Marc McClure

Biography

Marc McClure is an American actor known for playing Jimmy Olsen and Dave McFly. Born in San Mateo, he appeared in Freaky Friday (1976) and later in I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) and Used Cars (1980), with scripts by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. He is best known as Jimmy Olsen in Superman (1978), a part he repeated in Superman II, Superman III, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, and the spinoff Supergirl (1984); he was the only actor to portray that character in all four Superman films of the Christopher Reeve era and in Supergirl. In 1985 he played Dave McFly, Marty McFly's older brother, in Back to the Future (1985), returning for Back to the Future Part III (1990). His television guest spots include Cold Case, Happy Days, Hunter, The Shield, and Once an Eagle, plus a 2008 Smallville role as the Kryptonian Dax-Ur. He made cameos in Justice League (2017) and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021).

69years old

Turns 70 on March 31in 180 days

Born March 31, 1957San Mateo
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19

Movie Career

Films: 23
Career span: 36 years1976 to 2012

Genres

Comedy39%, 9 films
Action35%, 8 films
Sci-Fi35%, 8 films
Adventure26%, 6 films
Horror26%, 6 films

First and latest

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Marc McClure movies on Netflix

Imaginary Friend2012IMDb rating 5.7as Dr. McQueen
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut2006IMDb rating 7.5as Jimmy Olsen
Epoch2001IMDb rating 4.9as German Scientist
Venomous2001IMDb rating 4.0as Dr. Dutton
Deep Core2000IMDb rating 3.2as Mac
Storm1999IMDb rating 4.2as Dr. Brian Newmeyer
Apollo 131995IMDb rating 7.7as Glynn Lunney
The Vagrant1992IMDb rating 5.8as Chuck
Back to the Future Part III1990IMDb rating 7.5as Dave McFly
Grim Prairie Tales1990IMDb rating 5.5as Tom
After Midnight1989IMDb rating 5.5as Kevin (segment "The Old Dark House")
Chances Are1989IMDb rating 6.5as Richard
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace1987IMDb rating 3.8as Jimmy Olsen
Back to the Future1985IMDb rating 8.5as Dave McFly
Supergirl1984IMDb rating 4.4as Jimmy Olsen
Superman III1983IMDb rating 5.0as Jimmy Olsen
Pandemonium1982IMDb rating 5.1as Randy
Strange Behavior1981IMDb rating 5.6as Oliver Myerhoff
Superman II1980IMDb rating 6.8as Jimmy Olsen
Used Cars1980IMDb rating 6.7as Heavy Duty Dubois
I Wanna Hold Your Hand1978IMDb rating 6.9as Larry Dubois
Superman1978IMDb rating 7.4as Jimmy Olsen
Freaky Friday1976IMDb rating 6.3as Boris Harris

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Back to the Future1985 Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fias Dave McFly
IMDb rating 8.51.5M votes
Back to the Future Part III1990 Comedy, Sci-Fi, Westernas Dave McFly
IMDb rating 7.5527K votes
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace1987as Jimmy Olsen
IMDb rating 3.858K votes
Superman III1983as Jimmy Olsen
IMDb rating 5.081K votes
I Wanna Hold Your Hand1978as Larry Dubois
IMDb rating 6.96.4K votes
Apollo 131995as Glynn Lunney
IMDb rating 7.7343K votes
After Midnight1989as Kevin (segment "The Old Dark House")
IMDb rating 5.52.9K votes
Freaky Friday1976as Boris Harris
IMDb rating 6.316K votes

Most often with

Robert Zemeckis directed four of these films, Richard Donner three and Richard Lester two. Three actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Margot Kidder

Christopher Reeve

Jackie Cooper

Gene Hackman

Wendie Jo Sperber

Ned Beatty

Robert ZemeckisDirector, 4 films

Richard DonnerDirector, 3 films

Richard LesterDirector, 2 films

Films together

Margot Kidder5 films together, 1978 to 2006
Margot Kidder's page
- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut2006IMDb rating 7.5McClure as Jimmy OlsenKidder as Lois Lane
- Superman IV: The Quest for Peace1987IMDb rating 3.8McClure as Jimmy OlsenKidder as Lois Lane
- Superman III1983IMDb rating 5.0McClure as Jimmy OlsenKidder as Lois Lane
- Superman II1980IMDb rating 6.8McClure as Jimmy OlsenKidder as Lois Lane
- Superman1978IMDb rating 7.4McClure as Jimmy OlsenKidder as Lois Lane
Christopher Reeve5 films together, 1978 to 2006
Christopher Reeve's page
- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut2006IMDb rating 7.5McClure as Jimmy OlsenReeve as Clark Kent / Superman
- Superman IV: The Quest for Peace1987IMDb rating 3.8McClure as Jimmy OlsenReeve as Superman / Clark Kent
- Superman III1983IMDb rating 5.0McClure as Jimmy OlsenReeve as Superman / Clark Kent
- Superman II1980IMDb rating 6.8McClure as Jimmy OlsenReeve as Superman / Clark Kent
- Superman1978IMDb rating 7.4McClure as Jimmy OlsenReeve as Superman / Clark Kent
Jackie Cooper5 films together, 1978 to 2006
Jackie Cooper's page
- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut2006IMDb rating 7.5McClure as Jimmy OlsenCooper as Perry White
- Superman IV: The Quest for Peace1987IMDb rating 3.8McClure as Jimmy OlsenCooper as Perry White
- Superman III1983IMDb rating 5.0McClure as Jimmy OlsenCooper as Perry White
- Superman II1980IMDb rating 6.8McClure as Jimmy OlsenCooper as Perry White
- Superman1978IMDb rating 7.4McClure as Jimmy OlsenCooper as Perry White
Gene Hackman4 films together, 1978 to 2006
Gene Hackman's page
- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut2006IMDb rating 7.5McClure as Jimmy OlsenHackman as Lex Luthor
- Superman IV: The Quest for Peace1987IMDb rating 3.8McClure as Jimmy OlsenHackman as Lex Luthor / Nuclear Manvoice
- Superman II1980IMDb rating 6.8McClure as Jimmy OlsenHackman as Lex Luthor
- Superman1978IMDb rating 7.4McClure as Jimmy OlsenHackman as Lex Luthor
Wendie Jo Sperber4 films together, 1978 to 1990
Wendie Jo Sperber's page
- Back to the Future Part III1990IMDb rating 7.5McClure as Dave McFlySperber as Linda McFly
- Back to the Future1985IMDb rating 8.5McClure as Dave McFlySperber as Linda McFly
- Used Cars1980IMDb rating 6.7McClure as Heavy Duty DuboisSperber as Nervous Nona
- I Wanna Hold Your Hand1978IMDb rating 6.9McClure as Larry DuboisSperber as Rosie Petrofsky
Ned Beatty3 films together, 1978 to 2006
Ned Beatty's page
- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut2006IMDb rating 7.5McClure as Jimmy OlsenBeatty as Otis
- Superman II1980IMDb rating 6.8McClure as Jimmy OlsenBeatty as Otis
- Superman1978IMDb rating 7.4McClure as Jimmy OlsenBeatty as Otis
Robert ZemeckisDirector, 4 films, 1978 to 1990
All films by Robert Zemeckis
- Back to the Future Part III1990IMDb rating 7.5McClure as Dave McFly
- Back to the Future1985IMDb rating 8.5McClure as Dave McFly
- Used Cars1980IMDb rating 6.7McClure as Heavy Duty Dubois
- I Wanna Hold Your Hand1978IMDb rating 6.9McClure as Larry Dubois
Richard DonnerDirector, 3 films, 1978 to 2006
All films by Richard Donner
- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut2006IMDb rating 7.5McClure as Jimmy Olsen
- Superman II1980IMDb rating 6.8McClure as Jimmy Olsen
- Superman1978IMDb rating 7.4McClure as Jimmy Olsen
Richard LesterDirector, 2 films, 1980 to 1983
All films by Richard Lester
- Superman III1983IMDb rating 5.0McClure as Jimmy Olsen
- Superman II1980IMDb rating 6.8McClure as Jimmy Olsen
Also three films together4 more actors
- Terence StampSuperman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman II (1980) and Superman (1978)
- Sarah DouglasSuperman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman II (1980) and Superman (1978)
- Valerie PerrineSuperman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman II (1980) and Superman (1978)
- Jack O'HalloranSuperman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman II (1980) and Superman (1978)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.