John Gavin
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday8 April 1931
Died9 February 2018 (age 86)
Place of birthLos Angeles, California, USA
Known credits45
Biography
John Gavin (April 8, 1931 – February 9, 2018) was an American actor who was the United States Ambassador to Mexico (1981–86) and the president of the Screen Actors Guild (1971–73). He was best known for his performances in the films Imitation of Life (1959), Spartacus (1960), Psycho (1960), and Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), playing leading roles in a series of films for producer Ross Hunter. Born Juan Vincent Apablasa Jr., Gavin was of Mexican, Chilean and Spanish descent, and was fluent in Spanish. His father, Juan Vincent Apablasa Sr., was of Chilean origin, and his paternal ancestors, i…
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2020 · Sam Loomis (archive footage)
True Fear: The Making of Psycho
2015 · Self
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
1980 · Cary Grant
Hart to Hart
1979
Doctors' Private Lives
1979
The New Adventures of Heidi
1978 · Dan Wyler
Flying High
1978
Jennifer
1978 · Senator Tremayne
Doctors' Private Lives
1978 · Dr. Jeffrey Latimer
Fantasy Island
1978 · Harry Kellino
The Love Boat
1977 · Dan Barton
House of Shadows
1976 · Roland Stewart
Hard Day at Blue Nose
1974
Nefertiti and Akhenaten
1973 · Akhenaten
Keep It in the Family
1973 · Roy McDonald
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
1970 · Charlie Harrison (Grant Granite)
Cutter's Trail
1970 · Ben Cutter
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969 · The Reverend
Medical Center
1969
OSS 117 Murder for Sale
1968 · Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath
Mannix
1967
Thoroughly Modern Millie
1967 · Trevor Graydon
Pedro Paramo
1967 · Pedro Páramo
Convoy
1965 · Comdr. Dan Talbot
The Solid Gold Girl
1964 · Harrison Destry
Destry
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · Carlos
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · Tom Threepersons
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · Johnny Kendall
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · Don Reed
The Virginian
1962 · Charles Boulanger / Baker
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Back Street
1961 · Paul Saxon
Tammy Tell Me True
1961 · Thomas 'Tom' Freeman
Romanoff and Juliet
1961 · Igor Romanoff
Spartacus
1960 · Julius Caesar
Midnight Lace
1960 · Brian Younger
Psycho
1960 · Sam Loomis
A Breath of Scandal
1960 · Charles Foster
Imitation of Life
1959 · Steve Archer
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
1958 · Ernst Graeber
Quantez
1957 · Teach
Four Girls in Town
1957 · Tom Grant
Behind the High Wall
1956 · Johnny Hutchins
Raw Edge
1956 · Dan Kirby (as John Gilmore)
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