Michael Strong
Michael Strong | |
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Strong in trailer for Detective Story (1951) | |
Born |
New York City, New York, U.S. | February 8, 1918
Died |
September 17, 1980 62) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged
Occupation | American stage, film and television actor |
Years active | 1948-1980 |
Spouse(s) | 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 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, 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.
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
- The Great Santini (1979) - Col. Varney
References
- ↑ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?pid=16891077
- ↑ California Death Index and Social Security Death Index, accessed on Ancestry.com
- ↑ New York Times obituary, Sept. 22, 1980
- ↑ Michael Strong dies
External links
- Michael Strong at the Internet Movie Database
- 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