John Gavin Overview:

Actor, John Gavin, was born John Anthony Golenor on Apr 8, 1931 in Los Angeles, CA. Gavin died at the age of 86 on Feb 9, 2018 in Beverly Hills, CA .

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Gavin was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1977Best WritingI Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)N/ANominated
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John Gavin BlogHub Articles:

Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, and Janet Leigh star in Alfred Hitchock’s suspense classic “Psycho”

By Stephen Reginald on Mar 19, 2024 From Classic Movie Man

Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, and Janet Leigh star in Alfred Hitchock’s suspense classic “Psycho” Psycho (1960) is an American suspense thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, and Janet Leigh. The supporting cast i... Read full article


The Man Who was Almost Bond: John Gavin

on Feb 10, 2018 From Comet Over Hollywood

Actor John Gavin From Cary Grant to Rod Taylor, we have heard of many actors that were considered to play Ian Fleming?s James Bond. And one came closer than others: John Gavin. John Gavin, who passed away Feb. 9, 2018, is not an actor as well-known as Grant or Sean Connery, but he was a handsome lea... Read full article


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John Gavin Quotes:

Trevor Graydon: Bolt the door. Take off your things. Let's have a sample.


Sam Loomis: You never did eat your lunch, did you?
Marion Crane: I better get back to the office. These extended lunch hours give my boss excess acid.
Sam Loomis: Why don't you call your boss and tell him you're taking the rest of the afternoon off? It's Friday anyway, and hot.
Marion Crane: What do I do with my free afternoon? Walk you to the airport?
Sam Loomis: We could laze around here a while longer.
Marion Crane: Checking out time is 3 P.M. Hotels of this sort are interested in you when you come in, but when your time is up... oh Sam, I hate having to be with you in a place like this.
Sam Loomis: Married couples deliberately spend occasional nights in cheap hotels like this.


Marion Crane: Oh, we can see each other. We can even have dinner but respectably in my house with my mother's picture on the mantel and my sister helping me broil a big steak for three.
Sam Loomis: And after the steak, do we send Sister to the movies? Turn mama's picture to the wall?


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John Gavin Facts
Alfred Hitchcock was unhappy with his performance in Psycho (1960). He thought John's acting style was wooden and referred to him as "The Stiff" in interviews.

President of Screen Actors Guild (SAG). [1971-1973]

His mother was of Mexican descent.

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