Robert McQueeney
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Father Robert McQueeney was an American
actor, best known for TV
roles during the 1950s and 1960s. During and after his acting career, he also worked as a golf
pro and instructor. After the official annulment of his marriage, he was ordained as a Catholic priest
. For twenty years (1982-2002) he was the spiritual director for the Padre Pio Foundation of America.
A versatile character actor, McQueeney appeared in guest roles on many now-classic television series, such as Bonanza
, Gunsmoke
, Perry Mason
and 77 Sunset Strip
. His one shot at a leading role in a series was his portrayal of newspaper
reporter Conley Wright on ABC's
quickly cancelled World War II
show, The Gallant Men
(1962-63). McQueeney also played supporting roles in movies such as Portrait of a Mobster (1961) and The Glory Guys
(1965). He appeared on Broadway in Billy Budd
(1951) and Fragile Fox (1954).
Somewhat coincidentally, considering his one leading role in a television series as a reporter, McQueeney wrote many articles for the Padre Pio foundation after his ordination. Much of his work is still available on the Internet
. Even more coincidentally, the Padre Pio foundation is based in Italy
, where McQueeney's fictional war correspondent practiced his trade.
He had three children with his wife, Patricia McQueeney
, before the annulment. She was a model and an actor in TV commercials who went on to have a long career, appearing regularly on the Today Show in the 1950s and running a talent agency, McQueeney Management, that managed Harrison Ford
's career for decades.
United States
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actor, best known for TV
Television
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roles during the 1950s and 1960s. During and after his acting career, he also worked as a golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
pro and instructor. After the official annulment of his marriage, he was ordained as a Catholic priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
. For twenty years (1982-2002) he was the spiritual director for the Padre Pio Foundation of America.
A versatile character actor, McQueeney appeared in guest roles on many now-classic television series, such as Bonanza
Bonanza
Bonanza is an American western television series that both ran on and was a production of NBC from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 430 episodes, it ranks as the second longest running western series and still continues to air in syndication. It centers on the...
, Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West....
, Perry Mason
Perry Mason (TV series)
Perry Mason is an American legal drama produced by Paisano Productions that ran from September 1957 to May 1966 on CBS. The title character, portrayed by Raymond Burr, is a fictional Los Angeles defense attorney who originally appeared in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner...
and 77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip is an hour-length American television private detective series created by Roy Huggins and starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Roger Smith, and Edd Byrnes....
. His one shot at a leading role in a series was his portrayal of newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
reporter Conley Wright on ABC's
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
quickly cancelled World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
show, The Gallant Men
The Gallant Men
The Gallant Men is a 1962-1963 ABC television series which depicted an infantry company of American soldiers fighting their way through Italy in World War II.-Description:...
(1962-63). McQueeney also played supporting roles in movies such as Portrait of a Mobster (1961) and The Glory Guys
The Glory Guys
The Glory Guys is a 1965 motion picture based on the novel The Dice of God by Hoffman Birney. Filmed by Levy-Gardner-Laven and released by United Artists, it stars Tom Tryon, Harve Presnell, Senta Berger, James Caan, and Michael Anderson, Jr. The film's screenplay was written by Sam Peckinpah long...
(1965). He appeared on Broadway in Billy Budd
Billy Budd
Billy Budd is a short novel by Herman Melville.Billy Budd can also refer to:*Billy Budd , a 1962 film produced, directed, and co-written by Peter Ustinov, based on Melville's novel...
(1951) and Fragile Fox (1954).
Somewhat coincidentally, considering his one leading role in a television series as a reporter, McQueeney wrote many articles for the Padre Pio foundation after his ordination. Much of his work is still available on the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
. Even more coincidentally, the Padre Pio foundation is based in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, where McQueeney's fictional war correspondent practiced his trade.
He had three children with his wife, Patricia McQueeney
Patricia McQueeney
Patricia Noonan McQueeney was an American actress, television personality, and talent agent perhaps best known as Harrison Ford's manager. At 17 she married fellow Bridgeport native and actor Robert McQueeney, and they had three children together...
, before the annulment. She was a model and an actor in TV commercials who went on to have a long career, appearing regularly on the Today Show in the 1950s and running a talent agency, McQueeney Management, that managed Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford is an American film actor and producer. He is famous for his performances as Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy and as the title character of the Indiana Jones film series. Ford is also known for his roles as Rick Deckard in Blade Runner, John Book in Witness and Jack Ryan in...
's career for decades.