Famous Faces on "Man With a Camera"!
by gattonero975 | created - 06 Jun 2021 | updated - 21 Jun 2021 | PublicThe year 1958, a young Charles Bronson came to ABC-Television to star in his own fast-paced action series. He portrays former World War II combat photographer, Mike Kovac now free-lancing in New York City, who specializes in shooting with his camera instead of a gun. Kovac gets the photographs other lensmen could not get. Kovac's police liaison was Lieutenant Donovan, well played by James Flavin, who looked to the freelance cameraman for help with cases the local police couldn't handle. Character actor Ludwig Stossel also starred as Kovac's immigrant father, Anton. to whom Kovac always came to for advice. Kovac employed the latest at the time of photographic technology to solve cases, which included a Minox III mini camera fastened to his belt, fisheye and telephoto lenses, and various other cutting-edge technologies like being able to convert the trunk of his car into a portable darkroom where he could develop his negatives on the spot. The series was filmed on in location in Hollywood (doubling for New York) at Desilu Studios.
1. Tom Laughlin
Actor | Billy Jack
Tom Laughlin was born on August 10, 1931 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Billy Jack (1971), The Trial of Billy Jack (1974) and The Born Losers (1967). He was married to Delores Taylor. He died on December 12, 2013 in Thousand Oaks, California, USA.
Season One; Episode One (10/10/58) Second Avenue Assassin "Joey Savoyan"
2. Walter Barnes
Actor | High Plains Drifter
An American character actor described to some as a 'rugged outdoor western/war type', proved to be Walter Barnes status in motion pictures for nearly thirty years. A pro football player, Barnes made a mark into playing roles in pictures with his performance in the 1959 film "Westbound". Although, ...
Season One; Episode One (10/10/58) Second Avenue Assassin "Cyril"
3. Ruta Lee
Actress | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Ruta Lee was born on May 30, 1935 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. She is an actress, known for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Witness for the Prosecution (1957) and Funny Face (1957). She was previously married to Webster Bernard Lowe Jr..
Season One; Episode One (10/10/58) Second Avenue Assassin "Dolly MacDermott"
4. Art Lewis
Actor | Hot Stuff
Art Lewis was born on September 20, 1917 in New York, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Hot Stuff (1979), That Girl (1966) and The Twilight Zone (1959). He died on February 19, 2005 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Season One; Episode One (10/10/58) Second Avenue Assassin "Al"
5. Theodore Marcuse
Actor | Harum Scarum
One of the memorable purveyors of screen villainy in the '60s, Theo graduated with a B.A. and M.A. in classical literature from Stanford University and was at one time artist-in-residence. The son of fur designer Theodore Meyer Marcuse (1893-1983), he served with distinction as a lieutenant aboard ...
Season One; Episode One (10/10/58) Second Avenue Assassin "Willie Fletcher"
6. John C. Becher
Actor | Gremlins
John C. Becher was born on January 13, 1915 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for Gremlins (1984), The Man Who Wasn't There (1983) and The United States Steel Hour (1953). He was married to Margaret Williams Becher. He died on September 20, 1986 in Hollywood, California, USA.
Season One; Episode One (10/10/58) Second Avenue Assassin "Charlie Hatch"
7. Berry Kroeger
Actor | Gun Crazy
Born and educated in the well-to-do Alamo Heights area of San Antonio, Texas, Berry Kroeger first acted in local theatrical productions at the San Pedro Playhouse. His silky voice seemed tailor-made for a lengthy career on radio. By 1931, he was active both as announcer and purveyor of dramatic ...
Season One; Episode 2 The Warning (10/17/58) "Glenn Markey"
8. Robert Ellenstein
Actor | North by Northwest
The son of a Newark dentist, Robert Ellenstein grew up in that New Jersey city and saw his father go on to become its two-term mayor. He got his feet wet acting-wise prior to serving with the Air Corps during World War II; earning a Purple Heart during his service, he began acting, directing and ...
Season One; Episode 2 The Warning (10/17/58) "Lieutenant Abrams"
9. Arthur Hanson
Actor | Zero Hour!
Arthur Hanson was born on October 15, 1915 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Zero Hour! (1957), The Boston Strangler (1968) and The Waltons (1972). He died on February 21, 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Season One; Episode 2 The Warning (10/17/58) "Winkler"
10. Robert Carricart
Actor | T.H.E. Cat
Robert Carricart was born on January 18, 1917 in Bordeaux, France. He was an actor, known for T.H.E. Cat (1966), The Time Tunnel (1966) and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964). He was married to Susan Jane E. Hathorn. He died on March 3, 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Season One; Episode 2 The Warning (10/17/58) "Carver"
11. Bill Erwin
Actor | Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Bill Erwin was born on December 2, 1914 in Honey Grove, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987), Somewhere in Time (1980) and Home Alone (1990). He was married to Lucy Frances MacLachlan. He died on December 29, 2010 in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, ...
Season One; Episode 2 The Warning (10/17/58) "Sam Bartlett"
12. Rush Williams
Actor | Hawaiian Eye
Rush Williams was born on February 6, 1924 in Texas City, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Hawaiian Eye (1959), Rawhide (1959) and Seven Guns to Mesa (1958). He was married to Jacqueline Worsley. He died on February 11, 2013 in Monrovia, California, USA.
Season One; Episode 2 The Warning (10/17/58) First Officer
13. Tom Pittman
Actor | High School Big Shot
Tom Pittman was born on March 16, 1932 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. He was an actor, known for High School Big Shot (1959), Tombstone Territory (1957) and Apache Territory (1958). He died on October 31, 1958 in Benedict Canyon, Beverly Crest, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Season One; Episode 3 Profile of a Killer (10/24/58) "Terry Killeen"
14. James Chandler
Actor | Heaven with a Gun
James Chandler was born on May 8, 1922 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Heaven with a Gun (1969), Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) and Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962). He died on June 14, 1988 in San Francisco, California, USA.
Season One; Episode 3 Profile of a Killer (10/24/58) "Danny Penro"
15. Russell Collins
Actor | The Enemy Below
Russell Collins was born on October 11, 1897 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Enemy Below (1957), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) and Fail Safe (1964). He died on November 14, 1965 in West Hollywood, California, USA.
Season One; Episode 3 Profile of a Killer (10/24/58) "Jenkins"
16. Anthony Jochim
Actor | One Girl's Confession
Anthony Jochim was born on January 14, 1892 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for One Girl's Confession (1953), The Girl on the Bridge (1951) and The Big Fisherman (1959). He was married to Edna Candler Mann and Gertrude Ann Coyne. He died on April 10, 1978 in Waynesville, ...
Season One; Episode 3 Profile of a Killer (10/24/58) "Abel"
17. Wayne Heffley
Actor | Orca
Wayne Heffley was born on July 15, 1927 in Bakersfield, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Orca (1977), Turner & Hooch (1989) and King Kong (1976). He was married to Lynne Dalton, Ilene Nemerski, Jeanne Gash, Dorothea Heß and Mary Holder. He died on November 19, 2008 in Montrose, ...
Season One; Episode 3 Profile of a Killer (10/24/58) "Gilligan"
18. Nolan Leary
Actor | Strangler of the Swamp
Nolan Leary was born on April 26, 1889 in Rock Island, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Strangler of the Swamp (1945), The Tiger Woman (1944) and Make Way for Tomorrow (1937). He was married to Helen Leary. He died on December 12, 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Season One; Episode 3 Profile of a Killer (10/24/58) Bank Owner
19. Tex Driscoll
Actor | In the Days of Buffalo Bill
Tex Driscoll was born on September 7, 1889 in Center, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for In the Days of Buffalo Bill (1922), The Squaw Man (1914) and The Country Boy (1915). He died on June 1, 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Season One; Episode 3 Profile of a Killer (10/24/58) Checkers Player (uncredited)
20. Mathew McCue
Actor | The Fugitive
Mathew McCue was born on October 4, 1895 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Fugitive (1963) and Gunsmoke (1955). He died on April 10, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Season One; Episode 3
Profile of a Killer (10/24/58)
Checkers Match Spectator (uncredited)
Season One; Episode 4
Closeup on Violence (11/01/58)
Townsman (uncredited)
21. Angie Dickinson
Actress | Rio Bravo
Angie Dickinson was born in Kulm, North Dakota, in 1931, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Brown. Mr. Brown was the publisher of The Kulm Messenger. The family left North Dakota in 1942 when Angie was 11 years old, moving to Burbank, California. In December of 1946, when she was a senior at ...
Season One; Episode 4 Closeup on Violence (11/01/58) "Norma Delgado"
22. Robert Armstrong
Actor | King Kong
Robert Armstrong is familiar to old-movie buffs for his case-hardened, rapid-fire delivery in such roles as fast-talking promoters, managers, FBI agents, street cops, detectives and other such characters in scores of films--over 160--many of them at Warner Brothers, where he was part of the ...
Season One; Episode 4 Closeup on Violence (11/01/58) "Marty Delgado"
23. Marc Cavell
Actor | Cool Hand Luke
Marc Cavell was born on June 28, 1939 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Cool Hand Luke (1967), The Man from the Alamo (1953) and Devil's Angels (1967). He died on February 29, 2004 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Season One; Episode 4 Closeup on Violence (11/01/58) "Teabag"
24. Charlie Brill
Actor | Silk Stalkings
Character actor and comedian Charlie Sanford Brill was born in Brooklyn, New York. His older brother was the piano prodigy and nightclub entertainer Marty Brill. Charlie made his screen debut in 1958. He met his future wife, the actress Mitzi McCall, the following year at a Paramount comedy ...
Season One; Episode 4 Closeup on Violence (11/01/58) "Shivvy Brewster" (as Charles Brill)
25. Kip King
Actor | Westworld
Kip King was born on August 11, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Westworld (1973), Meet the Fockers (2004) and A Night at the Roxbury (1998). He was married to Hajnalka E. Biro. He died on July 15, 2010 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Season One; Episode 4 Closeup on Violence (11/01/58) "Ding Dong Frabrizi"
26. John George
Actor | The Unknown
John George was born on January 20, 1898 in Aleppo, Syria. He was an actor, known for The Unknown (1927), Scaramouche (1923) and The Night of Love (1927). He died on August 25, 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Season One; Episode 4 Closeup on Violence (11/01/58) Townsman (uncredited)
27. Charles Morton
Actor | Arms and the Man
Handsome, athletic actor whose career started in the late silent era as a leading man and continued into sound features and finally television. Born in Illinois, Morton spent his adolescence in Madison, Wisconsin; receiving his education at Madison High School and the University of Wisconsin. He ...
Season One; Episode 4 Closeup on Violence (11/01/58) Townsman (uncredited)
28. Phyllis Avery
Actress | The Red Skelton Show
Blue-eyed, blonde, demure-looking 50s leading lady, the daughter of screenwriter Stephen Morehouse Avery and his wife Evelyn. Phyllis was said to have spent her childhood in France and in California. After graduating, she studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and first appeared on...
Season One: Episode 5 Turntable (11/07/58) "Miss Hollis"
29. Dennis Patrick
Actor | Joe
Dennis Patrick was born on March 14, 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Joe (1970), House of Dark Shadows (1970) and Dark Shadows (1966). He was married to Barbara Cason and Amelia Honora Baines. He died on October 13, 2002 in Hollywood, California, USA.
Season One: Episode 5 Turntable (11/07/58) "Walter Bradman"
30. Addison Richards
Actor | The Ten Commandments
Addison Richards was born on October 20, 1902 in Zanesville, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The Ten Commandments (1956), Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939) and Ball of Fire (1941). He was married to Patricia Anne Sarazln and Anna Vivian Eccles. He died on March 22, 1964 in Los Angeles, ...
Season One: Episode 5 Turntable (11/07/58) "Clyde Bosser"
31. Wendy Winkelman
Actress | The Dennis O'Keefe Show
Wendy Winkelman was born on June 6, 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Dennis O'Keefe Show (1959), Leave It to Beaver (1957) and Suspicion (1957).
Season One: Episode 5 Turntable (11/07/58) "Kathie Payson"
32. Kenner G. Kemp
Actor | The Invaders
Furiously prolific and ubiquitous extra Kenner G. Kemp was born on January 3, 1908 in Concho, Arizona. Kemp first started appearing in films in uncredited minor roles in the early 1930's and began popping up in numerous TV shows in the early 1950's. Moreover, Kenner not only also worked as both a ...
Season One: Episode 5 Turntable (11/07/58) Casino Patron (uncredited)
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