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- Died
- Birth nameMyron Kellin
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- 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.
- IMDb mini biography by: frankfob2@yahoo.com
- SpousesSally Moffet(August 3, 1966 - August 26, 1983) (his death)Nina Caiserman(1952 - May 2, 1963) (her death, 1 child)
- ChildrenShauna Kellin
- ParentsSamuel KellinSophie Botuck
- RelativesJudith Lee Kellin (Dambrov)(Sibling)Shirley Ann Kellin(Sibling)
- Received a Tony Award nomination in 1956 as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) for "Pipe Dream."
- Kellin and his wife, Sally Moffet, both died in their early 60s from lung cancer.
- Won an Obie award for the play "American Buffalo" in 1976.
- An active member of the Fortune Society, a prisoner's-rights group.
- His mother, Sophia, was a Russian Jewish immigrant, and his father, Samuel Kellin, was born in England, to Russian Jewish parents.
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