Biography
Mike Kellin (born Myron Kellin) was an American stage and screen actor. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and studied at Boston University and Trinity College before earning an MFA from Yale University. He served as a lieutenant commander in the US Navy during the Second World War.
Kellin made his Broadway debut in 1949 in At War with the Army and appeared in more than 50 stage productions. He received an Obie Award for his performance in the original Off-Broadway production of American Buffalo and was nominated for a Tony Award for the musical Pipe Dream. On television he starred as Chief Petty Officer Willie Miller in the series The Wackiest Ship in the Army and had recurring guest roles in shows including The Twilight Zone, Kojak and Starsky & Hutch.
His film credits include Hell Is for Heroes (1962), The Boston Strangler (1968), God Told Me To (1976), Midnight Express (1978) as Mr. Hayes, Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976) and Sleepaway Camp (1983). He died in Nyack, New York, in 1983.
