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Michael Lew Winkelman (June 27, 1946 – July 27, 1999) was an American film and television actor. He was perhaps best known for playing Little Luke in the television 
After the series ended in 1963, Winkelman guest-starred in television programs including ''
Rotten Tomatoes profile
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sitcom
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series '' The Real McCoys''.
Winkelman's mother, grandmother and great-grandmother had all been stage performers. Winkelman began his screen career in 1955, appearing in the television series ''The Great Gildersleeve
''The Great Gildersleeve'' was a radio situation comedy broadcast in the United States from August 31, 1941 to 1958. Initially written by Leonard Lewis Levinson, it was one of broadcast history's earliest spin-off programs. The series was buil ...
''. He then co-starred in the new ABC sitcom '' The Real McCoys'' as Little Luke. While playing the role he also played in the North Hollywood Little League.
After the series ended in 1963, Winkelman guest-starred in television programs including ''The Munsters
''The Munsters'' is an American sitcom about the home life of a family of benign monsters that aired from 1964 to 1966 on CBS. The series stars Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster (Frankenstein's monster),Episodes referring to the fact that Herman is ...
'', ''Wagon Train
''Wagon Train'' is an American Western television series that aired for eight seasons, first on the NBC television network (1957–1962) and then on ABC (1962–1965). ''Wagon Train'' debuted on September 18, 1957, and reached the top of the ...
'', '' The Joey Bishop Show'', '' Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer'', '' The Danny Thomas Show'', '' The Lone Ranger'', '' The Millionaire'' and ''Mr. Novak
''Mr. Novak'' is an American television drama (film and television), drama television series starring James Franciscus in the title role as a high school teacher. The series aired on NBC for two seasons, from 1963 to 1965. It won a Peabody Award ...
''. He also appeared in films, such as ''The Big Knife
''The Big Knife'' is a 1955 American melodrama film directed and produced by Robert Aldrich from a screenplay by James Poe based on the 1949 play by Clifford Odets. The film stars Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen, Rod S ...
'', '' Bobby Ware Is Missing'', '' Sincerely Yours'', '' The Indian Fighter'' and '' Ride Out for Revenge''.
Last years and death
Winkelman later worked as a groundskeeper at Universal Studios in Los Angeles. He died in 1999 inLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
, aged 53. He was buried in Riverside National Cemetery.
References
External links
* *Rotten Tomatoes profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Winkelman, Michael 1946 births 1999 deaths Male actors from Los Angeles American male film actors American male television actors American male child actors 20th-century American male actors Burials at Riverside National Cemetery