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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Joan Greenwood to James Handy
Michael Gross Biography (1947-)
Born June 21, 1947, in Chicago, IL; son of William Oscar (a tool designer) and Virginia Ruth (a telephone operator) Gross; brother of Mary Gross (an actress); married Elza Bergeron (a casting director and executive), June 2, 1984;stepchildren: Katharine Lucille Burkhardt, Theodore Alex Burkhardt. Addresses: Agent: Agency for the Performing Arts, 9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 900,Los Angeles, CA 90069.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- June 21, 1947
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Steven Keaton, Family Ties, NBC, 1982-1989
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Movies
- Jim Seevey, A Girl Named Sooner, NBC, 1975
- Dr. Howard Bruenn, F. D. R.: The Last Year, NBC, 1980
- Julius "J. J." Jacobson, Dream House, CBS, 1981
- Gilchrist, Little Gloria ... Happy at Last, NBC, 1982
- James Troth, Cook and Peary: The Race to the Pole, CBS, 1983
- Ben Brannigan, Summer Fantasy, NBC, 1984
- Steven Keaton, Family Ties Vacation, NBC, 1985
- George Phipps, A Letter to Three Wives, NBC, 1985
- Bob Bauer, Right to Die, NBC, 1987
- William Russell "Bill" Matix, In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (also known as Bloody Friday and The F.B.I. Murders), NBC,1988
- King Arthur, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, NBC, 1989
- Don Scott, Vestige of Honor, CBS, 1990
- Richard Mayberly, In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas (also known as In the Line of Duty: The Twilight Murders and Midnight Murders), NBC, 1991
- Frank Tanner, With a Vengeance, CBS, 1992
- Assistant Chief Matt Brenner, Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland, ABC,1993
- Tom Williams, In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance, NBC, 1994
- Kevin Mulligan, Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story, CBS,1994
- Brian Kemp, Avalanche, Fox, 1994
- Dr. Gordon Powell, Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie, NBC, 1995
- Ben Horner, Hijacked: Flight 285, ABC, 1996
- Paul Fleiss, The Good Doctor: The Paul Fleiss Story, CBS, 1996
- Lieutenant Peter Byrnes, Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice, NBC, 1996
- Lieutenant Peter Byrnes, Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave, CBS,1997
- Voice of Warren McGinnis, Batman Beyond: The Movie, 1999
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Episodic
- Tom Lindsay, "Last Wish," Finder of Lost Loves, ABC, 1985
- Arthur Thursby, "Caught Red Handed," Night Court, 1987
- Voice of Lloyd Ventris, "See No Evil," Batman: The Animated Series, 1993
- Father Sherman McKigney, "The Second Coming," Dream On, HBO, 1994
- Stanley Hearst, "Inconstant Moon," The Outer Limits, Showtime andsyndicated, 1996
- Professor Frank Ingram, "But at My Back I Always Hear," The Hunger, Showtime, 1997
- Voice of Warren McGinnis, "Rebirth: Part 1," Batman Beyond, The WB, 1999
- Mr. Volpe, "Only the Lonely," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1999
- Councilman Krantz, "Laurie Runs for Office," The Norm Show, ABC, 1999
- Councilman Krantz, "Norm and Shelly," The Norm Show, ABC, 1999
- Carl Braddock, "Trade This," Law & Order, NBC, 2000
- Dr. Petersen, "Goodbye: Parts 1 & 2," Spin City, ABC, 2000
- Anthony Jacobs, "Affairs of the State," Family Law, CBS, 2000
- John "Jack" Carter, Jr., "Four Corners," ER, NBC, 2001
- John "Jack" Carter, Jr., "I'll Be Home for Christmas," ER, NBC, 2001
- Dr. Charles Webb, "Crazy," Law & Order: Criminal Intent, NBC,2002
- John "Jack" Carter, Jr., "A River in Egypt," ER, NBC, 2002
- Appeared as Steven Keaton, "Trading Places," Day by Day.
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Specials
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16 Days of Glory, 1987
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Inside "Family Ties": Behind the Scenes of a Hit, PBS, 1988
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Rich and Famous: 1990 World's Best, syndicated, 1990
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Scott Ross: Safe Sex?, The Family Channel, 1992
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The Look, 1993
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Other
- Jack Wolfe, The Neighborhood (pilot; also known as Breslin's Neighborhood), NBC, 1982
- Ben McAdams, Awake to Murder, 1995
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The Making of a Hollywood Madam, 1996
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Stage Appearances
- (Stage debut) Edmund, Long Day's Journey into Night, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 1973
- Mephistopheles, Doctor Faustus, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, 1976
- (Off-Broadway debut) Gorgibus, "The Flying Doctor," and title role, "Sganarelle," Sganarelle: An Evening of Moliere Farces, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, 1978
- (Broadway debut) Greta, Bent, New Apollo Theatre, 1979
- Montano, Othello, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1979
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You Can't Take It with You, Center Stage, Baltimore, MD, 1979
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Measure for Measure, Center Stage, Baltimore, MD, 1979
- Clov, Endgame, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1980
- Tucker, Put Them All Together, Workshop of the Performing Arts Theatre, New York City, 1980
- Alexander "Sandy" Lord, The Philadelphia Story, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1980-1981
- Gregers Werle, The Wild Duck, Theatre at Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, 1981
- Teiresias, Oedipus the King, Theatre at Brooklyn Academy of Music,1981
- Red Soldier, Billwitz, Frank Deeds, and Hoogstraten, No End of Blame, Manhattan Theatre Club, 1981
- Jocko Pyle, Geniuses, Astor Place Theatre, then Douglas FairbanksTheatre, both New York City, 1982
- Sam, Territorial Rites, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1983
- Henry, The Real Thing, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, LosAngeles, 1986
- George Tesman, Hedda Gabler, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, 1986
- Ross, Macbeth, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 2000
- Appeared in A Cup of Coffee, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT; and in Art, Chicago, IL; also appeared in Love Letters,
Money & Friends,
That Championship Season, and The ThreepennyOpera.
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Film Appearances
- Lothar, Just Tell Me What You Want, Warner Bros., 1980
- Host, Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz, 1987
- Dr. Jay Marshall, Big Business, Buena Vista, 1988
- Burt Gummer, Tremors, Universal, 1990
- Gordon Winslow, Cool As Ice, Universal, 1991
- Sol Silverman, Alan & Naomi, Triton Pictures, 1992
- Howard, In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful (also known as Behind Closed Doors and Unfaithful), Concorde-New Horizons, 1994
- Burt Gummer, Tremors 2: Aftershocks, Universal, 1995
- Jon Porter, Sometimes They Come Back ... Again (also known as Sometimes They Come Back 2), Trimark Pictures, 1996
- Captain Evans, Kounterfeit (also known as Money Crush), Live Entertainment, 1996
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True Heart, Orion Pictures Entertainment, 1997
- Murray, Ground Control (also known as Jet), Hard Work Productions, 1998
- Burt Gummer, Tremors 3: Back to Perfection, Universal Family &Home Entertainment, 2001
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