Walter Vincent McGinn Jr. (July 6, 1936 â€" March 31, 1977) was an
American actor. He was best known for playing Louis Howe in the
critically acclaimed television film Eleanor and Franklin: The White
House Years (1977), for which he posthumously received a Primetime
Emmy Award nomination. Some of his other notable film roles were in
The Parallax View (1974), Three Days of the Condor (1975) and Bobby
Deerfield (1977).Born Walter Vincent McGinn Jr. in Providence, Rhode
Island on July 6, 1936. He graduated with a B.A. from the Boston
University College of Fine Arts. He was married to Robyn Goodman on
May 2, 1976 until his death.McGinn made his Off-Broadway debut in the
1963 production of the play The Winter's Tale at the Delacorte Theater
and Broadway debut in the 1964 play The Subject Was Roses at the Helen
Hayes Theater. He later appeared on both stage and screen.McGinn died
in a Los Angeles hospital from injuries sustained in an auto accident
on March 31, 1977. He was 40 years old.
American actor. He was best known for playing Louis Howe in the
critically acclaimed television film Eleanor and Franklin: The White
House Years (1977), for which he posthumously received a Primetime
Emmy Award nomination. Some of his other notable film roles were in
The Parallax View (1974), Three Days of the Condor (1975) and Bobby
Deerfield (1977).Born Walter Vincent McGinn Jr. in Providence, Rhode
Island on July 6, 1936. He graduated with a B.A. from the Boston
University College of Fine Arts. He was married to Robyn Goodman on
May 2, 1976 until his death.McGinn made his Off-Broadway debut in the
1963 production of the play The Winter's Tale at the Delacorte Theater
and Broadway debut in the 1964 play The Subject Was Roses at the Helen
Hayes Theater. He later appeared on both stage and screen.McGinn died
in a Los Angeles hospital from injuries sustained in an auto accident
on March 31, 1977. He was 40 years old.
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