Introduction
Michael Strong (February 8, 1918 – September 17, 1980) was an American stage, film and television actor.
Michael Strong was born in New York City into a Russian Jewish family and had extensive stage experience. He was a charter member of The Actors Studio and the Lincoln Center Repertory Company. Among his film credits are Point Blank,Patton, and The Great Santini.
He made guest appearances in over 120 television series during his career on shows such as The Green Hornet (in "Hornet Save Thyself"), Decoy, Naked City, The Eleventh Hour, The FBI, The Fugitive, I Spy, Mission: Impossible, Columbo (in "Negative Reaction"), The Streets of San Francisco,The Big Valley and Hawaii Five-O.He played Dr. Roger Korby in the Star Trek episode "What Are Little Girls Made Of?".
On May 31, 1955, the final episode of the CBS-TV series Danger was an adaptation of the Daphne Du Maurier story "The Birds" starring Strong and Betty Lou Holland.
Family
His first wife was Theda Kropf. His second wife was actress Diane Shalet. He had two children with Kropf: Paul and Ellen Strong.
Death
He died of cancer in Los Angeles, California on September 17, 1980, aged 62.