Born November 5, 1913· New York City, New York, USA
† Died September 9, 1975
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Born in Manhattan to Irish immigrants, McGiver earned a B.A. in English from Fordham and master’s degrees from Columbia and Catholic University before teaching English and speech while directing at New York’s Irish Repertory Theater; he entered full-time acting in 1955 after World War II service. His distinctive Northeastern accent led to frequent casting as pompous Englishmen, and he became a rec…
