Myron McCormick was nominally a film actor and predominantly a
stage actor who stayed with the Broadway smash South Pacific all 1,925 performances.
In 1950 he won a Tony
Award for Actor, Supporting or Featured (Musical) for his portrayal of sailor
Luther Billis.
He later was featured on Broadway from 1955-1957 in the
military comedy No Time for Sergeants and repeated his role as Sergeant King
for the 1958 film version starring Andy Griffith. His other Broadway credits in
the decade of the 1950s include 27 Wagons Full of Cotton (1954)
He made four films in the 1950s. Two in the 1930s and five in
the 1940s. Film-wise, his career didn’t change at all.
1950
Sing Me Goodbye (Short)
1953
The Plymouth Playhouse (TV Series)
1954
South Pacific (Apr 07, 1949 - Jan 16, 1954) Stage
1955
Three for the Show (Film)
Not as a Stranger (film)
No Time for Sergeants (Oct 20, 1955 - Sep 14, 1957) (Stage)
All in One (Apr 19, 1955 - May 28, 1955) (Stage)
The Time of Your Life (Jan 19, 1955 - Jan 30, 1955) (Stage)
1958
No Time for Sergeants
Armchair Theatre (TV Series)
1959
The Man Who Understood Women
McCormick denied being a communist and was not outwardly
political.
He died in 1962.