Michael Callan
Known for Acting · 73 credits
- Born
- 1935-11-22
- Died
- 2022-10-10
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Michael Callan (November 22, 1935 – October 10, 2022) was an American actor.
Born Martin Harris Calinieff in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Callan began his career as Mickey Calin, and it was with this name he appeared on Broadway in The Boy Friend (1954), Catch a Star (1955), and West Side Story (1957-1959).
Callan's film career began in 1959 where he was contracted with Columbia Pictures and had roles in two films, They Came to Cordura and The Flying Fontaines. Although he was unable to reprise his West Side Story role of Riff in the film version due to his contract with Columbia, he did dance in the film Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961). His screen credits include The Interns, The New Interns, with Barbara Eden, Mysterious Island (1961), The Victors (1963), Cat Ballou, (1965) and later Leprechaun 3 and Stuck on You.
In 1966, Callan landed the lead role of Peter Christopher in the NBC sitcom Occasional Wife. At the time Callan was married to the former Carlyn Chapman. The young couple lived in Beverly Hills and had two daughters, Dawn Rachel (born ca. 1961) and Rebecca (born ca. 1964). He engaged in a 12-hour day filming schedule with weekends off for the production of the half-hour television series. Callan soon divorced Carlyn and was married for a time to Patricia Harty, the actress who played his "occasional wife" in the series.
Additional television credits include Breaking Point, That Girl, The Name of the Game, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Ironside, Marcus Welby, M.D., Griff, McMillan & Wife, Barnaby Jones, 12 O'Clock High, Quincy M.E., Charlie's Angels, Simon and Simon, Fantasy Island, four episodes of Murder, She Wrote, and eight episodes of Love, American Style. He played Metallo in Superboy.
Known For
TV Shows (42)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Ironside
1967
as Cpl. William Eller
The Love Boat
1977
as Nate Jordan
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Phillip Sparling / Carl Anglin / Sgt. Nash / Bart Mahoney
Love, American Style
1969
as John / Gary
Fantasy Island
1978
as Stu Chambers
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Chuck Pelligrini
Knight Rider
1982
as Victor Gavin
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as William Farrell
Simon & Simon
1981
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Charles Devereaux
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Greg Robbins
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Cass Harper / Darian Mason
The F.B.I.
1965
as Charlie Hunter / William Dean / Harry Springer / John Prentiss
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Father Tommy Connors
The Bionic Woman
1976
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Tim Darnell
Medical Center
1969
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
as Doyle Madison
The Name of the Game
1968
as Tommy Crail
That Girl
1966
Viper
1994
as Albert Corrente
Police Story
1973
Vega$
1978
Felony Squad
1966
Ellery Queen
1975
as Gary Swift
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Pfc. George Valdez
Crazy like a Fox
1984
as TV Station Manager
Medical Story
1975
as Tim Kramer
Superboy
1988
as John Corben/Metallo
Automan
1983
as Kevin Mayhew
S.W.A.T.
1975
E/R
1984
Breaking Point
1963
Otherworld
1985
as Billy Sunshine
Journey to the Unknown
1968
as Greg Richards
Hunter
1977
Occasional Wife
1966
as Peter Christopher
Scruples
1980
as Alan Wilton
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
1972
as Steve
Funny Face
1971
Blind Ambition
1979
as Charles Colson
Movies (31)
Mysterious Island
1961
as Herbert Brown
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
1972
as Noah Forbes
Stuck on You
2003
as Fox Prexy
Cat Ballou
1965
as Clay Boone
Leprechaun 3
1995
as Mitch
Double Exposure
1982
as Adrian Wilde
They Came to Cordura
1959
as Pvt. Andrew L. Hetherington
Freeway
1988
as Lt. Boyle
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
2021
as Self - (archive footage)
The Cat and the Canary
1978
as Paul Jones
Gidget Goes Hawaiian
1961
as Eddie Horner
Chained Heat
1983
as Martin
The Victors
1963
as Eldridge
Bon Voyage!
1962
as Nick O'Mara
13 West Street
1962
as Chuck Landry
In Name Only
1969
as Steve Braden
Because They're Young
1960
as Griff Rimer
Dark Dreams
1993
as RAW / McCarthy
Lepke
1975
as Robert Kane
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
1978
as William Eddy
Record City
1978
as Eddie
You Must Be Joking
1965
as Lieutenant Tim Morton
The Interns
1962
as Dr. Alec Considine
A Gift of Terror
1973
as Steve
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
1985
as Hal Wallis
The Photographer
1974
as Adrian Wilde
The New Interns
1964
as Dr. Alec Considine
Last of the Great Survivors
1984
as Jerry Matson
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
1973
as Marvin Feldman
The Last Road
1997
The Flying Fontaines
1959
as Rick Rias
About Michael Callan
Michael Callan (November 22, 1935 – October 10, 2022) was an American actor. Born Martin Harris Calinieff in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Callan began his career as Mickey Calin, and it was with this name he appeared on Broadway in The Boy Friend (1954), Catch a Star (1955), and West Side Story (1957-1959). Callan's film career began in 1959 where he was contracted with Columbia Pictures and had roles in two films, They Came to Cordura and The Flying Fontaines. Although he was unable to reprise his West Side Story role of Riff in the film versi… With 73 credits spanning from 1959 to 2021, Michael Callan has appeared in 31 films and 42 TV shows.
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- Mysterious Island (1961) — as Herbert Brown
- The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972) — as Noah Forbes
- Stuck on You (2003) — as Fox Prexy
- Cat Ballou (1965) — as Clay Boone
- Leprechaun 3 (1995) — as Mitch
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