Mike Kellin
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- born: 26/Apr/1922 (Hartford, Connecticut, USA)
- died: 26/Aug/1983 (Nyack, New York, USA) - cancer
Biography
Mike Kellin was an American actor.
Kellin was born Myron Kellin in Hartford, Connecticut to Sophia and Samuel Kellin, Russian Jewish immigrants. He was educated at Boston University and Trinity College. He served with the Navy as a Lieutenant Commander during World War II and after the war studied acting and playwriting at the Yale School of Drama.
Kellin's coarse-featured face, tired eyes and flat, monotone voice suggested that he had lived hard and fast. He was most often cast as tough guys, both good and evil. His portrayals were fascinating and memorable. He worked in some 50 plays and won an Obie Award for his work in "American Buffalo". He made his Broadway debut in 1949 in "At War With the Army" and eventually earned a Tony nomination in 1956 for his acting in the musical "Pipe Dream".
Kellin was married to actress Sally Moffat, daughter of actress Sylvia Field Truex by an earlier marriage. He was also active in the Fortune Society, a prisoner's rights group. He died on August 26, 1983 from cancer in Nyack, New York, aged 61.
Filmography
With Hitchcock...
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - And the Desert Shall Blossom (21/Dec/1958) - cast: Fugitive Thug
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Night of the Owl (04/Oct/1962) - cast: Parker