John McIntire Movies and Career Information

For the fictional character, see Trapper John McIntyre. For the Scottish radiologist, see John Macintyre. John McIntire (June 27, 1907 – January 30, 1991) was an American character actor. The craggy-faced film actor was born in Spokane in eastern Washington State but reared in Montana, growing up with ranchers and cowboys which would eventually inspire his performances in dozens of westerns later in life. The USC graduate began acting in radio and on stage. McIntire began his long movie career at the age of forty in 1947, often playing roles as police chiefs, judges and sometimes crazy coots. His films include the film noir classic The Asphalt Jungle (1950) and his last film playing a crazy dog owner in Turner & Hooch (1989). He also played movie villains in westerns, some of which are considered the best films of the genre: Winchester '73 (1950), The Far Country (1955), both with James Stewart, and The Tin Star, with Henry Fonda (1957), in which he was not a villain but a country physician. McIntire also appeared as "Judge Parker" in Rooster Cogburn (1975), the sequel to True Grit featuring John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn. Despite dozens of supporting roles in films and series