Michael St. Angel Contents Biography Partial filmography References External links Navigation menu"Michael St. Angel"jasperstangel.comMichael St. Angel

1916 births1984 deathsAmerican male film actorsAmerican male television actorsAmerican male stage actors20th-century American male actors


film actorRockford, IllinoisBeloit CollegeSt. Ambrose CollegeWarner Bros.George GershwinRobert AldaRKO PicturesElaine RileyLeon ErrolJohn LoderRepublic PicturesHoward HughesMike HammerTWApersonal assistantWalter WinchellMotion Picture and Television Hospital
















Michael St. Angel

Actor Michael St. Angel.jpg
The Brighton Strangler (1945)

BornOctober 9, 1916

Rockford, Illinois, United States

DiedJanuary 13, 1984 (aged 67)

Los Angeles, California
United States

Other namesSteve Flagg, Michael Hawks
OccupationActor
Years active1943–1974
Spouse(s)Marjorie Holiday (1945-1969; her death)

Michael St. Angel (1916–1984) was an American film actor.[1][2]




Contents





  • 1 Biography


  • 2 Partial filmography


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links




Biography


Second lead and featured actor Michael St. Angel was born in Rockford, Illinois in 1916, to Jasper and Giacomina St. Angel, the son of a prominent real estate broker and community leader. Following high school the darkly handsome youth attended Wisconsin's Beloit College majoring in drama, then later transferred to Iowa's St. Ambrose College where he became a drama teacher after receiving his degree.


Deciding to pursue acting professionally, he left his teaching post after only a couple of years and returned to Wisconsin where he joined up with the Belfry Players and traveled the country in stock shows. He eventually made it to New York and in July 1942 made his Broadway debut in the small role of a soldier in The Cat Screams. The show closed four days later. Two months later he was cast in the much more successful comedy "Janie," which ran well over a year.


A Warner Bros. talent scout picked up on Michael's dark, wavy-haired good looks and convinced him to travel West to audition for the lead role of George Gershwin in the biopic Rhapsody in Blue (1945). The part went to Robert Alda, however, and he was about to return to NY when a meeting with RKO Pictures resulted in a contract.


Michael started out inauspiciously in tiny parts starting out with the film Gangway for Tomorrow (1943). Following a couple of other obscure bits, he secured more visible roles in Bride by Mistake (1944) and Marine Raiders (1944), which led to the romantic co-starring role opposite Elaine Riley in the Leon Errol comedy starrer What a Blonde (1945). Michael showed enough promise from this to be cast as the second lead role in the thriller The Brighton Strangler (1945) which toplines John Loder as an actor dangerously obsessed by the title role he plays on stage.


Michael married Fox singer/dancer Marjorie Holliday in 1945. After the birth of their son Jasper Michael, in 1951, she abandoned her career for family obligations. But Michael's film career already went into a steep decline as quickly as it peaked. Before he knew it, he found himself back to minor roles in such films as First Yank Into Tokyo (1945), a loanout to Republic Pictures The Madonna's Secret (1946) and back to RKO for The Truth About Murder (1946). Over his objections, RKO changed his marquee name to "Steven Flagg" to give his career a boost but little changed. Under this name he found work with former co-star Leon Errol in several of the star's short films. Producer Howard Hughes kept Michael under contract despite his lack of stature and following a few parts in such films as Easy Living (1949), Flying Leathernecks (1951), The Pace That Thrills (1952) and The French Line (1953), he was dropped.


Quickly switching his stage name back to his real name, Michael moved more and more towards TV work. One very promising opportunity in 1957 to star as TV detective Mike Hammer fell through. Outside of acting, to make ends meet Michael worked for producer Howard Hughes over at TWA at one point and also served as a personal assistant to his old friend, columnist Walter Winchell.


In the next couple of decades only occasional small acting roles came his way both on film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), 4 for Texas (1963), Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966), The Love Machine (1971)) and TV (The Gale Storm Show, The Untouchables, The Virginian, Love, American Style, The Magician).


Following wife Marjorie's sudden death at age 48 in 1969 of a cerebral hemorrhage, Michael ventured on in the restaurant business as owner and manager of his last eatery, Michael's Los Feliz. He died in 1984 at age 67 at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital survived by his son.



Partial filmography




  • Gangway for Tomorrow (1943) - Jim Johnson - Mechanic


  • The Falcon Out West (1944) - Nightclub Patron (uncredited)


  • Seven Days Ashore (1944) - Marine (uncredited)


  • Marine Raiders (1944) - Lt. Sherwood


  • Bride by Mistake (1944) - Lt. Stephen Corey


  • What a Blonde (1945) - Andrew Kent


  • The Brighton Strangler (1945) - Lt. Bob Carson


  • First Yank into Tokyo (1945) - Capt. Andrew Kent


  • The Madonna's Secret (1946) - Hunt Mason


  • The Truth About Murder (1946) - Hank


  • The Velvet Touch (1948) - Jimmy


  • Race Street (1948) - Clerk (uncredited)


  • Bodyguard (1948) - Kelly - Reporter (uncredited)


  • Easy Living (1949) - Gilbert Vollmer


  • A Dangerous Profession (1949) - Roberts, Law Firm Receptionist (uncredited)


  • Hit Parade of 1951 (1950) - Chuck


  • Operation Pacific (1951) - Lt. Jorgenson (uncredited)


  • Million Dollar Pursuit (1951) - Police Lieut. Matt Whitcomb


  • Flying Leathernecks (1951) - Capt. Harold Jorgensen, Ops. Officer


  • The Las Vegas Story (1952) - Mitch - Deputy (uncredited)


  • The Pace That Thrills (1952) - Chris Rhodes


  • One Minute to Zero (1952) - Lt. Martin (uncredited)


  • Affair with a Stranger (1953) - Frank - Actor (uncredited)


  • The French Line (1953) - George Hodges


  • Man Trap (1961) - Murray, Party Guest (uncredited)


  • The George Rafferty Story (1961) - Mustached Patron (uncredited)


  • Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) - Bank Manager (uncredited)


  • Critic's Choice (1963) - Actor, Jimmy in 'Week End' (uncredited)


  • Black Zoo (1963) - Officer Donovan (uncredited)


  • 4 For Texas (1963) - Williams


  • Looking for Love (1964) - Bistro Owner (uncredited)


  • Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) - Captain William Yates


  • The Cool Ones (1967) - Director (uncredited)


  • Doctor's Wives (1971) - Doctor (uncredited)


  • The Love Machine (1971) - Agency Man (uncredited)



References



  1. ^ Martin p.470


  2. ^ "Michael St. Angel"..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  • IMDB.com

  • jasperstangel.com


External links



  • Michael St. Angel on IMDb

1916 births, 1984 deaths, 20th-century American male actors, American male film actors, American male stage actors, American male television actorsUncategorized

Popular posts from this blog

Frič See also Navigation menuinternal link

Identify plant with long narrow paired leaves and reddish stems Planned maintenance scheduled April 17/18, 2019 at 00:00UTC (8:00pm US/Eastern) Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara Unicorn Meta Zoo #1: Why another podcast?What is this plant with long sharp leaves? Is it a weed?What is this 3ft high, stalky plant, with mid sized narrow leaves?What is this young shrub with opposite ovate, crenate leaves and reddish stems?What is this plant with large broad serrated leaves?Identify this upright branching weed with long leaves and reddish stemsPlease help me identify this bulbous plant with long, broad leaves and white flowersWhat is this small annual with narrow gray/green leaves and rust colored daisy-type flowers?What is this chilli plant?Does anyone know what type of chilli plant this is?Help identify this plant

fontconfig warning: “/etc/fonts/fonts.conf”, line 100: unknown “element blank” The 2019 Stack Overflow Developer Survey Results Are In“tar: unrecognized option --warning” during 'apt-get install'How to fix Fontconfig errorHow do I figure out which font file is chosen for a system generic font alias?Why are some apt-get-installed fonts being ignored by fc-list, xfontsel, etc?Reload settings in /etc/fonts/conf.dTaking 30 seconds longer to boot after upgrade from jessie to stretchHow to match multiple font names with a single <match> element?Adding a custom font to fontconfigRemoving fonts from fontconfig <match> resultsBroken fonts after upgrading Firefox ESR to latest Firefox