DOUG MC CLURE

                 BIOGRAPHY
 

                         If Doug McClure weren't an actor, he'd doubtless be riding the rodeo ciruit.

                         This fact is reflected in that he owns four horses - an Arabian, a 
                 thoroughbred and two quarter-horses - plus the physical shape the man's 
                 in:  at six feet, two inches and 190 pounds, his belt size is a compact 32 
                 inches.

                         He does, however, make his living at acting almost constantly.  Currently, 
                 he's starring before the cameras in the Leslie Stevens Productions - Warner 
                 Bros. Television "Search" series for NBC, along with Hugh O'Brian and Tony 
                 Franciosa.  The three stars appear on a rotating basis as world-wide 
                 investigators operating out of a NASA-type home base against a 
                 romantic-adventure backdrop.

                         Sports have ever run a close second to acting in McClure's 
                 life.  California born, his family moved to Pacific Palisades overlooking 
                 the Pacific Ocean when Doug was three.  By the time he was eight, he was 
                 riding his own horse and body-surfing; later, surfing consumed much of the 
                 time he wasn't studying at Santa Monica Jr. College and U.C.L.A.

                         It was while a student at U.C.L.A. that McClure began a career in TV 
                 commercials; it was the result of being seen in one of them that he was 
                 selected for a role in a TV production, "Man of Annapolis" and, through the 
                 years, advanced to his current prominence in the field of both films and TV.

                         Unquestionably, McClure's proximity to sport led to the kind of 
                 outdoor-adventure series from which fame and fortune has come to him.  His 
                 series debut came with the late William Bendix in a year's series of 
                 "Overland Trail."  This was followed by two years "Checkmate," and a total 
                 of nine years in "The Virginian."  In all, he spent a total of 14 years 
                 working at Universal Studios; even today, headed to work, he sometimes 
                 absent-mindedly takes the Studio City turnoff from the freeway.

                         Along with these years in TV, McClure also managed to appear in 
                 features.  He was in "Shenandoah," "The King's Pirate," "Beau Geste," "The 
                 Enemy Below," "The Unforgiven," and others.  He admits he'd rather do 
                 feature films than TV, but TV keeps offering and he keeps accepting - "for 
                 the money.  Nine years of "The Virginian' took a lot out of me," he 
                 says.  "We filmed a 90-minute show in each seven working days.  I don't 
                 know how we did it.  Certainly, we had no time for anything else.  It's not 
                 natural to work like that day-in and day-out; I saw nothing but the 
                 Universal backlot."

                         Actually, he did see some rodeo activity.  Whenever possible, he did the 
                 circuit with his specialties, calf-roping team-roping and bareback 
                 riding.  Today, that kind of participation is an ex-luxury; "when a close 
                 friend of mine lost a finger while roping, I sorta lost interest," he says, 
                 while also admitting time has taken a toll, too.

                         Today, his sport is confined almost solely to tennis, with some hiking 
                 added.  He plays tennis "with anyone who'll play," and in July (1972), with 
                 Jack Banker as partner, won the doubles championship in the Pebble Beach 
                 Celebrity Tournament.  He will do some surfing for his starring role in 
                 "SEARCH," but, until recently, hadn't surfed for more than yen 
                 years.  "It's not like bicycle riding, something you never forget.  You 
                 remember the technique, but the conditioning's gone.  It'll take some doing 
                 to get that back,"  McClure said.

                         Now married to a girl named Diane who's never been connected with show 
                 business, McClure is father of two daughters, Tane (pronounced "Tawny"), 14 
                 years old, and Valerie, 15 months.  (Tane is the daughter of an earlier 
                 marriage, lives with the McClures.)

                         When he's in the Hollywood area working, the McClure's live on a small 
                 Encino ranch, shared with two horses, a thoroughbred and a one-quarter 
                 horse.  When he can get away, he moves the family to a home on the 
                 beautiful 17-mile drive, scenic area of Monterey Peninsula near the Pebble 
                 Beach golf course.  There, he keeps an Arabian horse, "largely for Tane to 
                 ride."  The famed Pebble Beach golf course doesn't challenge him; "I don't 
                 play golf.  TV actors don't have the time to perfect the game."

                         Summing up his career, McClure says humbly, "I'm fortunate to keep working 
                 so busily."

                 VITAL STATISTICS:

                 BIRTHPLACE:             Glendale, Calif.                        BIRTHDATE:              May 11

                 HEIGHT:         6' 2"                           WEIGHT:         180 lbs

                 COLOR OF EYES:  Blue                            COLOR OF HAIR:  Sandy