Jack Mullaney

Jack Mullaney (September 18, 1929 – June 27, 1982) was an American actor. He appeared on Broadway in The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker from 1953 to 1954.[1] Mullaney acted in several television series and films throughout his career.

Jack Mullaney
Born(1929-09-18)September 18, 1929
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJune 27, 1982(1982-06-27) (aged 52)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1954–1980

Early life

He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The 1940 United States Census shows Jack Mullaney living on Minot Avenue in the Oakley neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Career

Mullaney made his film debut in The Young Stranger in 1957. That same year he appeared as Ensign Lewis in the comedy Kiss Them for Me, starring Cary Grant.

He appeared regularly as Johnny Wallace, a bellhop, in CBS's The Ann Sothern Show (1958–1961).[2] He also portrayed United States Navy Lieutenant (junior grade) Rex St. John in NBC's Ensign O'Toole (1962–1963).[3] He played Hector Canfield on the CBS science-fiction comedy TV series It's About Time (1966-1967).[3]: 516 

In the 1958 film South Pacific, based on the Rodgers and Hammerstein hit musical, he played a character affectionately known as the "Professor." He appeared as murderer Bert Rockwood on episode #227 of Lee Marvin's M Squad, titled "The Vanishing Lady," which first aired April 3, 1959, and also had a small, but important, role in the 1964 political thriller Seven Days in May. He worked in two Elvis Presley features late in the rock singers film career, 1965's Tickle Me and Spinout in 1966.

Death

Mullaney's death, from a stroke, occurred in Hollywood, June 27, 1982, at age 52.[2] His sister was the heir to his estate.[4]

He is buried near his parents in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Montgomery, Ohio.

Television appearances
  • Season 1 Episode 33: "The Belfry" as Clint Ringle (1956)
  • Season 1 Episode 37: "The Decoy" as Dave Packard (1956)

Filmography

References
  1. international Broadway database,https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jack-mullaney-106318
  2. "Jack Mullaney, 51, veteran actor". Ford Lauderdale News. Florida, Fort Lauderdale. United Press International. June 28, 1982. p. 18. Retrieved September 27, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  4. John Willis Screen World, vol. 34, Crown Publishers NY (1983), p. 236
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