About Jerry McGonigle
Born 1901. Jerry McGonigle was an American film director, stage actor and theatre director.
Career McGonigle trained as a professional actor at the University of Dallas and the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. He began his teaching career at Rancho Santiago College where, together with Phillip Beck, he founded the community college's Professional Actors Conservatory in 1986.
McGonigle has acted in and directed theatrical productions, as well as short and independent films. He was a founding board member of the Kposowa Foundation (now Sierra Leone Rising) started by former student Sarah Culberson. McGonigle began teaching at West Virginia University in 1990 and retired in 2025.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1997 Getting Over Arnette Director short film 2006 American Experience Assistant Director; Extra Episode: "The Gold Rush" 2008 Welcome to the Party Director short film 2014 The Man Who Stole the Moon Director short film
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