[2] McGovern was schooled at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh with a double major in journalism and English, and later studied acting with Stella Adler and Milton Katselas.
McGovern played the role of the young high school teacher Mr. Bill Wolfe in American Graffiti, and in Star Wars he provided voice-overs for various personalities of the Empire.
McGovern also appeared in Back to the Future in a deleted scene as the McFlys' neighbor, who pressures George into buying an entire case of peanut brittle to help fund his daughter's Little League team.
[citation needed] McGovern played Jim Coyle in the CBS series Charlie & Co. and has helped to create hundreds of television and radio commercials.
[6] McGovern is an instructor of commercial and character voice and scene and monologue acting, and he contributes to the College of Marin with his expertise.