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Marvin Channing Biography (1944-)

Born August 11, 1944, in New York, NY; son of Harry (a laborer) and Emma (Charn) Channing; married Arline Rita Kallem (a teacher), August 21, 1965. Addresses: HOME--105-15 66th Road, Forest Hills, NY 11375.

Marvin Channing told CTFT that the motivation in his career is "love of performing--hopefully to make the world a slightly better place."

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

August 11, 1944

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Barney, Caine Mutiny Court Martial, Show Boat Theatre.
• Steve Purcell, Eagle in a Cage, No Smoking Playhouse, New York City.
• Milt, Luv and Oscar, The Odd Couple, both St. Petersburg Dinner Theatre.
• Arthur, The 75th, Will, Hopscotch, and Peter, The Zoo Story, all Center Stage Theatre.
• Doctor Bessner, Murder on the Nile, National Theatre.
• Grigory Smirnov, The Brute, Royal Court Repertory.
• Joel Kane, Barbara & Ruth, West End (London) production.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Carl Goldstein, The Shohet, five state tour.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Homicide detective, Still of the Night, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1982.
• Broadway backer, Author! Author!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982.
• waiter, Tootsie, Columbia, 1982.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES
• Patient, Nurse, CBS.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL RADIO WORK
• Marv Channing Show, WPAC.
• Music in the Night, WILI.
• 1360 Club, WWBZ.
• Here's Channing, WKAL.
• Insight.
• Celebrity.
• Writings;TELEVISION
• Eagle in a Cage.
• Writings;MAGAZINES
• Chief writer, Red Circle Publications.