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Kevin Joseph Connors (April 10, 1921 - November 10, 1992) was an actor and professional baseball player.

Born to Irish-American parents in Brooklyn, New York, Connors grew up with a sister named Gloria. He attended a private high school and later attended Seton Hall in South Orange, New Jersey. He then dropped out in 1942 to join the army at Camp Campbell, Kentucky and next went to West Point. After his discharge in 1946, he joined the Boston Celtics and left the team for spring training with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He played for numerous minor league teams before joining the Dodgers in 1949 for a few weeks. Later, in 1951 he also played for the Chicago Cubs. He was then sent to the minor leagues again, in 1952, and there he was spotted by an MGM casting director for an upcoming Tracy-Hepburn film Pat and Mike, in which he played a state police captain.

He died of lung cancer in 1992 in Los Angeles, California.


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Chuck Connors Facts

Birth NameKevin Joseph Connors
OccupationActor, Athlete
BirthdayApril 10, 1921
SignAries
BirthplaceBrooklyn, New York, USA
Date of deathNovember 10, 1992 (age 71)

Selected Filmography

The Big Country
Soylent Green
Move Over Darling
Old Yeller 2-Movie Collection
Airplane II: The Sequel
Cinderella Man
The Hepburn & Tracy Signature Collection
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