Mike Kellin
Biography
Mike Kellin was an American actor of stage and screen. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and educated at Boston University and Trinity College before training in performance and stage writing at the Yale School of Drama. In 1949 he made his Broadway debut in At War with the Army, repeating the role in the 1950 film with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. He worked in about fifty plays, winning an Obie Award for American Buffalo and earning a Tony nomination for Pipe Dream. On television he starred as Chief Petty Officer Willie Miller in the 1960s sitcom The Wackiest Ship in the Army, and he appeared in the film version as well. His film work included The Wonderful Country (1959), The Boston Strangler (1968), Fools' Parade (1971), Freebie and the Bean (1974), Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976), Midnight Express (1978) and Sleepaway Camp (1983), his last film role.
61years old at death
- Born Hartford
- Died Nyack
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Myron Kellin (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 20
- Career span
- 33 years1950 to 1983
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A change of course
Kellin was a lieutenant commander in the Navy during World War II. After the war ended, he went to the Yale School of Drama, where he studied playwriting and acting.
First role
Kellin first appeared on Broadway in 1949 in At War with the Army, then took the same part in the 1950 movie version with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
Mike Kellin movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Pat Hingle's page
Also two films together3 more actors
- Strother MartinFools' Parade (1971) and Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
- William HickeyThe Boston Strangler (1968) and Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
- Clifford DavidRiot (1969) and Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Mike Kellin's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$60.2 million
5 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 20 films: 5 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 12 figure not found.
- 5Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 12Figure not found
Highest grossing
The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$35M58.1% of the total
- 2$11M18.3% of the total
- 3$9.8M16.3% of the total
- 4$3.1M5.1% of the total
- 5$1.3M2.2% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.