Celebrity kids ride on the fame of their parents. They became famous and gain attention because of their parents. This is the case of Matthew Gunner Ohanion as he is a celebrity child. Matthew Gunner Ohanion is the son of Mike Connors. Mike Connors is a famous American actor best known for playing private detective Joe Mannix in the CBS television series Mannix from 1967 to 1975.

Matthew Gunner Ohanion: Bio Summary

Who Is Mike Connors’ Son?

Matthew Gunner Ohanion was born in November 1958. He was born in Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA. He has a sister named Dana Lee Connors, born in July 1960. He is the son of actors Mike Connors and Marylou Connors.

Matthew’s mother, Marylou Connors was born on December 22, 1926, in Utica, Indiana, USA. She is known for It Takes Two (1968) and The 29th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1972). Matthew’s parents got married on September 10, 1949, when they were both UCLA students.

Matthew’s parents remained together as a couple till death separated them. In a 1978 profile presented by The San Francisco Examiner, it was noted that Mike when they were students, he was studying law on an athletic scholarship while Mary Lou was studying education.

Said Mike, “I told her along the way that I was very much in love with her, and wanted to get married. But she kept stalling, saying she didn’t think she was ready. By this time, she had dropped her college courses and was at home in Laguna Beach, where I was installing sprinkler systems and selling brushes and vacuum cleaners door to door so I could be near her.

Finally, I told her to make up her mind, that either we got married or we called off the romance. I left Laguna and went back to school.” A couple of weeks later, she said yes.

Matthew was diagnosed with schizophrenia at age 15. He predeceased his father, dying of heart failure in 2007.