heard in a 1964 episode of "Otis Sues the County" and a 1967 episode, "Goober's Contest," but not seen, walking into the courthouse. Floyd is already seated in a chair in the next scene. McNear, who appeared on Howard Sprague on The Andy Griffith Show, began having trouble remembering his lines and became anxious and dissatisfied, according to Jack Dodson. In 1967, he left the series.
He made a guest appearance on The Twilight Zone in the episode "Hocus Pocus and Frisby" in 1962, during Andy Griffith's show time. McNear appeared in Gunsmoke in 1964, as the store's general store owner in "Aunt Thede" (S10E13).