Celebrities with John McCain

'Right thing to do'

Not all of Hollywood is supporting the Democratic Party this November.

Among those opening checkbooks for Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign, according to Federal Election Commission filings, are Wilford Brimley, the mustached actor known for his Quaker Oats commercials and famous line, "It's the right thing to do." (Before acting, Mr. Brimley was Howard Hughes' bodyguard).

Also supporting the Arizona Republican are Dick Van Patten; William Barron Hilton (famous of late for being Paris Hilton's grandfather); and Rip Torn, who played Artie on HBO's "The Larry Sanders Show."

Our Hollywood insider says "this is just the beginning. You can look for other big names to hop on board the StraightTalk Express," referring to Mr. McCain's campaign bus. Among the notables she says lean right:

Britney Spears, Drew Carey, Bo Derek, Tom Selleck, Shirley Temple Black, Clint Eastwood, Ben Stein, Kim Alexis, Scott Baio, Adam Baldwin, Robert Conrad, Alice Cooper, Shannen Doherty, Robert Duvall, Jamie Farr, Kelsey Grammer, Dean Jones, Jimmy Dean, Shirley Jones, Don King, Heather Locklear, Chuck Norris, Freddie Prinze Jr., Mickey Rooney, Jessica Simpson, Grace Slick, Tony Danza, Kurt Russell, Pat Sajak, Stephen Baldwin, Rick Schroder, Hilary Duff, Cheryl Ladd, Marilyn Manson, Marie Osmond and Bruce Willis.

a more indepth roster of McCain's Celebrity backers

From this list of McCain backers attending a McCain event were:

-Dean Cain (Clark from Lois and Clark - Superman; Hope and Faith, etc)
-James Caan (Godfather I and II, Get Smart, Las Vegas, etc)
-Jon Voight (National Treasure I and II, Tomb Raider, etc)...and
father
of Angelina Jolie
-Robert Davi (Profiler, Die Hard, etc)
-Lou Ferrigno (The Incredible Hulk)
-Adam Carolla (The Man Show)
-Lacy Chabert (Party of Five, Mean Girls, Daddy Daycare, etc)
-Angie Harmon (Law & Order, Agent Cody Banks, etc)
-Victoria Jackson (Saturday Night Live)
-Gerald McRaney (Simon & Simon, Major Dad)
-Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men, Hot Shots, Pretty in Pink)
-Lorenzo Lamas (The Bold and the Beautiful, Renegade, Falcon Crest)
-Kevin Sorbo (Hercules, Avenging Angel)
-Patricia Heaton (Everybody Loves Raymond)
-George Newbern (Father of the Bride, Friends, Justice League - Voice)
-Robert Duvall (The Godfather and The Godfather II, Secondhand Lions,
Deep Impact, God's and Generals, etc).
-Jerry Bruckheimer (producer of wildly popular television shows such
as
CSI, Cold Case, and Without a Trace, and films such as Pirates of the
Caribbean)
-Gary Sinese (Forest Gump, CSI:NY, etc)
-Steven Baldwin (Bio Dome, Midnight Clear, etc)
-Wilford Brimley (The Firm, The Natural, etc
-Craig T. Nelson (Coach, The Incredibles)
-Gail O’Grady (NYPD Blue, American Dreams, etc)
-Jason Sehorn (NY Giants)
-David Zucker (Producer of Airplane, Superhero Movie, etc)
-Lionel Chetwynd (documentary writer/producer)

A few names at the RNC Convention...

-Rosario Dawson (Sin City, Men in Black II, etc)
-Joe Pantoliano (The Fugative, US Marshalls, Daredevil, Sopranos, etc)
-Tim Daly (Wings, Private Practice, The Associate, etc but supports Obama)

According to Variety, a few more McCain backers...

-Tom Selleck (Magnum P.I., Friends, etc)
-Kelsey Grammer (Frasier, etc)
-Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby, Dirty Harry, etc)

According to Sports Illustrated, a few more celebrity backers of
McCain...

-Curt Shilling (Boston Red Socks Pitcher)
-Chuck Liddell (Ultimate Fighting Championship star)

Two more celebrities that shouldn't surprise anyone...

-Sylvester Stallone backed McCain on the 700 Club about 6 months ago,
and he remains a backer.
-Chuck Norris was on Fox News this morning and backed McCain and
Palin.

-Rip Torn was on the contribution list for John McCain, as was Dick
Van
Patton.

-Adam Sandler was a contributer for Guliani, but that doesn't
necessarily mean he supports McCain. The same can be said for Pat
Sajack (of Wheel of Fortune), who supported Fred Thompson.

Other McCain contributers on official records include (some may be on
previous lists):
*(NOTE: unless specifically identified, contibuters gave to McCain
only)*
-Troy Aikman (NFL)
-Mario Andretti (racecar driver)
-George Brodenheimer (ESPN President)
-Pat Boone (actor)
-David Brandon (Dominoes CEO)
-Jerry Bruckheimer (film and tv producer)
-August Busch III (Anheuser - Busch Chairman)
-Pete Coors (Coors Chairman)
-Richard DeVos (Orlando Magic Owner)
-David Dorman (AT&T CEO)
-Clint Eastwood (actor)
-Larry Ellison (Oracle chairman and CEO)
-John Elway (NFL)
-Carly Fiorina (former HP chairman and CEO)
-Roger Goodell (NFL commissioner)
-Kelsey Grammer (actor)
-Mike Helton (NASCAR president)
-Rick Hilton (Paris Hilton's dad)
-William Barron Hilton (Paris Hilton's Grandfather and HIlton co-
chairman)
-Charles Hilliday (Du Pont chairman and CEO)
-Robert Kraft (New England Patiots owner)
-Alan Lacy (Sears CEO)
-Edward Liddy (Alstate chairman and CEO)
-Peter McGowen (San Francisco Giants owner)
-Lorne Michaels (producer)
-Jack Nicklaus (golf champion)
-Arnold Palmer (golf champion)
-Richard Parsons (Time Warner chairman) - wow...interesting
-Richard Petty (NASCAR driver)
-Colin Powell (former Secretary of State)
-Steven Reinemund (Pepsico chairman and CEO)
-Jerry Reinsdorf (owner of Chicago White Socks and Bulls)...gave money
to both but twice as much to McCain
-Curt Shilling (MLB)
-Ricard Shulze (Best Buy chairman)
-Ivan seidenberg (Verizon chairman and CEO)...gave money to both
parties but overwhelmingly more to McCain
-Gary Sinese (actor)
-Harry Sloan (MGM chairman)
-Frederick Smith (Fed Ex CEO)
-Alex Spanos (San Diego Chargers owner)
-Ben Stein (actor, producer, and businessman)
-George Steinbrenner (Yankees owner)
-Darrel Waltrip (NASCAR driver and sportscaster)

This was just from the McCain donations...party donations not
included.