Michael Cavanaugh (actor)

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Michael Cavanaugh
Jillian Kesner, Michael Cavanaugh making Operation Cobra.jpg
Cavanaugh (r), with Jillian Kesner-Graver, filming Inferno in 1996
Born (1942-11-21) November 21, 1942 (age 82)
OccupationActor
Years active1976present

Michael Cavanaugh (born November 21, 1942) is an American actor. Cavanaugh was born in New York City, and has performed in more than one hundred films since 1976. His television credits include The West Wing , Joe Bash , Starman , Hunter , Monk and 24 .

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He served in the United States Navy following graduation from high school and served for three years, stationed in Hawaii.

Film

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1976 The Enforcer Lalo
1977Over-Under Sideways-DownRich
1977 Heroes Peanuts
1977 The Gauntlet Assistant District Attorney John Feyderspiel
1978 Gray Lady Down PeteUncredited
1979 The Lady in Red Undercover Cop
1980 Any Which Way You Can Patrick Scarfe
1982 Comeback Manager
1982 Forced Vengeance Stan Raimondi
1983 Heart Like a Wheel NHRA Boss
1986 Iron Eagle Disclipinary panel colonelUncredited
1988 Street of Dreams Lieutenant Marcus
1988Two to TangoDean Boyle
1990 Full Fathom Five Garvin
1990KidWalters
1994A Passion to KillRobinson
1995 Illegal in Blue Lieutenant Lyle Direct-to-video
1996 Night Hunter Roy Ward
1996Crash DiveCaptain LangeDirect-to-video
1997 Strategic Command Vice President Charles Baker
1997 Inferno Victor Grayson
1998 Black Thunder General Barnes
1999 In Dreams JudgeVoice
1999 The Haunting Dr. Malcolm Keogh
1999RompNorman Fase
2000 Dancing in September Harbor
2000Escape Under PressureCaptain
2000MilitiaColonel Jim Donaman, Retired
2001AblazeChief Sam Davis
2001 Thy Neighbor's Wife Ian McMillanDirect-to-video
2001 Raptor Colonel VandamarDirect-to-video
2002 Collateral Damage Chairman Paul Devereaux
2002StrandedAdmiral FerrellDirect-to-video
2002 Red Dragon Forensic Dentist
2004ChanceMike Short film
2003 Holes Judge Austin Gorg
2006Down the P.C.H.Michael O'Hara
2006 All the King's Men Mr. Peyton
2007 Live! Wilken
2007 Who's Your Caddy? John Marshall
2010 Peep World Brad Thompkins
2016 Rules Don't Apply Methodist Minister

Television

TV
YearTitleRoleNotes
1977 Visions RichEpisode: "Over-Under, Sideways-Down"
1978 Kojak Sonny CanavereEpisode: "Justice for All"
1978Doctor ScorpionTerry Batliner TV movie
1979 Dallas O'NeillEpisode: "The Red File: Part 1"
1979Portrait of a StripperSteve VectorTV movie
1979 11th Victim SteveTV movie
1980 The Rockford Files John TraynorEpisode: "Deadlock in Parma"
1980 Charlie's Angels Anthony FelberEpisode: "Harrigan's Angel"
1980Belle StarrJesse JamesTV movie
1980 Gideon's Trumpet StockerTV movie
1980 A Rumor of War Captain LakeTV miniseries
1980 Diff'rent Strokes WoodyEpisode: "The Bank Job"
1981 CHiPs Tom DempseyEpisode: "Home Fires Burning"
1981 Miracle on Ice GeorgeTV movie
1981 Vegas VanceEpisode: "The Killing"
1981The Texas RangersBobby Joe AmesTV movie
1981Fitz and BonesJoeEpisode: "Terror at Newsline 3"
1982 One Day at a Time GunmanEpisode: "Stick 'em Up"
1983 T. J. Hooker Carl HinesEpisode: "The Mumbler"
1983 Tales of the Gold Monkey Avery ThielEpisode: "A Distant Shout of Thunder"
1983 Blood Feud U.S. MarshalTV movie
1983 Matt Houston Byron Stevens
1983For Love and HonorPelhamEpisode: "For Love and Honor (Pilot)
1983 Night Partners Roy HendersonTV movie
1983 The Mississippi Episode: "Town Without Pity"
1984 The A-Team Joseph KingEpisode: "Deadly Maneuvers"
1984 Hunter Captain CainEpisode: "Hunter" (pilot episode)
1984 Matt Houston George DavisEpisode: “Eyewitness”
1985 Highway to Heaven CoachEpisode: "As Difficult as ABC"
1985A Death in CaliforniaGene Brooks2 episodes
1985 Airwolf Patrick StonerEpisode: "Fortune Teller"
1985 Amazing Stories John Lefferts - StorekeeperEpisode: "Alamo Jobe"
1984–1985 Cagney & Lacey Lieutenant Johnson / Detective #12 episodes
1985Hostage FlightBill OrfmanTV movie
1985 Final Jeopardy Garage AttendantTV movie
1986 MacGyver Michael Donahue / VikingEpisode: "Countdown"
1986 Scarecrow and Mrs. King Gerald FalkenEpisode: "The Triumvirate"
1986 Joe Bash Lieutenant Pendleton2 episodes
1986 Second Serve Gene ScottTV movie
1985–1986 Santa Barbara District Attorney Tony Patterson12 episodes
1986–1987 Starman George Fox22 episodes
1987 Our House Mac Hoover2 episodes
1988Promised a MiracleDetectiveTV movie
1988 Street of Dreams Lieutenant MarcusTV movie
1989 L.A. Law Paul RichardsonEpisode: "The Accidental Jurist"
1989 Wolf Episode: "Wolf"
1990 Tour of Duty Major General ProctorEpisode: "Three Cheers for the Orange, White and Blue"
1990 Star Trek: The Next Generation Captain Robert DeSotoEpisode: "Tin Man"
1990People Like UsMichael JordanTV movie
1991Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin StoryKaplanTV movie
1991 Matlock Al Brown / Marvin LathamEpisode: "The Arsonist"
1991 Dark Shadows Sheriff George Patterson / Andres Du Pres
1991 Marilyn and Me Walter WinchellTV movie
1991 False Arrest Dr. ChandlerTV movie
1992 FBI: The Untold Stories Episode: "D.B. Cooper/McCoy Skyjacking"
1992Just DesertsCampbell CunninghamTV movie
1992 Somebody's Daughter AaronsTV movie
1992 Angel Street TV movie
1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Craig HardingEpisode: "Bad Water"
1993Sworn to VengeancePete HallTV movie
1993 The Fire Next Time SethEpisode #1.2
1993Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron StoryTV movie
1993 Donato and Daughter Vinnie StellinoTV movie
1993 The X-Files Sheriff Jack WithersEpisode: "Conduit"
1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Dr. CarltonEpisode: "Smart Kids"
1994 Renegade Police Sergeant Ben ClancyEpisode: "Once Burned, Twice Chey"
1994Tonya & Nancy: The Inside StoryEvy ScotvoldTV movie
1994 ER Suzanne's DadEpisode: "24 Hours"
1995 Vanishing Son Marcek5 episodes
1995 Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story Walter WangerTV movie
1995 Eye of the Stalker Judge Warren CurtisTV movie
1995 Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom Telamon DoctorVideo game
1996 High Tide Episode: "Sins of the Mother"
1996 Pacific Blue Curtis BilsonEpisode: "The Phoenix"
1996 The Burning Zone PilotEpisode: "Night Flight"
1996 NYPD Blue LenEpisode: "Caulksmanship"
1997 The Secret World of Alex Mack DeanEpisode: "The Switch"
1997 L.A. Heat Timothy ScullyEpisode: "Green Justice"
1997 Breast Men Harry
1998 The Practice Primate Center DirectorEpisode: "Food Chains"
1997–1998 C-16: FBI Dennis Grassi10 episodes
1998 Nothing Sacred Episode: "Sleeping Dogs"
1999 Mutiny
2000 Any Day Now Episode: "Life"
2000 The West Wing Pharmaceutical ExecutiveEpisode: "In This White House"
2001 Warden of Red Rock Senator Paul TownsendTV movie
2001 When Billie Beat Bobby Brother JohnTV movie
2001 Epoch WilliamsTV movie
2002 Push, Nevada 3 episodes
2002 The Agency Mr. BarnesEpisode: "Home Grown"
2003 Mister Sterling Episode: "Human Error"
2003 Boston Public Judge BoilingsEpisode: "Chapter Sixty-Seven"
2003 Carnivàle Talkative HoboEpisode: "Pick a Number"
2004 24 Joseph O'Laughlin
2004 Las Vegas HeymanEpisode: "Blood Is Thicker"
2005 Higglytown Heroes Tailor HeroEpisode: "Wayne's Ripping Adventure/Meet Eubie's Cousin"
2005 Point Pleasant HarlandEpisode: "Pilot"
2005 Just Legal Episode: "Pilot"
2005 E-Ring U.S. Ambassador: SurinameEpisode: "Weekend Pass"
2005 Medium Defense AttorneyEpisode: "Still Life"
2006 Bones Senator Alan CormanEpisode: "The Woman in the Garden"
2006 Cold Case David PooleEpisode: "The Hen House"
2005–2007 Monk Bobby Davenport2 episodes
2007 The Unit Committee Chair LockeEpisode: "Pandemonium: Part 1"
2007 Shark Judge Newman2 episodes
2008 Eli Stone District Attorney Lowell GraysonEpisode: "Something to Save"
2008 Without a Trace Richard ConlonEpisode: "Last Call"
2009 FlashForward SETI Chairman Warren MooreEpisode: "Gimme Some Truth"
2003–2011 The Young and the Restless Judge Phelps / Franklin J. Becker11 episodes
2017Back to LoveRogerTV movie

Web series

Web series
YearTitleRoleNotes
2018The WatchThe Watch MakerEpisode: "The Gift of Time"
2020Smartphone Theatrevarious3 episodes (anthology series)

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