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Mike Connors
Actor, Producer
Born August 15, 1925Died January 26, 2017 (91 years)
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Krekor Ohanian (August 15, 1925 – January 26, 2017), known professionally as Mike Connors, was an American actor best known for playing private detective Joe Mannix in the CBS television series Mannix from 1967 to 1975, a role which earned him a Golden Globe Award in 1970, the first of six straight nominations, as well as four consecutive Emmy nominations from 1970 to 1973.
Connors was an avid basketball player in high school, nicknamed "Touch" by his teammates. During World War II, he served as an enlisted man in the United States Army Air Forces.[3] After the war, he attended the University of California at Los Angeles on both a basketball scholarship and the G.I. Bill, where he played under coach John Wooden. Connors went to law school, where he studied to become an attorney, taking after his father.
Connors's film career started in the early 1950s, when he made his acting debut in a supporting role opposite Joan Crawford and Jack Palance in the thriller Sudden Fear (1952). Connors married Mary Lou Willey on September 10, 1949, when they were both UCLA students. They had two children, a son, Matthew Gunnar Ohanian, and a daughter, Dana Lee Connors.
Connors died in Tarzana, California, at the age of 91 on January 26, 2017, a week after being diagnosed with leukemia. CLR
Krekor Ohanian (August 15, 1925 – January 26, 2017), known professionally as Mike Connors, was an American actor best known for playing private detective Joe Mannix in the CBS television series Mannix from 1967 to 1975, a role which earned him a Golden Globe Award in 1970, the first of six straight nominations, as well as four consecutive Emmy nominations from 1970 to 1973.
Connors was an avid basketball player in high school, nicknamed "Touch" by his teammates. During World War II, he served as an enlisted man in the United States Army Air Forces.[3] After the war, he attended the University of California at Los Angeles on both a basketball scholarship and the G.I. Bill, where he played under coach John Wooden. Connors went to law school, where he studied to become an attorney, taking after his father.
Connors's film career started in the early 1950s, when he made his acting debut in a supporting role opposite Joan Crawford and Jack Palance in the thriller Sudden Fear (1952). Connors married Mary Lou Willey on September 10, 1949, when they were both UCLA students. They had two children, a son, Matthew Gunnar Ohanian, and a daughter, Dana Lee Connors.
Connors died in Tarzana, California, at the age of 91 on January 26, 2017, a week after being diagnosed with leukemia. CLR
Movies & Shows on Plex
Known For
Filmography
2004 | The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made · as Cast |
2003 | Nobody Knows Anything! · as Joe Mannix |
2003 | Two and a Half Men (TV Series) · as Hugo |
2000 | The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave · as Grandpa Osborne |
1998 | Gideon · as Harland Greer |
1998 | Hercules (TV Series) · as Chipacles |
1997 | James Dean: Race with Destiny · as Jack Warner |
1994 | Burke's Law (1994) (TV Series) · as Jack Duncan |
1993 | Hart to Hart Returns · as Bill Mcdowell |
1993 | Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) · as Joe Mannix |
1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series) · as Judge Arthur Mcspadden |
1993 | Armen and Bullik · as Joe 'uncle Do Do' Armen |
1991 | Ciudad Baja (Downtown Heat) · as Steve |
1991 | The Commish (TV Series) · as James Hayden |
1988 | War and Remembrance (TV Series) · as Col. Harrison 'hack' Peters |
1988 | Fist Fighter · as Billy Vance |
1985 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (TV Series) · as Robert Logan |
1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Boyce Brown |
1984 | Too Scared to Scream · as Lt. Alex Dinardo |
1984 | Glitter (TV Series) · as George Kincaid |
1981 | Today's FBI (TV Series) · as Ben Slater |
1980 | Nightkill · as Wendell Atwell |
1980 | Casino · as Nick |
1979 | High Midnight · as Capt. Lou Mikalich |
1979 | The Death of Ocean View Park · as Sam Jackson |
1979 | Avalanche Express · as Haller |
1978 | Long Journey Back · as Vic Casella |
1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Mark Hayward |
1976 | Revenge for a Rape · as Travis Green |
1976 | The Killer Who Wouldn't Die · as Karl Ohanian |
1975 | Salute to Sir Lew - The Master Showman · as Cast |
1973 | Beg, Borrow ... or Steal · as Vic Cummings |
1973 | Police Story (TV Series) · as Curtis 'manny' Mandell |
1968 | Here's Lucy (TV Series) · as Joe Mannix |
1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Joe Mannix |
1967 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV Series) · as Guest Performer |
1966 | Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die · as Kelly |
1966 | Stagecoach · as Hatfield |
1965 | Situation Hopeless -- But Not Serious · as Sgt. Lucky Finder |
1965 | Harlow · as Jack Harrison |
1964 | Where Love Has Gone · as Major Luke Miller |
1964 | Good Neighbor Sam · as Howard Ebbets |
1964 | Panic Button · as Frank Pagano |
1959 | Tightrope (TV Series) · as Nick Stone |
1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Eddie O'gara |
1959 | One Step Beyond (TV Series) · as Mario Patruzzio |
1958 | Cimarron City (TV Series) · as Bill Thatcher |
1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as Hal Daniels |
1958 | The Rough Riders (TV Series) · as Randall Garrett |
1958 | The Texan (TV Series) · as Larry Enright |
1958 | Bronco (TV Series) · as Hurd Elliott |
1958 | Rescue 8 (TV Series) · as Joe Starky |
1958 | Live Fast, Die Young · as Rick |
1958 | Suicide Battalion · as Major Matt Mccormack |
1958 | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958) (TV Series) · as Lou Torrey |
1957 | The Californians (TV Series) · as Charles Cora |
1957 | Maverick (TV Series) · as Ralph Jordan |
1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Joe Kelly |
1957 | M Squad (TV Series) · as Pete Wikowlski |
1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Lt. Miles Borden |
1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) · as Johnny Dart |
1957 | Joe Butterfly · as Reporter |
1957 | The Silent Service (TV Series) · as Melhop |
1957 | |
1957 | Voodoo Woman · as Ted Bronson |
1957 | Whirlybirds (TV Series) · as Tom Grimaldi |
1956 | Swamp Women · as Bob Matthews |
1956 | Shake, Rattle & Rock! · as Garry Nelson |
1956 | The Ten Commandments · as Amalekite Herder |
1956 | The Gale Storm Show (TV Series) · as Jerry Moss |
1956 | Flesh and the Spur · as Stacy Doggett |
1956 | The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) · as Jess Stiles |
1956 | Hey Jeannie! (TV Series) · as Lash Connor |
1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) · as Rafe Bradford |
1956 | The Oklahoma Woman · as Tom Blake |
1956 | Telephone Time (TV Series) · as Cy Yedor |
1956 | State Trooper (TV Series) · as Jim Herndon |
1956 | Jaguar · as Marty Lang |
1955 | Day the World Ended · as Tony Lamont |
1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) · as Cast |
1955 | The Twinkle in God's Eye · as Lou |
1955 | The People's Choice (TV Series) · as Bob Staples |
1955 | Frontier (TV Series) · as Tomas |
1955 | |
1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Bostick |
1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) · as Pat Smith |
1955 | Five Guns West · as Hale Clinton |
1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Victor Volante |
1954 | Day of Triumph · as Andrew |
1954 | The Lineup (TV Series) · as Cast |
1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Hap Gordon |
1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Al Kiner |
1953 | Island in the Sky · as Gainer |
1953 | Sky Commando · as Lt. Hobson 'hobbie' Lee |
1953 | The 49th Man · as Lt. Magrew |
1952 | Mr. & Mrs. North (TV Series) · as Mark Willard |
1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Christopher Ames |
1952 | Sudden Fear · as Junior Kearney |
1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Lou Renaldi |
1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Airline Pilot |
1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Glen Kramer |