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| David McDearmon | |
| Credits | |
| Position | Director |
| Biographical Information | |
| Full Name | David Orrick McDearmon |
| Birthdate | February 27, 1914 |
| Birthplace | Wilmette, Illinois, United States |
| Death Date | August 18, 1979 (age 65) |
| Death Place | Los Angeles, California, United States |
David McDearmon was a director on Bewitched. He directed three episodes for the series (1965).
Biography[]
David McDearmon was an American actor and director. He was born David Orrick McDearmon on February 27, 1914 in Wilmette, Illinois.
He was a character actor in both film and the early days of television who later became involved in various television series as director. McDearmon served in the United States Army during the Second World War. He held the rank of Major.
After the war, he went into acting, under the name David Orrick, in television and then in film. He appeared in such television series and films as NBC Presents, Mister Peepers, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Man Against Crime, Rumble on the Docks (1956), Footsteps in the Night (1957), and The Spirit of St. Louis (1957).
In the later part of the 1950s, McDearmon ventured into the directing side of television. He would continue directing until the late 1960s with such television show credits as Lux Video Theatre, Peter Gunn, The Third Man, The Twilight Zone, Bonanza, Burke's Law, Bewitched, That Girl, Gilligan's Island, and It's About Time.
He met his wife, Patricia Breslin, while both of them were working on the television series Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951). They married in 1953 and divorced in 1969. They had two children.
David McDearmon died on August 18, 1979 in Los Angeles, California. He was 65.
Episodes[]
Sources[]
- Hawkeye, Mr. Badger. "David Orrick McDearmon", biography, Findagrave.com. Memorial originally created by US Veterans Affairs Office, March 3, 2000. Retrieved on May 26, 2025, edited.
- David McDearmon on the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on November 24, 2019. Updated on May 26, 2025.