Mike Connors : (5) " I was quite a rough guy-playing basketball. " - Mike Connors " It took 10 years before I got any kind of recognition, with the ‘Tightrope’ series in the ’60s. Until that time I was doing half-hour Westerns and small parts. " - Mike Connors " I’d love to do comedy. " - Mike Connors " Ordinarily I would play the Lee Marvin role in ‘Avalanche.’ You know, the cynical, two-fisted rebel. But I play the president’s agent on the mission, an Ivy Leaguer in suit and tie. Although I take part In the adventure, I’m not the instigator. " - Mike Connors " Weekends I’m a basket case. " - Mike Connors