Career
In 1977 McLoughlin was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program for his contributions to Van Dyke and Company, a special starring Dick Van Dyke. Two years later, he portrayed the robot South.T.A.R. (Special Troops/Arms Regiment) in the Disney film The Black Hole. & also played Katahdin in the 1979 Horror classic, Prophecy.