Howard McNear

10 films on Best Blurays2 in 4K8 in HD

Howard Terbell McNear (January 27, 1905 – January 3, 1969) was an American actor. He is best remembered for his role as the barber Floyd Lawson on The Andy Griffith Show (1961–1967).

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2 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Blue Hawaii (1961)

Supporting role · Director: Norman Taurog

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Paramount 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Mono from DVD

3.0

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Small role · Director: Otto Preminger

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray Columbia Classics Vol 2

Best Audio:

1986 RCA/Columbia LaserDisc

4.2

8 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Bundle of Joy (1956)

Supporting role · Director: Norman Taurog

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)

Supporting role · Director: John Sturges

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.4

Irma la Douce (1963)

Supporting role · Director: Billy Wilder

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2018 Kino Lorber Blu-ray/2025 Germany Plaion Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Eureka Blu-ray has worse encoding.

Best Audio:

1985 Key Video Hi-Fi VHS

3.8

Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)

Small role · Director: Billy Wilder

Best English-Friendly:

Olive Films Blu-ray

Best Video:

All Blu-ray are OOP and no comparisons available

US Olive Films or France Rimini or Germany vocomo

3.5

The Wheeler Dealers (1963)

Small role · Director: Arthur Hiller

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.3

The Fortune Cookie (1966)

Small role · Director: Billy Wilder

Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray, new 4K master

3.6

It Started with a Kiss (1959)

Small role · Director: George Marshall

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.2

The Long, Long Trailer (1954)

Small role · Director: Vincente Minnelli

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.4

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