Terrence E. McNally (May 29, 1948) is an American actor, writer, producer and radio host who appeared as one of Mr. Persuasion's advertising 'pod people' that appear in Mork's nightmare in Season 2's Invasion of the Mork Snatchers. He also filmed a second role in Season 3's Mork the Swinging Single, which was cut for time.
Biography[]
Terence E. McNally was born May 29th, 1948 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. He gained his acting training at Harvard University's American Conservatory Theatre.[1]
In 1983 he and actress/singer Julie Brown were married, with whom he collaborated on a number of projects before they divorced in 1989.
For more than 15 years, McNally has hosted Free Forum on Pacifica Radio stations KPFK and WBAI. In 2013 he also hosted Cinema Interruptus at the Conference on World Affairs.[2]
Career[]
Terence's first on screen credits came in 1977 in the TV Movie Intimate Strangers and the TV series Baretta, starting a 30 year screen acting a career which has included such films and television shows as Star Trek: The Next Generation, Dallas, Dynasty, Nine to Five, Taking Care of Business, Looker and Battle Beyond the Stars. With his then wife he also wrote, produced, acted in and composed for the movie Earth Girls are Easy (1988), starring Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis. His last screen appearance to date was in the movie Two Weeks (2006). [3]
Filmography[]
| Year | TV Movie | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Intimate Strangers | ||
| 1978 | To Kill a Cop | Uniformed Lt. | |
| 1979 | Crisis in Mid-air | ||
| 1980 | The Memory of Eva Ryker | Launch helmsman | |
| 1980 | The Silent Lovers | Robert Taylor | |
| 1983 | Blood Feud | Justice Department Attorney | |
| 1983 | When Your Lover Leaves | David | |
| 1987 | Deadly Care | Frank Halloran | |
| Year | TV Series | Episode(s) | Role |
| 1977 | Baretta | Lyman P. Dokker, Fed | Morrisey |
| 1978 | Barnaby Jones | Victim of Love | Frank Taylor |
| 1978-1979 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Escort to Danger
Wolfpack |
Reporter #2
Hypnotist |
| 1979 | The Doctors | Episode #1.4165
Episode #1.4167 |
Dr. Jim Barnes |
| 1980 | Lou Grant | Brushfire | Policeman |
| 1980 | Mork & Mindy | Invasion of the Mork Snatchers | Laxative Salesman |
| 1980 | The Love Boat | The Horse Lover/Secretary to the Stars/Julie's Decision/
Gopher and Isaac Buy a Horse/Village People Ride Again |
Photographer |
| 1983 | The Greatest American Hero | The Newlywed Game | Campbell |
| 1983 | The Powers of Matthew Star | The Great Waldo Shepherd | Terry |
| 1983-1984 | Hotel | Christmas
Tomorrows |
Frank
Flower Salesman |
| 1985 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Vigilante Mothers | Leonard Fletcher |
| 1985 | Dallas | En Passant
Curiosity Killed the Cat |
Sam Barker |
| 1985-1986 | Dynasty (TV Series) | Kidnapped
The Proposal Ben |
Reporter #1 |
| 1986 | Santa Barbara | Episode #1.427 | Dr. Mills |
| 1987 | Matlock | The Husband | Kevin Benson |
| 1987 | L.A. Law | The Grace of Wrath
Auld L'Anxiety |
Dr. Paul Wooden
Dean Ackerson |
| 1989 | Studio 5-B | Pilot | Robb |
| 1989 | Perfect Strangers | The 'King' and I | Lamont Cassidy |
| 1989 | Knots Landing | Guilty Until Proven Innocent | Rick Hawkins |
| 1990 | Who's the Boss? | Couple Trouble | Brad |
| 1990 | Father Dowling Mysteries | The Solid Gold Headache Mystery | Harold Hemmings Jr. |
| 1991 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Half a Life | B'Tardat |
| 1992 | Dark Justice | Lush Life | |
| 1993-1994 | The Young and the Restless | 15 episodes | Dr. Robert Lynch |
| 1994 | South Central | Pilot | Gene Spain |
| 1995 | Models Inc. | By Crook or by Hook
Exposure |
Judge Moore |
| 1996 | Baywatch | The Contest | Darren Highland |
| Year | Title | Role | |
| 1980 | Battle Beyond the Stars | Gar | |
| 1980 | 9 to 5 | Policeman | |
| 1981 | Looker | Technician in Scanning Room | |
| 1988 | Earth Girls Are Easy | Soap Opera Doctor | |
| 1989 | Tap | Bob Wythe | |
| 1990 | Taking Care of Business | Hamilton | |
| 1993 | When the Party's Over | David Berryman | |
| 2006 | Two Weeks | Gerald Corwin | |
Mork & Mindy[]
Terence's appearance on the show as as the Laxative Salesman one of the antenna wearing, advertising Pod People under 'Mr. Persuasion', that Mork encounters inside the TV World he dreams he is in during his nightmare, and then again later in the apartment as the nightmare pursues him back into the apartment, in Invasion of the Mork Snatchers.
McNally came back in Season 3 to play Stan, Mindy's (eventually unseen) journalist date, who her friends advise her to go out with to 'expand' her and Mork's horizons (and which in doing so backfires on Mindy, turning Mork into a singles monster with girls chasing after him) in Mork the Swinging Single McNally filmed a scene towards th end of the date with Mindy, where he's curious about the roommate she mentioned. Prompting Mindy to talk with deep affection about him, and how sweet and sensitive he is, before the 'transformed' shallow Mork bursts into the apartment. However, the scene was cut, most likely for time, and also because Mork's subsequent appearance (leading a conga line at Glenda's apartment) is given more impact.