Dick Kallman (July 7, 1933 – February 22, 1980) was an American actor.

Early life

Kallman was born in Brooklyn in New York City, into wealth. His father, Alvan Kallman, a former

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in New Hampshire, and the St. Johns Hotel in Havana. Kallman's mother, Zara Whitman Kallman, had been a Broadway actress.

Career

After working on the New York stage where he won a Theater World Award for his performance in the 1951 Broadway musical ''

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'', Kallman starred in the title role of the 1965–1966 television sitcom ''

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''. He returned to Broadway, taking over the leading role in the musical ''

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'', '' Bachelor Father'' and '' Medical Center''. He also acted in episodes 110 and 111 of ''

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Filmography

Personal life

Kallman had from youth exhibited an appreciation of fine antique furnishings and an acumen for business. Kallman formed a music publishing company in 1966. By the late 1970s, he had retired from show business and was a wealthy antiques and art dealer and living with Stephen Szladek, his life partner, in a Manhattan apartment. Kallman and Szladek were murdered by three intruders in 1980 during a robbery of the art, antiques and jewelry in their apartment. The killers later were caught and convicted.

References

External links

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''Hank'' at Sitcoms Online
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