John Gavin

Movie Actor

John Gavin was born in Los Angeles, California, United States on April 8th, 1931 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 86, John Gavin biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
April 8, 1931
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, United States
Death Date
Feb 9, 2018 (age 86)
Zodiac Sign
Aries
Networth
$4 Million
Profession
Actor, Diplomat, Film Actor, Military Officer, Politician, Stage Actor, Television Actor, Trade Unionist
John Gavin Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 86 years old, John Gavin has this physical status:

Height
193cm
Weight
Not Available
Hair Color
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Eye Color
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Build
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John Gavin Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
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Hobbies
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Education
Stanford University
John Gavin Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Cecily Evans, ​ ​(m. 1957; div. 1965)​, Constance Towers ​(m. 1974)​
Children
2
Dating / Affair
Not Available
Parents
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John Gavin Life

John Gavin (born Juan Vincent Apablasa Jr., 1931 – February 9, 2018) was an American actor who served as the president of the Screen Actors Guild (1971–73), as well as the United States Ambassador to Mexico (1981–86).

He was best known for his appearances in the films Imitation of Life (1959), Spartacus (1960), Psycho (1960), and Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), among others. producer Ross Hunter produced a series of films.

Personal life

In 1957, Gavin married actress Cicely Evans. They had two children and lived in Beverly Hills. In 1965, the couple's marriage ended in divorce. Gavin dated Luciana Paluzzi while making No Roses for Robert in Italy in 1967.

Gavin married actress Constance Towers in 1974. Jimmy McHugh, Gavin's godfather, introduced the two children at a party in 1957. Towers had two children from her previous marriage to Eugene McGrath. Gavin and Towers stayed married until his death in 2018.

Cristina Gavin's mother, Nicole, is an actress, and Maria, his daughter, has worked in television production.

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John Gavin Career

Life and career

Juan Vincent Apablasa II, a young Gavin, was born in Los Angeles. Juan Vincent Apablasa Sr. was of Chilean descent, and his mother, Delia Diana Pablos, was a Mexican-born aristocrat. His parents divorced Juan Carlos Golenor and his mother married Herald Ray Golenor, who adopted Juan and changed his name to John Anthony Golenor when he was two.

He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Economics degree and Latin American affairs from Stanford University, where he served in senior honors research in Latin American economic history and served in Chi Psi fraternity and Navy ROTC.

Gavin was stationed in the United States Navy aboard the USS Princeton off the coast of Korea, where he served as an air intelligence officer from 1951 to 1953, before the war ended in 1953. He was posted as Flag Lieutenant to Admiral Milton E. Miles until he completed his four-year tour of service in 1955 due to Gavin's fluency in both Spanish and Portuguese. He was given an award for his service in the Honduras floods of 1954.

Gavin denied rumors that he was born wealthy by revealing that he attended a preparatory school and Stanford University on scholarships in a 1960 interview.

Gavin, a naval engineer, began providing technical assistance to family friend and film director Bryan Foy, who was making a documentary about the Princeton. Rather, Foy arranged a screen test for Gavin with Universal-International. Gavin initially turned down the bid, but his father convinced him to try it. The experiment went well, and Gavin joined the studio. Later, he said, "They gave me so much money I couldn't handle."

Gavin was regarded as a leading man in the mold of Rock Hudson by Universal groomed Gavin. He obtained his qualification in Jess Kimmel's talent workshop under the name John Gilmore. Grant Williams, Gia Scala, and John Saxon were among his classmates. He appeared in Raw Edge (1956), where he played Rory Calhoun's brother and was billed as John Gilmore. For the films Behind the Wall (1956), Four Girls in Town (1957), and Quantez (also 1957). Gavin had intended to appear in The Female Animal (1958), but was too occupied with other projects and was replaced by George Nader.

Gavin's break was the catalyst in A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958), directed by Douglas Sirk from Erich Maria Remarque's book A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958). In Universal's film version of All Quiet on the Western Front (1931), his casting resembled that of Lew Ayres, who had similar inexperienced. Gavin, the young actor's inexperience, fresh looks, and earnest demeanor, he was cast. When it was announced, the film was not a success, but Gavin was praised for his role.

Gavin was cast by Douglas Sirk in Imitation of Life (1959), before A Time to Love and a Time to Die were published. Unlike A Time to Love and a Time to Die, this was a box-office success, and Gavin was voted the Most Promising Male Newcomer for his role in the Motion Picture Exhibitor's film.

In Universal's epic Spartacus (1960) directed by Stanley Kubrick, Gavin appeared as Julius Caesar. In the film Psycho (1960) for director Alfred Hitchcock, Sam Loomis was cast as Sam Loomis. "I think Hitch really got frosted with me," Gavin later confessed to being "terribly distraught" by the sex and violence in Psycho. Both films were highly successful, both historically and commercially.

Following the success of Imitation of Life, Gavin was often portrayed as the handsome opposite to leading ladies but as characters who were not allowed no action. Susan Hayward appeared in the comedy Midnight Lace, Sophia Loren, and Tammy Tell Me True in the 1960s. Ross Hunter made the majority of these films. He appeared on television in several anthology series regularly. In the episode 'Off Season', Ep29 of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, he was directed by a young William Friedkin.

During his early days with Universal, Gavin later reported that he didn't receive adequate training:

In a 1960 interview, Gavin disliked comparisons to Rock Hudson, and he wondered about quitting acting to take up law. He left Universal in 1962. He has appeared in several films in Europe, including The Assassins, The Challenge, and Night Call. However, he dropped out of The Assassins (which became the Assassins of Rome in 1965) and Night Call and The Challenge were never made. He appeared in the television series Destry in early 1964. The series was not a ratings hit and was cancelled.

Business career

Gavin, the former ambassador to Mexico, became vice president of Atlantic Richfield in federal and international relations in June 1986. He resigned in 1987 to become president of Univisa Satellite Communications, a Univisa affiliate, the Spanish language broadcasting empire.

Gavin, the founder of Gamma Holdings, a multinational capital and consultancy firm that he helped found in 1968, was president. In January 1990, he became chairman of Gamma Services International. Gavin was on the boards of Causeway Capital, the Hotchkis & Wiley Fund, the TCW Strategic Wealth Fund, Securitas Security Services USA, Inc., Anvita, Inc., Anvita, Inc., Krause's Furniture, Inc., and International Wire Holdings, Inc. from 1994 to 2001. He was an independent trustee of Causeway International Value Fund.

Gavin served on various pro bono boards, including UCLA's Anderson Graduate School of Management, Don Bosco Institute, the FEDCO Charitable Fund, the Hoover Institution, Loyola-Marymount University, the Southwest Museum, the University of the Americas, and Villanova Preparatory School.

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