Michael DeLano

{{Short description|American actor (1940–2025)}} {{More citations needed|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox person | image =  | image_size = 150px | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1940|11|26}} | birth_place = Norfolk, VA, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2025|10|20|1940|11|26}} | death_place = Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates =  | other_names = Key Larson | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = 1970–2013 }} [[File:Firehouse cast 1974.JPG|thumb|300px|Cast of ''Firehouse'' (1974), from left: Bill Overton, James Drury, Brad David (in back), Richard Jaeckel (in front), Delano (1974) ]]

'''Michael DeLano''' (November 26, 1940 – October 20, 2025) was an American actor who is best known for portraying the casino manager in the films ''Ocean's Eleven'' (2001) and ''Ocean's Twelve'' (2004). He was also a singer, performing as Key Larson.

==Acting career== On television, DeLano played Sonny Capito in 13 episodes of ''Firehouse'' (1974)<ref name="etvs">{{cite book |last1=Terrace |first1=Vincent |title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YX_daEhlnbsC&q=Encyclopedia+of+Television+Shows,+1925+through+2010 |date=January 10, 2014 |publisher=McFarland |location=Jefferson, NC |isbn=978-0-7864-6477-7 |page=347 |edition=2nd |url-access=subscription}}</ref> and Lou Atkins in five episodes of ''Supertrain'' (1979).{{r|etvs|page1=1040}} He appeared in three episodes of ''Kojak''; and also portrayed Dr. Mark Dante in ''General Hospital'' (1976),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pike |first1=Charlie |title=Pike's Peek |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45437690/michael_delano/ |accessdate=February 23, 2020 |newspaper=The Robesonian |agency=Press Features |date=September 12, 1976 |location=Lumberton, NC |page=32 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Reverend Sung in ''Soap'' (1979) and he is known for his short role as Forrestal in the 1985 movie ''Commando''.{{Citation needed |date=February 2020}} DeLano also appeared in the recurring role of Johnny Venture, in 11 episodes of ''Rhoda'' from 1976 to 1978.<ref>{{cite news |title=No more lonely Saturday's for Rhoda |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45438104/the_baltimore_sun/ |accessdate=February 23, 2020 |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |date=July 14, 1978 |page=26 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> He was in the season three, episode five of ''Wonder Woman'' as the character Nick Moreno. He was also a guest star in a season four episode of ''Perfect Strangers'' as Chuck Panama (Episode: Piano Movers). Earlier in his career, DeLano appeared in ''Barnaby Jones'', in the episode titled, "Sing a Song of Murder" (04/01/1973). He was Frank Coyne in four episodes (1980–81), including the pilot, of the prime time soap opera ''Flamingo Road''. In the mid 1980s he appeared in three episodes each of ''The A-Team'' and ''Hill Street Blues''.

DeLano acted in the films ''Catlow'' and ''The New Centurions.'' On stage, DeLano starred as Berger in a Chicago production of ''Hair'' until an injury caused him to leave after two months.<ref name="sb" />

==Music career== In 1960, as Key Larson, he signed with Swan Records. While under contract to Swan, he recorded "A Web of Lies" and "A Little Lovin' Goes a Long, Long Way" and appeared on ''American Bandstand''.<ref name="sb">{{cite news |title=Action-Filled Series Captures Young Actor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45436061/michael_delano/ |accessdate=February 23, 2020 |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |date=February 10, 1974 |page=177 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

==Death== DeLano died on October 20, 2025, at the age of 84 from a heart attack at a Las Vegas hospital.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Del Fatti Delano |url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/las-vegas-nv/michael-del-fatti-delano-12565567 |access-date=2025-11-24 |website=Dignity Memorial |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/michael-delano-dead-rhoda-commando-oceans-eleven-1236435592/</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0216399|Michael DeLano}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Delano, Michael}} Category:1940 births Category:2025 deaths Category:American male film actors Category:American male television actors Category:Male actors from New York City Category:American soap opera actors Category:20th-century American male actors Category:20th-century American male singers Category:20th-century American singers