Mike Connors (born Krekor Ohanian August 15, 1925) is an American actor best known for playing detective Joe Mannix in the CBS television series, Mannix. In the 1959–1960 television season, he had played a crime-fighting investigator known only as "Nick" in another CBS series, Tightrope.
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1 | Mike Connors is the cousin of Armenian-French singer-composer-actor Charles Aznavour. |
2 | He and his Perry Mason: The Case of the Bullied Bowler (1964) co-star Barbara Hale both died on January 26, 2017. |
3 | During World War II, he served in the United States Army Air Force. |
4 | He was known to be a very private man. |
5 | He played the same character (Joe Mannix) in three different series: Mannix (1967), Here's Lucy (1968) and Diagnosis Murder (1993). |
6 | He was with John Wayne the day that Wayne was offered the part of Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke (1955), turned it down and suggested James Arness for the role of the Dodge City marshal. |
7 | He had a Matthew Gunner Ohanion (b. November 1958) and a daughter, Dana Lee Connors (b. July 1960), with his wife, Marylou Connors (Mary Lou Riley). |
8 | Interviewed in Tom Weaver's book "Eye on Science Fiction" (McFarland & Co., 2003). |
9 | Best remembered by the public for his starring role in Mannix (1967). |
10 | Because of his Armenian heritage, Connors was tapped by Armenian-American documentary filmmaker J. Michael Hagopian to narrate several of his documentaries on the Armenian genocide. |
11 | His "Touch" nickname comes from his college basketball playing days. |
12 | He was of Armenian heritage. |
13 | He attended the "Hollywood Collectors & Celebrities Show", at Beverly Garland's Holiday Inn, in North Hollywood, California. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Two and a Half Men | 2007 | TV Series | Hugo |
Nobody Knows Anything! | 2003 | | Joe Mannix |
The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave | 2000 | Video | Grandpa Osborne (uncredited) |
Hercules | 1998-1999 | TV Series | Chipacles |
Gideon | 1998 | | Harland Greer |
Walker, Texas Ranger | 1998 | TV Series | Judge Arthur McSpadden |
James Dean: Live Fast, Die Young | 1997 | | Jack Warner |
Diagnosis Murder | 1997 | TV Series | Joe Mannix |
Murder, She Wrote | 1989-1995 | TV Series | Boyce Brown / Walter Murray |
Ciudad Baja (Downtown Heat) | 1994 | | Steve |
William Saroyan: The Man, the Writer | 1994 | | Narrator (voice) |
Burke's Law | 1994 | TV Series | Jack Duncan |
Hart to Hart Returns | 1993 | TV Movie | Bill McDowell |
The Commish | 1993 | TV Series | James Hayden |
Armen and Bullik | 1993 | TV Movie | Joe 'Uncle Do Do' Armen |
War and Remembrance | 1988-1989 | TV Mini-Series | Col. Harrison 'Hack' Peters |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1989 | TV Series | Robert Logan |
Fist Fighter | 1989 | | Billy Vance |
Too Scared to Scream | 1985 | | Lt. Alex Dinardo |
Glitter | 1984 | TV Series | |
Earthlings | 1984 | TV Movie | Captain Jim Adams |
The Love Boat | 1981-1982 | TV Series | Mark Hayward / Sidney Sloan |
Today's F.B.I. | 1981-1982 | TV Series | Ben Slater |
Nightkill | 1980 | | Wendell Atwell |
Casino | 1980 | TV Movie | Nick |
High Midnight | 1979 | TV Movie | Capt. Lou Mikalich |
The Death of Ocean View Park | 1979 | TV Movie | Sam Jackson |
Avalanche Express | 1979 | | Haller |
Long Journey Back | 1978 | TV Movie | Vic Casella |
Police Story | 1977 | TV Series | Curtis 'Manny' Mandell |
Revenge for a Rape | 1976 | TV Movie | Travis Green |
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die | 1976 | TV Movie | Karl Ohanian |
Mannix | 1967-1975 | TV Series | Joe Mannix |
Beg, Borrow, or Steal | 1973 | TV Movie | Vic Cummings |
Here's Lucy | 1971 | TV Series | Joe Mannix |
The Red Skelton Hour | 1968-1970 | TV Series | Plastic Surgeon / Airline Pilot / Henry Pringle |
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die | 1966 | | Kelly (as Michael Connors) |
Stagecoach | 1966 | | Hatfield (as Michael Connors) |
Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious | 1965 | | Sgt. Lucky Finder (as Michael Connors) |
Harlow | 1965/I | | Jack Harrison (as Michael Connors) |
Perry Mason | 1964 | TV Series | Joe Kelly |
Where Love Has Gone | 1964 | | Major Luke Miller (as Michael Connors) |
Good Neighbor Sam | 1964 | | Howard Ebbets (as Michael Connors) |
Panic Button | 1964 | | Frank Pagano (as Michael Connors) |
Redigo | 1963 | TV Series | Jack Marston |
The Expendables | 1962 | TV Movie | Mike |
The Untouchables | 1962 | TV Series | Eddie O'Gara |
The Dalton That Got Away | 1960 | | Russ Dalton |
Tightrope | 1959-1960 | TV Series | Nick Stone |
Whirlybirds | 1957-1959 | TV Series | Tom Grimaldi / Wally Otis |
State Trooper | 1956-1959 | TV Series | Jim Madison / Jim Herndon |
Mike Hammer | 1959 | TV Series | Marty / Lou Torrey |
The Californians | 1959 | TV Series | Charles Cora |
One Step Beyond | 1959 | TV Series | Mario Patruzzio |
Bronco | 1959 | TV Series | Hurd Elliott |
The Rough Riders | 1959 | TV Series | Randall Garrett |
Lawman | 1958 | TV Series | Hal Daniels |
Jefferson Drum | 1958 | TV Series | Simon Pitt |
Rescue 8 | 1958 | TV Series | Joe Starky |
Cimarron City | 1958 | TV Series | Bill Thatcher |
The Texan | 1958 | TV Series | Larry Enright |
Target | 1958 | TV Series | |
Cheyenne | 1958 | TV Series | Roy Simmons |
Live Fast, Die Young | 1958 | | Rick (as Michael Connors) |
Studio 57 | 1958 | TV Series | Patrolman Jeff Saunders / Hap Gordon |
Official Detective | 1958 | TV Series | Martin |
Telephone Time | 1958 | TV Series | Cy Yedor |
Suicide Battalion | 1958 | | Major Matt McCormack (as Michael Connors) |
Wagon Train | 1958 | TV Series | Lt. Miles Borden |
The Walter Winchell File | 1957 | TV Series | Dave Hopper |
Maverick | 1957 | TV Series | Sheriff Barney Fillmore / Ralph Jordan |
The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna | 1957 | TV Series | Jerry Moss |
Have Gun - Will Travel | 1957 | TV Series | Johnny Dart |
M Squad | 1957 | TV Series | Pete Wikowlski |
Those Whiting Girls | 1957 | TV Series | Hotel Guest |
The Silent Service | 1957 | TV Series | Melhop |
Lux Video Theatre | 1957 | TV Series | Glen Kramer |
Code 3 | 1957 | TV Series | Bill Dalhart (as Touch Connors) |
The Sheriff of Cochise | 1957 | TV Series | Jess Stiles |
Voodoo Woman | 1957 | | Ted Bronson (as Touch Connors) |
Hey, Jeannie! | 1957 | TV Series | Lash Connor |
The People's Choice | 1956 | TV Series | Bob Staples |
Gunsmoke | 1956 | TV Series | Bostick |
Shake, Rattle & Rock! | 1956 | | Garry Nelson (as Touch Connors) |
The Adventures of Jim Bowie | 1956 | TV Series | Rafe Bradford |
The Ten Commandments | 1956 | | Amalekite Herder (as Touch Connors) |
The Loretta Young Show | 1956 | TV Series | Al Kiner |
Flesh and the Spur | 1956 | | Stacy Doggett (as Touch Connors) |
The Oklahoma Woman | 1956 | | Tom Blake (as Touch Connors) |
Swamp Women | 1956 | | Bob Matthews (as Touch Conners) |
The Millionaire | 1956 | TV Series | Victor Volante |
Jaguar | 1956 | | Marty Lang (as Touch Connors) |
Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal | 1956 | TV Series | |
Have Camera Will Travel | 1956 | TV Movie | Larry (as Touch Connors) |
Day the World Ended | 1955 | | Tony Lamont (as Touch Connors) |
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | 1955 | TV Series | Pat Smith |
Schlitz Playhouse | 1955 | TV Series | Mel Dunlap / Lou Renaldi |
The Twinkle in God's Eye | 1955 | | Lou (as Touch Connors) |
Frontier | 1955 | TV Series | Tomas |
The Lineup | 1955 | TV Series | |
Five Guns West | 1955 | | Hale Clinton (as Touch Connors) |
City Detective | 1955 | TV Series | Massey |
Day of Triumph | 1954 | | Andrew (as Touch Connors) |
Mr. & Mrs. North | 1954 | TV Series | Mark Willard |
The Ford Television Theatre | 1954 | TV Series | Christopher Ames |
Island in the Sky | 1953 | | Gainer (as Touch Connors) |
Sky Commando | 1953 | | Lt. Hobson 'Hobbie' Lee (as Touch Conners) |
The 49th Man | 1953 | | Lt. Magrew (as Touch Conners) |
Sudden Fear | 1952 | | Junior Kearney (as Touch Conners) |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Pioneers of Television | 2011-2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
Whatever Happened To? | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
Entertainment Tonight | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
Hollywood Squares | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
The Desilu Story | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Gala Paramount Pictures Celebrates 90th Anniversary with 90 Stars for 90 Years | 2002 | TV Movie | Himself |
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick | 1995 | Documentary | Himself |
Ararat Beckons | 1995 | Documentary | Narrator |
Golden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration | 1994 | TV Movie | Himself |
Public Enemy #2 | 1993 | | Himself |
One on One with John Tesh | 1992 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The New Hollywood Squares | 1986-1989 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
Christmas with the Stars: An International Earthquake Benefit | 1989 | TV Movie | Himself was spelled Hixself |
Crimes of the Century | 1989 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
Win, Lose or Draw | 1988 | TV Series | Himself |
The 5th Annual American Cinema Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself |
The American Jewish Commitee Annual Honors Present a Salute to Merv Adelson | 1987 | TV Movie | Himself |
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | 1987 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
Star's Table | 1986 | TV Series | Himself - Co-Host |
The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1985 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gene Kelly | 1985 | TV Special documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
Even the Heavens Weep: The West Virginia Mine Wars | 1985 | Documentary | Himself - Narrator |
The Funniest Joke I Ever Heard | 1984 | TV Movie | Himself |
The Fall Guy | 1984 | TV Series | Himself |
The 41st Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
The John Davidson Show | 1981-1982 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Frank Capra | 1982 | TV Special documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
The 8th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Presenter: Favourite Female TV Performer |
Circus of the Stars #6 | 1981 | TV Special | Himself |
Good Morning America | 1978-1979 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Mike Douglas Show | 1975-1979 | TV Series | Himself - Co-Host / Himself - Guest |
The Hollywood Squares | 1967-1979 | TV Series | Himself |
CBS: On the Air | 1978 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
The Jim Nabors Show | 1978 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1973-1976 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
Dinah! | 1974-1976 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Alan Hamel Show | 1976 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Dennis Weaver | 1976 | TV Special | Himself |
Joys | 1976 | TV Special | Himself |
Salute to Sir Lew - The Master Showman | 1975 | TV Movie documentary | |
Mitzi and a Hundred Guys | 1975 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
The Forgotten Genocide | 1975 | Documentary short | Narrator |
The Merv Griffin Show | 1971-1974 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters | 1974 | TV Series | Himself |
The Dean Martin Show | 1970-1973 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Man in Closet |
The Bob Hope Show | 1973 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Mitzi... The First Time | 1973 | TV Special | Himself |
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour | 1972-1973 | TV Series | Himself |
Laugh-In | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
The 29th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1972 | TV Special | Himself - Winner |
The David Frost Show | 1971 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Jerry Visits | 1971 | TV Series | Himself |
The Pet Set | 1971 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
The 23rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1971 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
The Red Skelton Hour | 1970 | TV Series | Himself / Federal Witness |
Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour | 1970 | TV Series | Himself - Bum |
The 27th Annual Golden Globes Awards | 1970 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a TV-Series-Drama |
The Leslie Uggams Show | 1969 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Della | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
Funny You Should Ask | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
The Jonathan Winters Show | 1968 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Donald O'Connor Show | 1968 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Joey Bishop Show | 1968 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
You Don't Say | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
I'll Bet | 1965 | TV Series | Himself |
Here's Hollywood | 1962 | TV Series | Himself |
About Faces | 1960 | TV Series | Himself |
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