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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.
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.
Gardner McKay, Cornell 1953, actor, drama critic; John Nichols, Hamilton 1962, author The Milagro Bean Field War The Sterile Cuckoo; Joseph J. Ellis, William and Mary 1965, author Founding Brothers, American Sphinx, His Excellency; James Woods, MIT 1969, actor; Kary Antholis, Bowdoin 1984, documentary producer
With Gardner McKay and Guy Stockwell in Adventures in Paradise (1961) Oliver was cast in episodes of Adventures in Paradise, Twilight Zone, Route 66, Dr. Kildare, The Naked City, The Barbara Stanwyck Show, Burke's Law, The Fugitive, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., I Spy, The Virginian, The Name of the Game, Longstreet, and Mannix.
The cast includes John Pickard (billed as Jack Pickard) as Captain Shank Adams, Patrick McVey as Lieutenant Colonel Hayes, Gardner McKay as Lieutenant Kelly, David Willock as Lieutenant Binning, John Alderson as Sergeant Bullock, and Mike Hinn as scout Luke Cummings. [1] Johnny Western has a continuing role on the series. [4]
American actor [80] Gardner McKay: 1932 – 2001 American actor, artist, and author [81] Ian McKellen: 1939 – present English actor (diagnosed with prostate cancer in the mid-2000s. Revealed his diagnosis publicly in December 2012) [82] Allan McKeown: 1946 – 2013 British television and stage producer [83] Bob Monkhouse: 1928 – 2003
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 .