Michael Durrell

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Michael Durrell
Born
Sylvester Salvatore Ciraulo [1]

Occupation(s)Film, television actor
Years active1969–present

Michael Durrell (born Sylvester Salvatore Ciraulo; in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor.

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He began his career in the role of attorney Peter Wexler on the CBS soap opera The Guiding Light . In 1969, he appeared on Broadway in Cock-A-Doodle-Dandy at the Lyceum Theatre. Other television roles were as police Lieutenant Moraga in the short-lived CBS crime drama Shannon (1981–1982), starring Kevin Dobson in the title role, and then as Nicholas Stone from 1984–1985 on CBS's Alice . Another well-known role was in 1983 in the NBC science fiction miniseries called V and the 1984 sequel V: The Final Battle as Robert Maxwell and reprised his role in the first two episodes of V: The Series . He played D.A. Lloyd Burgess on the hit TV series Matlock from 1986 to 1990, and as Dr. John Martin, the father of Donna Martin on the hit Fox TV series Beverly Hills, 90210 , in which he had a recurring role. He guest starred in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Sanctuary". He appears in Season 1, Episode 5 of The Eddie Capra Mysteries and Season 5, Episode 10 of Dexter .[ citation needed ]

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 Thank God It's Friday Bar Boor
1980 The American Success Company Herman
1984Access CodeMichael Barnes
1991 Defending Your Life Agency Head
1992 Sister Act Larry Merrick
1995 Illegal in Blue Michael SnyderVideo
2005 Straight Flush Richard Michael CraftonShort
2005 Rumor Has It… PatriarchUncredited
2008 Bald Mr. Alan Stern
2010 Barry Munday Father Walsh

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1969 Guiding Light Peter Wexler
1975 Starsky & Hutch FryEpisode: "Captain Dobey, You're Dead"
1975 Police Story P.D. DeLongEpisode: "The Empty Weapon"
1977 The Sunshine Boys Ben ClarkTV movie
1977 Carter Country KaplanEpisode: "Hail to the Chief"
1977 A Killing Affair CabrilloTV movie
1976-1977 Kojak Kenny Murray / Pete2 episodes
1977 Search for Tomorrow Mike Kaslo4 episodes
1977 Hawaii Five-O Charlie DaviloEpisode: "East Wind - Ill Wind"
1978 Black Sheep Squadron Maj. J. PearsonEpisode: "Operation Stand-Down"
1978 Switch Fred McGiversEpisode: "Three Blonde Mice"
1976-1978 The Tony Randall Show Higgins / Gene Locatelli / Winslow3 episodes
1978 When Every Day Was the Fourth of July Assistant to the attorneyTV movie
1978 The Two-Five Vinnie LombardoTV movie
1978 The Dark Secret of Harvest Home Ty BarthMiniseries
1978 Barney Miller Philip Kubrick / Howard Altman2 episodes
1978 The Eddie Capra Mysteries Episode: "And the Sea Shall Give Up Her Dead"
1978 The Immigrants Calvin BradermanTV movie
1979 The Paper Chase GilbertEpisode: "The Apprentice" [2]
1979 Barnaby Jones Ted RichmanEpisode: "Girl on the Road"
1979 Mrs. Columbo Sergeant Caplan / Fisher3 episodes
1980 Nobody's Perfect Lt. Vince de Gennaro8 episodes
1980 Soap F. Peter Haversham3 episodes
1980-1981 I'm a Big Girl Now Walter Douglass11 episodes
1982 House Calls Episode: "Campaign in the Neck"
1980-1982 Quincy, M.E. Sigerski's attorney / Dr. Tate Edmonds2 episodes
1981-1982 Shannon Lt. Rudy Maraga9 episodes
1982 Voyagers! Harry HoudiniEpisode: "Agents of Satan"
1982 Romance Theatre ChristianEpisode: "Bayou Romance: Parts 1-5"
1983 Knight Rider Paul DeBrettEpisode: "The Topaz Connection"
1983 V Robert MaxwellMiniseries
1983 Hotel Lieutenant PellegriniEpisode: "Hotel"
1983 Chiefs John HowellPart 3
1983 Goodnight, Beantown EdEpisode: "Looking Forward to the Past"
1984 V: The Final Battle Robert Maxwell3 Parts
1984 V: The Series Robert MaxwellEpisodes: "Liberation Day" and "Dreadnought"
1984-1985 Alice Nicholas Stone4 episodes
1985 Highway to Heaven Jim HaynesEpisode: "The Right Thing"
1985 Diff'rent Strokes Detective HarrisEpisode: "Sam's Missing"
1984-1986 Remington Steele Donald Piper2 episodes
1986 Dynasty Sgt. Landers2 episodes
1986 Scarecrow and Mrs. King Thomas BlackthorneEpisode: "Unfinished Business"
1983-1987 Hill Street Blues Joe Furillo / Irv Luboff5 episodes
1987 The Last Innocent Man District AttorneyTV movie
1987 Family Sins Dr. HamiltonTV movie
1987-1988 Santa Barbara Alex Nikolas84 episodes
1982-1988 Cagney & Lacey Kurts / Anthony Berwick2 episodes
1988 Hunter Whitney FerrisEpisode: "Boomerang"
1989 L.A. Law Joseph SchaefferEpisode: "The Plane Mutiny"
1989 From the Dead of Night Dr. MorrowTV movie
1989 Who's the Boss? Richard BradenEpisode: "Mother and Child Disunion"
1990 Father Dowling Mysteries Dr. LatimerEpisode: "The Ghost of a Chance Mystery"
1990 Dragnet John O'ConnorEpisode: "Trespass"
1990 Equal Justice Jason PrentissEpisode: "Courting Disaster"
1991 Jake and the Fatman Marcus WebsterEpisode: "I'd Do Anything"
1991 P.S.I. Luv U Leo FallbrookEpisode: "What's Up, Bugsy?
1986-1992 Matlock D.A. Lloyd Burgess22 episodes
1992 Silk Stalkings Gordon TullyEpisode: "Irreconcilable Differences"
1992 Secrets Victor Sabachelli2 episodes
1986-1993 CBS Schoolbreak Special Lieutenant Gennaro / Nick Miller2 episodes
1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine General HazarEpisode: "Sanctuary"
1994 Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills Bob WintersTV movie
1994 Alien Nation: Dark Horizon Avid FanTV movie
1993-1995 Renegade Howard Hamster / Judge Charles Hollister2 episodes
1996 Pacific Blue Defense Attorney MaloneEpisode: "First Shoot"
1997 Law & Order Attorney HilburneEpisode: "Harvest"
1993-2000 Beverly Hills, 90210 Dr. John Martin32 episodes
2001 Philly Judge Simon GreenEpisode: "Loving Sons"
2003 ER Bob GilmanEpisode: "A Little Help from My Friends"
2004 NYPD Blue Judge KeplerEpisode: "I Like Ike"
2004 Judging Amy Larry FeinerEpisode: "Catching It Early"
2006 Magma: Volcanic Disaster President FletcherTV movie
2006 Desperate Housewives Mr. Katzburg3 episodes
2007 Brothers & Sisters Judge Howard ChandlerEpisode: "Domestic Issues"
2008 Without a Trace Councilman PfeifferEpisode: "4G"
2009 Mental Alan JenningsEpisode: "Life and Limb"
2010 Persons Unknown Dr. David SalingerEpisode: "Shadows in the Cave"
2010 Dexter Stuart FrankEpisode: "In the Beginning"
2013 The Mindy Project Dr. WaltersEpisode: "Santa Fe"
2013Christmas in the CitySantaTV movie
2016-2018 Grace and Frankie Sonny2 episodes

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