Editing Tim McCoy (section)

{{Short description|American actor and television host (1891–1978)}}
{{for|the English footballer|Tim McCoy (footballer)}}
{{for|the 1972 murder victim|Murder of Timothy McCoy}}

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{{Infobox person
| name                     = Tim McCoy
| image                    = File:Tim McCoy 1934.jpg
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| caption                  = McCoy in 1934
| birth_date               = {{Birth date|1891|04|10}}
| birth_place              = [[Saginaw, Michigan]], U.S.
| death_date               = {{Death date and age|1978|01|29|1891|04|10}}
| death_place              = [[Ft. Huachuca]], Arizona, U.S.
| occupation               = {{hlist|Actor|showman|television host}} 
| yearsactive              = 1925&ndash;1965
| spouse                   = {{marriage|[[Inga Arvad]]|1946|1973|end=died}}
| children = 5}}
[[File:MGM Westerns featuring Tim McCoy ad in Motion Picture News, 1926.jpg|thumb|Tim McCoy ad in Motion Picture News, 1926]]
'''Tim McCoy''' (April 10, 1891 – January 29, 1978) was an American actor, military officer, and expert on [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|American Indian]] life. McCoy is most noted for his roles in B-grade Western films. As a popular cowboy film star, he had his picture on the front of a [[List of athletes on Wheaties boxes|Wheaties cereal box]].