Cause of death Esophageal cancer Name James Callahan | Role Film actor | |
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Full Name James Thomas Callahan Parents William Callahan, Elenora Callahan Movies and TV shows Similar People Joseph Strick, Richard T Heffron, Michael Jacobs, Edward Winter, Blake Edwards | ||
James Thomas Callahan (October 4, 1930 – August 3, 2007) was an American film and television actor who appeared in more than 120 films and television programs between 1959 and 2007. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal from 1987 to 1990 of Walter Powell on the syndicated sitcom Charles in Charge, starring Scott Baio.
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Early years
One of three children, Callahan was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to William and Elenora Callahan on October 4, 1930. After his service in the United States Army from 1951 to 1953, he worked for the United States Postal Service. While attending school in the Midwest, he discovered acting and on the advice of a teacher, he enrolled at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. He studied drama and graduated in the late 1950s.
Career
Callahan played a doomed soldier/journalist in the M*A*S*M*A*S*H episode Sometimes You Hear the Bullet. He also had recurring roles in two 1960s series, as Danny Adams in ABC's Wendy and Me, with a cast including George Burns, Connie Stevens, Ron Harper, and J. Pat O'Malley, and as Lieutenant O'Connell on NBC's 13-episode war drama, Convoy, with John Gavin and John Larch.
Personal life
Callahan did not marry until he was sixty-three, when he wed Peggy Cannon in 1994.
Death
In February 2007, Callahan was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Six months later, on August 3, 2007, Callahan died at his home in Fallbrook, California. He was 76 years old.