‘The Iron Claw’ Star Holt McCallany on Playing Wrestling Patriarch Fritz Von Erich and His ‘Eliminated’ Scenes: ‘I Fought but Lost That Battle’
variety.comClayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Holt McCallany is the quintessential “that guy” actor, with more than 80 film and TV credits to his name.
Now he’s stepping into the spotlight as the legendary wrestling family patriarch Fritz Von Erich in Sean Durkin’s harrowing sports drama “The Iron Claw.” McCallany’s first acting attempt came at 14, after he ran away from his New York home and headed to Hollywood with no contacts or strategy.
He wound up working at a screwdriver factory in Gardena before his parents — Tony Award-winning producer Michael McAloney and actress and singer Julie Wilson — tracked him down and shipped him to a boarding school in Ireland. Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Oscars predictions in all categories.
Decades later, McCallany has worked with some of Hollywood’s biggest names, including David Fincher and Clint Eastwood. In A24’s “Iron Claw,” his screen time is limited, but he makes an indelible impression as a hardened man gripped by many family tragedies.
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