Jack Mullaney
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| Born | (1929-09-18)September 18, 1929
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| Died | June 27, 1982(1982-06-27) (aged 52)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1954–1980 |
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.
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.
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.
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.[citation needed]
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