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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Lynn Milgrim to Rob Morrow
Michael Moriarty Biography (1941-)
Born April 5, 1941, in Detroit, MI; son of George and Eleanor (maiden name, Paul) Moriarty; married Francoise Martinet, June, 1966 (divorced, 1978); married Anne Hamilton Martin, 1978 (divorced, 1997); married Suzana Cabrita, October 10, 1998 (divorced, 1999); common law wife, Margaret Brychka (a manager);children: (first marriage) Matthew Christopher. Addresses: Office: Gage Group, Inc., 9255 Sunset Blvd., Suite 515, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director, writer, composer
- Birth Details
- April 5, 1941
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Assistant district attorney Benjamin "Ben" Stone, Law & Order,NBC, 1990-1994
- Douglas Starr, Emily of New Moon, CBC, 1998
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Miniseries
- Erik Dorf, Holocaust, NBC, 1978
- President Ellison, Sidney Sheldon's Windmills of the Gods (also known as Windmills of the Gods), CBS, 1988
- Voice, Baseball, PBS, 1994
- John Maxwell, A Good Day to Die (also known as Children of theDust), CBS, 1995
- Adrian, Living with the Dead, CBS, 2002
- Colonel Campbell, Taken, Sci-Fi Channel, 2002
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Movies
- Abe Battle, A Summer without Boys, ABC, 1973
- Jim O'Connor, The Glass Menagerie, ABC, 1973
- Gerry Miller, The Deadliest Season, CBS, 1977
- Wilbur Wright, The Winds of Kitty Hawk, NBC, 1978
- Hugh Kelly, Nitti (also known as The Enforcer and FrankNitti: The Enforcer), ABC, 1988
- Major Hank Daniels, Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy (also known as Coded Hostile and Flight 007), HBO, 1989
- Fox Butterfield, Born Too Soon, NBC, 1993
- Governor Harold Hoffman, Crime of the Century, HBO, 1996
- Matthew Wylie, Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions, CBS, 1996
- Russell Pfeiffer, Calm at Sunset, Calm at Dawn (also known as Calm at Sunset), CBS, 1996
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower, The Arrow, 1997
- Captain Paul Stenning, Earthquake in New York, Fox, 1998
- Gordan Tallas, Major Crime, Lifetime, 1998
- Richard Goddard, Woman Wanted, Starz!, 1999
- Director Mirkin, Becoming Dick, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
- Rodrigue Emyard, Children of My Heart, 2000
- Sheriff Bast, Children of Fortune, CBS, 2000
- Winton Dean, James Dean, TNT, 2001
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Specials
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The Kennedy Center Honors, 1979
- Charles Norberry, The Sound of Murder, Showtime, 1982
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Goodbye Victor, syndicated, 1984
- Host and narrator, Family of Faiths, CBS, 1989
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In a New Light '94, ABC, 1994
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The Living Cathedral: St. John the Divine, PBS, 1994
- Galileo Galilei, Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants, PBS, 1998
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Episodic
- Richard Maple, "Too Far to Go," NBC Theater, NBC, 1979
- Warren Cribbens, "20/20 Vision," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1985
- Brad Carlton, "Heroes," Hotel, ABC, 1986
- "Act of Conscience," Cagney & Lacey, CBS, 1986
- Peter Kapik, "Encounter in a Closed Room," The Equalizer, CBS, 1987
- Wayne "Seti" Virgil, "Starfire," The Equalizer, CBS, 1988
- Dr. Chester Crayton, "Seek and Ye Shall Find," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1997
- John Pike, "Death Warrant," Dead Man's Gun, Showtime, 1997
- Major Jonathon Boyle, "Father to Son," Poltergeist: The Legacy, Showtime, Sci-Fi Channel, and syndicated, 1998
- Michael Kelly, "Forever and a Day: Parts 1 & 2," Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal, syndicated, 1999
- Dr. Draco, "The Eyes of Lazarus," The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, CBC, 2000
- Solicitor-General Wallace Gannon, "Final Appeal," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 2000
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Pilots
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Strange World, ABC, 1999
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Film Appearances
- Trubee Pell, G.I., Glory Boy (also known as My Old Man's Place and The Old Man's Place), Lara Classics, 1971
- Ballard, Hickey & Boggs, United Artists, 1972
- Henry "Arthur" Wiggin, Bang the Drum Slowly, Paramount, 1973
- Marine duty officer, The Last Detail, Columbia, 1973
- Herbert G. Rucker, Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue, Thorn/EMI, 1974
- Beauregard "Bo" Lockley, Report to the Commissioner (also known asOperation Undercover), United Artists, 1975
- John Converse, Who'll Stop the Rain? (also known as Dog Soldiers), United Artists, 1978
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Reborn (also known as Renacer), 1981
- Jimmy Quinn, Q (also known as Q: The Winged Serpent,
Serpent, and Winged Serpent), United Film Distributors, 1982
- Brother T. S. Murphy, Odd Birds, Pomeranian, 1985
- Dr. Craig Mannings and Keith Mannings, Blood Link (also known as Extrasensorial,
The Link, and Blutspur), 1985
- Hull Barret, Pale Rider, Warner Bros., 1985
- David "Mo" Rutherford, The Stuff, New World, 1986
- Harry Potter, Sr., Troll, Empire Pictures, 1986
- Lieutenant Commander Williamson, The Hanoi Hilton, Cannon, 1987
- Stephen Jarvis, It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (also known asIsland of the Alive), Warner Bros., 1987
- Dennis Randall, Dark Tower, 1987, Spectrafilm, 1989
- Joe Weber, A Return to Salem's Lot, Warner Bros., 1988
- Manny Wise, The Secret of the Ice Cave, Galla Film Productions, 1990
- McKenzie, Full Fathom Five, Concorde, 1990
- Brigadier General Hershberg, Courage under Fire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
- Mulligan, Broken Silence, Pierre Grise Distribution, 1996
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Managua, Astra Cinema, 1996
- Mr. Preston, Shiloh, Warner Bros., 1997
- Himself, The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg, Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 1998
- Cole, The Art of Murder, Avalanche Home Entertainment, 1999
- Ray Preston, Shiloh II: Shiloh Season, Warner Bros., 1999
- Hitler, Hitler Meets Christ, Third Tribe Productions, 2000
- Mark Solomon, Bad Faith (also known as Cold Blooded), 2000
- Mr. Kidd, House of Luk, Distinct Features, 2000
- Director Schmidt, Mindstorm, Imageworks Entertainment International, 2001
- Larry Frank, Out of Pocket, First Look Pictures Releasing, 2001
- Senator Hank Rose, Along Came a Spider, Paramount, 2001
- Morris Bird II, Swimming Upstream, Crusader Entertainment, 2002
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Stage Appearances
- Florizel, The Winter's Tale, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1963
- Jack, As You Like It, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, 1963
- Octavius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, 1963
- Helenus, Troilus and Cressida, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, 1965
- Longaville, Love's Labour's Lost, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, 1965
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Major Barbara, Charles Street Playhouse, Boston, MA, 1966
- Member of the chorus, The House of Atreus, Tyrone Guthrie TheatreCompany, Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, 1968
- Ted Ragg, Charles Fish, and Ignatius Dullfeet, The Resistible Rise ofArturo Ui, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre Company, Guthrie Theatre, then Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1968
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Enrico IV, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre Company, Crawford Livingston Theatre, St. Paul, MN, 1968
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Mourning Becomes Electra, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre Company, GuthrieTheatre, 1969
- Man, Peanut Butter and Jelly, University of the Streets Theatre, New York City, 1970
- Thoreau, The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, Alley Theatre, Houston,TX, 1970
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The Alchemist, Crawford Livingston Theatre, 1970
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In the Jungle of Cities, Charles Street Playhouse, 1970
- George Mische, The Trial of the Cantonsville Nine, Theatre at GoodShepherd Church, then Lyceum Theatre, both New York City, 1971
- Julian Weston, Find Your Way Home, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1974
- Title role, Richard III, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, New York City,1974
- Edmund Tyrone, Long Day's Journey into Night, Brooklyn Academy ofMusic, Brooklyn, New York City, 1976
- Member of chorus, Henry V, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, 1976
- Scoutmaster Hennessey, Dirty Jokes, Lake Forest Theatre, Chicago,IL, 1976
- Micah, G. R. Point, New York City, 1979
- Astrov, Uncle Vanya, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1982
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The Ballad of Dexter Creed, New York Shakespeare Festival, PublicTheatre, 1982
- Captain Queeg and Barney Greenwald, The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1983
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The Night of the Iguana, 1985-1986
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A Special Providence: Tale to Be Told by an Actor (solo show), John Houseman Theatre, New York City, 1990
- Professor Henry Higgins, My Fair Lady, Broadway Theatre, New YorkCity, 1994
- Appeared as Kenneth Harrison, Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC. Also appeared in Our Father's Failing.
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Stage Work
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Director
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Love's Labour's Lost, Theatre at St. John's Cathedral, New York City, 1979
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Psalm to the Song of Man, Theatre at St. John's Cathedral, 1979
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Producer
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What Everywoman Knows, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1982
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Concert Appearances
- "An American Anthem," Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Jack SingerConcert Hall, Calgary Centre for Performing Arts, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1999
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Radio Appearances
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Alan Colmes Radio Show, 1994
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The Howard Stern Show, 1994
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New York & Co. with Leonard Lopate, WNYC, 1997
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
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Winter Rain, 1984
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Albums
- (With others) Bang the Drum Slowly (soundtrack), Paramount, 1974
- (Contributor of harmonica selection) David Lahm, The Highest Standards, Plug Records, c. 1980
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Reaching Out, 1990
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Sweet `n Gritty, DRG, 1990
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The Michael Moriarty Jazz Trio, 1991
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The Michael Moriarty Quintet Live at Fat Tuesday's, DRG, 1992
- Narrator, Shiloh Season, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, 1997
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Album Work; Conductor of Greenwich House Orchestra
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Symphony for String Orchestra, 1984
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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Hitler Meets Christ, Third Tribe Productions, 2000
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Stage Plays
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Flight to the Fatherland, produced at Geva Theatre, Rochester, NY,1979
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The Ballad of Dexter Creed, produced at New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1982
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A Special Providence: Tale to Be Told by an Actor (solo show), produced at John Houseman Theatre, New York City, 1990
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Other Writings
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The Gift of Stern Angels, Exile Editions, Ltd., 1997
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The Voyeur: A J. C. Kaminer Mystery (novel), Simon & Schuster(New York City), 1997
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Film Music
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Songs
- "Evil Dream," Q (also known as Q: The Winged Serpent,
Serpent, and Winged Serpent), United Film Distributors, 1982
- "Let Us Join Hands," The Secret of the Ice Cave, Galla Film Productions, 1990
- Other songs include "The 15th Time."
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Booklist, May 1, 1997, p. 1482
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Entertainment Weekly, March 28, 1997, p. 77; September 5, 1997, p.41
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Ottawa Life, June, 1999
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Penthouse, September, 1995, pp. 138-39
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People Weekly, May 5, 1997, p. 24
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Shock Cinema, spring/summer, 2002, pp. 3-6, 11
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TV Guide, July 7, 2001, pp. 20-24, 41
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