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Krekor Ohanian, known professionally as Mike Connors, was an American actor best known for playing private detective Joe Mannix in the CBS television series Mannix from 1967–1975, a role which earned him a Golden Globe Award in 1970, the first of six straight nominations, as well as four consecutive Emmy nominations from 1970–1973. He starred in the short-lived series Tightrope! (1959–1960) and Today's FBI (1981–1982). Connors' acting career spanned six decades. In addition to his work on television, he appeared in numerous films, including Sudden Fear (1952), Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious (1965), Stagecoach (1966), Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (1966), and Too Scared to Scream (1985), which he also produced.
Birth Name
Krekor Ohanian
Born
Saturday, 15 August 1925
Died
Thursday, 26 January 2017
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2017 |
| Pioneers of Television | Self | 2008 |
| Two and a Half Men | Hugo | 2003 |
| The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave | Grandpa Osborne | 2000 |
| Gideon | Harland Greer | 1998 |
| Hercules | Chipacles | 1998 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| James Dean: Race with Destiny | Jack Warner | 1997 |
| Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick | Self | 1995 |
| Ciudad Baja (Downtown Heat) | Steve | 1994 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2017 |
| Pioneers of Television | Self | 2008 |
| Two and a Half Men | Hugo | 2003 |
| The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave | Grandpa Osborne | 2000 |
| Gideon | Harland Greer | 1998 |
| Hercules | Chipacles | 1998 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| James Dean: Race with Destiny | Jack Warner | 1997 |
| Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick | Self | 1995 |
| Ciudad Baja (Downtown Heat) | Steve | 1994 |
| Burke's Law | Jack Duncan | 1994 |
| Hart to Hart Returns | Bill McDowell / Dr. Paul Menard | 1993 |
| Diagnosis Murder | Joe Mannix | 1993 |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Judge Arthur McSpadden | 1993 |
| The Commish | James Hayden | 1991 |
| One on One with John Tesh | Self - Guest | 1991 |
| Public Enemy #2 | Mike Connors | 1991 |
| War and Remembrance | Col. Harrison 'Hack' Peters | 1988 |
| Fist Fighter | Billy Vance | 1988 |
| Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | Self | 1987 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| The New Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist | 1986 |
| Star's Table | Self - Co-Host | 1986 |
| All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan | Self | 1985 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Robert Logan | 1985 |
| The Funniest Joke I Ever Heard | Self | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Boyce Brown / Walter Murray | 1984 |
| Too Scared to Scream | Lt. Alex Dinardo | 1984 |
| The Fall Guy | Mike Connors | 1981 |
| Today's F.B.I. | Ben Slater | 1981 |
| Nightkill | Wendell Atwell | 1980 |
| High Midnight | Capt. Lou Mikalich | 1979 |
| The Death of Ocean View Park | Sam Jackson | 1979 |
| Avalanche Express | Haller | 1979 |
| Long Journey Back | Vic Casella | 1978 |
| CBS: On the Air | Self | 1978 |
| The Jim Nabors Show | Self | 1978 |
| The Love Boat | Sidney Sloan | 1977 |
| Liar's Club | Self | 1976 |
| Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Dennis Weaver | Self | 1976 |
| The Killer Who Wouldn't Die | Karl Ohanian | 1976 |
| Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television | Self | 1975 |
| Salute to Sir Lew - The Master Showman | 1975 | |
| Mitzi & 100 Guys | Self | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self - Guest | 1974 |
| Mitzi... The First Time | Self | 1973 |
| Beg, Borrow ... or Steal | Vic Cummings | 1973 |
| Police Story | Curtis 'Manny' Mandell | 1973 |
| The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters | Self | 1972 |
| The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour | Self | 1971 |
| The Pet Set | Self | 1971 |
| Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour | Self - Bum | 1970 |
| The Leslie Uggams Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| Della | Self | 1969 |
| Funny You Should Ask | Self | 1968 |
| It Takes Two | Self | 1968 |
| Here's Lucy | Joe Mannix | 1968 |
| Mannix | Joe Mannix | 1967 |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Guest Performer | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self - Guest | 1967 |
| Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die | Kelly | 1966 |
| Situation Hopeless -- But Not Serious | Sgt. Lucky Finder | 1965 |
| The Dean Martin Show | Self / Self - Man in Closet / Self - Guest / Self - Cameo | 1965 |
| Harlow | Jack Harrison | 1965 |
| The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) | Self - Panelist | 1965 |
| Redigo | Jack Marston | 1963 |
| You Don't Say | Self / Himself | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Merv Griffin Show | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Co-Host / Himself - Guest / Himself - Actor / Self - Co-Host | 1961 |
| The Dalton That Got Away | Russ Dalton | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Tightrope | Nick Stone | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Eddie O'Gara | 1959 |
| One Step Beyond | Mario Patruzzio | 1959 |
| Cimarron City | Bill Thatcher | 1958 |
| Lawman | Hal Daniels | 1958 |
| The Rough Riders | Randall Garrett | 1958 |
| The Texan | Larry Enright | 1958 |
| Bronco | Hurd Elliott | 1958 |
| Rescue 8 | Joe Starky | 1958 |
| Jefferson Drum | Simon Pitt | 1958 |
| Suicide Battalion | Major Matt McCormack / Matt McCormack | 1958 |
| Mike Hammer | Lou Torrey / Marty | 1958 |
| Target | (as Michael Connors) | 1958 |
| The Walter Winchell File | Dave Hopper | 1957 |
| The Californians | Charles Cora | 1957 |
| Maverick | Ralph Jordan / Sheriff Barney Fillmore | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Joe Kelly | 1957 |
| M Squad | Pete Wikowlski | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Lt. Miles Borden | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Johnny Dart | 1957 |
| Joe Butterfly | Reporter | 1957 |
| The Silent Service | Melhop | 1957 |
| Code 3 | Bill Dalhart | 1957 |
| Voodoo Woman | Ted Bronson | 1957 |
| Whirlybirds | Tom Grimaldi / Wally Otis | 1957 |
| Official Detective | Martin | 1957 |
| Shake, Rattle & Rock! | Garry Nelson | 1956 |
| The Ten Commandments | Amalekite Herder (as Touch Connors) / Amalekite Herder | 1956 |
| The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna | Jerry Moss | 1956 |
| Flesh and the Spur | Stacy Doggett / Stacy | 1956 |
| The Sheriff of Cochise | Jess Stiles | 1956 |
| Hey, Jeannie! | Lash Connor | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Rafe Bradford | 1956 |
| The Oklahoma Woman | Tom Blake | 1956 |
| Telephone Time | Cy Yedor | 1956 |
| Swamp Women | Bob Matthews | 1956 |
| State Trooper | Jim Herndon | 1956 |
| Jaguar | Marty Lang | 1956 |
| Day the World Ended | Tony Lamont | 1955 |
| Matinee Theatre | (as Touch Connors) | 1955 |
| The Twinkle in God's Eye | Lou | 1955 |
| The People's Choice | Bob Staples | 1955 |
| Frontier | Tomas | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Roy Simmons | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Bostick | 1955 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Pat Smith | 1955 |
| Those Whiting Girls | Gordon Elliot | 1955 |
| Five Guns West | Hale Clinton | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Victor Volante | 1955 |
| Day of Triumph | Andrew | 1954 |
| Studio 57 | Patrolman Jeff Saunders / Hap Gordon | 1954 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Al Kiner | 1953 |
| City Detective | Massey | 1953 |
| Island in the Sky | Gainer | 1953 |
| Sky Commando | Lt. Hobson 'Hobbie' Lee | 1953 |
| Mr. & Mrs. North | Mark Willard | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Christopher Ames | 1952 |
| Sudden Fear | Junior Kearney | 1952 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Lou Renaldi / Mel Dunlap | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Plastic Surgeon / Himself / Federal Witness | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Glen Kramer | 1950 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Too Scared to Scream | 1984 |
| Flesh and the Spur | 1956 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1975 | Golden Globe | Best TV Actor - Drama | Nominated |
| 1974 | Golden Globe | Best TV Actor - Drama | Nominated |
| 1973 | Golden Globe | Best TV Actor - Drama | Nominated |
| 1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Drama Series - Continuing) | Nominated |
| 1972 | Golden Globe | Best TV Actor - Drama | Nominated |
| 1972 | Emmy | Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series | Nominated |
| 1971 | Golden Globe | Best TV Actor - Drama | Nominated |
| 1971 | Emmy | Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series | Nominated |
| 1970 | Golden Globe | Best TV Actor - Drama | Won |
| 1970 | Emmy | Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series | Nominated |
