--- name: "Mike Kellin" canonical: "https://film.one/person/mike-kellin" roles: ["Actor"] born: "26 April 1922" died: "26 August 1983" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 70 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-20T06:01:36.895470+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Mike Kellin Actor. Born 26 April 1922 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Died 26 August 1983. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 26 April 1922, Hartford, Connecticut, USA - **Died:** 26 August 1983 - **Active:** 1973–1978 - **Also known as:** Myron Kellin - **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 2 titles - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Kellin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3313392, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0446037/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/50762 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Midnight Express*](https://film.one/film/midnight-express.md) (61) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## 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. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, web.archive.org.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Midnight Express* (1978), Fi1m 61, as Mr. Hayes — [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-express.md) - *Kojak* (1973), Fi1m 80, as Frank Conforti — [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md) ## Complete filmography (85) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor* (2012), as Mel (archive footage) - *Sleepaway Camp* (1983), as Mel - *The Tragedy of King Lear* (1982), as King Lear - *Terror at Alcatraz* (1982), as Roger Whitmore - *Echoes* (1982), as Sid Berman - *Fitz and Bones* (1981), series, Actor - *Just Before Dawn* (1981), as Ty - *Paternity* (1981), as Tour Guide - *So Fine* (1981), as Sam Schlotzman - *The Jazz Singer* (1980), as Leo - *F.D.R.: The Last Year* (1980), as Andrei Gromyko - *The Murder That Wouldn't Die* (1980), as Capt. Ames - *Galactica 1980* (1980), series, as John Stockton - *On the Yard* (1978), as Red - *Midnight Express* (1978), as Mr. Hayes — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-express.md) - *Girlfriends* (1978), as Abe - *God Told Me To* (1976), as Deputy Commissioner - *The Tenth Level* (1976), as Mancuso - *Next Stop, Greenwich Village* (1976), as Ben Lapinsky - *The Art of Crime* (1975), as Kore - *Starsky & Hutch* (1975), series, Actor - *Switch* (1975), series, as Fred - *Barney Miller* (1975), series, as Al Mitchell - *Freebie and the Bean* (1974), as Lt. Rosen - *The Last Porno Flick* (1974), as Boris - *Kojak* (1973), series, as Frank Conforti — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md) - *Nightside* (1973), as Aram Bessoyggian - *The Connection* (1973), as Pillo - *The Catcher* (1972), as Mike Keller - *Assignment: Munich* (1972), as Gus - *Fools' Parade* (1971), as Steve Mystic - *Paradise Lost* (1971), as Sam Katz - *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Sam - *All in the Family* (1971), series, as Bummie Fencel — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/all-in-the-family.md) - *Cover Me Babe* (1970), as The Derelict - *The People Next Door* (1970), as Dr. Margolin - *A Clear and Present Danger* (1970), as Professor Duke - *The Phynx* (1970), as Bogey - *Riot* (1969), as Bugsy - *The Boston Strangler* (1968), as Julian Soshnick - *Banning* (1967), as Harry Kalielle - *The Incident* (1967), as Harry Purvis - *Ironside* (1967), series, Actor - *The Wackiest Ship in the Army* (1965), series, as Willie Miller - *Lost in Space* (1965), series, as Myko - *Invitation to a Gunfighter* (1964), as Blind Union Vet - *Mr. Novak* (1963), series, as Cohen, Lester Lewin - *Combat!* (1962), series, as Jackson - *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Parker - *Hell Is for Heroes* (1962), as Pvt. Stan Kolinsky - *The New Breed* (1961), series, as Moran - *Ben Casey* (1961), series, Actor - *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Dr. Larry Phelen - *87th Precinct* (1961), series, Actor - *The Defenders* (1961), series, as Harold Brickman - *The Wackiest Ship in the Army* (1960), as Jack MacCarthy - *The Great Impostor* (1960), as Clifford Thompson - *Route 66* (1960), series, Actor - *Outlaws* (1960), series, Actor - *The Mountain Road* (1960), as Prince - *The Wonderful Country* (1959), as Pancho Gill - *Adventures in Paradise* (1959), series, as Mickey Hogan - *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Chief Bell — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md) - *Johnny Staccato* (1959), series, Actor - *Tightrope* (1959), series, Actor - *Lonelyhearts* (1959), as Frank Goldsmith - *One Step Beyond* (1959), series, as Dominic DiNovio / Fredrick Gibbs - *Black Saddle* (1959), series, as Ulzana - *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Vassily - *Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse* (1958), series, Actor - *The Rifleman* (1958), series, Actor - *Naked City* (1958), series, as Billy Ketch, Anton, Louis Wystemski - *Shirley Temple's Storybook* (1958), series, as Gyppo - *Decoy* (1957), series, as Harry Keenan - *Have Gun, Will Travel* (1957), series, Actor - *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Killer - *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Chad Timpson - *Inner Sanctum* (1954), series, Actor - *Hurricane Smith* (1952), as Dicer - *At War with the Army* (1950), as Sergeant McVey - *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Tuttle, Two Times, Eddie Stork, George - *So Young, So Bad* (1950), as Carousel Operator (uncredited) - *Robert Montgomery Presents* (1950), series, Actor - *Suspense* (1949), series, as Policeman, Mr. Wohler - *Studio One* (1948), series, as Bundy ## Gallery - ![Mike Kellin](https://film.one/media/person/468650/gallery-2fe1a5188a62.jpg) Mike Kellin — Paramount Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Mike_Kellin_in_At_War_with_the_Army_%281950%29_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Mike Kellin in American film At War with the Army (1950)](https://film.one/media/person/468650/gallery-06fa83d4560a.jpg) Mike Kellin in American film At War with the Army (1950) — Paramount Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Mike_Kellin_in_At_War_with_the_Army_%281950%29_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Mike Kellin in American film At War with the Army (1950)](https://film.one/media/person/468650/gallery-2ddf2b393485.jpg) Mike Kellin in American film At War with the Army (1950) — Paramount Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Mike_Kellin_in_At_War_with_the_Army_1950.jpg/1280px-Mike_Kellin_in_At_War_with_the_Army_1950.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Mike Kellin in the TV-series One Step Beyond, episode The Trap (cropped screenshot) (1960)](https://film.one/media/person/468650/gallery-8b09f27f55d2.jpg) Mike Kellin in the TV-series One Step Beyond, episode The Trap (cropped screenshot) (1960) — episode screenshot (ABC), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Mike_Kellin_in_One_Step_Beyond_%28The_Trap%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Mike Kellin](https://film.one/media/person/468650/gallery-ecda1fbf44b1.jpg) Mike Kellin — Image via TMDB - ![Mike Kellin](https://film.one/media/person/468650/gallery-113a045bc770.jpg) Mike Kellin — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical 1956: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical (nominated) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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