Michael Cavanaugh (actor)

Michael Cavanaugh ( born November 21, 1942 in New York City ) is an American actor and singer.

Life

Cavanaugh grew up as the eldest of nine siblings in New York. After graduating from high school he joined for three years the United States Navy and was stationed in Hawaii.

Following his service in the military Cavanaugh gained his first acting experience in children's theater. He made his stage debut in the title role of a production of Winnie the Pooh. This was followed by roles in stage adaptations of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Merchant of Venice or Are You Now or Have You Ever Been. An accomplished singer Cavanaugh also took singing as a tenor roles in musicals such as Oh! Calcutta! on Broadway, Carousel and 110 in the Shade.

Since the mid- 1970s, Cavanaugh is also in demand as a film and television actor and appeared in numerous television series and films in main and supporting roles; often he portrays here policemen, government agents, strict military characters, lawyers, judges or businessmen.

Cavanaugh starred in three Clint Eastwood movies with: 1976 in Dirty Harry III - The Enforcer, 1977 The man who never gives up and 1980 in Full Throttle to San Fernando. He is best known for the presentation of the antagonist in the Chuck Norris movie Cold Fury from the year 1982. 's Science fiction television series The Man from another planet, he embodied the 1986 security agent George Fox, whose hunt is after an alien to his personal obsession. The multi-faceted view of FIG contributed significantly to the success of the series.

Other recurring roles he had as Dennis Grassi in the short-lived detective series C -16: specialty unit FBI, as Sheriff George Patterson in the vampire series Dark Shadows remake, as Joseph O'Laughlin in the real-time television series 24 and as Marcek in the adventure series Vanishing Son. since 2003 he embodies judge Phelps in the shade of passion. This is one of Michael Cavanaugh, a member of the Screen Actors Guild ( SAG), the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists ( AFTRA ) and the U.S. trade union, the actor ( AEA) is one of the most prolific and versatile character actor.

Privately, he is involved in anti - drug campaigns, participates in charity events and supports the Make A Wish Foundation, which fulfills wishes of terminally ill children.

Filmography (selection)

Film

TV

Theater

• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ( Boston, San Francisco)
• Oh! Calcutta! (Broadway, New York City )
• The Merchant of Venice ( ACT San Francisco)
• Hadrian VII (ACT, San Francisco)
• The time of your life (ACT, San Francisco)
• The Tavern (ACT, San Francisco)