Sean McClory, 79; Irish-Born Actor in Movies, on TV Shows

Sean McClory, 79, an Irish-born actor who appeared in dozens of films and innumerable television shows, died Wednesday at his home in the Hollywood Hills, said his wife, Peggy Webber McClory.

The actor, who had a heart condition, died at home after being hospitalized for several months, she said.

McClory began his acting career in Galway, Ireland, and was a member of the famous Abbey Theatre in Dublin. He was brought to the United States by RKO studios.

Among his many roles were those of Owen Glynn in director John Ford’s “The Quiet Man” (1952), which starred Maureen O’Hara and John Wayne; and homicidal maniac Dublin O’Malley in “Ring of Fear” (1954). In the late 1950s, he played storekeeper Jack McGivern in the television series “The Californians.”