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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name | | name = Mike Connors | ||
| image | | image = Mike Connors Mannix 1968.JPG | ||
| caption | | caption = Connors as Joe Mannix, 1968 | ||
| birth_name | | birth_name = Krekor Ohanian | ||
| birth_date | | birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|08|15}} | ||
| birth_place | | birth_place = [[Fresno, California]], U.S. | ||
| death_date | | death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|01|26|1925|08|15}} | ||
| death_place | | death_place = [[Tarzana, Los Angeles|Tarzana]], California, U.S. | ||
| other_names | | other_names = Touch Connors | ||
| alma_mater | | alma_mater = [[University of California, Los Angeles]] | ||
| occupation | | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|film producer}} | ||
| years_active = 1952–2007 | | years_active = 1952–2007 | ||
| party | | party = [[Republican party (United States)|Republican]] | ||
| spouse | | spouse = {{marriage|Mary Lou Willey|1949}} | ||
| children | | children = 2 | ||
| relatives = [[Charles Aznavour]] (cousin) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Krekor Ohanian''' (August 15, 1925 – January 26, 2017), known professionally as '''Mike Connors''', was an American actor. He was best known for playing private detective Joe Mannix | '''Krekor Ohanian''' (August 15, 1925 – January 26, 2017), known professionally as '''Mike Connors''', was an American actor and film producer. He was best known for playing private detective Joe Mannix on the [[CBS]] television series ''[[Mannix]]'' from 1967 to 1975. This role earned him a [[Golden Globe Award]] in 1970, the first of six straight nominations, as well as four consecutive [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Primetime Emmy]] nominations from 1970 to 1973. He also starred in the short-lived series ''[[Tightrope!]]'' (1959–1960) and ''[[Today's FBI]]'' (1981–1982). | ||
Connors's acting career spanned 56 years. In addition to his work on television, he appeared in numerous films, including ''[[Sudden Fear]]'' (1952), ''[[Good Neighbor Sam]]'' (1964), ''[[Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious]]'' (1965), ''[[Stagecoach (1966 film)|Stagecoach]]'' (1966), ''[[Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die]]'' (1966) and ''[[Too Scared to Scream]]'' (1985), which he also produced. | |||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Connors was born Krekor Ohanian Jr. | Connors was born Krekor Ohanian Jr. on August 15, 1925, in [[Fresno, California|Fresno]], California, to Armenian parents Krekor and Alice (née Surabian) Ohanian. His father had escaped the [[Armenian genocide]]. They married in 1915 and had six children: Paul I (died in childhood), Paul II, Dorothy M., Arpesri A., Krekor and Eugene.<ref name="Grode nytimes">{{cite news |last=Grode |first=Eric |title=Mike Connors, Long-Running TV Sleuth in 'Mannix', Dies at 91 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 27, 2017 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/arts/mike-connors-mannix-dies.html |access-date=January 27, 2017}}</ref> His father was an attorney and represented many Armenians who had little money and could not speak English.{{sfn|Weaver|2003|p=17}} Connors spoke three languages: Armenian, English, and French.<ref>{{cite web |title=MANNIX: THE SECOND SEASON |last=Anderson |first=Troy |website=AndersonVision |date=December 17, 2008 |url=https://andersonvision.com/mannix-the-second-season/ |access-date=January 28, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804020004/https://andersonvision.com/mannix-the-second-season/ |archive-date=August 4, 2020}}</ref> Connors was a cousin of French-Armenian singer [[Charles Aznavour]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mike Connors, l'interprète de Mannix est mort à l'âge de 91 ans |language=fr |work=[[La Dépêche du Midi]] |date=January 27, 2017 |url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2017/01/27/2505594-mike-connors-interprete-mannix-est-mort-age-91-ans.html |access-date=January 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cinq infos insolites que vous ignorez (peut-être) sur Charles Aznavour |language=fr |work=[[Le Dauphiné libéré]] |date=October 1, 2018 |url=https://www.ledauphine.com/france-monde/2018/10/01/cinq-infos-insolites-que-vous-ignorez-(peut-etre)-sur-charles-aznavour |access-date=October 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Charles Aznavour: des amis, beaucoup d'amour et une très grande famille |language=fr |work=[[Le Figaro]] |date=October 2, 2018 |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/2018/10/02/03006-20181002ARTFIG00239-charles-aznavour-des-amis-beaucoup-d-amour-et-tres-une-grande-famille.php |access-date=October 2, 2018}}</ref> | ||
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]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kelsey |first=Juliett |title=Famous and Formerly Enlisted |magazine=Air Force Magazine |publisher=[[Air Force Association]] |date=April 1999 |url=https://www.airandspaceforces.com/PDF/MagazineArchive/Magazine%20Documents/1999/April%201999/0499famous.pdf |access-date=May 31, 2018}}</ref> 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. He was a member of the [[Phi Delta Theta]] fraternity.<ref>UCLA Yearbook (1947), pages 454–455</ref> | 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]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kelsey |first=Juliett |title=Famous and Formerly Enlisted |magazine=Air Force Magazine |publisher=[[Air Force Association]] |date=April 1999 |url=https://www.airandspaceforces.com/PDF/MagazineArchive/Magazine%20Documents/1999/April%201999/0499famous.pdf |access-date=May 31, 2018}}</ref> 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. He was a member of the [[Phi Delta Theta]] fraternity.<ref>UCLA Yearbook (1947), pages 454–455</ref> | ||
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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). He had initially been rejected for an audition by producer Joseph Kaufman due to his lack of experience, but after sneaking into [[Republic Pictures]] and meeting director [[David Miller (director)|David Miller]], Connors was given a chance to read the script and was offered the part.{{sfn|Weaver|2003|pp=20–21}} | 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). He had initially been rejected for an audition by producer Joseph Kaufman due to his lack of experience, but after sneaking into [[Republic Pictures]] and meeting director [[David Miller (director)|David Miller]], Connors was given a chance to read the script and was offered the part.{{sfn|Weaver|2003|pp=20–21}} | ||
Connors was cast in the [[John Wayne]] film | Connors was cast in the [[John Wayne]] film ''[[Island in the Sky (1953 film)|Island in the Sky]]'', in which he played a crewman on one of the search-and-rescue planes. In 1956, he played an [[Amalekite]] herder in [[Cecil B. DeMille]]'s ''[[The Ten Commandments (1956 film)|The Ten Commandments]]''.<ref name="Barnes hollywoodreporter">{{cite news |last=Barnes |first=Mike |title=Mike Connors, Principled Private Detective on 'Mannix', Dies at 91 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=January 26, 2017 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mike-connors-dead-star-mannix-was-91-969213 |access-date=January 27, 2017}}</ref> | ||
Connors appeared in numerous television series, including the co-starring role in the 1955 episode "Tomas and the Widow" of the [[anthology series]] ''[[Frontier (1955 TV series)|Frontier]]''. He guest-starred on the early [[ | Connors appeared in numerous television series, including the co-starring role in the 1955 episode "Tomas and the Widow" of the [[anthology series]] ''[[Frontier (1955 TV series)|Frontier]]''. He guest-starred on the early [[sitcoms]] ''[[Hey, Jeannie!]]'' and ''[[The People's Choice (TV series)|The People's Choice]]'', and in two [[Rod Cameron (actor)|Rod Cameron]] [[Television syndication|syndicated]] [[crime drama]]s, ''[[City Detective]]'' and the Western-themed ''[[State Trooper (TV series)|State Trooper]]'', and played the villain in the first episode filmed (but second aired) of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC's]] smash hit ''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'', opposite [[James Garner]] in 1957.<ref name="Lentz 2018">{{cite book |last=Lentz III |first=Harris M. |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2017 |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |page=80 |isbn=978-1-4766-7032-4 |date=2018 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FspZDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT94}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2025}} | ||
Connors had roles in several of the earliest films [[Roger Corman]] directed: ''[[Five Guns West]]'' (1955), ''[[Day the World Ended|The Day the World Ended]]'' (1955), ''[[Swamp Women]]'' (1956) | Connors had roles in several of the earliest films [[Roger Corman]] directed: ''[[Five Guns West]]'' (1955), ''[[Day the World Ended|The Day the World Ended]]'' (1955), ''[[Swamp Women]]'' (1956) and ''[[The Oklahoma Woman]]'' (1956).<ref name="filmtalk 2015">{{cite web |title=Mike Connors: "I didn't want to just walk through the part of Mannix when it was so successful" |website=Film Talk |date=December 22, 2015 |url=https://filmtalk.org/2015/12/22/mike-connors-i-didnt-want-to-just-walk-through-the-part-of-mannix-when-it-was-so-successful/ |access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref> Connors starred in and was the executive producer of ''[[Flesh and the Spur]]'' (1956). He raised $117,000 for the film.{{sfn|Weaver|2003|p=24}} | ||
In 1958, Connors appeared in the title role of the episode "Simon Pitt", the series finale of the NBC Western ''[[Jefferson Drum]]'', starring [[Jeff Richards (baseball player/actor)|Jeff Richards]] as a frontier newspaper editor. He appeared in another NBC Western series, ''[[The Californians (TV series)|The Californians]]''. That same year, Connors was cast as Miles Borden, a corrupt US Army lieutenant bitter over his $54 monthly pay | In 1958, Connors appeared in the title role of the episode "Simon Pitt", the series finale of the NBC Western ''[[Jefferson Drum]]'', starring [[Jeff Richards (baseball player/actor)|Jeff Richards]] as a frontier newspaper editor. He appeared in another NBC Western series, ''[[The Californians (TV series)|The Californians]]''. That same year, Connors was cast as Miles Borden, a corrupt US Army lieutenant bitter over his $54 monthly pay on NBC's ''[[Wagon Train]]'' in the episode "The Dora Gray Story" with [[Linda Darnell]] in the title role. About this time, he also appeared on an episode of NBC's Western series ''[[Cimarron City (TV series)|Cimarron City]]''.<ref name="Lentz 2018"/>{{Circular reference|date=May 2025}} | ||
Other syndicated series in which he appeared were ''The Silent Service'', based on true stories of the [[submarine]] section of the [[United States Navy]]; ''[[Sheriff of Cochise]]'', a Western series; ''[[Whirlybirds]]'', an aviation adventure series; and ''[[Rescue 8]]'', based on stories of the [[Los Angeles County Fire Department]]. An episode of ''[[Studio 57]]'' starring Connors and titled "Getaway Car" was proposed as a pilot for a series about the CHP to be called ''Motorcycle Cop''.<ref name="Terrace2013">{{cite book |last=Terrace |first=Vincent |title=Encyclopedia of Television Pilots, 1937–2012 |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |publisher=McFarland & Company |page=105 |isbn=978-0-7864-7445-5 |date=2013 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iHsjAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA105}}</ref> | Other syndicated series in which he appeared were ''The Silent Service'', based on true stories of the [[submarine]] section of the [[United States Navy]]; ''[[Sheriff of Cochise]]'', a Western series; ''[[Whirlybirds]]'', an aviation adventure series; and ''[[Rescue 8]]'', based on stories of the [[Los Angeles County Fire Department]]. An episode of ''[[Studio 57]]'' starring Connors and titled "Getaway Car" was proposed as a pilot for a series about the CHP to be called ''Motorcycle Cop''.<ref name="Terrace2013">{{cite book |last=Terrace |first=Vincent |title=Encyclopedia of Television Pilots, 1937–2012 |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |publisher=McFarland & Company |page=105 |isbn=978-0-7864-7445-5 |date=2013 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iHsjAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA105}}</ref> | ||
Connors starred as an undercover police officer who infiltrated organized crime in ''[[ | Connors starred as an undercover police officer who infiltrated organized crime in ''[[Tightrope!]]'' (1959–1960). Despite the show's popularity, it was canceled after only one season. Connors stated in an interview that the show's primary sponsor, J.B. Williams, refused [[CBS]] president [[James T. Aubrey|James Aubrey]]'s request to move it to a later time slot on a different day. The sponsor dropped ''Tightrope!'' and underwrote another program on another network.{{sfn|Weaver|2003|p=29}} Connors also did not agree with the suggested change to add a [[sidekick]], to be played by Don Sullivan.<ref>Interview by Paul & Donna Parla''SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS IN HOLLYWOOD'' An Interview with 'B' Monster Movie Hero Don Sullivan copyright 2008 Paul Parla/Anthony Di Salvo</ref> He thought the program would lose the suspense element, "Because the whole premise was this guy, all by himself, 'on a tightrope.' ... When he gets a sidekick, it loses the threat and the danger, and the whole premise is in the toilet."{{sfn|Weaver|2003|p=30}} | ||
Later, he was cast in the episode "The Aerialist" of the anthology series, ''[[Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond]]''. In 1963, he guest-starred as Jack Marson in the episode "Shadow of the Cougar" on the NBC modern Western series, ''[[Redigo (TV series)|Redigo]]'', starring [[Richard Egan (actor)|Richard Egan]].<ref name="Lentz 2018"/>{{Circular reference|date=May 2025}} In 1964, Connors appeared in a pinch-hit role for [[Raymond Burr]] as attorney Joe Kelly in the ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' episode, "The Case of the Bullied Bowler". Connors was invited to take on a lead role in the series on an ongoing basis, but the producers had actually wanted to pressure Burr into resigning his contract with the series.{{sfn|Weaver|2003|p=30}} | Later, he was cast in the episode "The Aerialist" of the anthology series, ''[[Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond]]''. In 1963, he guest-starred as Jack Marson in the episode "Shadow of the Cougar" on the NBC modern Western series, ''[[Redigo (TV series)|Redigo]]'', starring [[Richard Egan (actor)|Richard Egan]].<ref name="Lentz 2018"/>{{Circular reference|date=May 2025}} In 1964, Connors appeared in a pinch-hit role for [[Raymond Burr]] as attorney Joe Kelly in the ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' episode, "The Case of the Bullied Bowler". Connors was invited to take on a lead role in the series on an ongoing basis, but the producers had actually wanted to pressure Burr into resigning his contract with the series.{{sfn|Weaver|2003|p=30}} | ||
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===Later career=== | ===Later career=== | ||
[[File:Genevieve Gilles Mike Connors Mannix 1973.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Connors with [[Genevieve Gilles]] in a publicity photo for ''Mannix'', 1973]] | [[File:Genevieve Gilles Mike Connors Mannix 1973.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Connors with [[Genevieve Gilles]] in a publicity photo for ''Mannix'', 1973]] | ||
He narrated [[J. Michael Hagopian]]'s 1975 documentary film ''The Forgotten Genocide'', one of the first full-length features on the [[Armenian genocide]]. The documentary was nominated for two [[ | He narrated [[J. Michael Hagopian]]'s 1975 documentary film ''The Forgotten Genocide'', one of the first full-length features on the [[Armenian genocide]]. The documentary was nominated for two [[Emmys]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Whitehorn |first=Alan |title=The Armenian Genocide: The Essential Reference Guide |location=Santa Barbara, California |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] |page=45 |isbn=978-1-61069-687-6 |date=2015 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0vrnCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA45}}</ref> In 1995, Connors narrated another Armenian documentary by Hagopian, ''Ararat Beckons''.<ref name="Grode nytimes"/> | ||
In 1976, Connors played Karl Ohanian in the television film ''The Killer Who Wouldn't Die''. Producers and writers [[Ivan Goff]] and [[Ben Roberts (writer)|Ben Roberts]], who were also producers for ''Mannix'', wanted the character to have Connors' real last name.{{sfn|Weaver|2003|p=20}} The film was intended to be the pilot for a new ABC series titled ''Ohanian'', about an Armenian-American former homicide detective who is now a charter-boat skipper.<ref>{{cite news |last=Scott |first=Vernon |title=Armenian Part Just The Thing For Mike |work=[[The Desert Sun]] |date=March 30, 1976 |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=DS19760330.2.163&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 |access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref> However, the series was not picked up.{{sfn|Weaver|2003|p=20}} | In 1976, Connors played Karl Ohanian in the television film ''The Killer Who Wouldn't Die''. Producers and writers [[Ivan Goff]] and [[Ben Roberts (writer)|Ben Roberts]], who were also producers for ''Mannix'', wanted the character to have Connors' real last name.{{sfn|Weaver|2003|p=20}} The film was intended to be the pilot for a new ABC series titled ''Ohanian'', about an Armenian-American former homicide detective who is now a charter-boat skipper.<ref>{{cite news |last=Scott |first=Vernon |title=Armenian Part Just The Thing For Mike |work=[[The Desert Sun]] |date=March 30, 1976 |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=DS19760330.2.163&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 |access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref> However, the series was not picked up.{{sfn|Weaver|2003|p=20}} | ||
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==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Connors married Mary Lou Willey on September 10, 1949, when they were both [[ | Connors married Mary Lou Willey on September 10, 1949, when they were both [[UCLA]] students.<ref name="Pedersen deadline"/> They had two children, a son, Matthew Gunnar Ohanian, and a daughter, Dana Lee Connors. Matthew was diagnosed with [[schizophrenia]] at age 15. Matthew predeceased his father, dying of heart failure in 2007.<ref name="Hamilton 50plusworld">{{cite web |title=Celebrating Seniors - Mike Connors Turns 90 |last=Hamilton |first=Anita |website=50 Plus World |date=January 27, 2017 |url=https://50plusworld.com/celebrating-seniors-mike-connors-turns-90/ |access-date=January 27, 2017}}</ref> Through his daughter Dana, he had one granddaughter.<ref name="Pedersen deadline"/> | ||
After his son's diagnosis, Connors became active in charitable organizations for patients diagnosed with mental disorders. He was a spokesperson for the [[National Alliance on Mental Illness]]. In 1998, the [[ | After his son's diagnosis, Connors became active in charitable organizations for patients diagnosed with mental disorders. He was a spokesperson for the [[National Alliance on Mental Illness]]. In 1998, the [[UC Irvine College of Medicine]]'s Brain Imaging Center Committee awarded Connors the Silver Ribbon Award for his contributions.<ref name="Hamilton 50plusworld"/> | ||
Connors made a public service announcement for the Armenian Eye Care Project.{{sfn|Weaver|2003|p=35}} | Connors made a public service announcement for the Armenian Eye Care Project.{{sfn|Weaver|2003|p=35}} | ||
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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
Connors died in [[Tarzana, | Connors died in [[Tarzana, Los Angeles|Tarzana]], California, at age 91 on January 26, 2017, a week after being diagnosed with [[leukemia]].<ref name="Grode nytimes"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Saperstein |first=Pat |title=Mike Connors, 'Mannix' Star, Dies at 91 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |issn=0042-2738 |date=January 26, 2017 |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/mike-connors-dead-dies-joe-mannix-1201971140/ |access-date=January 27, 2017}}</ref> | ||
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
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| ''[[The 49th Man]]'' | | ''[[The 49th Man]]'' | ||
| Lt. Magrew | | Lt. Magrew | ||
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| ''[[Sky Commando]]'' | | ''[[Sky Commando]]'' | ||
| Lt. Hobson Lee | | Lt. Hobson Lee | ||
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| ''[[Island in the Sky (1953 film)|Island in the Sky]]'' | | ''[[Island in the Sky (1953 film)|Island in the Sky]]'' | ||
| Gainer | | Gainer | ||
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| 1955 | | rowspan="3" | 1955 | ||
| ''[[Five Guns West]]'' | | ''[[Five Guns West]]'' | ||
| Hale Clinton | | Hale Clinton | ||
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| ''[[The Twinkle in God's Eye]]'' | | ''[[The Twinkle in God's Eye]]'' | ||
| Lou | | Lou | ||
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| ''[[Day the World Ended]]'' | | ''[[Day the World Ended]]'' | ||
| Tony Lamont | | Tony Lamont | ||
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| 1956 | | rowspan="6" | 1956 | ||
| ''[[Jaguar (1956 film)|Jaguar]]'' | | ''[[Jaguar (1956 film)|Jaguar]]'' | ||
| Marty Lang | | Marty Lang | ||
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| ''[[Swamp Women]]'' | | ''[[Swamp Women]]'' | ||
| Bob Matthews | | Bob Matthews | ||
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| ''[[The Oklahoma Woman]]'' | | ''[[The Oklahoma Woman]]'' | ||
| Tom Blake | | Tom Blake | ||
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| ''[[Flesh and the Spur]]'' | | ''[[Flesh and the Spur]]'' | ||
| Stacy Doggett | | Stacy Doggett | ||
| Also executive producer | | Also executive producer | ||
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| ''[[The Ten Commandments (1956 film)|The Ten Commandments]]'' | | ''[[The Ten Commandments (1956 film)|The Ten Commandments]]'' | ||
| Amalekite Herder | | Amalekite Herder | ||
| as Touch Connors | | Credited as 'Touch Connors' | ||
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| ''[[Shake, Rattle & Rock! (1956 film)|Shake, Rattle & Rock!]]'' | | ''[[Shake, Rattle & Rock! (1956 film)|Shake, Rattle & Rock!]]'' | ||
| Garry Nelson | | Garry Nelson | ||
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| 1958 | | rowspan="2" | 1958 | ||
| ''[[Suicide Battalion]]'' | | ''[[Suicide Battalion]]'' | ||
| Major Matt McCormack | | Major Matt McCormack | ||
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| ''[[Live Fast, Die Young (film)|Live Fast, Die Young]]'' | | ''[[Live Fast, Die Young (film)|Live Fast, Die Young]]'' | ||
| Rick | | Rick | ||
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| ''[[Panic Button (1964 film)|Panic Button]]'' | | ''[[Panic Button (1964 film)|Panic Button]]'' | ||
| Frank Pagano | | Frank Pagano | ||
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| ''[[Good Neighbor Sam]]'' | | ''[[Good Neighbor Sam]]'' | ||
| Howard Ebbets | | Howard Ebbets | ||
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| ''[[Where Love Has Gone (film)|Where Love Has Gone]]'' | | ''[[Where Love Has Gone (film)|Where Love Has Gone]]'' | ||
| Major Luke Miller | | Major Luke Miller | ||
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| 1965 | | rowspan="2" | 1965 | ||
| ''[[Harlow (Paramount film)|Harlow]]'' | | ''[[Harlow (Paramount film)|Harlow]]'' | ||
| Jack Harrison | | Jack Harrison | ||
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| ''[[Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious]]'' | | ''[[Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious]]'' | ||
| Sgt. Lucky Finder | | Sgt. Lucky Finder | ||
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| 1966 | | rowspan="2" | 1966 | ||
| ''[[Stagecoach (1966 film)|Stagecoach]]'' | | ''[[Stagecoach (1966 film)|Stagecoach]]'' | ||
| Hatfield | | Hatfield | ||
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| ''[[Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die]]'' | | ''[[Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die]]'' | ||
| Kelly | | Kelly | ||
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| 1994 | | rowspan="2" | 1994 | ||
| ''William Saroyan: The Man, the Writer'' | | ''William Saroyan: The Man, the Writer'' | ||
| Narrator | | Narrator (voice) | ||
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| ''Downtown Heat'' | | ''Downtown Heat'' | ||
| Steve | | Steve | ||
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| ''[[ | | ''[[The Ford Television Theatre]]'' | ||
| Christopher Ames | | Christopher Ames | ||
| Episode: "Yours for a Dream" | | Episode: "Yours for a Dream" | ||
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| ''[[Mr. and Mrs. North (TV series)|Mr. & Mrs. North]]'' | |||
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| Mark Willard | | Mark Willard | ||
| Episode: "Murder for Sale" | | Episode: "Murder for Sale" | ||
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| 1955 | | rowspan="5" | 1955 | ||
| ''[[City Detective]]'' | | ''[[City Detective]]'' | ||
| Massey | | Massey | ||
| Episode: "Baby in the Basket" | | Episode: "Baby in the Basket" | ||
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| ''[[The Lineup (TV series)|The Lineup]]'' | | ''[[The Lineup (TV series)|The Lineup]]'' | ||
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| Episode: "The Messenger Case" | | Episode: "The Messenger Case" | ||
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| ''[[Frontier (1955 TV series)|Frontier]]'' | | ''[[Frontier (1955 TV series)|Frontier]]'' | ||
| Tomas | | Tomas | ||
| Episode: "Tomas and the Widow" | | Episode: "Tomas and the Widow" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Schlitz Playhouse of Stars]]'' | | ''[[Schlitz Playhouse of Stars]]'' | ||
| Mel Dunlap / Lou Renaldi | | Mel Dunlap / Lou Renaldi | ||
| 2 episodes | | 2 episodes | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp]]'' | | ''[[The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp]]'' | ||
| Pat Smith | | Pat Smith | ||
| Episode: "The Big Baby Contest" | | Episode: "The Big Baby Contest" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1956 | | rowspan="7" | 1956 | ||
| ''Have Camera Will Travel'' | | ''Have Camera Will Travel'' | ||
| Larry | | Larry | ||
| Television film | | Television film | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal]]'' | | ''[[Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal]]'' | ||
| | | | ||
| Episode: "The Diana Story" | | Episode: "The Diana Story" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The Millionaire (TV series)|The Millionaire]]'' | | ''[[The Millionaire (TV series)|The Millionaire]]'' | ||
| Victor Volante | | Victor Volante | ||
| Episode: "The Victor Volante Story" | | Episode: "The Victor Volante Story" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The Loretta Young Show]]'' | | ''[[The Loretta Young Show]]'' | ||
| Al Kiner | | Al Kiner | ||
| Episode: "Now a Brief Word" | | Episode: "Now a Brief Word" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The Adventures of Jim Bowie]]'' | | ''[[The Adventures of Jim Bowie]]'' | ||
| Rafe Bradford | | Rafe Bradford | ||
| Episode: "Broomstick Wedding" | | Episode: "Broomstick Wedding" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' | | ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' | ||
| Bostick | | Bostick | ||
| Episode: "The Mistake" (credited as Touch Connors) | | Episode: "The Mistake" (credited as Touch Connors) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The People's Choice (TV series)|The People's Choice]]'' | | ''[[The People's Choice (TV series)|The People's Choice]]'' | ||
| Bob Staples | | Bob Staples | ||
| Episode: "Sock and the Law" | | Episode: "Sock and the Law" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 1956–59 | ||
| ''[[State Trooper (TV series)|State Trooper]]'' | | ''[[State Trooper (TV series)|State Trooper]]'' | ||
| Jim Madison / Jim Herndon | | Jim Madison / Jim Herndon | ||
| 2 episodes | | 2 episodes | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1957 | | rowspan="11" | 1957 | ||
| ''[[Hey, Jeannie!]]'' | | ''[[Hey, Jeannie!]]'' | ||
| Lash Connor | | Lash Connor | ||
| Episode: "Jeannie, the Westerner" | | Episode: "Jeannie, the Westerner" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Sheriff of Cochise]]'' | | ''[[Sheriff of Cochise]]'' | ||
| Jess Stiles | | Jess Stiles | ||
| Episode: "Husband and Wife" | | Episode: "Husband and Wife" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Code 3 (TV series)|Code 3]]'' | | ''[[Code 3 (TV series)|Code 3]]'' | ||
| Bill Dalhart | | Bill Dalhart | ||
| Episode: "The Water Skier" | | Episode: "The Water Skier" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Lux Video Theatre]]'' | | ''[[Lux Video Theatre]]'' | ||
| Glen Kramer | | Glen Kramer | ||
| Episode: "The Latch Key" | | Episode: "The Latch Key" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''The Silent Service'' | | ''The Silent Service'' | ||
| Don Melhop | | Don Melhop | ||
| Episode: "The Ordeal of S-38" | | Episode: "The Ordeal of S-38" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''Those Whiting Girls'' | | ''Those Whiting Girls'' | ||
| Hotel Guest | | Hotel Guest | ||
| Episode: "The Trio" | | Episode: "The Trio" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[M Squad]]'' | | ''[[M Squad]]'' | ||
| Pete Wikowlski | | Pete Wikowlski | ||
| Episode: "Pete Loves Mary" | | Episode: "Pete Loves Mary" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Have Gun – Will Travel]]'' | | ''[[Have Gun – Will Travel]]'' | ||
| Johnny Dart | | Johnny Dart | ||
| Episode: "The Bride" | | Episode: "The Bride" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The Gale Storm Show]]'' | | ''[[The Gale Storm Show]]'' | ||
| Jerry Moss | | Jerry Moss | ||
| Episode: "Mardi Gras" | | Episode: "Mardi Gras" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'' | | ''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'' | ||
| Sheriff Barney Fillmore / Ralph Jordan | | Sheriff Barney Fillmore / Ralph Jordan | ||
| 2 episodes | | 2 episodes | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The Walter Winchell File]]'' | | ''[[The Walter Winchell File]]'' | ||
| Dave Hopper | | Dave Hopper | ||
| Episode: "The Steep Hill" | | Episode: "The Steep Hill" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 1957–59 | ||
| ''[[Whirlybirds]]'' | | ''[[Whirlybirds]]'' | ||
| Tom Grimaldi / Wally Otis | | Tom Grimaldi / Wally Otis | ||
| 2 episodes | | 2 episodes | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1958 | | rowspan="11" | 1958 | ||
| ''[[Wagon Train]]'' | | ''[[Wagon Train]]'' | ||
| Lt. Miles Borden | | Lt. Miles Borden | ||
| Episode: "The Dora Gray Story" | | Episode: "The Dora Gray Story" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Telephone Time]]'' | | ''[[Telephone Time]]'' | ||
| Cy Yedor | | Cy Yedor | ||
| Episode: "The Checkered Flag" | | Episode: "The Checkered Flag" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Official Detective]]'' | | ''[[Official Detective]]'' | ||
| Martin Whiting<ref>{{cite web |title=''The Cover-Up'' |publisher=Classic TV Archives |url=http://ctva.biz/US/Crime/thecoverup |access-date=October 21, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> | | Martin Whiting<ref>{{cite web |title=''The Cover-Up'' |publisher=Classic TV Archives |url=http://ctva.biz/US/Crime/thecoverup |access-date=October 21, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> | ||
| Episode: "The Cover-Up" | | Episode: "The Cover-Up" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Studio 57]]'' | | ''[[Studio 57]]'' | ||
| Patrolman Jeff Saunders / Hap Gordon | | Patrolman Jeff Saunders / Hap Gordon | ||
| 2 episodes | | 2 episodes | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Cheyenne (TV series)|Cheyenne]]'' | | ''[[Cheyenne (TV series)|Cheyenne]]'' | ||
| Roy Simmons | | Roy Simmons | ||
| Episode: "Dead to Rights" | | Episode: "Dead to Rights" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Target (U.S. TV series)|Target]]'' | | ''[[Target (U.S. TV series)|Target]]'' | ||
| | | | ||
| Episode: "Death Makes a Phone Call" | | Episode: "Death Makes a Phone Call" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The Texan (TV series)|The Texan]]'' | | ''[[The Texan (TV series)|The Texan]]'' | ||
| Larry Enright | | Larry Enright | ||
| Episode: "The Edge of the Cliff" | | Episode: "The Edge of the Cliff" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Cimarron City (TV series)|Cimarron City]]'' | | ''[[Cimarron City (TV series)|Cimarron City]]'' | ||
| Bill Thatcher | | Bill Thatcher | ||
| Episode: "Hired Hand" | | Episode: "Hired Hand" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Rescue 8]]'' | | ''[[Rescue 8]]'' | ||
| Joe Starky | | Joe Starky | ||
| Episode: "Find That Bomb!" | | Episode: "Find That Bomb!" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Jefferson Drum]]'' | | ''[[Jefferson Drum]]'' | ||
| Simon Pitt | | Simon Pitt | ||
| Episode: "Simon Pitt" | | Episode: "Simon Pitt" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Lawman (TV series)|Lawman]]'' | | ''[[Lawman (TV series)|Lawman]]'' | ||
| Hal Daniels | | Hal Daniels | ||
| Episode: "Lady in Question" | | Episode: "Lady in Question" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1959 | | rowspan="5" | 1959 | ||
| ''[[The Rough Riders (TV series)|The Rough Riders]]'' | | ''[[The Rough Riders (TV series)|The Rough Riders]]'' | ||
| Randall Garrett | | Randall Garrett | ||
| Episode: "Wilderness Trace" | | Episode: "Wilderness Trace" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Bronco (TV series)|Bronco]]'' | | ''[[Bronco (TV series)|Bronco]]'' | ||
| Hurd Elliott | | Hurd Elliott | ||
| Episode: "School for Cowards" | | Episode: "School for Cowards" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond]]'' | | ''[[Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond]]'' | ||
| Mario Patruzzio | | Mario Patruzzio | ||
| Episode: "The Aerialist" | | Episode: "The Aerialist" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The Californians (TV series)|The Californians]]'' | | ''[[The Californians (TV series)|The Californians]]'' | ||
| Charles Cora | | Charles Cora | ||
| Episode: "The Bell Tolls" | | Episode: "The Bell Tolls" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958 TV series)|Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer]]'' | | ''[[Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958 TV series)|Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer]]'' | ||
| Marty / Lou Torrey | | Marty / Lou Torrey | ||
| 2 episodes | | 2 episodes | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 1959–60 | ||
| ''[[Tightrope!]]'' | | ''[[Tightrope!]]'' | ||
| Nick Stone | | Nick Stone<ref name="BrooksMarsh">{{cite book |last1=Brooks |first1=Tim |author-link=Tim Brooks (television historian) |last2=Marsh |first2=Earle F. |title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present |location=New York |publisher=[[Random House]] |page=1394 |isbn=978-0-307-48320-1 |date=2009 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&pg=PA1394}}</ref> | ||
| 37 episodes | | 37 episodes | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1962 | | rowspan="2" | 1962 | ||
| ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]'' | | ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]'' | ||
| Eddie O'Gara | | Eddie O'Gara | ||
| Episode: "The Eddie O'Gara Story" | | Episode: "The Eddie O'Gara Story" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''The Expendables'' | | ''The Expendables'' | ||
| Mike | | Mike | ||
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| Episode: "The Case of the Bullied Bowler" | | Episode: "The Case of the Bullied Bowler" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 1967–75 | ||
| ''[[Mannix]]'' | | ''[[Mannix]]'' | ||
| Joe Mannix | | Joe Mannix | ||
| 194 episodes<br>[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama]] <small>(1970)</small><br>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama]] <small>(1971–1975)</small><br>Nominated—[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]] <small>(1970–1973)</small> | | 194 episodes<br>[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama]] <small>(1970)</small><br>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama]] <small>(1971–1975)</small><br>Nominated—[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]] <small>(1970–1973)</small> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 1968–70 | ||
| ''[[The Red Skelton Show]]'' | | ''[[The Red Skelton Show]]'' | ||
| | | Various | ||
| 3 episodes | | 3 episodes | ||
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| Episode: "Lucy and Mannix Are Held Hostage" | | Episode: "Lucy and Mannix Are Held Hostage" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1973 | | rowspan="2" | 1973 | ||
| ''Beg, Borrow, or Steal'' | | ''Beg, Borrow, or Steal'' | ||
| Vic Cummings | | Vic Cummings | ||
| Television film | | Television film | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Bob Hope Special | | Bob Hope Special | ||
| Joe Mannix | | Joe Mannix | ||
| Private Eyes spoof skit with Hope as "Cannon" | | Private Eyes spoof skit with Hope as "Cannon" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1976 | | rowspan="3" | 1976 | ||
| ''The Killer Who Wouldn't Die'' | | ''The Killer Who Wouldn't Die'' | ||
| Karl Ohanian | | Karl Ohanian | ||
| Television film | | rowspan="3" | Television film | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''Charo'' | | ''Charo'' | ||
| [[George Washington|Gen. George Washington]] | | [[George Washington|Gen. George Washington]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''Revenge For A Rape'' | | ''Revenge For A Rape'' | ||
| Travis Green | | Travis Green | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1977 | | 1977 | ||
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| ''Long Journey Back'' | | ''Long Journey Back'' | ||
| Vic Casella | | Vic Casella | ||
| Television film | | rowspan="4" | Television film | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1979 | | rowspan="2" | 1979 | ||
| ''The Death of Ocean View Park'' | | ''The Death of Ocean View Park'' | ||
| Sam Jackson | | Sam Jackson | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''High Midnight'' | | ''High Midnight'' | ||
| Capt. Lou Mikalich | | Capt. Lou Mikalich | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1980 | | 1980 | ||
| ''[[Casino (1980 film)|Casino]]'' | | ''[[Casino (1980 film)|Casino]]'' | ||
| Nick | | Nick | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | rowspan="2" | 1981–82 | ||
| ''[[The Love Boat]]'' | | ''[[The Love Boat]]'' | ||
| Mark Hayward / Sidney Sloan | | Mark Hayward / Sidney Sloan | ||
| 4 episodes | | 4 episodes | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Today's FBI]]'' | | ''[[Today's FBI]]'' | ||
| Ben Slater | | Ben Slater | ||
| 18 episodes | | 18 episodes | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1984 | | rowspan="3" | 1984 | ||
| ''Earthlings'' | | ''Earthlings'' | ||
| Captain Jim Adams | | Captain Jim Adams | ||
| Television film, unsold pilot<ref>{{cite web |website=TV Archives: Unsold Pilots |title=Earthlings (ABC unsold pilot) |date=Summer 1984 |url=https://sites.google.com/site/ajmtvarchives/unsold-pilots}}</ref> | | Television film, unsold pilot<ref>{{cite web |website=TV Archives: Unsold Pilots |title=Earthlings (ABC unsold pilot) |date=Summer 1984 |url=https://sites.google.com/site/ajmtvarchives/unsold-pilots}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Glitter (American TV series)|Glitter]]'' | | ''[[Glitter (American TV series)|Glitter]]'' | ||
| | | | ||
| Episode: "Pilot" | | Episode: "Pilot" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The Fall Guy]]'' | | ''[[The Fall Guy]]'' | ||
| Himself | | Himself | ||
| Episode: "Private Eyes" | | Episode: "Private Eyes" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 1988–89 | ||
| ''[[War and Remembrance (miniseries)|War and Remembrance]]'' | | ''[[War and Remembrance (miniseries)|War and Remembrance]]'' | ||
| Col. Harrison 'Hack' Peters | | Col. Harrison 'Hack' Peters | ||
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| Episode: "Driving Under the Influence" | | Episode: "Driving Under the Influence" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 1989–95 | ||
| ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' | | ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' | ||
| Boyce Brown / Walter Murray | | Boyce Brown / Walter Murray | ||
| 3 episodes | | 3 episodes | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1993 | | rowspan="3" | 1993 | ||
| ''Armen and Bullik'' | | ''Armen and Bullik'' | ||
| Joe 'Uncle Do Do' Armen | | Joe 'Uncle Do Do' Armen | ||
| Television film | | Television film | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The Commish]]'' | | ''[[The Commish]]'' | ||
| James Hayden | | James Hayden | ||
| Episode: "Scali, P.I." | | Episode: "Scali, P.I." | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''Hart to Hart Returns'' | | ''Hart to Hart Returns'' | ||
| Bill McDowell | | Bill McDowell | ||
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| Episode: "Code of the West" | | Episode: "Code of the West" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 1998–99 | ||
| ''[[Hercules (1998 TV series)|Hercules]]'' | | ''[[Hercules (1998 TV series)|Hercules]]'' | ||
| Chipacles (voice) | | Chipacles (voice) | ||
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! Category | ! Category | ||
! Nominated work | ! Nominated work | ||
! Result | ! Result | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="6" | [[Golden Globe Awards]] | |||
| 1970 | | 1970 | ||
| | | rowspan="6" | [[Best Actor – Television Series Drama]] | ||
| [[ | | rowspan="10" | ''[[Mannix]]'' | ||
| ''[[Mannix]]'' | |||
| {{won}} | | {{won}} | ||
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| | | 1971 | ||
| {{nom}} | | {{nom}} | ||
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| {{nom}} | | {{nom}} | ||
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| | | 1973 | ||
| {{nom}} | | {{nom}} | ||
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| | | 1974 | ||
| {{nom}} | | {{nom}} | ||
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| | | 1975 | ||
| {{nom}} | | {{nom}} | ||
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| | | rowspan="4" | [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] | ||
| [[ | | 1972 | ||
| [[ | | rowspan="4" | [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]] | ||
| {{nom}} | | {{nom}} | ||
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| | | 1970 | ||
| {{nom}} | | {{nom}} | ||
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| {{nom}} | | {{nom}} | ||
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[[Category:Military personnel from California]] | [[Category:Military personnel from Fresno, California]] | ||
[[Category:Phi Delta Theta members]] | [[Category:Phi Delta Theta members]] | ||
[[Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball players]] | [[Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball players]] | ||
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Krekor Ohanian (August 15, 1925 – January 26, 2017), known professionally as Mike Connors, was an American actor and film producer. He was best known for playing private detective Joe Mannix on the CBS television series Mannix from 1967 to 1975. This role earned him a Golden Globe Award in 1970, the first of six straight nominations, as well as four consecutive Primetime Emmy nominations from 1970 to 1973. He also starred in the short-lived series Tightrope! (1959–1960) and Today's FBI (1981–1982).
Connors's acting career spanned 56 years. In addition to his work on television, he appeared in numerous films, including Sudden Fear (1952), Good Neighbor Sam (1964), Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious (1965), Stagecoach (1966), Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (1966) and Too Scared to Scream (1985), which he also produced.
Early life
Connors was born Krekor Ohanian Jr. on August 15, 1925, in Fresno, California, to Armenian parents Krekor and Alice (née Surabian) Ohanian. His father had escaped the Armenian genocide. They married in 1915 and had six children: Paul I (died in childhood), Paul II, Dorothy M., Arpesri A., Krekor and Eugene.[1] His father was an attorney and represented many Armenians who had little money and could not speak English.Template:Sfn Connors spoke three languages: Armenian, English, and French.[2] Connors was a cousin of French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour.[3][4][5]
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.[6] 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. He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.[7]
After a basketball game, coach Wilbur Johns introduced Connors to his friend, director William A. Wellman, who liked Connors' voice and expressive face while he was playing basketball, and encouraged him to consider acting.Template:Sfn He was considered for the role of Tarzan by casting director Ruth Burch, who found him an acting coach.Template:Sfn
After Connors became an actor, his agent Henry Willson thought the name "Ohanian" was too similar to the actor George O'Hanlon and gave him the stage name "Touch Connors" based on his basketball nickname. Willson considered "Connors" to be a "good all-American name."[8] Connors later stated he hated the name "from day one" and considered not using his real name the only big regret of his career. After getting the starring role in Tightrope!, Connors wanted to be credited as Ohanian, but Columbia Pictures told him that he had already done too much work as Connors, though he was allowed to change his first name to Mike.Template:Sfn
Career
Early roles
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). He had initially been rejected for an audition by producer Joseph Kaufman due to his lack of experience, but after sneaking into Republic Pictures and meeting director David Miller, Connors was given a chance to read the script and was offered the part.Template:Sfn
Connors was cast in the John Wayne film Island in the Sky, in which he played a crewman on one of the search-and-rescue planes. In 1956, he played an Amalekite herder in Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments.[9]
Connors appeared in numerous television series, including the co-starring role in the 1955 episode "Tomas and the Widow" of the anthology series Frontier. He guest-starred on the early sitcoms Hey, Jeannie! and The People's Choice, and in two Rod Cameron syndicated crime dramas, City Detective and the Western-themed State Trooper, and played the villain in the first episode filmed (but second aired) of ABC's smash hit Maverick, opposite James Garner in 1957.[10]Template:Circular reference
Connors had roles in several of the earliest films Roger Corman directed: Five Guns West (1955), The Day the World Ended (1955), Swamp Women (1956) and The Oklahoma Woman (1956).[11] Connors starred in and was the executive producer of Flesh and the Spur (1956). He raised $117,000 for the film.Template:Sfn
In 1958, Connors appeared in the title role of the episode "Simon Pitt", the series finale of the NBC Western Jefferson Drum, starring Jeff Richards as a frontier newspaper editor. He appeared in another NBC Western series, The Californians. That same year, Connors was cast as Miles Borden, a corrupt US Army lieutenant bitter over his $54 monthly pay on NBC's Wagon Train in the episode "The Dora Gray Story" with Linda Darnell in the title role. About this time, he also appeared on an episode of NBC's Western series Cimarron City.[10]Template:Circular reference
Other syndicated series in which he appeared were The Silent Service, based on true stories of the submarine section of the United States Navy; Sheriff of Cochise, a Western series; Whirlybirds, an aviation adventure series; and Rescue 8, based on stories of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. An episode of Studio 57 starring Connors and titled "Getaway Car" was proposed as a pilot for a series about the CHP to be called Motorcycle Cop.[12]
Connors starred as an undercover police officer who infiltrated organized crime in Tightrope! (1959–1960). Despite the show's popularity, it was canceled after only one season. Connors stated in an interview that the show's primary sponsor, J.B. Williams, refused CBS president James Aubrey's request to move it to a later time slot on a different day. The sponsor dropped Tightrope! and underwrote another program on another network.Template:Sfn Connors also did not agree with the suggested change to add a sidekick, to be played by Don Sullivan.[13] He thought the program would lose the suspense element, "Because the whole premise was this guy, all by himself, 'on a tightrope.' ... When he gets a sidekick, it loses the threat and the danger, and the whole premise is in the toilet."Template:Sfn
Later, he was cast in the episode "The Aerialist" of the anthology series, Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond. In 1963, he guest-starred as Jack Marson in the episode "Shadow of the Cougar" on the NBC modern Western series, Redigo, starring Richard Egan.[10]Template:Circular reference In 1964, Connors appeared in a pinch-hit role for Raymond Burr as attorney Joe Kelly in the Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Bullied Bowler". Connors was invited to take on a lead role in the series on an ongoing basis, but the producers had actually wanted to pressure Burr into resigning his contract with the series.Template:Sfn
In 1964, Connors had a role in the Jack Lemmon comedy Good Neighbor Sam, and was the leading man to Susan Hayward and Bette Davis in Where Love Has Gone. He co-starred with Robert Redford in one of his earliest film roles, the World War II black comedy Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious (1965), in which Connors and Redford played American soldiers taken prisoner by a German villager played by Alec Guinness. Connors played the card sharp in the remake of Stagecoach (1966).[9]
Connors was strongly considered to play Matt Helm in The Silencers (1966), but that role had eventually gone to Dean Martin. However, his audition had impressed Columbia Pictures, so Connors was instead cast in the similar James Bond spoof film Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (1966). Connors himself performed the stuntwork of dangling from a rope ladder attached to a helicopter flying off the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro when the local stuntman refused to do it.Template:Sfn
Mannix
Connors became best known for playing the private investigator Joe Mannix in the detective series Mannix. The series ran for eight seasons from 1967 to 1975. During the first season of the series, Joe Mannix worked for Intertect, a large Los Angeles detective agency run by his superior Lew Wickersham (Joseph Campanella). From the second season onward, Mannix opened his own detective agency and is assisted by his secretary Peggy Fair (Gail Fisher).[9]
Mannix was originally produced by Desilu Productions (later absorbed by Paramount Television). Then-president Lucille Ball pushed for CBS to keep the show on the air by removing the high-tech computers and making Mannix an independent detective. This move enabled the show to become a long-running hit for the network.[14] Connors performed his own stunts on the series. During the filming of the pilot episode, he broke his wrist and dislocated his shoulder.[14]
Joe Mannix was an Armenian American, like Connors. He spoke Armenian in a number of episodes and often quoted Armenian proverbs.[14]
In 1970, Connors won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Drama. He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award six times from 1970 to 1975 and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times from 1970 to 1973.[9]
When discussing the success of the series in an interview, Connors stated: "The show itself started a whole new era of detective shows, because this wasn't the usual cynical private eye à la Humphrey Bogart. It was more a show about an all-round normal human being. The character of Joe Mannix could be taken advantage of by a pretty face, he could shed a tear on an emotional level, he was very close to his father and his family, so he was more a normal personality with normal behavior."[11]
Connors was able to work with his boss Lucille Ball on-screen during a cross-promotion episode of her Here's Lucy series in 1971. The episode, which opened Lucy's fourth season, is titled "Lucy and Mannix are Held Hostage". This was notable as the first episode shot at Universal Studios, after Ball ceased producing her program at Paramount Studios.[1]
Mannix remained a hit show through its final season.[15] The show was taken off the air due to a dispute between CBS and Paramount.[11] Paramount had sold the rights to air Mannix reruns to rival network ABC without informing CBS. When CBS discovered the deal, the executives quickly decided to cancel Mannix to avoid losing viewership for new episodes to the reruns.[16]
He later reprised the role of Joe Mannix in a 1997 episode of Diagnosis: Murder and in the 2003 comedy film Nobody Knows Anything![17]
Later career
He narrated J. Michael Hagopian's 1975 documentary film The Forgotten Genocide, one of the first full-length features on the Armenian genocide. The documentary was nominated for two Emmys.[18] In 1995, Connors narrated another Armenian documentary by Hagopian, Ararat Beckons.[1]
In 1976, Connors played Karl Ohanian in the television film The Killer Who Wouldn't Die. Producers and writers Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts, who were also producers for Mannix, wanted the character to have Connors' real last name.Template:Sfn The film was intended to be the pilot for a new ABC series titled Ohanian, about an Armenian-American former homicide detective who is now a charter-boat skipper.[19] However, the series was not picked up.Template:Sfn
Connors had roles in the thriller films Avalanche Express (1979) and Nightkill (1980).[11][20] He starred as a bureau veteran who mentors a team of agents in Today's FBI (1981–1982). The series only lasted one season.[17] Connors both starred in and produced the independent horror film Too Scared to Scream (1985).Template:Sfn
He played Colonel Harrison "Hack" Peters in the 1988 miniseries War and Remembrance. Connors hosted the 1989 series Crimes of the Century. He voiced the character Chipacles in the Disney animated series Hercules from 1998 to 1999.[9]
Connors' final appearance was in a 2007 Two and a Half Men episode, as a love interest of Evelyn Harper's (Holland Taylor).[17]
Personal life
Connors married Mary Lou Willey on September 10, 1949, when they were both UCLA students.[17] They had two children, a son, Matthew Gunnar Ohanian, and a daughter, Dana Lee Connors. Matthew was diagnosed with schizophrenia at age 15. Matthew predeceased his father, dying of heart failure in 2007.[21] Through his daughter Dana, he had one granddaughter.[17]
After his son's diagnosis, Connors became active in charitable organizations for patients diagnosed with mental disorders. He was a spokesperson for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. In 1998, the UC Irvine College of Medicine's Brain Imaging Center Committee awarded Connors the Silver Ribbon Award for his contributions.[21]
Connors made a public service announcement for the Armenian Eye Care Project.Template:Sfn
Connors was a Republican.[22] He endorsed Ronald Reagan for President in 1980 and 1984 and endorsed George Deukmejian for Governor of California in 1982 and 1986.Template:Sfn
Death
Connors died in Tarzana, California, at age 91 on January 26, 2017, a week after being diagnosed with leukemia.[1][23]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Sudden Fear | Junior Kearney | |
| 1953 | The 49th Man | Lt. Magrew | |
| Sky Commando | Lt. Hobson Lee | ||
| Island in the Sky | Gainer | ||
| 1954 | Day of Triumph | Andrew | |
| 1955 | Five Guns West | Hale Clinton | |
| The Twinkle in God's Eye | Lou | ||
| Day the World Ended | Tony Lamont | ||
| 1956 | Jaguar | Marty Lang | |
| Swamp Women | Bob Matthews | ||
| The Oklahoma Woman | Tom Blake | ||
| Flesh and the Spur | Stacy Doggett | Also executive producer | |
| The Ten Commandments | Amalekite Herder | Credited as 'Touch Connors' | |
| Shake, Rattle & Rock! | Garry Nelson | ||
| 1957 | Voodoo Woman | Ted Bronson | |
| 1958 | Suicide Battalion | Major Matt McCormack | |
| Live Fast, Die Young | Rick | ||
| 1960 | The Dalton That Got Away | Russ Dalton | |
| 1964 | Panic Button | Frank Pagano | |
| Good Neighbor Sam | Howard Ebbets | ||
| Where Love Has Gone | Major Luke Miller | ||
| 1965 | Harlow | Jack Harrison | |
| Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious | Sgt. Lucky Finder | ||
| 1966 | Stagecoach | Hatfield | |
| Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die | Kelly | ||
| 1979 | Avalanche Express | Haller | |
| 1980 | Nightkill | Wendell Atwell | |
| 1985 | Too Scared to Scream | Lt. Alex Dinardo | Also producer |
| 1989 | Fist Fighter | Billy Vance | |
| 1993 | Public Enemy #2 | Himself | |
| 1994 | William Saroyan: The Man, the Writer | Narrator (voice) | |
| Downtown Heat | Steve | ||
| 1997 | James Dean: Race with Destiny | Jack Warner | |
| 1998 | Gideon | Harland Greer | |
| 2000 | The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave | Grandpa Osborne | Uncredited |
| 2003 | Nobody Knows Anything! | Joe Mannix |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | The Ford Television Theatre | Christopher Ames | Episode: "Yours for a Dream" |
| Mr. & Mrs. North | Mark Willard | Episode: "Murder for Sale" | |
| 1955 | City Detective | Massey | Episode: "Baby in the Basket" |
| The Lineup | Episode: "The Messenger Case" | ||
| Frontier | Tomas | Episode: "Tomas and the Widow" | |
| Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Mel Dunlap / Lou Renaldi | 2 episodes | |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Pat Smith | Episode: "The Big Baby Contest" | |
| 1956 | Have Camera Will Travel | Larry | Television film |
| Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal | Episode: "The Diana Story" | ||
| The Millionaire | Victor Volante | Episode: "The Victor Volante Story" | |
| The Loretta Young Show | Al Kiner | Episode: "Now a Brief Word" | |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Rafe Bradford | Episode: "Broomstick Wedding" | |
| Gunsmoke | Bostick | Episode: "The Mistake" (credited as Touch Connors) | |
| The People's Choice | Bob Staples | Episode: "Sock and the Law" | |
| 1956–59 | State Trooper | Jim Madison / Jim Herndon | 2 episodes |
| 1957 | Hey, Jeannie! | Lash Connor | Episode: "Jeannie, the Westerner" |
| Sheriff of Cochise | Jess Stiles | Episode: "Husband and Wife" | |
| Code 3 | Bill Dalhart | Episode: "The Water Skier" | |
| Lux Video Theatre | Glen Kramer | Episode: "The Latch Key" | |
| The Silent Service | Don Melhop | Episode: "The Ordeal of S-38" | |
| Those Whiting Girls | Hotel Guest | Episode: "The Trio" | |
| M Squad | Pete Wikowlski | Episode: "Pete Loves Mary" | |
| Have Gun – Will Travel | Johnny Dart | Episode: "The Bride" | |
| The Gale Storm Show | Jerry Moss | Episode: "Mardi Gras" | |
| Maverick | Sheriff Barney Fillmore / Ralph Jordan | 2 episodes | |
| The Walter Winchell File | Dave Hopper | Episode: "The Steep Hill" | |
| 1957–59 | Whirlybirds | Tom Grimaldi / Wally Otis | 2 episodes |
| 1958 | Wagon Train | Lt. Miles Borden | Episode: "The Dora Gray Story" |
| Telephone Time | Cy Yedor | Episode: "The Checkered Flag" | |
| Official Detective | Martin Whiting[24] | Episode: "The Cover-Up" | |
| Studio 57 | Patrolman Jeff Saunders / Hap Gordon | 2 episodes | |
| Cheyenne | Roy Simmons | Episode: "Dead to Rights" | |
| Target | Episode: "Death Makes a Phone Call" | ||
| The Texan | Larry Enright | Episode: "The Edge of the Cliff" | |
| Cimarron City | Bill Thatcher | Episode: "Hired Hand" | |
| Rescue 8 | Joe Starky | Episode: "Find That Bomb!" | |
| Jefferson Drum | Simon Pitt | Episode: "Simon Pitt" | |
| Lawman | Hal Daniels | Episode: "Lady in Question" | |
| 1959 | The Rough Riders | Randall Garrett | Episode: "Wilderness Trace" |
| Bronco | Hurd Elliott | Episode: "School for Cowards" | |
| Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond | Mario Patruzzio | Episode: "The Aerialist" | |
| The Californians | Charles Cora | Episode: "The Bell Tolls" | |
| Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer | Marty / Lou Torrey | 2 episodes | |
| 1959–60 | Tightrope! | Nick Stone[25] | 37 episodes |
| 1962 | The Untouchables | Eddie O'Gara | Episode: "The Eddie O'Gara Story" |
| The Expendables | Mike | Television film | |
| 1963 | Redigo | Jack Marston | Episode: "Shadow of the Cougar" |
| 1964 | Perry Mason | Joe Kelly | Episode: "The Case of the Bullied Bowler" |
| 1967–75 | Mannix | Joe Mannix | 194 episodes Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (1970) Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (1971–1975) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1970–1973) |
| 1968–70 | The Red Skelton Show | Various | 3 episodes |
| 1971 | Here's Lucy | Joe Mannix | Episode: "Lucy and Mannix Are Held Hostage" |
| 1973 | Beg, Borrow, or Steal | Vic Cummings | Television film |
| Bob Hope Special | Joe Mannix | Private Eyes spoof skit with Hope as "Cannon" | |
| 1976 | The Killer Who Wouldn't Die | Karl Ohanian | Television film |
| Charo | Gen. George Washington | ||
| Revenge For A Rape | Travis Green | ||
| 1977 | Police Story | Curtis 'Manny' Mandell | Episode: "Stigma" |
| 1978 | Long Journey Back | Vic Casella | Television film |
| 1979 | The Death of Ocean View Park | Sam Jackson | |
| High Midnight | Capt. Lou Mikalich | ||
| 1980 | Casino | Nick | |
| 1981–82 | The Love Boat | Mark Hayward / Sidney Sloan | 4 episodes |
| Today's FBI | Ben Slater | 18 episodes | |
| 1984 | Earthlings | Captain Jim Adams | Television film, unsold pilot[26] |
| Glitter | Episode: "Pilot" | ||
| The Fall Guy | Himself | Episode: "Private Eyes" | |
| 1988–89 | War and Remembrance | Col. Harrison 'Hack' Peters | 4 episodes |
| 1989 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Robert Logan | Episode: "Driving Under the Influence" |
| 1989–95 | Murder, She Wrote | Boyce Brown / Walter Murray | 3 episodes |
| 1993 | Armen and Bullik | Joe 'Uncle Do Do' Armen | Television film |
| The Commish | James Hayden | Episode: "Scali, P.I." | |
| Hart to Hart Returns | Bill McDowell | Television film | |
| 1994 | Burke's Law | Jack Duncan | Episode: "Who Killed the Anchorman?" |
| 1997 | Diagnosis: Murder | Joe Mannix | Episode: "Hard-Boiled Murder" |
| 1998 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Judge Arthur McSpadden | Episode: "Code of the West" |
| 1998–99 | Hercules | Chipacles (voice) | 10 episodes |
| 2007 | Two and a Half Men | Hugo | Episode: "Prostitutes and Gelato" |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globe Awards | 1970 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Mannix | Won |
| 1971 | Nominated | |||
| 1972 | Nominated | |||
| 1973 | Nominated | |||
| 1974 | Nominated | |||
| 1975 | Nominated | |||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1972 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
| 1970 | Nominated | |||
| 1971 | Nominated | |||
| 1973 | Nominated |
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