Mike Kellin
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Mike Kellin | |
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One Step Beyond (1960) | |
| Born | Myron Kellin April 26, 1922 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | August 26, 1983 (aged 61) Nyack, New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Emanuel Synagogue Cemetery, Wethersfield, Connecticut |
| Education | Boston University Trinity College, Connecticut (BA) Yale University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1949–1983 |
| Spouses | Nina Caiserman Kellin
(m. 1951; died 1963)Sally Moffat
(m. 1966) |
| Children | 1 |
Mike Kellin (born Myron Kellin, April 26, 1922 – August 26, 1983) was an American actor.
Early life
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Kellin was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of Sophia and Samuel Kellin,
Yale School of Drama
.
Career
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Kellin made his Broadway debut in 1949 in Tony nomination in 1956 for his acting in the musical Pipe Dream.
In 1956, he contributed the song preserven el parque elysian to a rally in support of Elysian Park.[2] Pete Seeger recorded this song in 1965 for this album God Bless the Grass.
Kellin appeared in both the film version of The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960) and the 1965–1966 television series based on the film in the same role.
In 1966, Kellin appeared in an episode on The Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode "Night Of The Owl".
Personal life and death
Kellin married Nina Caiserman in 1952. The couple adopted a daughter before Nina's death in 1963. In 1966, Kellin married actress Sally Moffat, daughter of actress Sylvia Field. Kellin was active in the Fortune Society, a prisoners' rights group. He died on August 26, 1983, from lung cancer in Nyack, New York at the age of 61.[3] His interment was at Emanuel Synagogue Cemetery in Wethersfield, Connecticut.[citation needed]
Stage credits (partial)
- King Lear (1982) as King Lear
- Are You Now or Have You Ever Been (1979) as Lionel Stander
- The Ritz (1975) as Carmine Vespucci
- The Odd Couple (1966) as Oscar Madison
- Mother Courage and Her Children (1963) as Cook
- Rhinoceros (1961) as Dribble
- God and Kate Murphy (1959) as Sean Murphy
- Pipe Dream (1955) as Hazel
- Ankles Aweigh (1955) as Joe Mancinni
- The Emperor's Clothes (1953) as Second Rottenbiller Brother
- Stalag 17 (1951) as Stosh
- The Bird Cage (1950) as Frank
- At War with the Army (1950) as Staff Sergeant McVay
Film credits
- So Young So Bad(1950) as Carousel Operator (uncredited)
- At War with the Army (1950) as Sergeant McVey
- Hurricane Smith (1952) as Dicer
- Lonelyhearts (1958) as Frank Goldsmith
- The Wonderful Country (1959) as Pancho Gil
- The Mountain Road (1960) as Prince
- The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960) as Chief Petty Officer MacCarthy
- The Great Imposter (1961) as Clifford Thompson
- Hell Is for Heroes (1962) as Private Kolinsky
- Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964) as Blind Union Vet
- Banning (1967) as Harry Kalielle
- The Incident (1967) as Harry Purvis
- The Boston Strangler (1968) as Julian Soshnick
- Riot (1969) as Bugsy
- The Maltese Bippy (1969) (uncredited)
- The Phynx (1970) as Bogey
- The People Next Door (1970) as Dr. Margolin
- Cover Me Babe (1970) as The Derelict
- Fools' Parade (1971) as Steve Mystic
- The Last Porno Flick (1974) as Boris
- Freebie and the Bean (1974) as Lieutenant Rosen
- Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976) as Ben Lapinsky
- God Told Me To (1976) as Deputy Commissioner
- Midnight Express (1978) as Mr. Hayes
- Girlfriends (1978) as Abe
- On the Yard (1978) as Red
- The Jazz Singer (1980) as Leo
- So Fine (1981) as Sam Schlotzman
- Just Before Dawn (1981) as Ty
- Paternity (1981) as Tour Guide
- Echoes (1982) as Sid Berman
- Sleepaway Camp (1983) as Mel (final film role)
Television credits
He was very active in television and was a regular on:
- Mister Peepers (TV series) (1952) as Edward Barnes
- Bonino (1953) as Rusty
- Honestly, Celeste! (1954) as Marty Gordon
- The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1965–66) as C.P.O. Willie Miller
- Seventh Avenue, a mini-series (1977) as Morris Blackman
- Fitz and Bones (1981) as Robert Whitmore
- Combat! (1965) Episode "Losers Cry Deal"
He also appeared in made-for-TV movies, including:
- Assignment: Munich (1972) as Gus
- The Connection (1973) as Pillo
- F.D.R.: the Last Year (1980) as Andre Gromyko
He guest starred on the following:
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 4 Episode 11: "And the Desert Shall Blossom") as Killer
- Have Gun, Will Travel(1958) (Season 2 Episode 13: "The Solid Gold Patrol") as Sergeant Major Siebert
- The Rifleman (1959) (Season 2 Episode 14: "Surveyors") as Len Sommers
- Naked City (1959-1963)
- (Season 1 Episode 32: "The Sandman") (1959) as Billy Ketch
- (Season 2 Episode 18: "The Deadly Guinea Pig") (1961) as Anton
- (Season 4 Episode 33: "Golden Lads and Girls") (1963) as Louis Wystemski
- Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond(1960) (Season 3 Episode 8: "The Trap") as Dominic DiNovio / Fredrick Gibbs
- The Untouchables (1960-1961)
- (Season 1 Episode 14: The Noise of Death") (1960) as Abe Garfinkel
- (Season 1 Episode 22: "The White Slavers") (1960) as Mig Torrance
- (Season 3 Episode 9: "City Without a Name") (1961) as Lou Mungo
- Have Gun, Will Travel(1961) (Season 4 Episode 20: "Shadow of a Man") as Logan Adcock
- Have Gun, Will Travel(1961) (Season 4 Episode 28: "The Siege") as Alvah Brent
- Have Gun, Will Travel(1961) (Season 5 Episode 12: "Drop of Blood") as Faivel Melamed
- Route 66 (1961) (Season 2 Episode 4: "Birdcage on My Foot") as Lieutenant Calder
- Route 66 (1962) (Season 3 Episode 11: "Hey Moth, Come Eat the Flame") as Art Hannibal
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962) (Season 1 Episode 3: "Night of the Owl") as Parker
- The Twilight Zone (1963) (Season 4 Episode 2: "The Thirty-Fathom Grave") as Chief Bell
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964) (Season 1 Episode 4: "Mist of Silence") as Steban
- Combat! (1965) (Season 3 Episode 18: "Losers Cry Deal") as Jackson
- Lost in Space (1966) (Season 2 Episode 8: "The Deadly Games of Gamma 6") as Myko
- Gunsmoke (1966) (Season 12 Episode 13: "The Moonstone") as Chad Timpson
- Starsky and Hutch(1976) (Season 2 Episode 5: "Gillian") as Al Grossman
- All in the Family (1976) (Season 7 Episode 12: "Archie's Secret Passion") as Bummie Fencel
- Barney Miller (1976) (Season 3 Episode 8: "Non-Involvement") as Al Mitchell
- Galactica 1980 (1980) (Season 1 Episode 4: "The Super Scouts") as Stockton
- Galactica 1980 (1980) (Season 1 Episode 5: "The Super Scouts: Part 2") as John Stockton
Discography
- Tevya and His Daughters, Columbia Masterworks OL 5225 (1957)
- And the Testimony's Still Coming, Verve-Forecast FTS 3028 (1967)
References
- ^ "("Mike Kellin" search results)". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ "Broadside #76" (PDF). November 1966. p. 8. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ Kennedy, Shawn G. (August 28, 1983). "Mike Kellin, Actor, Dies at 61; Won OBIE for Role in 'Buffalo'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mike Kellin.
- Mike Kellin at IMDb
- Mike Kellin at the Internet Broadway Database
- Mike Kellin at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Mike Kellin papers, 1946-1983, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
- Mike Kellin at Find a Grave
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