Walter McGinn

Walter Vincent McGinn Jr. (July 6, 1936 – March 31, 1977) was an American actor. He was best known for playing Louis Howe in the critically acclaimed television film Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977), for which he posthumously received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Some of his other notable film roles were in The Parallax View (1974), Three Days of the Condor (1975) and Bobby Deerfield (1977).

Walter McGinn
Born	Walter Vincent McGinn Jr. (1936-07-06)July 6, 1936 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died	March 31, 1977(1977-03-31) (aged 40) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	Boston University College of Fine Arts
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1963–1977
Spouse	Robyn Goodman ​ ​ (m. 1976; died 1977)​

Early life and career

Born Walter Vincent McGinn Jr. in Providence, Rhode Island, on July 6, 1936. He graduated with a B.A. from the Boston University College of Fine Arts. He was married to Robyn Goodman on May 2, 1976, until his death.

McGinn made his Off-Broadway debut in the 1963 production of the play The Winter's Tale at the Delacorte Theater and Broadway debut in the 1964 play The Subject Was Roses at the Helen Hayes Theater. He later appeared on both stage and screen.

Death

McGinn died in a Los Angeles hospital from injuries sustained in an auto accident on March 31, 1977.^[1] He was 40 years old.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1974	The Parallax View	Jack Younger
1975	Farewell, My Lovely	Tommy Ray
	Three Days of the Condor	Sam Barber
1977	Bobby Deerfield	The Brother

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1969	N.Y.P.D.	Nick Gipetto	Episode: "Everybody Loved Him"
1974	Harry O	Eric Press	Episode: "Mortal Sin"
	Kojak	Martin Bronson	Episode: "The Best Judge Money Can Buy"
1975	Lincoln	Stephen Douglas	Episode: "Prairie Lawyer"
	Delancey Street: The Crisis Within	John McCann	Television film
	The Night That Panicked America	Paul Stewart
	Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case	F. Lee Bailey
	Medical Center	Eddie Lathem	Episode: "Gift from a Killer"
1976	Serpico	David Doyle	Episode: "The Deadly Game"
	Kojak	Len Gittings	Episode: "A Hair-Trigger Away"
	Serpico	Vince Cipolla	Episode: "Trumpet of Time"
1977	Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years	Louis Howe	Television film
	The Deadliest Season	Horace Meade
	Kill Me If You Can	J. Miller Leavy

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
1972	17th Drama Desk Awards	Outstanding Performance	That Championship Season	Won
1977	29th Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special	Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years	Nominated