Douglas Osborne "Doug" McClure was an American actor whose career in film and television extended from the 1950s to the 1990s. Born in Glendale, California, to Donald Reed McClure and the former Clara Clapp, he is best known for his appearances as Trampas in the NBC western series The Virginian. McClure's acting career included such movies as The Enemy Below, South Pacific, The Unforgiven, and Because They're Young, before landing the part of Trampas on The Virginian - a part that would make him famous. He also starred in three other series: as Frank "Flip" Flippen on NBC's western,... Overland Trail , with co-star William Bendix, as Jed Sills on the CBS detective series Checkmate opposite Anthony George as Don Corey and Sebastian Cabot as Dr. Carl Hyatt, and finally in the sci-fi/detective series Search in which he rotated the lead with Hugh O'Brian and Anthony Franciosa as a high-tech PROBE agent. In 1958 and 1959, McClure appeared in three episodes of the syndicated western series 26 Men, stories of the Arizona Rangers.
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| Birthdate: | May 11, 1935 |
| Birthplace: | Sherman Oaks, California |
| Date of death: | February 5, 1995 |
| Height: | 6' 1" |
| Also known as: | Douglas Osborne McClure |