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{{Short description|American actor (1934–2005)}}
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| birth_date  = {{birth date|1934|10|13|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Lyndon, Kansas]], U.S.
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2005|12|1|1934|10|13|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[North Hollywood, Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| known_for   = ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]''<br>''[[Child's Play (1988 film)|Child's Play]]''
| occupation  = {{hlist|Actor|director}}
| yearsactive = 1966–2005
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'''Jack Colvin ''' (October 13, 1934 &ndash; December 1, 2005) was an American character actor of theater, film and TV. He is best known for the role of the [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] reporter [[Jack McGee (character)|Jack McGee]] in ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' television franchise (1977–1982).
==Early life==
Colvin was born in [[Lyndon, Kansas]], {{cvt|27|mi|km|1|abbr=on}} south of [[Topeka, Kansas]].
He began his stage career as a child performer.<ref name=latimes>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-dec-05-me-colvin5-story.html |title=Jack Colvin, 71; Known for Role in TV's 'Hulk' |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |first=Myrna |last=Oliver |date=5 December 2005 |access-date=15 August 2019}}</ref><ref name=chekhov>{{cite web |url=http://www.themichaelchekhovstudio.org/JackBioPhotos.html |work= themichaelchekhovstudio.org | publisher= Michael Chekhov Studio |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20051208031258/http://www.themichaelchekhovstudio.org/JackBioPhotos.html |archive-date=8 December 2005 |access-date=15 August 2019 |title=Jack Colvin}}</ref> At age seventeen, Colvin became a private student of [[Michael Chekhov]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/jack-colvin-519097.html |title=Jack Colvin |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=10 December 2005 |access-date=15 August 2019}}</ref><ref name=chekhov/>
==Career==
Although he appeared in hundreds of films and television shows, he always returned to the theater.<ref name=chekhov/> His stage roles include Marchbanks in Shaw's ''[[Candida (play)|Candida]]'', [[Mercutio]] in ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', Morgan Evans in ''[[The Corn Is Green]]'', Algernon in ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'', Constantin in ''[[The Seagull]]'', and Edmund in ''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]''.<ref name=chekhov/>
His film credits include ''[[Scorpio (film)|Scorpio]]'' (1973), ''[[The Stone Killer]]'' (1973), ''[[The Terminal Man (film)|The Terminal Man]]'' (1974), ''[[Rooster Cogburn (film)|Rooster Cogburn]]'' (1975) and ''[[Child's Play (1988 film)|Child's Play]]'' (1988) among others.<ref name=chekhov/>
His partnership with [[Yvonne Wilder]] in one of the more successful comedy acts of the 1960s, Colvin and Wilder, led him to appear all over the U.S. on stage and on television, including ''[[The Dean Martin Show]]'', ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' and ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'', culminating in their farewell appearance at [[Carnegie Hall]] in New York City.<ref name=latimes/><ref name=chekhov/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://marvel.com/news/moviestories.3938.Green_Screen~colon~_Hulk_on_TV_Part_4 |title=Green Screen: Hulk on TV Part 4 - A spotlight on the stars of "The Incredible Hulk" |date=13 June 2008 |access-date=15 August 2019 |first=Jim |last=Beard |work=[[Marvel.com]] |publisher=[[Marvel Characters, Inc.]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080803002517/http://www.marvel.com/news/moviestories.3938.Green_Screen~colon~_Hulk_on_TV_Part_4 |archive-date=3 August 2008}}</ref>
Other television roles were on programs such as ''[[Quincy, M.E.]]'', ''[[Switch (American TV series)|Switch]]'', ''[[The Rockford Files]]'', ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]'', ''[[Kojak]]'', and ''[[The Bionic Woman]]''. While under contract to [[Universal Pictures]] for seven years, he appeared in over 100 hours of television programming.<ref name=chekhov/>
He taught at the [[Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia|central Experimental Film School]] of Rome, the University of Southern California, Cal State Northridge, the [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]], the 1994 Michael Chekhov International Workshop in Sussex, the Centre for Performance Research at the University of Birmingham in 1999, and The Michael Chekhov Association's New York University June Intensive in 2004.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}
Colvin served as the artistic director of the Michael Chekhov Studio USA West, a position he founded, until his death in early December 2005.<ref name=chekhov/>
==Honors and awards==
Colvin won Los Angeles' [[Drama-Logue Award]]s in five separate categories, as actor, director, playwright, producer, and production designer.<ref name=chekhov/>
==Personal life and death==
Colvin died in December 2005 from complications of a stroke.<ref name=chekhov/> His body was cremated.
==Filmography==
*''[[The Rat Patrol]]'' (1966–1968; TV Series) – Lieutenant Gustav Luden
*''[[How Sweet It Is!]]'' (1968) – Assistant Chief
*''[[Viva Max!]]'' (1969) – Garcia
*''[[Monte Walsh (1970 film)|Monte Walsh]]'' (1970) – Card Cheat
*''[[Jeremiah Johnson (film)|Jeremiah Johnson]]'' (1972) – Lieutenant Mulvey
*''[[Hickey & Boggs]]'' (1972) – Shaw
*''[[The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean]]'' (1972) – Pimp
*''[[Scorpio (film)|Scorpio]]'' (1973) – Thief
*''[[The Stone Killer]]'' (1973) – Lionel Jumper
*''[[The Terminal Man (film)|The Terminal Man]]'' (1974) – Detective
*''[[The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder]]'' (1974) – Sergeant
*''[[Rooster Cogburn (film)|Rooster Cogburn]]'' (1975) – Red
*''[[The Bionic Woman]]'' (1976, TV Series)
*''[[Embryo (1976 film)|Embryo]]'' (1976) – Dr. Jim Winston
*''[[Exo-Man]]'' (1977) – Martin
*''[[Six Million Dollar Man]]'' (1977, TV Series) - 4 episodes: Look Alike – Ed Jasper; Hocus-Pocus – Will Collins; Dark Side of the Moon, Part 1 and Part 2 – Dr. Charles Leith
*''[[Quincy, M.E.]]'' (1977, 1982; Television Series) – Ross; Bill Legget
*''[[The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' (1977–1981; TV series) – [[Jack McGee (character)|Jack McGee]]; 82 episodes
*''[[The Law & Harry McGraw]]'' (1988) - Jesse Barlow/Peter Bergmann - Harry Does the Hustle
*''[[The Incredible Hulk Returns]]'' (1988; TV movie) – Jack McGee
*''[[Child's Play (1988 film)|Child's Play]]'' (1988) – Dr. Ardmore
== References ==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0173438|name=Jack Colvin}}
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