Mike Minor

Early life Michael Fedderson was born on December 7, 1940, in San Francisco to model/actress Helen Macie "Tido" Minor and newspaper advertising man Don Fedderson, who would later become a leading television producer.

He began voice lessons in 1953 at the age of 13. His first singing job was at Ye Little Club in Beverly Hills, where he was engaged for two weeks and held over for ten. He attended University High School in Los Angeles and Brown Military Academy in San Diego. After that he appeared at Bimbo's 365 Club in San Francisco, the Rat Fink Room in New York City, the Elegante in Brooklyn, Izzy's Supper Club in Vancouver and the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.

Career

Television In 1961, Minor played the character Ray in an episode of My Three Sons, a show produced by his father. Before he played cropduster Steve Elliott on Petticoat Junction in seasons four through seven (1966–70), two years earlier, Mike Minor guest-starred as Dan Plout (the son of Kate's nemesis Selma Plout) who Kate thought older daughter Billie Jo was going to marry in episode 11 of the second season ("Mother Of The Bride", December 15, 1964). Two years later, in the second show of season four, Minor portrayed Steve Elliott, a pilot, who crashed his airplane in Hooterville, then recovered and eventually married the character Betty Jo Bradley. Seasons 6 and 7 of the series focused on the newlywed couple of Betty Jo and Steve, and their newborn daughter Kathy Jo Elliott.

Personal life Minor's childhood ambition was to be a professional baseball player, but when he matured he switched to golf. He was a member of the Hollywood Hackers, an organization of show-biz golfers who travelled around the country playing at choice golf courses and entertaining the spectators.

Death Minor died on January 28, 2016, at age 75.