Michael Strong
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Michael Strong | |
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 Strong in trailer for Detective Story (1951) | |
| Born | February 8, 1918 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 17, 1980 (aged 62) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | American stage, film and television actor |
| Years active | 1948-1980 |
| Spouse(s) | Theda Kropf, Diane Shalet (?-1980) (his death)[1] |
Michael Strong (February 8, 1918 – September 17, 1980)[2] was an American stage, film and television actor.
Michael Strong was born in New York City into a Russian-Jewish family and had extensive stage experience. He was a charter member of The Actors Studio and the Lincoln Center Repertory Company.[3] Among his film credits are Point Blank, Patton, and The Great Santini.
He made numerous television appearances during his career on shows such as The Green Hornet (in "Hornet Save Thyself"), Naked City, The Fugitive, I Spy, Mission: Impossible, Columbo (in "Negative Reaction,", The Streets of San Francisco, and Hawaii Five-O. He played Dr. Roger Korby in the Star Trek episode "What Are Little Girls Made Of?".
On May 31, 1955, the final episode of the CBS-TV series Danger was an adaptation of the Daphne Du Maurier story "The Birds" starring Strong and Betty Lou Holland.
Family
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His first wife was Theda Kropf. His second wife was Diane Shalet. He had two children with Theda Kropf: Paul and Ellen Strong.
Death
He died of cancer in Los Angeles, California on September 17, 1980, aged 62.[4]
Filmography
- The Sleeping City (1950) - Dr. Alex Connell (uncredited)
- Detective Story (1951) - Lewis Abbott
- Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) - Paul Feng
- Point Blank (1967) - Stegman
- Secret Ceremony (1968) - Dr. Walter Stevens (uncredited)
- Patton (1970) - Brig. Gen. Hobart Carver
- Columbo (1974, TV Series) - Sergeant Hoffman
- The Great Santini (1979) - Col. Varney
References
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ California Death Index and Social Security Death Index, accessed on Ancestry.com
- ^ The New York Times obituary, September 22, 1980
- ^ "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
External links
- Allan M. Jalon, Exclusive Story Of Paul Newman’s Lost Film Now An Award Finalist
- Michael Strong at IMDb
- Michael Strong at Find a Grave
- Michael Strong at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki
- Michael Strong papers, 1950-1980, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
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