Biff Elliot

Biff Elliot
Elliot in an episode of The Public Defender (1954)
Born
Leon Shalek

(1923-07-26)July 26, 1923
DiedAugust 15, 2012(2012-08-15) (aged 89)
Resting placeWestwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Alma materUniversity of Maine
OccupationActor
Years active1948–2001
Spouses
Betty Dole
(m. 1948; died 1974)
Connie Elliot
(m. 1977)

Biff Elliot (born Leon Shalek; July 26, 1923 – August 15, 2012) was an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as popular detective Mike Hammer in the 1953 version of I, the Jury and for his guest appearance as Schmitter in the Star Trek episode "The Devil in the Dark".[1]

  1. ^ "Biff Elliot, the First Mike Hammer of the Movies, Dies at 89". The Hollywood Reporter. August 17, 2012.