Michael Strong

Michael Strong was an American actor whose work ranged across the stage, television and film. Born in Manhattan and raised in the Bronx, he studied at Brooklyn College, where he joined the Varsity Dramatic Society and performed in local theater and radio productions. His first Broadway role came in 1937 with Wall Street Scene, and after a stage career that included a main part in Men to the Sea, Hal B. Wallis signed him to a personal Paramount Pictures contract in 1945. Strong became a charter member of The Actors Studio, played a cat burglar in Detective Story on stage in 1949 and in William Wyler's 1951 film, and took supporting and ensemble roles for Elia Kazan. He was a live television regular and a cast member on The Edge of Night, later guest starring in more than 120 series, while his film work included Point Blank (1967), Patton (1970) and The Great Santini (1979).