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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brian Patrick Clarke to Charlotte Cornwell
Mike Connors Biography (1925-)
Born Krikor Ohanian (some sources say Krekor Ohanian), August 15, 1925, in Fresno, CA; married Mary Lou Wiley; children: two.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, producer
- Birth Details
- August 15, 1925
- Fresno, California, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Nick, Tightrope, CBS, 1959-60
- Title role (Joe Mannix), Mannix, CBS, 1967-75
- Ben Slater, Today's F.B.I., ABC, 1981-82
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Movies
- Captain Lou Mikalich, High Midnight, CBS, 1970
- Victor Cummings, Beg, Borrow ... or Steal, ABC, 1973
- Travis Green, Revenge for a Rape, ABC, 1976
- Vic Casella, Long Journey Back, ABC, 1978
- Sam Jackson, The Death of Ocean View Park, ABC, 1979
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The Bureau, 1981
- Bill McDowell, Hart to Hart Returns, NBC, 1993
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Miniseries
- Colonel Harrison "Hack" Peters, War and Remembrance, ABC, 1988
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Pilots
- The agent, Getaway Car (broadcast as an episode of Studio '57), syndicated, 1958
- Kirk Ohanian, The Killer Who Wouldn't Die (also known as Ohanian), ABC, 1976
- Nick, Casino, ABC, 1980
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Today's F.B.I., ABC, 1981
- Captain Jim Adams, The Earthlings, ABC, 1984
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Specials
- Reporter, ABC News Closeup--Arson: Fire for Hire, ABC, 1970
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Super Comedy Bowl 2, CBS, 1972
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Mitzi ... The First Time, CBS, 1973
- Joe Mannix, Bob Hope in "Joys" (also known as Joys and Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope in "Joys"), NBC, 1976
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Charo, ABC, 1976
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Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1981
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The Funniest Joke I Ever Heard, ABC, 1984
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Screen Actors Guild 50th Anniversary Celebration, CBS, 1984
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The 37th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards, ABC, 1985
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Happy Birthday Hollywood, ABC, 1987
- Host, Crimes of the Century (two episodes), syndicated, 1988
- Host, The Secret Files of J. Edgar Hoover, syndicated, 1989
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Christmas with the Stars: An International Earthquake Benefit, Discover Channel, 1989
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The Television Academy Hall of Fame, Fox, 1990
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The Tube Test, ABC, 1990
- Host, Crimes of the Century III, 1991
- Himself, Public Enemy #2, 1991
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The Golden Globe's 50th Anniversary Special, NBC, 1994
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Episodic
- "Tomas and the Widow," Frontier, NBC, 1955
- "The Big Baby Contest," The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, 1955
- "Broomstick Wedding," The Adventures of Jim Bowie, 1956
- (As Touch Connors) Jim Bostick, "The Mistake," Gunsmoke, 1956
- "Mardi Gras," Maverick, ABC, 1957
- Ralph Jordan, "Point Blank," Maverick, ABC, 1957
- (As Michael Connors) Johnny Dart, "The Bride," Maverick, ABC, 1957
- Sheriff Fillmore, "Naked Gallows," Maverick, ABC, 1957
- (As Michael Connors) "The Steep Hill," The Walter Winchell File, 1957
- "Dead to Rights," Cheyenne, ABC, 1958
- "Hired Hand," Cimarron City, 1958
- "Simon Pitt," Jefferson Drum, 1958
- "Lady in Question," Lawman, 1958
- "Wilderness Trace," The Rough Riders, 1959
- "School for Cowards," Bronco, 1959
- Mario Patruzzio, "The Aerialist," Alcoa Presents, 1959
- "The Bell Tolls," The Californians, 1959
- (As Michael Connors) Eddie O'Gara, "The Eddie O'Gara Story," The Untouchables, 1962
- Jack Marston, "Shadow of the Cougar," Redigo, 1963
- Joe Kelly, "The Case of the Bullied Bowler," Perry Mason, 1964
- Joe Mannix, "Lucy and Mannix Are Held Hostage," Here's Lucy, 1971
- Robert Logan, "Driving Under the Influence," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 1989
- Walter Murray, "Truck Stop," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1989
- Police Commissioner James Hayden, "Scali, P.I.," The Commish, ABC,1993
- Jack Duncan, "Who Killed the Anchorman?," Burke's Law, CBS, 1994
- Boyce Brown, "Film Flam," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1995
- Boyce Brown, "Shooting in Rome," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1995
- Joe Mannix, "Hard-Boiled Murder," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1997
- Voice, Disney's Hercules (animated), 1998
- Also appeared in Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, CBS; and The Sonnyand Cher Comedy Hour.
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Film Appearances
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As Touch Connors
- (Film debut) Junior Kearney, Sudden Fear, RKO Radio Pictures, 1952
- Lieutenant Hobson Lee, Sky Commando, Columbia, 1953
- Lieutenant Magrew, The Forty-Ninth Man (also known as The 49thMan), Columbia, 1953
- Gainer, Island in the Sky, Warner Bros., 1953
- Andrew, Day of Triumph, Century Films, 1954
- Hale Clinton, Five Guns West, American Releasing, 1955
- Lou, The Twinkle in God's Eye, Republic, 1955
- Sheriff Tom Blake, The Oklahoma Woman, American Releasing, 1956
- Bob, Swamp Women (also known as Swamp Diamonds and CruelSwamp), Favorite Films of California, 1956
- Tony, The Day the World Ended, American International, 1956
- Amalekite herder, The Ten Commandments, Paramount, 1956
- Marty Lang, Jaguar, 1956
- Stacy Tanner, Flesh and the Spur, American International, 1957
- Garry, Shake, Rattle, and Rock!, American International, 1957
- Ted Bronson, Voodoo Woman, American International, 1957
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As Michael Connors
- Rick, Live Fast, Die Young, Universal, 1958
- Major Matt McCormack, Suicide Battalion, American International, 1958
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The Dalton That Got Away, Dalton Film Company, 1960
- Frank Pagano, Panic Button, Gorton, 1964
- Howard Ebbetts, Good Neighbor Sam, Columbia, 1964
- Luke Miller, Where Love Has Gone, Paramount, 1964
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Seed of Violence, 1964
- Jack Harrison, Harlow, Paramount, 1965
- Sergeant Lucky Finder, Situation Hopeless--but Not Serious, Paramount, 1965
- Hatfield, Stagecoach, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1966
- Kelly, Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (also known as Se tuttele donne delmondo,
If All the Women in the World, and Operazione paradiso), Dino De Laurentiis/Columbia, 1967
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As Mike Connors
- Haller, Avalanche Express, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
- Wendell Atwell, Nightkill (also known as Night Kill), 1980
- Lieutenant Dinardo, Too Scared to Scream (also known as The Doorman), Movie Store, 1985
- Billy Vance, Fist Fighter (also known as A puno libro,
Apuno limpio, and Peleador a puno libro), Taurus Entertainer, 1989
- Joe "Uncle Do Do" Armen, Armen and Bullik, 1992
- Steve, Ciudad Baja (Downtown Heat) (also known as La punta de las viboras), 1994
- Himself, Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (documentary), Turner Pictures, 1996
- Jack Warner, James Dean: Race with Destiny (also known as JamesDean: Live Fast Die Young), Capstone Film Company, 1997
- Harland Greer, Gideon, 1999
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Film Work
- (As Touch Connors) Executive producer, Flesh and the Spur, 1957
- Producer (with A. Kitman Ho), Too Scared to Scream, Movie Store, 1985
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Stage Appearances
- Appeared in Catch Me If You Can, Tampa, FL.
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