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Michael Parks Biography (1938-)
Born April 4, 1938, in Corona, CA; father, a truck driver; married, 1955 (divorced); married Jan Moriarty, 1964 (died, 1964); married, wife's name Carolyn, 1969; children: (first marriage) one daughter; (third marriage) three stepchildren. Addresses: Agent: Schiowitz/Clay/Rose, Inc., 1680 North Vine St., Suite 614, Los Angeles, CA 90028.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director
- Birth Details
- April 4, 1938
- Corona, California, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- (Film debut) Fargo, Wild Seed (also known as Fargo), Universal, 1965
- Title role, Bus Riley's Back in Town, Universal, 1965
- Adam, The Bible ... In the Beginning (also known as The Bible and La Bibbia), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1966
- Marco, The Idol, Embassy, 1966
- Sureshot, The Happening, Columbia, 1967
- Toby, Get Back (also known as Between Friends and EntreAmi), Clearwater, 1973
- Moody, The Werewolf of Woodstock, 1975
- Sheriff Noel Nye, The Last Hard Men, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
- J. W. Wyatt, Sidewinder One, Avco-Embassy, 1977
- Sergeant Anderson, Breakthrough (also known as Sergeant Steiner and Steiner--Das Eiserne Kreuz, 2.Teil), Maverick, 1978
- Duke, Love and the Midnight Auto Supply (also known as MidnightAuto Supply), Producers Capital, 1978
- Robert F. Kennedy, The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover, AmericanInternational Pictures, 1978
- Ben Watkins, The Evictors, American International Pictures, 1979
- Shulman, ffolkes (also known as Assault Force and NorthSea Hijack), Universal, 1980
- Royce Richardson, Hard Country, Universal, 1981
- Lieutenant Savage, Savannah Smiles, Gold Coast, 1983
- Tank, Club Life (also known as King of the City), Troma Team, 1985
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French Quarter Undercover, Shapiro Entertainment, 1985
- Coach Doames, Spiker, Seymour Borde, 1987
- Title role, The Return of Josey Wales, Reel Movies International,1987
- Larry Kapinski, Arizona Heat, Spectrum Entertainment, 1988
- Doc Willet, Nightmare Beach (also known as Welcome to Spring Break), 1988
- Bill Nevins, Prime Suspect (also known as Trauma), 1989
- Mr. Collins, Caged Fury, 1989
- Ronald "Del" Delany, The Hitman, 1991
- Michael Trevallian, Storyville, 1992
- Pearlmutter, Out of Control (also known as Over the Line),1992
- Stan, Sorceress (also known as Temptress II), 1994
- Tommy O'Shea, Death Wish V: The Face of Death, 1994
- Texas Ranger Earl McGraw, From Dusk Till Dawn, Dimension Films, 1996
- Walter, Niagara, Niagara (also known as Niagra Niagra), Artisan Entertainment, 1997
- Dr. Banyard, Liar (also known as Deceiver), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1997
- Vern, Julian Po (also known as The Tears of Julian Po), Fine Line, 1997
- Himself, Full Tilt Boogie (documentary), Miramax, 1997
- Detective Boland, Wicked, Horizon Entertainment, 1998
- Ambrose Bierce, From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter,Buena Vista Home Video, 2000
- Cordobes, Bullfighter, ScanBox, 2000
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Big Bad Love, 2001
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Film Work
- Director, The Return of Josey Wales, Reel Movies International, 1987
- Associate producer, Caged Fury, 1989
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Television Appearances
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Series
- James "Jim" Bronson, Then Came Bronson, NBC, 1969-70
- Hoyt Parker/Phillip Colby, The Colbys (also known as Dynasty II: The Colbys), ABC, 1987
- Jean Renault, Twin Peaks, ABC, 1990
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Movies
- Vince McKay, Stranger on the Run (also known as Lonesome Gun), NBC, 1967
- Bradley Floyd, The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd (also known as Pretty Boy Floyd), ABC, 1974
- Joseph, Can Ellen Be Saved?, ABC, 1974
- Dr. Jeff DuRand, The Savage Bees, NBC, 1976
- Antonio DeLeon, Perilous Voyage (also known as The Revolution of Antonio DeLeon), NBC, 1976
- Jack Kern, Escape from Bogen County, CBS, 1977
- Larry Marshall, Murder at the World Series (also known as The Woman in Box 359), ABC, 1977
- Mitch Haskins, Night Cries, ABC, 1978
- Roger Edens, Rainbow, NBC, 1978
- David York, Fast Friends, NBC, 1979
- Max Halliday, Dial M for Murder, NBC, 1981
- Larry Butler, Chase, CBS, 1985
- Wicks, Dangerous Affection, NBC, 1987
- Rynerson, Billy the Kid (also known as Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid), TNT, 1989
- Officer Donnelly, The China Lake Murders, USA Network, 1990
- Detective Larson, Stranger by Night, HBO, 1994
- Evan Powell, Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart, NBC, 1995
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Pilots
- Tack Reynolds, The Mob Riders (shown as an episode of Stoney Burke), ABC, 1962
- Dr. Daniel Dana, Diagnosis: Danger (shown as an episode of TheAlfred Hitchcock Hour), CBS, 1963
- James "Jim" Bronson, Then Came Bronson, NBC, 1969
- Ron Baron, The Young Lawyers, ABC, 1969
- Blair Mabry, Royce, CBS, 1976
- Jim Spanner, Hunters of the Reef, NBC, 1978
- Michael Dolan, Reward, ABC, 1980
- Lieutenant Brophy, Turnover Smith, ABC, 1980
- Frank Levison, The Player, 1997
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Episodic
- "Ransom," Zane Grey Theatre, 1960
- Park Eliot, "The Boys," Gunsmoke, 1962
- Bud Forrest, "Father Was an Interne," Ben Casey, 1963
- Cal Leonard, "The Case of Constant Doyle," Perry Mason, 1963
- "Heather and Hamish," Wagon Train, ABC, 1963
- "The Michael Malone Story," Wagon Train, ABC, 1964
- "Cries of Persons Close to One," Route 66, 1964
- Terry Purvis, "The Adventure of the Wary Witness," Ellery Queen, 1976
- Candel Logen, "Nocturne," The Equalizer, CBS, 1986
- Jonathan Grey, "Target of Choice," The Equalizer, CBS, 1988
- Ben Aaron, "Prediction: Murder," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1989
- Cash McCullough, "My Soul to Keep," War of the Worlds, 1989
- George Le Chein, SeaQuest DSV, NBC, 1993
- Major Caleb Hooks, "The Avenger," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1996
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Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1998
- Appeared as George's nephew in an episode of The Real McCoys;also appeared in episodes of The Asphalt Jungle, ABC; Bus Stop,ABC; and The Detectives, NBC.
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Other Television Appearances
- Johnny Pope, A Hatful of Rain (special), ABC, 1968
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Distant Early Warning, 1975
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Stamp of a Killer, 1987
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals:
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Film Comment, -August, 1998, p. 79.
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