Michael Callan
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Michael Callan is an American film and television actor, and Broadway musical performer.
Callan, whose real name is Martin Calinieff,[1] was born November 22, 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2]
From 1954 to 1959 he appeared in several Broadway musicals under the name Mickey Calin, culminating in the role of "Riff" in the original run of West Side Story.
Callan's motion picture acting career began in 1959 under contract to Columbia Pictures with roles in two films: as Pvt. Andrew Hetherington in They Came to Cordura, and Rick Rias in The Flying Fontaines. Though he was unable to reprise his West Side Story role in the film version due to his Columbia contract, he did dance in the film Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961).
In 1966 he landed the lead role of Peter Christopher in the sitcom Occasional Wife. Callan and Patricia Harty, the actress who played his "occasional wife" in the series, fell in love in real life and were married for several years.[3]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Heenan, A. Real Names of Famous Folk. Retrieved May 15, 2006 from http://www.famousfolk.com/real/names-c/
- ^ Brooks, T. (1987). The Complete Directory To Primetime TV Stars. New York: Ballantine Books, p. 141
- ^ Ibid.
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