Marc McClure

Marc McClure (born March 31, 1957) is an American actor.^[1] He is known for playing Jimmy Olsen in the Superman series of films released between 1978 and 1987, and Dave McFly in the Back to the Future films.

Marc McClure
Born	(1957-03-31) March 31, 1957 (age 68) San Mateo, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1975–present

Career

McClure appeared in the 1976 film Freaky Friday,^[1] and later had a cameo in the 2003 remake of the film.^[2]

In 1977, McClure portrayed Scott, an employee at Ripples Drive-In, in the Brigham Young University church video The Phone Call. He subsequently appeared in the films I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) and Used Cars (1980), both written by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale.^[2]

McClure is best known for his role as Jimmy Olsen in the 1978 film Superman. He reprised the role in its sequels—Superman II, Superman III, and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace—as well as in the 1984 spinoff film Supergirl.^[2] He is the only actor to appear as the same character in all four Christopher Reeve-era Superman films and in Supergirl. In 1985, he also portrayed Jimmy Olsen in a commercial for the Kenner Super Powers Collection action figure line.^[3]

In 1985, McClure played Dave McFly, the older brother of Marty McFly, in the film Back to the Future, reuniting him with his I Wanna Hold Your Hand co-star Wendie Jo Sperber and writers Gale and Zemeckis. He reprised the role in Back to the Future Part II (although his only scene was not included in the theatrical version) and Back to the Future Part III.^[2]

McClure has made guest appearances on several television series, including Once an Eagle, Happy Days, Hunter, The Shield,^{[episode needed]} and Cold Case.^{[1][episode needed]}

In 2008, McClure appeared in a guest role as Dax-Ur, a Kryptonian scientist living on Earth, in the seventh-season Smallville episode "Persona", referencing his past role in the Superman films.^[2] He also made cameo appearances in the DC Extended Universe films Justice League (2017), as a prison security officer, and in Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), as a police officer who befriends Lois Lane and is later saved by Cyborg during a battle involving Superman.^[4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1976	Freaky Friday	Boris Harris
1977	The Phone Call	Scott
1978	Coming Home	High School Class President
	I Wanna Hold Your Hand	Larry Dubois
	Superman	Jimmy Olsen
1980	Used Cars	Heavy Duty Dubois
	Superman II	Jimmy Olsen
1981	Strange Behavior	Oliver Myerhoff
1982	Pandemonium	Randy
1983	Superman III	Jimmy Olsen
1984	Supergirl
1985	Back to the Future	Dave McFly
1987	Superman IV: The Quest for Peace	Jimmy Olsen
	Amazon Women on the Moon	Ray	segment: "Video Date"
1988	The Perfect Match	Tim Wainwright
1989	Chances Are	Richard
	After Midnight	Kevin	segment: "The Old Dark House"
	Back to the Future Part II	Dave McFly	Deleted scene
1990	Back to the Future Part III
	Grim Prairie Tales: Hit the Trail... to Terror	Tom
1992	The Vagrant	Chuck
1995	Sleepstalker	Mr. Davis, Griffin's Father
1995	Apollo 13	Glynn Lunney
1996	That Thing You Do!	Hollywood Showcase Director
1997	Menno's Mind	Bennett, Medina's Gofer
1999	Storm	Dr. Brian Newmeyer
2000	Deep Core	Mac	uncredited
	Python	Co-Pilot
2001	Venomous	Dr. Dutton
2002	Landspeed	Granger
2003	Freaky Friday	Boris
2005	Coach Carter	Susan's Dad
2006	Driftwood	Rich Forrester
	Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut	Jimmy Olsen	archive footage
2007	Smallville	Dax-Ur	episode: "Persona" (s7e10)
2008	Proud American	Sam
	Frost/Nixon	Network Executive
2012	Hercules Saves Christmas	Mr. Rosco
	Just an American	Sam
2017	Powerless	Emily's Father
	Justice League	Officer Ben Sadowsky	Cameo[5]
2021	Zack Snyder's Justice League	Officer Jerry