Michael Callan

Michael Callan was an American actor who started out as a singer and dancer in Philadelphia, where he grew up, taking lessons as a boy and performing on local television before moving to New York. He got his break on Broadway in The Boy Friend and then originated the role of Riff in West Side Story. Columbia Pictures signed him to a long-term contract, and his films for the studio included They Came to Cordura (1959), Mysterious Island (1961), Bon Voyage! (1962), The Interns and the Western comedy Cat Ballou (1965). He was nominated for a Golden Globe for new star for The Flying Fontaines and won the same award a year later for Because They're Young. Later credits included The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972), Lepke (1975), The Cat and the Canary (1978) and Double Exposure (1982), which he also produced, plus the sitcom Occasional Wife and many television guest roles.