Marc McClure

Marc McClure (born March 31, 1957) is an American actor known for playing Jimmy Olsen in the Superman series of feature films released between 1978 and 1987 and Dave McFly in the Back to the Future films. Career McClure appeared in the 1976 film Freaky Friday. In 2003 he had a small cameo in the remake. He was in the 1977 Brigham Young University church video The Phone Call as Scott, who works at Ripples Drive-In. In 1978 he appeared in the film I Wanna Hold Your Hand and in 1980 appeared in the film Used Cars, both of which were written by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. McClure's best known role is as Jimmy Olsen in the 1978 film Superman, and its sequels, Superman II, Superman III, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, and in the 1984 spinoff film Supergirl. He is the only actor to appear in the same role in all four Christopher Reeve-era Superman films and Supergirl. McClure also played Jimmy Olsen in a 1985 commercial for the Kenner Super Powers Collection action figure line.