DOUG McCLURE

Doug McClure was a successful actor, who came to fame in the TV series ‘The Virginian’.

He later appeared in four British made Sci-Fi/Fantasy films in the 1970s. ’The Land that Time Forgot’, ‘At the Earth’s Core’ and ‘The People That Time Forgot’ based on novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs and ‘Warlords of Atlantis, an original story, in the same vein. McClure brought an earnest believability to the characters he played and provided a good hearted square jawed hero amid plenty of action and monsters.

There is a sub genre of film that offer a believable but fun fantasy/adventure tale that is referred to as a ‘Doug McClure film’. See BLOG