Mike Kellin

Myron "Mike" Kellin (April 26, 1922 – August 26, 1983) was an American stage and screen actor. He won an Obie Award for his performance in the original Off-Broadway run of American Buffalo, and was nominated for a Tony Award for the Broadway musical Pipe Dream. He was also known for his starring role as Chief Petty Officer Willie Miller on the 1960s television sitcom The Wackiest Ship in the Army.

Early life and education Kellin was born in Hartford, Connecticut. and repeated his role in the 1950 film version with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. He worked in some 50 plays and won an Obie Award for his work in American Buffalo. Pete Seeger recorded this song in 1965 for this album God Bless the Grass.

Kellin appeared in both the film version of The Wackiest Ship in the Army and the television series based on the film. His interment was at Emanuel Synagogue Cemetery in Wethersfield, Connecticut.

Stage credits (partial)

King Lear (1982) as King Lear Are You Now or Have You Ever Been (1979) as Lionel Stander The Ritz (1975) as Carmine Vespucci The Odd Couple (1966) as Oscar Madison Mother Courage and Her Children (1963) as Cook Rhinoceros (1961) as Dribble God and Kate Murphy (1959) as Sean Murphy Pipe Dream (1955) as Hazel Ankles Aweigh (1955) as Joe Mancinni The Emperor's Clothes (1953) as Second Rottenbiller Brother Stalag 17 (1951) as Stosh The Bird Cage (1950) as Frank At War with the Army (1950) as Staff Sergeant McVay

Film credits

So Young So Bad (1950) as Carousel Operator (uncredited) At War with the Army (1950) as Sergeant McVey Hurricane Smith (1952) as Dicer Lonelyhearts (1958) as Frank Goldsmith The Wonderful Country (1959) as Pancho Gil The Mountain Road (1960) as Prince The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960) as Chief Petty Officer MacCarthy The Great Imposter (1961) as Clifford Thompson Hell Is for Heroes (1962) as Private Kolinsky Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964) as Blind Union Vet Banning (1967) as Harry Kalielle The Incident (1967) as Harry Purvis The Boston Strangler (1968) as Julian Soshnick Riot (1969) as Bugsy The Maltese Bippy (1969) (uncredited) The Phynx (1970) as Bogey The People Next Door (1970) as Dr. Margolin Cover Me Babe (1970) as The Derelict Fools' Parade (1971) as Steve Mystic The Last Porno Flick (1974) as Boris Freebie and the Bean (1974) as Lieutenant Rosen Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976) as Ben Lapinsky God Told Me To (1976) as Deputy Commissioner Midnight Express (1978) as Mr. Hayes Girlfriends (1978) as Abe On the Yard (1978) as Red The Jazz Singer (1980) as Leo So Fine (1981) as Sam Schlotzman Just Before Dawn (1981) as Ty Paternity (1981) as Tour Guide Echoes (1982) as Sid Berman Sleepaway Camp (1983) as Mel (final film role, posthumous release)

Television credits He was very active in television and was a regular on:

Mister Peepers (TV series) (1952) as Edward Barnes Bonino (1953) as Rusty Honestly, Celeste! (1954) as Marty Gordon Have Gun Will Travel TV series(1958) S2 E13 "The Solid Gold Patrol" as Sgt. Siebert The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1965–66) as C.P.O. Willie Miller Seventh Avenue, a mini-series (1977) as Morris Blackman Fitz and Bones (1981) as Robert Whitmore

Combat! (1965) Episode "Losers Cry Deal"

He also appeared in made-for-TV movies, including:

Assignment: Munich (1972) as Gus The Catcher (1972) as Mike Keller The Connection (1973) as Pillo F.D.R.: the Last Year (1980) as Andre Gromyko

He guest starred on the following:

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 4 Episode 11: "And the Desert Shall Blossom") as Killer Have Gun, Will Travel (1958) (Season 2 Episode 13: "The Solid Gold Patrol") as Sergeant Major Siebert The Rifleman (1959) (Season 2 Episode 14: "Surveyors") as Len Sommers Naked City (1959-1963) (Season 1 Episode 32: "The Sandman") (1959) as Billy Ketch (Season 2 Episode 18: "The Deadly Guinea Pig") (1961) as Anton (Season 4 Episode 33: "Golden Lads and Girls") (1963) as Louis Wystemski Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (1960) (Season 3 Episode 8: "The Trap") as Dominic DiNovio / Fredrick Gibbs The Untouchables (1960-1961) (Season 1 Episode 14: The Noise of Death") (1960) as Abe Garfinkel (Season 1 Episode 22: "The White Slavers") (1960) as Mig Torrance (Season 3 Episode 9: "City Without a Name") (1961) as Lou Mungo Have Gun, Will Travel (1961) (Season 4 Episode 20: "Shadow of a Man") as Logan Adcock Have Gun, Will Travel (1961) (Season 4 Episode 28: "The Siege") as Alvah Brent Have Gun, Will Travel (1961) (Season 5 Episode 12: "Drop of Blood") as Faivel Melamed Route 66 (1961) (Season 2 Episode 4: "Birdcage on My Foot") as Lieutenant Calder Route 66 (1962) (Season 3 Episode 11: "Hey Moth, Come Eat the Flame") as Art Hannibal The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) (Season 1 Episode 3: "Night of the Owl") as O.D. Parker The Twilight Zone (1963) (Season 4 Episode 2: "The Thirty-Fathom Grave") as Chief Bell Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964) (Season 1 Episode 4: "Mist of Silence") as Steban Combat! (1965) (Season 3 Episode 18: "Losers Cry Deal") as Jackson Lost in Space (1966) (Season 2 Episode 8: "The Deadly Games of Gamma 6") as Myko Gunsmoke (1966) (Season 12 Episode 13: "The Moonstone") as Chad Timpson Starsky and Hutch (1976) (Season 2 Episode 5: "Gillian") as Al Grossman All in the Family (1976) (Season 7 Episode 12: "Archie's Secret Passion") as Bummie Fencel Barney Miller (1976) (Season 3 Episode 8: "Non-Involvement") as Al Mitchell Galactica 1980 (1980) (Season 1 Episode 4: "The Super Scouts") as Stockton Galactica 1980 (1980) (Season 1 Episode 5: "The Super Scouts: Part 2") as John Stockton

Discography Tevya and His Daughters, Columbia Masterworks OL 5225 (1957) And the Testimony's Still Coming, Verve Forecast FTS-3028 (1967)

Awards and nominations