John Megna

infobox actor

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birthdate=birth date|1952|11|9
deathdate=death date and age|1995|9|5|1952|11|9
deathplace=Los Angeles, California
occupation=Stage, film, television actor

John Megna (November 9, 1952 – September 5, 1995) was an American actor whose Broadway success at the age of seven in 1960's "All the Way Home" led to his being cast as Charles Baker 'Dill' Harris, the toothy young summer visitor in the 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird". According to "Mockingbird" author, Harper Lee, the character was based on her childhood friend, writer Truman Capote.

A half-brother of actress/singer/businesswoman Connie Stevens, Megna appeared in many television programs throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and as an adult, he turned to stage directing. He appeared in two car chase films starring Burt Reynolds and directed by Hal Needham in cameo roles: "Smokey and the Bandit II" and "Cannonball Run". On September 5, 1995, in Los Angeles, California, he died from AIDS-related complications at the age of 42.

Acting Credits

John Megna's other acting credits include:
*"The Mogul" (1984);
*"The Cannonball Run" (1981);
*"Smokey and the Bandit II" (1980);
*"Skag" (1980) (TV);
*"Go Tell the Spartans" (1978);
*"I Want to Keep My Baby" (1976) (TV);
*"The Boy in the Plastic Bubble" (1976) (TV);
*"" (1974) (uncredited in the role of Young Hyman Roth);
*"" (1966) (TV), episode "Miri";
*"Blindfold" (1965); and
*"Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte" (1964).
*"To Kill a Mockingbird (film)" - Charles Baker 'Dill' Harris (1962)
*"Naked City"
*"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" - The Magic Shop

External links

*imdb|0576345
*tvtome person|51538