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

  • CREDITS
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Nick, Tightrope, CBS, 1959-60
  • Title role (Joe Mannix), Mannix, CBS, 1967-75
  • Ben Slater, Today's F.B.I., ABC, 1981-82
  • 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
  • The Bureau, 1981
  • Bill McDowell, Hart to Hart Returns, NBC, 1993
  • Miniseries
  • Colonel Harrison "Hack" Peters, War and Remembrance, ABC, 1988
  • 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
  • Today's F.B.I., ABC, 1981
  • Captain Jim Adams, The Earthlings, ABC, 1984
  • Specials
  • Reporter, ABC News Closeup--Arson: Fire for Hire, ABC, 1970
  • Super Comedy Bowl 2, CBS, 1972
  • 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
  • Charo, ABC, 1976
  • Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1981
  • The Funniest Joke I Ever Heard, ABC, 1984
  • Screen Actors Guild 50th Anniversary Celebration, CBS, 1984
  • The 37th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards, ABC, 1985
  • Happy Birthday Hollywood, ABC, 1987
  • Host, Crimes of the Century (two episodes), syndicated, 1988
  • Host, The Secret Files of J. Edgar Hoover, syndicated, 1989
  • Christmas with the Stars: An International Earthquake Benefit, Discover Channel, 1989
  • The Television Academy Hall of Fame, Fox, 1990
  • The Tube Test, ABC, 1990
  • Host, Crimes of the Century III, 1991
  • Himself, Public Enemy #2, 1991
  • The Golden Globe's 50th Anniversary Special, NBC, 1994
  • 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.
  • Film Appearances
  • 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
  • As Michael Connors
  • Rick, Live Fast, Die Young, Universal, 1958
  • Major Matt McCormack, Suicide Battalion, American International, 1958
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Film Work
  • (As Touch Connors) Executive producer, Flesh and the Spur, 1957
  • Producer (with A. Kitman Ho), Too Scared to Scream, Movie Store, 1985
  • Stage Appearances
  • Appeared in Catch Me If You Can, Tampa, FL.