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Mike Connors

Mike Connors

Actor, also producer · Died January 26, 2017, aged 91 · Fresno, California, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Krekor Ohanian (August 15, 1925 – January 26, 2017), known professionally as Mike Connors, was an American actor best known for playing private detective Joe Mannix in the CBS television series Mannix from 1967 to 1975, a role which earned him a Golden Globe Award in 1970, the first of six straight nominations, as well as four consecutive Emmy nominations from 1970 to 1973. Connors was an avid basketball player in high school, nicknamed "Touch" by his teammates. During World War II, he served as an enlisted man in the United States Army Air Forces.[3] After the war, he attended the University of California at Los Angeles on both a basketball scholarship and the G.I. Bill, where he played under coach John Wooden. Connors went to law school, where he studied to become an attorney, taking after his father. Connors's film career started in the early 1950s, when he made his acting debut in a supporting role opposite Joan Crawford and Jack Palance in the thriller Sudden Fear (1952). Connors married Mary Lou Willey on September 10, 1949, when they were both UCLA students. They had two children, a son, Matthew Gunnar Ohanian, and a daughter, Dana Lee Connors. Connors died in Tarzana, California, at the age of 91 on January 26, 2017, a week after being diagnosed with leukemia. CLR

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Born
August 15, 1925
Died
January 26, 2017 (aged 91)
From
Fresno, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
42 on MovieCove · 92 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 9% in 30 days

What are Mike Connors' films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
28%
Survival
17%
Society
15%
Bonds
15%
Self
11%
Power
10%
Ideas
3%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 5 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 14 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

15 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 11 of 15 analyzed roles.

Hero
11 of 15
Shadow
2 of 15
Herald
1 of 15
Threshold guardian
1 of 15
Show the 15 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Melancholic
7
Absurd
6
Dread
5
Warm
4
Other
18

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mike Connors' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 42 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mike Connors' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

92 credits, 42 with a MovieCove page; 17 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Nobody Knows Anything!(2003)

    as "Joe Mannix"

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Two and a Half Men(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Hugo

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Gideon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Harland Greer

  • Hercules(1998)

    Show 4 episodes · as Chipacles (voice)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • James Dean: Race with Destiny(1997)

    as Jack Warner

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Downtown Heat(1991)

    as Steve

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Duncan

  • Hart to Hart Returns(1993)

    as Bill McDowell · as Dr. Paul Menard

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Mannix

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Arthur McSpadden

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Armen and Bullik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Joe 'Uncle Do Do' Armen

  • The Commish(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as James hayden

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Public Enemy #2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Mike Connors

  • Fist Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Billy Vance

  • Crimes of the Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Host

  • War and Remembrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 4 episodes · as Harrison 'Hack' Peters

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Logan

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Boyce Brown · as Walter Murray

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Too Scared to Scream(1984)

    Producer · as Lt. Alex Dinardo

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Glitter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Today's F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 19 episodes · as Ben Slater

  • Nightkill(1980)

    as Wendell Atwell

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Casino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Nick

  • High Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Capt. Lou Mikalich

  • The Death of Ocean View Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Sam Jackson

  • Avalanche Express(1979)

    as Haller

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Long Journey Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Vic Casella

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mark Hayward · as Sidney Sloan

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Revenge for a Rape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Travis Green

  • The Killer Who Wouldn't Die(1976)

    as Karl Ohanian

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sticky Fingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Host

  • Beg, Borrow ... or Steal(1973)

    as Vic Cummings

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Curtis 'Manny' Mandell

  • The All Star Spangled Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Mannix

  • Here's Lucy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Mannix

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 194 episodes · as Joe Mannix

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die(1966)

    as Kelly

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Stagecoach(1966)

    as Hatfield (as Michael Connors)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Situation Hopeless -- But Not Serious(1965)

    as Sgt. Lucky Finder

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Harlow(1965)

    as Jack Harrison

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Where Love Has Gone(1964)

    as Luke Miller

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Good Neighbor Sam(1964)

    as Howard Ebbets

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Panic Button (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Frank

  • Redigo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Dalton That Got Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Russ Dalton

  • The Untouchables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie O'Gara

  • Tightrope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 37 episodes · Actor

  • One Step Beyond(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Mario Patruzzio

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Lawman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Texan(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Larry Enright

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Bronco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Jefferson Drum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Simon Pitt

  • Live Fast, Die Young(1958)

    as Rick (as Michael Connors)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Suicide Battalion(1958)

    as Matt McCormack

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Walter Winchell File (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Ralph Jordan · as Sheriff Barney Fillmore

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Kelly

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • M Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Pete Wikowlski

  • Have Gun, Will Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnny Dart

  • Voodoo Woman(1957)

    as Ted Bronson

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Official Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Shake, Rattle & Rock!(1956)

    as Garry Nelson

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Ten Commandments(1956)

    as Amalekite Herder (as Touch Connors)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Gale Storm Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Jerry Moss

  • Flesh and the Spur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Stacy

  • State Trooper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim Herndon · as Jim Madison

  • Hey, Jeannie! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Lash Connor

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • The Oklahoma Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Tom Blake

  • Telephone Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Swamp Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Bob Matthews

  • Jaguar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Marty Lang

  • Day the World Ended(1955)

    as Tony Lamont

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Twinkle in God's Eye(1955)

    as Lou

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cheyenne(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Bostick

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Pat Smith

  • Five Guns West(1955)

    as Hale Clinton

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Victor Volante

  • Day of Triumph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Andrew

  • Studio 57 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Hap Gordon

  • The Loretta Young Show(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Al Kiner

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • City Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Island in the Sky(1953)

    as Gainer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Sky Commando (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Lt. Hobson 'Hobbie' Lee

  • The 49th Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Lt. Magrew (as Touch Conners)

  • Mr. & Mrs. North(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Sudden Fear(1952)

    as Junior Kearney

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Lou Renaldi · as Mel Dunlap

  • The Red Skelton Hour(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Federal Witness

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Glen Kramer

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 92 titles from 1950 to 2004; peak year 1965.

Biggest box office

Sudden Fear (1952)

$25K worldwide

Highest rated

Sudden Fear (1952)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Mannix (1967)

Film career

19502004

Peak 1965 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting92 of 92: 92 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

By decade

1950s47 · acting1960s11 · acting1970s11 · acting1980s10 · acting1990s11 · acting2000s2 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 10% of 10 roles
5262

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Mike Connors' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 42 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 42 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned3
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

James Dean: Race with Destiny (1997)

86th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Ten Commandments (1956)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 51/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Mike Connors work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mike Connors' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Samuel Z. Arkoff shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles