Connell – a native of Philadelphia – performed on Broadway and in movies – including “Three Days of the Condor. In the 1960s John Connell added commercial voice over work to his resume and became the spokesperson for Maxwell House, American Airlines, Xerox, Ford and Proctor & Gamble. He served on the National Board of Directors for the Screen Actors Guild for 13 years. Connell was a councilor of the Episcopal Actors Guild and founded the Shakespeare reading group known as the Come Hither Players.
The decorated WWII hero, respected actor and writer is survived by Mila – his wife of 63 years – daughter Kathy, son-in-law Daryl Anderson and granddaughter Tierney Anderson. The family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be sent to the Episcopal Actors Guild in John’s memory.
At press time no funeral arrangement information was available. We offer our sincere condolences to John Connell’s family. He brought great joy to thousands and thousands of fans over the years with both his acting and writing ability. We especially thank John P. Connell for his service to our country.
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