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Michael Colgan(1921-2006)

  • Sound Department
  • Actor
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Michael Colgan was born on 26 January 1921 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for Saturday Night Fever (1977), The Getaway (1972) and Altered States (1980). He was married to Judy Osborne and Patty. He died on 9 February 2006 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 26, 1921
DiedFebruary 9, 2006(85)
BornJanuary 26, 1921
DiedFebruary 9, 2006(85)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

John Travolta and Karen Lynn Gorney in Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Saturday Night Fever
6.8
  • Sound Department
  • 1977
The Getaway (1972)
The Getaway
7.3
  • Sound Department(as Mike Colgan)
  • 1972
William Hurt in Altered States (1980)
Altered States
6.9
  • Sound Department
  • 1980
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
Jeremiah Johnson
7.6
  • Sound Department(as Mike Colgan)
  • 1972

Credits

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Sound Department

  • Jessica Lange in Frances (1982)
    Frances
    7.2
    • sound editor
    • 1982
  • Mariangela Melato and Ryan O'Neal in So Fine (1981)
    So Fine
    5.1
    • supervising sound editor
    • 1981
  • William Hurt in Altered States (1980)
    Altered States
    6.9
    • supervising sound editor
    • 1980
  • Time After Time (1979)
    Time After Time
    7.0
    • supervising sound editor
    • 1979
  • Jane Fonda, James Caan, and Jason Robards in Comes a Horseman (1978)
    Comes a Horseman
    6.3
    • sound editor
    • 1978
  • John Travolta and Karen Lynn Gorney in Saturday Night Fever (1977)
    Saturday Night Fever
    6.8
    • sound editor
    • 1977
  • Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli in New York, New York (1977)
    New York, New York
    6.6
    • sound editor
    • 1977
  • Nickelodeon (1976)
    Nickelodeon
    6.2
    • sound editor
    • 1976
  • Mayday at 40, 000 Feet! (1976)
    Mayday at 40, 000 Feet!
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • sound editor (as Mike Colgan)
    • 1976
  • Charles Bronson and Robert Tessier in Hard Times (1975)
    Hard Times
    7.2
    • sound editor
    • 1975
  • Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
    Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
    7.4
    • sound editor (as Mike Colgan)
    • 1974
  • The Getaway (1972)
    The Getaway
    7.3
    • sound editor (as Mike Colgan)
    • 1972
  • Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
    Jeremiah Johnson
    7.6
    • sound effects (as Mike Colgan)
    • 1972
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • sound editor
    • 1969–1970
  • Macho Callahan (1970)
    Macho Callahan
    5.5
    • sound editor
    • 1970

Actor

  • Sneak Preview
    6.3
    TV Series
    • 1956
  • Battle Taxi (1955)
    Battle Taxi
    5.3
    • Medic Capt. Larsen
    • 1955
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • William M. Stewart
    • 1954
  • Louis Hayward in The Lone Wolf (1954)
    The Lone Wolf
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Martin
    • 1954
  • Mr. District Attorney (1954)
    Mr. District Attorney
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Carter Buckley
    • 1954
  • Reed Hadley in Public Defender (1954)
    Public Defender
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Jim Prentiss (as Mike Colgan)
    • 1954
  • Bill Elliott, Myron Healey, Mary Ellen Kay, and Fuzzy Knight in Vigilante Terror (1953)
    Vigilante Terror
    6.5
    • Jamison
    • 1953
  • Donovan's Brain (1953)
    Donovan's Brain
    5.9
    • Tom Donovan
    • 1953
  • John Ireland in The 49th Man (1953)
    The 49th Man
    5.9
    • Agent Gray (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Space Patrol (1950)
    Space Patrol
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Fredericks
    • Galen
    • 1953
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
    7.6
    TV Series
    • 1952

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Mike Colgan
  • Born
    • January 26, 1921
    • Fort Dodge, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • February 9, 2006
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      Judy OsborneJanuary 28, 1956 - ?

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    Was a resident of Ventura County for the last 20 years of his life.

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