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Michael Callan. Actor: Cat Ballou. Born in Philadelphia to a Jewish family, Michael Callan sang and danced as a teenager and by the age of fifteen was dancing in local night clubs. He started life out as Martin Harris Calinieff on November 22, 1935. A dark-haired charmer, he was taking voice and dance lessons by age 11, with the intentions of becoming the next Gene Kelly. He had the dark ...
Oct 12, 2022 · Michael Callan, Original 'Riff' in WEST SIDE STORY, Dies at 86 . Callan also appeared on stage in The Boy Friend (1954) and Catch a Star (1955), as well as the off-Broadway production of Bar ...
Oct 11, 2022 · Actor Michael Callan, best known for his role as Riff in West Side Story on Broadway, has passed away aged 86. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Callan died Monday night of pneumonia at the ...
Oct 20, 2022 · Michael Callan, who has died aged 86, was a handsome actor and dancer who was likened to James Dean for his sex appeal and swagger; he originated the role of Riff, leader of the Jets, in West Side ...
Michael Callan (born November 22, 1935-11 October 2022) is an American actor. He was best known for the role of Riff in West Side Story on Broadway, and for his movie roles for Columbia Pictures , notably Gidget Goes Hawaiian , The Interns and Cat Ballou .
Oct 12, 2022 · Talent agents saw him on Broadway and he eventually signed a seven-year contract with Columbia with a $650-a-week starting salary. Callan’s name was changed to his screen name — Michael Callan ...
Oct 12, 2022 · Michael Callan, the actor and dancer who portrayed Riff in the original Broadway production of West Side Story and is also known for his appearance in Murder, She Wrote, has died. Callan passed away of pneumonia at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California on Monday night, his daughter, Rebecca ...
