Michael Des Barres
Michael Des Barres ( born January 24, 1948 in London ) is a British actor and singer.
- 2.1 As an actor
- 2.2 The Musicians
- 2.3 Awards
- 3.1 Silverhead
- 3.2 By Detective
- 3.3 With Chequered Past
- 3.4 Solo
Career
Des Barres was born the son of Marquis Philip Des Barres, and grew up in Surrey. He attended the Corona Academy drama school in London. After the divorce from his first wife he married in 1977, the actress and author Pamela Des Barres. This wrote in their books Take my heart ( Ullsteinhaus, 1995) as well as Light My Fire ( Ullsteinhaus, 1989) in detail about their relationship. The couple was divorced in 1991.
As a musician
Des Barres was the lead singer of the band Silver Head and Detective in the 1970s and by Chequered Past the early 1980s. With none of these bands he had a bigger success, the prominent cast of Chequered Past ( including Steve Jones and Clem Burke) could not alter that. His first solo album under the title I'm Only Human was born in 1980; a second, Somebody Up There Likes Me, was released in 1986. He was selected in 1985 as the new lead singer of the band Power Station, after Robert Palmer had this leave shortly before the first tour. Through the mediation of Don Johnson got Power Station in this lineup a guest appearance in an episode of Miami Vice. After completion of the tour, which also included an appearance at the Live Aid concert in Philadelphia, to Power Station broke up.
Des Barres has worked as a composer for several Hollywood films including Police Academy 2 and Nine and a half weeks. For the title song to this, he was nominated Worst song for the Golden Raspberry Awards in the category.
As an actor
Des Barres 's acting career began in the mid 1960s in England with guest roles in television series. In 1967 he made his film debut in the film adaptation of To Sir, With Love. From the late 1970s he took his acting career in the U.S. again. He has since had regular guest appearances on American television series such as The Rockford Files, 21 Jump Street or Nash Bridges. In the series MacGyver, he had the recurring role of assassin Murdoc, MacGyver's nemesis. He had also in Melrose Place Another recurring role. His appearances in Hollywood films include Under Siege, Pink Cadillac and Mulholland Drive.