Andrew V. McLaglen

Birth Name:

Andrew Victor McLaglen

Birth Place:

London, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Director, Assistant director, Producer, Actor, Production manager

Attended the University of Virginia, where he was on the boxing team and met future director Robert Aldrich
Son of Academy Award-winning actor Victor McLaglen
Began his film industry career as a company clerk on the 1945 movie "Love, Honor and Goodbye․"
Got a job as a factory worker at Lockheed Aircraft during World War II because his parents were close friends of the company's chairman, Robert E․ Gross
Quote: "There's one thing about doing television: you're taught to, without sacrificing anything in the way of production values, to keep things on time and move forward․"
Best known for directing western films and TV shows, including "Have Gun - Will Travel" and "Gunsmoke․"
Frequently collaborated with actors John Wayne and James Stewart
Regularly directs plays for the San Juan Island Community Theater
Was drafted into the U․S․ Army, but was deemed unfit for military service during his physical exam because he was extraordinarily tall
Was friends with Gene Autry and would often feed him the lyrics to songs he was singing in a film

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