Tim McIntire

Timothy John McIntire (July 19, 1944 – April 15, 1986) was an American character actor, probably best known for his starring roles as disc jockey Alan Freed in the film American Hot Wax (1978) and as country music singer George Jones in the television movie Stand By Your Man (1981).

Tim McIntire
Born	Timothy John McIntire July 19, 1944 Los Angeles, California, US
Died	April 15, 1986(1986-04-15) (aged 41) Los Angeles, California, US
Resting place	Tobacco Valley Cemetery in Eureka, Montana
Occupation	Actor, musician
Years active	1963–1984
Parent(s)	John McIntire Jeanette Nolan

Career

McIntire co-starred as Dickie, the son-in-law in the 1968 pilot Justice For All, which would eventually (1971) get picked up as the series All In The Family, with Rob Reiner as the son-in-law.

McIntire's film roles include appearances in Shenandoah (1965), The Thousand Plane Raid (1969), The Sterile Cuckoo (1969), Aloha, Bobby and Rose (1975), The Gumball Rally (1976), The Choirboys (1977), Brubaker (1980), Fast-Walking (1982) and Sacred Ground (1983).

McIntire appeared in a 1965 episode of the television series Death Valley Days, which featured true stories of the old American West. In the episode "The Lawless Have Laws", McIntire plays Lorenz Oatman, fictional younger brother of historical figure Olive Oatman, trying to find his sister, who had been kidnapped and sold to the Mohave people years earlier. McIntire played Mike Crawford in a Season 6 episode of Bonanza, "Logan's Treasure". Other television roles include appearances in the western The Legend of Jesse James and the 1976 miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man.

McIntire composed music for the soundtracks of such films as Jeremiah Johnson (1972) and A Boy and His Dog (1975), for which he also provided the voice of the dog, played by Tiger. He provided the devil's voice for the demon baby on Soap (1979). He performed many voice-overs for television and radio commercials in his native Los Angeles, California.

McIntire, along with six studio musicians, formed the band Funzone, which released one self-titled album in 1977.[1] McIntire is credited with lead vocal, guitar, and fiddle on the album. When the record label behind the band collapsed, so did the band, and McIntire focused his musical energies on soundtracks.

McIntire was the son of actors John McIntire of the television westerns Wagon Train and The Virginian and Jeanette Nolan, who made more than three hundred television appearances and was nominated for four Emmy Awards. He had a younger sister named Holly. McIntire appeared four times with both his parents on television, first on the 1966 episode "Ill Wind" of the series The Fugitive, then the 1968 episode "Old Charlie" of the series Bonanza, followed by the 1968 episodes "Death Wagon" and "Nora" of The Virginian.

He appeared with his father in the 1966 episode "The Cave-In" of the series The F.B.I..

McIntire long struggled with alcohol and other drug problems, which combined with his heavy build in his later years contributed to his death at the age of forty-one from congestive heart failure in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1965	Shenandoah	Henry Anderson
1966	Follow Me, Boys!	Corporal	Uncredited
1969	The Thousand Plane Raid	Lt. Quimby
1969	The Sterile Cuckoo	Charlie Schumacher
1975	A Boy and His Dog	Blood	Voice
1975	Aloha, Bobby and Rose	Buford
1976	The Gumball Rally	Steve 'Smitty' Smith - Ferrari Team
1977	The Choirboys	Roscoe Rules
1978	American Hot Wax	Alan Freed
1980	Brubaker	Huey Rauch
1982	Fast-Walking	Wasco
1983	Sacred Ground	Matt Colter

References

1. http://www.discogs.com/Funzone-Funzone/release/891410

External links

• Tim McIntire on IMDb
• Tim McIntire at Find a Grave