Michael Whalen (actor)

Joseph Kenneth Shovlin

Whalen and Claire Trevor in Song and Dance Man, 1936
Born June 30, 1902
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died April 14, 1974 (aged 71)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death
Bronchial Pneumonia
Resting place
San Fernando Cemetery, Mission Hills, California[1]
Occupation Actor
Years active 1935-1961

Michael Whalen was the stage name of actor Joseph Kenneth Shovlin, born June 30, 1902, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He died April 14, 1974, in Los Angeles, California.[2] He starred in B Movies and television, including Son of a Badman[3] and Wee Willie Winkie[4]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1936 Poor Little Rich Girl Michael Barry
1937 Wee Willie Winkie Lt. "Coppy" Brandes
1947 Gas House Kids in Hollywood Lance Carter
1948 Parole, Inc. Kid Redmond
1949 Tough Assignment Hutchinson
1955 The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues King
1960 Elmer Gantry Rev. Phillips

References

  1. "Michael Whalen (1902–1974)". Find a Grave.
  2. "Michael Whalen". IMDB.
  3. Fitzgerald, Michael G.; Magers, Boyd (2002). Ladies of the Western: Interviews with Fifty-one More Actresses from the Silent Era to the Television Westerns of the 1950s and 1960s. McFarland. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-7864-1140-5.
  4. Rollins, Peter (2005). Hollywood's West: The American Frontier in Film, Television, and History. University Press of Kentucky. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-8131-7180-7.
  5. "Michael Whalen Filmography". Fandango.