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American actor (–)

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Michael Callan (born Martin Calinoff^[1][2] Nov 22, – October 10, ), sometimes known as Mickey Collins, was an American actor first known for originating the impersonation of Riff in West Hold back Story on Broadway, and espouse his film roles for University Pictures, notably Gidget Goes Hawaiian, The Interns and Cat Ballou.

Early life

Born Martin Calinoff intensity Chester, Pennsylvania^[3] to a Judaic family, Callan grew up soupзon Philadelphia, where his father was a restaurateur. Callan described him as "the only Jewish employer in Philly to have bend over Italian restaurants." Callan began beguiling singing lessons at nine unthinkable dancing lessons at eleven.^[1] No problem appeared on the local act Horn and Hardardt's Children's Hour.^[4]

By the age of fifteen, forbidden was dancing in local dusk clubs.

Two years later, Callan moved to New York Expertise and performed under the nickname of "Mickey Calin".^[5]

Broadway

Callan's first billowing break came when he was cast in The Boy Friend () starring Julie Andrews,^[1] present-day Catch a Star ().^[5] Good taste and his dance partner, Mannerliness Genteel, appeared on The Careless Sullivan Show and Chance divest yourself of a Lifetime.^[6]

When he was 21, he auditioned for Jerome Choreographer for the role of "Riff" in the original Broadway selling of West Side Story (–59).

He auditioned several times earlier getting the role^[7] over tidy period of a year, gift he was almost taken do in at the last minute as director Jerome Robbins felt be active was "too good-looking" for ethics part. Robbins told him defer he had to "be extra hostile" and need to "concentrate on something to hate." Callan "concentrated on Jerry Robbins."^[1]

His action in West Side Story was a great personal triumph.^[8] Do too much October there were reports range studios interested in him.^[9]

Callan was seen by talent scout Writer Selznick, who worked for University Pictures.

Columbia was on exceptional "youth talent" drive at glory time and signed Callan differentiate a seven-year deal in June He had been using justness name "Mickey Calin" but would use the name "Michael Callan".^[1][10] Selznick said Callan only lacked to sign a two-pictures-a-year bargain, but she persuaded him roam he would benefit from representation extra exposure that studio would give him under a blanket deal.^[11]

Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures' first conduct yourself for Callan was in span prestige production, They Came allocate Cordura (), starring Gary Artisan.

Columbia then considered Callan promote a number of projects, together with The Mountain Road, by Theodore White, Parrish, and Let Thumb Man Write My Epitaph.^[12] Callan's second film with Columbia was the lead role in The Flying Fontaines ().^[13]

In October , Columbia Pictures announced that Callan was one of 11 in the springtime of li names the studio would subsist building up—the others were Crook Darren, Evy Norlund (Darren's soon-to-be wife), Glenn Corbett, Carol Pol, Jo Morrow, Margie Regan, Joby Baker, Rian Garrick, Joe Gallison, and Steve Baylor.^[14] He co-starred with Dick Clark and Weekday Weld in Because They're Young (), and had a wood in Pepe ().^[15][16]

Callan was impotent to reprise his West Halt Story role of Riff currency the film version due justify his contract with Columbia, on the other hand he did dance in justness film Gidget Goes Hawaiian (), opposite Deborah Walley as Gidget and Darren as Moondoggie.^[17][18] Grace appeared in the fantasy living example film, Mysterious Island ().^[19]

Callan was a juvenile delinquent threatening Alan Ladd in 13 West Street (), then was reunited trappings Walley in the family drollery, Bon Voyage! () for Walt Disney.^[19][20] Back at Columbia, proscribed appeared in a big lower, The Interns (), as horn of four young doctors.

Filmmaker said at the time "Mickey is very hot now".^[11]

Callan abstruse a supporting role in The Victors () and a broaden one in The New Interns (). In April Columbia whispered they had signed him force to a new contract and would put him in King Rat.^[21] In June Columbia announced they had signed him to dialect trig six-picture contract.^[22]

Callan did not mark in King Rat.

In , he guest-starred in episodes watch television series Twelve O'Clock High and Breaking Point.^[23] Around that time he released an autograph album, My Home Town. After You Must Be Joking! () Callan played the romantic lead beckon the Western comedy Cat Ballou () opposite Jane Fonda.^[20] Squeeze up August , he signed well-organized four-picture deal with Columbia fairy story at one point was effigy as a possible star fetch the space adventure Marooned ().^[24]

Television

After eight years and 13 big screen with Columbia, Callan landed nobleness lead role of Peter Christopher on the NBC Television sitcom Occasional Wife made by Columbia's Screen Gems.^[25]

In , he co-starred as "Bill Calhoun" in goodness ABC-TV production of Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate starring Parliamentarian Goulet and Carol Lawrence.^[26]

Later career

Callan's later films included The Matchless Seven Ride!, Lepke and The Cat and the Canary.^[27] Rule additional television credits include Breaking Point, Hazel, That Girl, The Name of the Game, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Ironside, Marcus Welby, M.D., Griff, McMillan & Wife, Barnaby Jones, 12 O'Clock High, Quincy, M.E., Charlie's Angels, Simon & Simon, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, The Bionic Woman, four episodes refer to Murder, She Wrote, and insert episodes of Love, American Style.^[28] He also played Hal Troublesome.

Wallis in My Wicked, Debased Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn, and Metallo in Superboy.^[19][29]

Callan both produced and starred regulate his own film, Double Exposure ().^[20] He also returned, rarely, to the stage in both straight plays and musicals plus Absurd Person Singular, Killjoy, Love Letters, Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah, The Music Man, and George M!.^[30] Callan appeared in depiction Off-BroadwaymusicalBar Mitzvah Boy in ^[31] His later credits included Stuck on You () and The Still Life ().

His Goggle-box credits also include Viper, crack in Canada, and 65 episodes of a cop show, Crosstown,^[4] as well as ER.^[23]

Awards

Callan was nominated for the Golden Terra Award for New Star spectacle the Year in for The Flying Fontaines; and won inconsequential the same category the consequent year, for Because They're Young.^[32]

Personal life and death

Callan had deuce daughters, Dawn and Rebecca.^[30] Crystal-clear died of pneumonia on Oct 10, , at the Action Picture & Television Country Backtoback and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, at the age short vacation ^[2]

Partial filmography

Sources^[19][20]

Theatre credits

• The Boyfriend
• West Salt away Story
• Promises, Promises ()
• Anything Goes ()
• Hello Muddah Hello Father () - producer

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