Edward McNally

Edward 'Skipper' McNally (June 20, 1923 – February 20, 1987) was an American actor and a famous gatecrasher of Super Bowls in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.

Life

Edward McNally was born James Edward McNally on June 20, 1923, in Boston, Massachusetts.

McNally, nicknamed "Skipper," appeared in minor, uncredited roles in numerous films and TV series in the 1950s. His first role was in the 1952 drama Holiday for Sinners. Two years later, in 1954, he had bit parts in director Elia Kazan's Marlon Brando-starrer On the Waterfront. The following year, he was seen in the supporting role of a soldier in East of Eden (starring James Dean and Julie Harris.) The same year he was seen in another big-name Hollywood production, Rebel Without a Cause, starring Natalie Wood and James Dean.

Over the following years, McNally was in the credits of various TV series including You Are There (1955), Playhouse 90 (1957), Official Detective (1957), and Jefferson Drum (1958).

In 1968, he was seen as "Gimpy" in Cliff Robertson-starrer Charly, a film based on the book, "Flowers for Algernon" by American author Daniel Keyes.

McNally was last seen on the silver screen in 1976, playing the minor role of a newsman in Two-Minute Warning (directed by Larry Peerce.)

Death

McNally died on February 20, 1987, in Los Angeles, California.