John McIntire was an American character actor. The craggy-faced film actor was born in Spokane in eastern Washington State but reared in Montana, having grown up around ranchers and cowboys, an experience that would later inspire his performances in dozens of Westerns. A graduate of USC, McIntire began acting in radio and on stage, before embarking on a lengthy film and TV career as a character actor. He was already 40 when he made his big-screen debut in 1947, but went on to appear in some 65 films, often playing police chiefs, judges, crazy coots and western characters. His films include... the film noir classic The Asphalt Jungle , the 1960 Hitchcock thriller Psycho and the 1960 drama Elmer Gantry, but some of his more memorable roles were in westerns such as the acclaimed Winchester '73 and The Far Country , both with James Stewart, and The Tin Star, with Henry Fonda . He also played a judge in Rooster Cogburn , the sequel to True Grit featuring John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn. His final film role was in Turner & Hooch .
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