Jack Colvin

Jack Colvin (October 13, 1934 – December 1, 2005) was an American character actor of theater, film and TV. He is best known for the role of the tabloid reporter Jack McGee in The Incredible Hulk television franchise (1977–1982).

Early life Colvin was born in Lyndon, Kansas, south of Topeka, Kansas.

He began his stage career as a child performer. At age seventeen, Colvin became a private student of Michael Chekhov.

Other television roles were on programs such as Quincy, M.E., Switch, The Rockford Files, The Six Million Dollar Man, Kojak, and The Bionic Woman. While under contract to Universal Pictures for seven years, he appeared in over 100 hours of television programming.

He taught at the central Experimental Film School of Rome, the University of Southern California, Cal State Northridge, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the 1994 Michael Chekhov International Workshop in Sussex, the Centre for Performance Research at the University of Birmingham in 1999, and The Michael Chekhov Association's New York University June Intensive in 2004.

Colvin served as the artistic director of the Michael Chekhov Studio USA West, a position he founded, until his death in early December 2005.

Honors and awards Colvin won Los Angeles' Drama-Logue Awards in five separate categories, as actor, director, playwright, producer, and production designer.

Personal life and death Colvin died in December 2005 from complications of a stroke. His body was cremated.

Filmography The Rat Patrol (1966–1968; TV Series) – Lieutenant Gustav Luden How Sweet It Is! (1968) – Assistant Chief Viva Max! (1969) – Garcia Monte Walsh (1970) – Card Cheat Jeremiah Johnson (1972) – Lieutenant Mulvey Hickey & Boggs (1972) – Shaw The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) – Pimp Scorpio (1973) – Thief The Stone Killer (1973) – Lionel Jumper The Terminal Man (1974) – Detective The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974) – Sergeant Rooster Cogburn (1975) – Red The Bionic Woman (1976, TV Series) Embryo (1976) – Dr. Jim Winston Exo-Man (1977) – Martin Six Million Dollar Man (1977, TV Series) - 4 episodes: Look Alike – Ed Jasper; Hocus-Pocus – Will Collins; Dark Side of the Moon, Part 1 and Part 2 – Dr. Charles Leith Quincy, M.E. (1977, 1982; Television Series) – Ross; Bill Legget The Incredible Hulk (1977–1981; TV series) – Jack McGee; 82 episodes The Law & Harry McGraw (1988) - Jesse Barlow/Peter Bergmann - Harry Does the Hustle The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988; TV movie) – Jack McGee Child's Play (1988) – Dr. Ardmore