Biography
Ed McNamara was a Canadian actor. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he performed on stage in Toronto and worked in radio before appearing in television and feature films from the early 1940s.
His screen credits include Benny in Silver Streak (1976) and Jake in The Black Stallion (1979). He received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance as Phillip Longlan in Bayo (1985). In 1986 he was awarded the inaugural Earle Grey Award for lifetime achievement by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
McNamara died in Toronto on 11 October 1986.
