 McCann appeared as Wally Stone in Season Two of Starsky and Hutch in an episode named Murder on Stage 17 in which he played an ex-commedian turned murderer.In this episode, McCann's talent as an actor was spotlighted and he was able to portray various characters throughout the episode.McCann impersonated Oliver Hardy in commercials for various products (teaming with Jim MacGeorge as Stan Laurel), and for a few years, he played the holiday-season recurring role of Kris Kringle on the NBC soap opera "Santa Barbara".