ToyLvr Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 (edited) Actor Mike Connors, best known as TV detective "Mannix", passed away on Thursday 1/26/17, age 91. You model car nuts of a certain age will remember Mannix's first season car, a Barris-built custom '66 Olds Toronado. MPC made a kit of the car. The last I knew of it, the actual car was in the "Star Cars" museum in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Edited April 7, 2018 by ToyLvr
Snake45 Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 First MTM, now Mannix? Is the Reaper wiping out the entire CBS Saturday night lineup? Who's next, Bob Newhart?
crazyjim Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 Was he related to Chuck Conners, The Rifleman?
madhorseman Posted January 28, 2017 Posted January 28, 2017 First MTM, now Mannix? Is the Reaper wiping out the entire CBS Saturday night lineup? Who's next, Bob Newhart? So do You think CBS did something to pee him off?
Snake45 Posted January 28, 2017 Posted January 28, 2017 So do You think CBS did something to pee him off?I wouldn't have any idea what's going on at CBS. I haven't watched anything on that network since Jericho and The Unit went off, whenever that was, and I "fired" Letterman in the spring of 2009 over his repeated inane and hateful comments (after being a loyal fan of his since the late '70s).
Rodent Posted January 28, 2017 Posted January 28, 2017 Was he related to Chuck Conners, The Rifleman?I doubt it it. "Mike's" birth name was Krekor Ohanian.
Dodge Driver Posted January 28, 2017 Posted January 28, 2017 I doubt it it. "Mike's" birth name was Krekor Ohanian. He was Armenian, as memory serves. A success story from humble beginnings, I believe.
Rodent Posted January 29, 2017 Posted January 29, 2017 He was Armenian, as memory serves. A success story from humble beginnings, I believe.Armenian descent, yes. Born in Fresno, according to Wikipedia.
slusher Posted January 30, 2017 Posted January 30, 2017 I remember my dad watching Manix when I was a kid. Hate to hear he is gone..
ToyLvr Posted January 31, 2017 Author Posted January 31, 2017 Don't celebrities usual die in "3s"? We've lost MTM, Mike Connors, and Barbara Hale....
unclescott58 Posted February 1, 2017 Posted February 1, 2017 I loved Mannix. Connors was great. Bought the whole Mannix TV series on DVD just last year. The show was better than I remembered. Scott
Mike C Posted February 7, 2017 Posted February 7, 2017 (edited) I liked Mannix too! When I was a kid I saw that Toronado at the NY auto show. But I don't remember it from the TV series. He always had Mopars. Edited February 7, 2017 by Mike C
peteski Posted February 15, 2017 Posted February 15, 2017 (edited) I recently started watching Mannix reruns on MeTV.I never liked the lines of that custom Tornado. But all the Mopars were cool! Edited February 15, 2017 by peteski
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