Michael Galloway (actor)
Encyclopedia
Michael F. Galloway was an American
actor with more than three hundred and fifty film
, television
and theater credits troughout his career. He was perhaps best known for his role in the early 1960s television series, The Blue Angels
.
Galloway was born in Boise, Idaho
, on May 8, 1925. His father was a lawyer
and he was the youngest of four brothers. Galloway enlisted in the United States Air Force
during World War II
. He enrolled at both the University of Idaho
and the University of Southern California on basketball scholarships following the end of the war. Galloway began to pursue acting
following a car accident which ended his athletic career.
Galloway died on October 12, 2010 in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 85. He was survived by his wife, Karen Galloway, and his two children from his first marriage, Kathleen Rogan and Steve Galloway.
United States
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actor with more than three hundred and fifty film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and theater credits troughout his career. He was perhaps best known for his role in the early 1960s television series, The Blue Angels
The Blue Angels (TV series)
The Blue Angels is a 1960-1961 syndicated television series about the Blue Angels of the United States Navy. The program starred Dennis Cross as Commander Arthur Richards, the head of a four-man squadron which tours the country to give flight exhibitions...
.
Galloway was born in Boise, Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
, on May 8, 1925. His father was a lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and he was the youngest of four brothers. Galloway enlisted in the United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He enrolled at both the University of Idaho
University of Idaho
The University of Idaho is the State of Idaho's flagship and oldest public university, located in the rural city of Moscow in Latah County in the northern portion of the state...
and the University of Southern California on basketball scholarships following the end of the war. Galloway began to pursue acting
Acting
Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play....
following a car accident which ended his athletic career.
Galloway died on October 12, 2010 in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 85. He was survived by his wife, Karen Galloway, and his two children from his first marriage, Kathleen Rogan and Steve Galloway.