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George Cadogan Gardner McKay (June 10, 1932 – November 21, 2001) was an American actor, artist, and author. He is best known for the lead role in the TV series Adventures in Paradise , based loosely on the writings of James Michener .
Gardner McKay starred as Adam Troy, the captain of the schooner Tiki III, which sailed the South Pacific looking for passengers and adventure. The plots deal with the romantic and detective adventures of Korean War veteran Troy.
Gardner McKay was best known for the TV series Adventures in Paradise, Diane McBain was a regular on television’s Surfside 6 and Richard Denning occasionally played the Governor of Hawaii on Hawaii Five-O. The film was financed by World Entertainment Corp, a subsidiary of NTA. [1] Filming started 22 May 1967 on location in Hawaii. [2]
The film stars Ann-Margret, Tony Franciosa, Carol Lynley, Gardner McKay, and Pamela Tiffin, with Gene Tierney (in her final film) and Brian Keith. Ann-Margret sings four songs composed by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen .
That affinity for the stage would later inspire him to become a co-founder of the Los Angeles Art Theater. He then went on to hold the recurring role of Chris Parker from 1961 to 1962 in twenty-six episodes of the ABC series Adventures in Paradise, starring Gardner McKay as the skipper of a sailing vessel in the South Pacific.
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On set of ABC TV series Adventures in Paradise (1960), L–R: Tobias, Julie Newmar & Gardner McKay Tobias began acting at age 15, at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse . [ 4 ] He appeared in Eugene O'Neill 's The Hairy Ape in 1922, [ 5 ] and in Charles Méré 's La Flamme and Channing Pollock 's The Fool the following year, [ 6 ] [ 7 ] then made ...
Husband of Greta Ingstrom. After a plane crash and believed to be dead, was found being held hostage on the Biscayne Islands. Rescued by Robert Scorpio, Anna Devane, and Sean Donely, with Monica Quartermaine, Duke Lavery and Camellia McKay tagging along.