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Michael McLean(1941-2005)

  • Casting Director
  • Casting Department
  • Actor
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Michael McLean was born on 29 December 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a casting director and actor, known for Flash Gordon (1980), Vanishing Point (1971) and Highlander (1986). He died on 14 May 2005 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 29, 1941
DiedMay 14, 2005(63)
BornDecember 29, 1941
DiedMay 14, 2005(63)
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Known for

Brian Blessed, Max von Sydow, and Sam J. Jones in Flash Gordon (1980)
Flash Gordon
6.5
  • Casting Department(U.S.A.)
  • 1980
Vanishing Point (1971)
Vanishing Point
7.2
  • Casting Department
  • 1971
Christopher Lambert in Highlander (1986)
Highlander
7.0
  • Casting Director
  • 1986
Meg Foster in The Osterman Weekend (1983)
The Osterman Weekend
5.8
  • Casting Director
  • 1983

Credits

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Casting Director



  • James Woods and Brian Dennehy in Best Seller (1987)
    Best Seller
    6.4
    • Casting Director
    • 1987
  • Angie Dickinson and Ben Gazzara in Police Story: The Freeway Killings (1987)
    Police Story: The Freeway Killings
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Casting Director
    • 1987
  • Fred Dryer in Death Before Dishonor (1987)
    Death Before Dishonor
    4.9
    • Casting Director
    • 1987
  • Stacy Keach in The New Mike Hammer (1984)
    The New Mike Hammer
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 1986–1987
  • Stacy Keach in The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1986)
    The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Casting Director
    • 1986
  • Terry Farrell, Melody Anderson, Donna Dixon, Faye Dunaway, and Robin Givens in Beverly Hills Madam (1986)
    Beverly Hills Madam
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Casting Director
    • 1986
  • Rawhead Rex (1986)
    Rawhead Rex
    5.2
    • casting director: USA
    • 1986
  • Christopher Lambert in Highlander (1986)
    Highlander
    7.0
    • Casting Director
    • 1986
  • Jamie Rose in Lady Blue (1985)
    Lady Blue
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 1985
  • Stark (1985)
    Stark
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Casting Director (casting by)
    • 1985
  • Paper Dolls (1984)
    Paper Dolls
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 1984
  • Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story (1984)
    Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Casting Director
    • 1984
  • Cagney & Lacey (1981)
    Cagney & Lacey
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 1981–1984
  • George Washington (1984)
    George Washington
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Casting Director
    • 1984
  • Paul Sorvino, Loni Anderson, and Amanda Wyss in My Mother's Secret Life (1984)
    My Mother's Secret Life
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Casting Director
    • 1984

Casting Department



  • Love at Stake (1987)
    Love at Stake
    4.9
    • casting: Canada
    • 1987
  • Whoops Apocalypse (1987)
    Whoops Apocalypse
    6.0
    • casting: Los Angeles
    • 1987
  • Summer Fantasy (1984)
    Summer Fantasy
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • casting
    • 1984
  • Blood Feud (1983)
    Blood Feud
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • casting
    • 1983
  • Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983)
    Will There Really Be a Morning?
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • casting: Los Angeles
    • 1983
  • Brian Blessed, Max von Sydow, and Sam J. Jones in Flash Gordon (1980)
    Flash Gordon
    6.5
    • casting: U.S.A.
    • 1980
  • Vanishing Point (1971)
    Vanishing Point
    7.2
    • casting supervisor
    • 1971
  • Myra Breckinridge (1970)
    Myra Breckinridge
    4.5
    • casting supervisor (as Michael Mclean)
    • 1970

Actor



  • Take Her, She's Mine (1963)
    Take Her, She's Mine
    6.2
    • Roge (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron in Daddy Long Legs (1955)
    Daddy Long Legs
    6.7
    • Orphan (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Clifton Webb in Mister Scoutmaster (1953)
    Mister Scoutmaster
    6.9
    • Cub Scout (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Gene Tierney, Don Ameche, Charles Coburn, Laird Cregar, and Marjorie Main in Heaven Can Wait (1943)
    Heaven Can Wait
    7.3
    • Henry Van Cleve - as Baby (uncredited)
    • 1943

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • McLean/Dimeo and Associates
  • Born
    • December 29, 1941
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • May 14, 2005
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)

Did you know

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    Michael McLean departed from casting to go into artist management and has launched, guided and resurrected the careers of such performers as: Dennis Hopper, Jack Thompson, Nicole Kidman, Armand Assante, Paul Reubens, and Jackee Harry, and still heads his talent management firm in Studio City, California.

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