- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRichard Kallman
- Height5′ 9½″ (1.77 m)
- Dick Kallman, an actor in movies and television in the late 50s and 60s, left Hollywood and began doing stage work. He toured in companies of "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying" and "Half a Sixpence". He was also an accomplished singer who in 1963 recorded an album of standards for EMI in London, when he was accompanied by orchestras conducted by John Barry and Ennio Morricone. In 1975, he joined a partnership to manufacture women's play clothes and party clothes and also began working as a dealer in antiques, silver, and art. On February 22, 1980, Kallman and business associate Steven Szladek of Brooklyn were found shot to death in Kallman's posh Manhattan apartment. 27-year-old Charles Lonnie Grosso of Queens was convicted of the killings, which took place during a robbery, and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. None of the paintings, jewelry, and antiques stolen from the apartment were ever recovered.
- IMDb mini biography by: Don Nelsen <kpaden@cobweb.net>
- ParentsZara WhitmanAlvan Edmund Kallman
- RelativesCharles Whitman Kallman(Sibling)Travis Charles Kallman(Niece or Nephew)Kirsten Wiebeke Kallman (Vuissa)(Niece or Nephew)
- His paternal grandparents were German Jewish immigrants, and his maternal grandparents were Russian Jews.
- He was the son of Zara Whitman Kallman, a Broadway actress, and Alvan Kallman, a barnstorming pilot, who owned the Savoy-Plaza Hotel in New York City, The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel in New Hampshire, and the St. Johns Hotel in Havana.
- He eventually retired from show business and became a wealthy antiques and art dealer.
- Formed a music publishing company in 1966.
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