Dick Kallman

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Dick Kallman (born July 7, 1933 in New York City , † February 22, 1980 ibid ) was an American actor and singer .

Life

Kallman's father was the pilot and hotel owner Alvan Kallman , his mother the actress Zara Whitman Kallman . Kalman grew up in Brooklyn and trained as an actor. In 1951 he received the Theater World Award for his role in the musical Seventeen . In 1957 he played a leading role as singer Smiley Andrews in the romantic action-adventure film The Black Gang . He also performed the song he wrote, Tall Trouble , there. For the musical film Rockabilly Baby , which appeared in the same year, he wrote the song Teenage Cutie, which he also performedand for the 1958 crime drama The Cry Baby Killer he composed the song Cry Baby Cry . The following year he appeared in the dramatic war thriller Ban! ... Forbidden! by Samuel Fuller in the role of Helmuth Strasser.

In the television series Hank on the US television station NBC , he played the leading role from 1965 on the side of Linda Foster . He then returned to Broadway and played a role in the musical Half a Sixpence . Kallman also appeared in supporting roles in the television series The Jack Benny Show , Bachelor Father and Medical Center . As a singer, he has released several pop albums such as Hits & the Misses , Speak Softly , Hank Sings and Dick Kallman Drops In as Hank .

Kallman's life partner was the American art collector Stephen Szladek . In 1980, Kallman and his partner were murdered in a robbery in their home.

Filmography

  • 1950: Skylarkin 'Time (short film, appearance as singer with Night Train and Love is a Dangerous Thing )
  • 1955, 1960: Jack Benny Show (TV series, episodes of Jack's Lunch Counter and Lunch Counter Murder )
  • 1957: Hell Canyon Outlaws (The Black Gang) (appearance as singer with Tall Trouble )
  • 1957: Rockabilly Baby (appearance as singer with Teenage Cutie )
  • 1958: The Cry Baby Killer (composer of the song Cry Baby Cry )
  • 1958, 1960: US Marshal (TV series, episodes Seventh Stranger and Paper Bullets )
  • 1959: Forbidden ... Forbidden!
  • 1959: Bachelor Father (TV series, episode Bentley and the Motorcycle )
  • 1959: The Texan ( The Texan ; television series episodes The Gunfighter and Dangerous Ground )
  • 1961: Paris terminus (Back Street)
  • 1965, 1966: Hank (TV series, 26 episodes)
  • 1967: Doctor - you are kidding! (Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!) Appeared with The Trolley Song
  • 1967, 1968: Batman (TV series, episodes The Funny Feline Felonies and The Joke's on Catwoman )
  • 1970–1974: Medical Center (TV series, 3 episodes)

Awards (selection)

  • 1951: Theater World Award

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ New York Times: Alvan E. Kallman, 62, Dies; Managed St. George Hotel , New York Times , September 4, 1964
  2. ^ A b Corinne J. Naden: The Golden Age of American Musical Theater: 1943-1965 Scarecrow Press, 2011, p. 205
  3. ^ Dick Kallman, 1966 - NYPL Digital Collections
  4. ↑ Dick Kallman at Discogs (English)
  5. ↑ Queer.de: Julian Lehe investigates gay murder cases
  6. ↑ Data Lounge: The life and death (murder) of closeted gay actor Dick Kallman
  7. ↑ Dick Kallman . In: NNDB (Notable Names Database) . Retrieved March 30, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Kallman, Dick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor and singer
DATE OF BIRTH July 7, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH February 22, 1980
Place of death New York City