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Michael Ansara Biography
Birth Name:Michael George Ansara
Birth Place:Syria
Profession Actor, Director, Producer
Fast Facts
- In 1979, he was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Won a 1964 Bronze Wrangler Award for his performance in "Rawhide․"
- Attended Los Angeles City College, with the intentions of studying medicine
- In Januaray 1958, he got married to actress Barbara Eden
- Would frequently take on the role of villainous characters
- Was a classmate of Charles Bronson and Aaron Spelling at the Pasadena Playhouse
- Was set to perform in the 1962 Broadway production "Infidel Caesar․"
Awards
- 1964Bronze Wrangler-Fictional Television Drama: winner
- 1979Saturn Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated