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Fri 9
Follow that Dream — Howard McNear
Elvis Presley vehicle about an itinerant rural family who claim "squatter's rights" when their car breaks down along a state highway, much to the chagrin of men who want to set up a casino on the property.
Air Time & Details for Howard McNear, Fri 9, 8:00 pm -
Sat 10
The Andy Griffith Show: The Statue — Howard McNear
The townspeople decide to erect a statue to Andy's great-great-grandfather, who was believed to be Mayberry's greatest benefactor, but who actually was a swindler. Cyrus: George Cisar. Brian: Dal McKennon. Simmons: Richard Collier. Howard: Jack Dodson. Floyd: Howard McNear.
Air Time & Details for Howard McNear, Sat 10, 10:00 am -
Tue 13
The Andy Griffith Show: Andy and Opie, Bachelors — Howard McNear
Peggy cooks and looks after Andy and Opie when Aunt Bee goes out of town, and Andy starts believing she has marriage in mind. Peggy: Joanna Moore. Opie: Ronny Howard. Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier. Floyd: Howard McNear. Bus Driver: Ray Lanier.
Air Time & Details for Howard McNear, Tue 13, 8:00 pm -
Wed 14
The Andy Griffith Show: Lawman Barney — Howard McNear
Fear gets the best of Barney when a couple of produce farmers who are illegally making sales refuse to obey his order to pack up. Matt: Orville Sherman. Neal: Allan Melvin. Wally: Norman Leavitt. Barney: Don Knotts.
Air Time & Details for Howard McNear, Wed 14, 8:30 pm -
Thu 15
The Real McCoys: The Gift — Howard McNear
Grampa buys Kate an ancient vacuum cleaner. Grampa: Walter Brennan. George: Andy Clyde. Junkman: Howard McNear. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Luke: Richard Crenna.
Air Time & Details for Howard McNear, Thu 15, 7:30 am -
Thu 15
The Andy Griffith Show: The Mayberry Band — Howard McNear
The mayor refuses to let Mayberry's out-of-tune band enter the state competition, so Andy enlists help from professional musicians. Floyd: Howard McNear. Burly: Thom Carney. Freddy: Joseph Sirola. Fleet: Joseph Sirola. Phil: William Eben.
Air Time & Details for Howard McNear, Thu 15, 8:00 pm -
Thu 15
The Andy Griffith Show: Floyd, the Gay Deceiver — Howard McNear
Floyd's pen-pal sweetheart (Doris Dowling) is coming for a visit, but she thinks he's a wealthy businessman. Floyd: Howard McNear. Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier. Andy: Andy Griffith.
Air Time & Details for Howard McNear, Thu 15, 8:30 pm -
Fri 16
The Andy Griffith Show: Convicts at Large — Howard McNear
Barney and Floyd are held hostage by three escaped women convicts in a cabin outside of town. Big Maude: Reta Shaw. Naomi: Jean Carson. Sally: Jane Dulo. Barney: Don Knotts. Floyd: Howard McNear. O'Malley: Willis Bouchey.
Air Time & Details for Howard McNear, Fri 16, 8:30 pm -
Sat 17
The Andy Griffith Show: Floyd's Barbershop — Howard McNear
Howard buys the building that houses Floyd's barbershop and then raises the rent, which prompts a furious Floyd to move out. Harry: Dave Ketchum. Cyrus: George Cisar. Coefield: James O'Rear. Floyd: Howard McNear. Howard: Jack Dodson.
Air Time & Details for Howard McNear, Sat 17, 10:00 am
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About Howard McNear
Character actor Howard McNear made a name for himself on network radio in a vast array of characterizations, from snivelling murderers to dapper French detectives. McNear's best-known radio role was as Doc on Gunsmoke, which ran from 1955 to 1962; his spin on the character was slightly more ghoulish than the interpretation offered by Milburn Stone on television. In films from 1954, the bespectacled, mustachioed McNear was usually cast as a querulous fussbudget.
He was spotlighted as Dr. Dompierre in Otto Preminger's Anatomy of a Murder (1959), and was prominently featured in three Billy Wilder comedies, Irma La Douce (1963), Kiss Me Stupid (1964) and The Fortune Cookie (1966). He appeared with frequency on TV in the 1950s and 1960s, often as a foil to such comedians as Jack Benny and Burns and Allen. Howard McNear's most beloved TV characterization was as Mayberry barber Floyd Lawson on The Andy Griffith Show; when McNear suffered a debilitating stroke in 1967, Griffith kept him on the payroll, re-writing the scripts to allow "Floyd" to be seated and non-ambulatory without drawing undue attention to McNear's affliction.