In the series, which had its premiere in 1967, Mr. Connors played Joe Mannix, a Korean War veteran of, like Mr. Connors, Armenian descent who sleuthed his way around Los Angeles with flashy cars and a penchant for citing Armenian proverbs. Unlike many a smooth TV private eye, Mannix took his lumps. Mr. Connors was born Krekor Ohanian on Aug. 15, 1925, in Fresno, Calif. One of his first film roles was in Wellman’s 1953 adventure film “Island in the Sky.”Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. The show was “Tightrope,” in which Mr. Connors played an undercover agent with one revolver in his shoulder holster and another hidden behind his back.

Source: New York Times January 27, 2017 05:09 UTC