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David McLean (b. May 19, 1922, Akron, Ohio – d. October 12, 1995, Culver City, California) was an American film and television actor, best-known for appearing in many Marlboro television and print advertisements, starting in the early 1960s.
McLean was born as Eugene Joseph Huth in Akron, Ohio. In addition to his work for Marlboro, McLean also starred as the title character in the short-lived 1960 television series, Tate, and appeared in numerous television series and feature films in the 1960s and '70s. He appeared in the TV series Laramie twice, first in 1962 in the episode "A Grave... MORE
David McLean (b. May 19, 1922, Akron, Ohio – d. October 12, 1995, Culver City, California) was an American film and television actor, best-known for appearing in many Marlboro television and print advertisements, starting in the early 1960s.
McLean was born as Eugene Joseph Huth in Akron, Ohio. In addition to his work for Marlboro, McLean also starred as the title character in the short-lived 1960 television series, Tate, and appeared in numerous television series and feature films in the 1960s and '70s. He appeared in the TV series Laramie twice, first in 1962 in the episode "A Grave For Cully Brown" as Cully Brown, and in 1963 as Marshal Branch McGary, in the episode "The Marshals." In 1966 he appeared in an episode of the long running western The Virginian. He later guest starred in other TV series, including Bonanza. He was also a fine woodworker and artist.
A lifelong smoker, McLean started suffering from emphysema in 1985, and had a tumor removed in 1994. McLean's libertarian bent prevented him from pursuing a direct suit against Phillip Morris, but he did become an anti-smoking advocate. At a meeting of stockholders of Philip Morris, maker of Marlboro, McLean requested LESS
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