MIKE CONNORS Mike Connors was born on August 25, 1925, is an American actor. Born in Fresno, California, began his career in the 50s, doing minor roles in films and television series. his first film was Island in the Sky 1953 John Wayne, followed by the classic 1955 western Five Guns West, directed by Roger Corman. In 1956 acts in biblical Ten Commandments movie, other major films are: The Oklahoma Woman 1956, 1966 western Stagecoach, and several TV movies like High Midnight 1979 where he plays a corrupt cop. The Bureau {1981}. Hart to Hart Returns {1993}. As a guest actor went through the series The Adventures of Jim Bowie 1955, 1956 The Law of Revolver, Revolver to the 1957 Order and Maverick, Cheyenne 1958 1962 The Untouchables, Perry Mason 1964 Police Story 1977 In 1981 starred in the series Today s FBI as Ben Slater, and in 1989 as host of the Crimes of the Century program. Mike Connors starred in the detective series Tightrope But 1959 was another series that brought him to fame in 1967 CBS hired him to play the detective Joe Mannix in the television series Mannix accompanied by Joseph Campanella as his boss, Lou Wickersham, the series aired from 1967-1975 and was a success, that made him famous worldwide; other actors of the program were Gail Fisher as his secretary Peggy, actor Robert Reed as Lt. Adam Tobias; Mannix was a detective lover of sports cars and police solve intriguing cases. Awards: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama (Wikipedia)
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