Mike Kellin(1922-1983)
- Actor
Burly, coarse, raspy-voiced Mike Kellin was often cast as a tough cop,
gangster, or soldier, usually a corporal or sergeant, so it may be
surprising to some that during his stint in the US Navy during World
War II he was a Lieutenant Commander.
Though he seemed to be straight out of the tenements of New York City,
he was born in upscale Hartford, Connecticut, and received his
education at Boston College. After his discharge from the Navy, he
enrolled in the Yale School of Drama. He appeared in more than 50
plays, winning an Obie award and being nominated for a Tony. He made
his film debut in the
Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis
comedy
At War with the Army (1950)--as,
of course, a sergeant. He turned in a first-rate performance as a tough
infantry soldier with a soft spot for a young Polish refugee in the
WWII film
Hell Is for Heroes (1962). He
died of cancer in Nyack, New York, in 1983.
gangster, or soldier, usually a corporal or sergeant, so it may be
surprising to some that during his stint in the US Navy during World
War II he was a Lieutenant Commander.
Though he seemed to be straight out of the tenements of New York City,
he was born in upscale Hartford, Connecticut, and received his
education at Boston College. After his discharge from the Navy, he
enrolled in the Yale School of Drama. He appeared in more than 50
plays, winning an Obie award and being nominated for a Tony. He made
his film debut in the
Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis
comedy
At War with the Army (1950)--as,
of course, a sergeant. He turned in a first-rate performance as a tough
infantry soldier with a soft spot for a young Polish refugee in the
WWII film
Hell Is for Heroes (1962). He
died of cancer in Nyack, New York, in 1983.