Myron McCormick

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Myron McCormick February 8 1908 July 30 1962 was an American actor of stage radio and film McCormick was born as Walter Myron McCormick in Albany Indiana He was the only cast member of the Broadway smash South Pacific to remain with the show for all 1925 performances He won a 1950 Tony Award for his portrayal of sailor Luther Billis He later was featured on Broadway from 19551957 in the military comedy No Time for Sergeants and repeated his role as Sergeant King for the 1958 film version starring Andy Griffith To movie audiences he is possibly best remembered from 1961s The Hustler as Charlie the partner of pool shark Fast Eddie Felson Paul Newman McCormick was an alumnus of Princeton University where he was a Phi Beta Kappa He became a featured performer in many popular radio dramas of the 1940s He also made guest appearances on numerous television programs of the 1950searly 1960s including The Untouchables Naked City Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Way Out Description above from the Wikipedia article Myron McCormick licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia