Marc McClure (born March 31, 1957) is an American actor. He is known for playing Jimmy Olsen in the Superman series of films released between 1978 and 1987, and Dave McFly in the Back to the Future films.
Career
McClure appeared in the 1976 film Freaky Friday, He is the only actor to appear as the same character in all four Christopher Reeve-era Superman films and in Supergirl. In 1985, he also portrayed Jimmy Olsen in a commercial for the Kenner Super Powers Collection action figure line.
In 1985, McClure played Dave McFly, the older brother of Marty McFly, in the film Back to the Future, reuniting him with his I Wanna Hold Your Hand co-star Wendie Jo Sperber and writers Gale and Zemeckis. He reprised the role in Back to the Future Part II (although his only scene was not included in the theatrical version) and Back to the Future Part III.
Filmography
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! Year
! Title
! Role
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| 1976 || Freaky Friday || Boris Harris ||
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| 1977 || data-sort-value="Phone Call, The" | The Phone Call || Scott ||
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|rowspan="3"| 1978 || Coming Home || High School Class President ||
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| I Wanna Hold Your Hand || Larry Dubois ||
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| Superman || Jimmy Olsen ||
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| rowspan="2" | 1980 || Used Cars || Heavy Duty Dubois ||
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| Superman II || Jimmy Olsen ||
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| 1981 || Strange Behavior || Oliver Myerhoff ||
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| 1982 || Pandemonium || Randy ||
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| 1983 || Superman III || rowspan="2" | Jimmy Olsen ||
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| 1984 || Supergirl ||
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| 1985 || Back to the Future || Dave McFly ||
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| rowspan="2" | 1987 || Superman IV: The Quest for Peace || Jimmy Olsen ||
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| Amazon Women on the Moon || Ray || segment: "Video Date"
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| 1988 || data-sort-value="Perfect Match, The" | The Perfect Match || Tim Wainwright ||
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| rowspan="3" | 1989 || Chances Are || Richard ||
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| After Midnight || Kevin || segment: "The Old Dark House"
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| Back to the Future Part II ||rowspan=2| Dave McFly || Deleted scene
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| rowspan="2" | 1990 || Back to the Future Part III ||
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| Grim Prairie Tales || Tom ||Segment: Hit the Trail...to Terror
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| 1992 || data-sort-value="Vagrant, The" | The Vagrant || Chuck ||
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| rowspan="2" | 1995 || Sleepstalker || Mr. Davis, Griffin's Father ||
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| Apollo 13 || Glynn Lunney ||
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| 1996 || That Thing You Do! || Hollywood Showcase Director ||
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| 1997 || Menno's Mind || Bennett, Medina's Gofer ||
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| 1999 || Storm || Dr. Brian Newmeyer ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2000 || Deep Core || Mac || uncredited
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| Python || Co-Pilot ||
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| 2001 || Venomous || Dr. Dutton ||
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| 2002 || Landspeed || Granger ||
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| 2003 || Freaky Friday || Boris ||
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| 2005 || Coach Carter || Susan's Dad ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2006 || Driftwood || Rich Forrester ||
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| Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut || Jimmy Olsen || archive footage
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| 2007 || Smallville || Dax-Ur || episode: "Persona" (s7e10)
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| rowspan="2" | 2008 || Proud American || Sam ||
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| Frost/Nixon || Network Executive ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2012 || Hercules Saves Christmas || Mr. Rosco ||
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| Just an American || Sam ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2017 || Powerless || Emily's Father ||
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| Justice League || Officer Ben Sadowsky || Cameo
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| 2021 || Zack Snyder's Justice League || Officer Jerry ||
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References
External links
- Marc McClure Interview, February 2005