Michael Hogan (Canadian actor)

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Michael Hogan
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Hogan at the 2018 FedCon
Born (1949-03-13) 13 March 1949 (age 76)
Alma mater National Theatre School of Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1978–present
Spouse Susan Hogan
Children4, including Gabriel

Michael Hogan (born March 13, 1949) is a Canadian actor best known for playing Colonel Saul Tigh in the 2004 Battlestar Galactica series. Other notable roles include Billy in The Peanut Butter Solution and villainous werewolf hunter Gerard Argent in Teen Wolf . He also lent his voice to Armando-Owen Bailey in the Mass Effect series, General Tullius in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim game, and Doc Mitchell in the videogame Fallout: New Vegas .

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Biography

Michael Hogan was born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario in 1949, raised in North Bay, Ontario and studied at National Theatre School of Canada. [1]

Career

Hogan began his career in 1978 and has starred in numerous TV shows, plays, radio dramas and operas. He started in plays at the Shaw Festival. [2]

He made his film debut in the Peter Fonda trucker picture High-Ballin' (1978). He and his wife soon became a popular television couple, as the stars of the 1983 Canadian series Vanderberg and the 1986 Canadian-German series The Little Vampire . In 1985, he also starred in the children's film The Peanut Butter Solution .

Hogan portrayed Jack Budyansky in Diplomatic Immunity (1990) and in Solitaire (1991). He was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor for the former role and won it for the latter. In 1998, he portrayed Tony Logozzo in Cold Squad (1998). Hogan was nominated for the Gemini Award for Best Actor in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries, for the 2003 telefilm Betrayed.

From 2003 to 2009, Hogan starred as Colonel Saul Tigh, Executive Officer of the Battlestar Galactica on the Sci Fi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica. He portrayed Irwin Fairbanks in The L Word (2004–2006). He also had a recurring role on the hit MTV show Teen Wolf (2012-2017) as Gerard Argent, the werewolf-hunting grandfather of Allison Argent and the latest nemesis of main protagonist, Scott McCall.

He made guest appearances on Millennium (1997), The Outer Limits (1997), Andromeda (2002), in the two-hour premiere of Monk (2002), [3] Dollhouse (2009), Numb3rs (2009), Warehouse 13 (2009), Psych (2010), Supernatural (2011), and the third season of the sitcom Husbands . [4] [5]

Hogan's movies include Road to Saddle River, Clearcut, Stella, Cowboys Don't Cry and The Cutting Edge and the telefilms Dead Man's Gun, Shadow Lake, Scorn, Shadow Realm and Nights Below Station Street, for which he received the Manitoba Motion Picture Industry Association's Blizzard Award for Best Leading Actor. [6] He appeared in the romance horror film Red Riding Hood (2011). [7]

Hogan has also lent his voice to the video game industry, providing the voice of Captain Armando-Owen Bailey in the role-playing games (RPG) Mass Effect 2 [8] and Mass Effect 3 , as well as the opening character, Doc Mitchell, in Fallout: New Vegas . [9] Hogan also voiced the character General Tullius in the RPG, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim . [10] Most recently, he lent his voice as Samael in the American release of the Korean multiplayer role-playing game TERA (2012). [11]

Personal life

On February 17, 2020, Hogan sustained a brain injury after falling and hitting his head. This caused paralysis of his left side, memory loss, and dysphagia. [12] The slip and fall accident happened at a dinner event following a Battlestar Galactica fan convention. [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 High-Ballin' Reggie
1979 Title Shot Dyce
1980 Klondike Fever Will Ryan
1981 Gas Guido Vespucci
1982 Deadly Eyes Cop in Subway
1983Candy the StripperLarryDirect-to-video
1985 The Peanut Butter Solution Billy
1986 Lost! Bob
1988 Palais Royale Sergeant Leonard
Cowboys Don't Cry Ron Grady
1990 Stella Billy
1991 Diplomatic Immunity Jack Budyansky
Solitaire Al
Clearcut Bud Rickets
1992The VisitBristolShort film
The Cutting Edge Doctor
1994 I Love a Man in Uniform Detective Itch
Road to Saddle River Louis
1995 Soul Survivor Donald
2000 Marine Life Humphrey
2001GaslineKennyShort film
2005 A Simple Curve Jim
2008 The Day the Earth Stood Still General
2010ConfinedFitz Wolfram
Hunt to Kill Lawson
2011UnderFrankShort film
Pleased to Meet YouBob
Red Riding Hood The Reeve
HypoxiaCaptainShort film
Searching for Sonny Principal Faden
2012By My SideRussell GrantShort film
2014 Balls Out Mr. Albrecht
2019 The Devil Has a Name Judge
2020 Sonic the Hedgehog Air Force Chief of Staff

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980–1984 The Littlest Hobo Chuck/Lucky/PolicemanGuest role; 3 episodes
1981The Intruder WithinChiliTelevision film
1983VanderbergHank Vanderberg
1984He's Fired, She's HiredFreddie's Ad ManTelevision film
1985The Suicide MurdersBill WardTelevision film
1986 Kay O'Brien Sean McCandlissEpisode: "Big Vacation"
Adderly ShankillEpisode: "Adderly with Eggroll"
1986–1987 The Little Vampire Robert BeskerRecurring role; 6 episodes
1988 The Twilight Zone Sheriff RoyEpisode: "The Hunters"
1988–1991 Street Legal Warden Vanderklat/Brent ElliotGuest role; 3 episodes
1989 E.N.G. CrothersEpisodes: "E.N.G. Pilot: Part 1" and "Part 2"
1990 Mom P.I. Vic StevensEpisode: "Spinal Trap"
War of the Worlds NashEpisode: "The True Believer"
Counterstrike Father MiladyEpisode: "Now and at the Hour of Our Death"
The Last Best Year Billy HallerTelevision film
1991 African Skies HookerEpisode: "Crocodile Tears"
1992 Beyond Reality Jebidiah SmithEpisode: "The Burning Judge"
I'll Fly Away EddieEpisode: "Ruler of My Heart"
Hearts Afire Tom Dybala Jr.Episode: "Smithersgate"
1993 Road to Avonlea Mr. DunnEpisode: "Home Movie"
Matrix Dr. Martin SandsEpisode: "Conviction of His Courage"
Lifeline to VictoryChief EngineerTelevision film
1994 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues DuncanEpisode: "The Innocent"
1995 End of Summer The GeneralTelevision film
1996 Jake and the Kid GateEpisodes: "Full Circle" and "Looks Can Be Deceiving"
For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down AlvinTelevision film
The Boys Next Door Dr. RacineTelevision film
A Kidnapping in the FamilyTelevision film
1997 Millennium Captain BigelowEpisode: "The Wild and the Innocent"
Two Officer PierceEpisode: "Leap of Faith"
The Outer Limits Dr. Lawrence SinclairEpisode: "Last Supper"
Ellen Foster PrincipalTelevision film
1997–1998 Dead Man's Gun Flagg/Sheriff HaynesEpisodes: "My Brother's Keeper" and "Ties That Bind"
1998 Due South GeorgeEpisode: "Mountie Sings the Blues"
Nights Below Station Street Joe WalshTelevision film
1998–1999 Cold Squad Detective Tony LogozzoSeries regular (seasons 1-2); 24 episodes
1998Nothing SacredTelevision film
1999Shadow LakeTelevision film
First Wave Mr. BennettEpisode: "Normal, Illinois"
2000 Earth: Final Conflict DetectiveEpisode: "Apparition"
Scorn RalphTelevision film
2001 UC: Undercover Sergeant DrakeEpisode: "City on Fire"
Night Visions LarryEpisode: "Harmony"
So Weird Sam HardyEpisode: "Gone Fishin"
2002 The Eleventh Hour MiltAlso known as Bury the Lead
Episode: "The 37-Year-Itch"
Mysterious Ways Andy AndersonEpisode: "Logan Miller"
Monk Warren St. ClaireEpisodes: "Mr. Monk and the Candidate: Part 1" and "Part 2"
Andromeda CrescentEpisode: "The Leper's Kiss"
Just Cause Dane's LawyerEpisode: "Lies, Speculation & Deception"
The InvestigationRayTelevision film
Shadow RealmLarryTelevision film
2003BetrayedDoug BryceTelevision film
Battlestar Galactica Colonel Saul Tigh Television mini-series
2004 Blue Murder Colin GladdenEpisode: "Spooks"
2004–2006 The L Word Irwin FairbanksRecurring role; 4 episodes
2004–2009 Battlestar Galactica Colonel Saul TighMain role; 69 episodes
2006 Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance Colonel Saul TighWebseries; 6 episodes
2007 Robot Chicken Colonel Saul Tigh (voice) / Matt Trakker (voice)Episode: "Rabbits on a Roller Coaster"
Battlestar Galactica: Razor Colonel Saul Tigh Television film
2008–2009 Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy Colonel Saul TighWebseries; 3 episodes
2009 Warehouse 13 Warren BeringEpisode: "Nevermore"
Dollhouse Bradley KarrensEpisode: "Belle Chose"
Numb3rs Ray TillEpisode: "Old Soldiers"
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan Colonel Saul TighTelevision film
2010 Psych William TannerEpisode: "The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damn Episode"
Smallville General Slade Wilson Episodes: "Patriot" and "Icarus"
2011 Heartland Archie MorrisEpisode: "What's in a Name?"
Supernatural Sheriff OsbourneEpisode: "Slash Fiction"
Ice Road TerrorTerry LowmanTelevision film
Snowmageddon Fred BakerTelevision film
2012 Fairly Legal George AlgersEpisode: "Satisfaction"
2012–2013 Arctic Air Doc HossaRecurring role; 4 episodes
2012–2013, 2016–2017 Teen Wolf Gerard Argent Main Role (Season 2), Recurring role (Seasons 3, 5-6); 22 episodes
2013 Republic of Doyle PhonseEpisode: "Gimme Shelter"
The Mentalist Sean BarlowEpisode: "Red John's Rules"
Falling Skies General DonovanEpisode: "At All Costs"
Cult Dr. Robert KimbleEpisode: "Flip the Script"
Husbands ScottRecurring role; 5 episodes
Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco StoryTerry KindlonTelevision film
Haven Lincoln HarkerS4E12: "When the Bough Breaks"
2014 The Tomorrow People Senator KelseyEpisodes: "Kill Switch" and "Son of Man"
The Christmas SecretMarshal WilsonTelevision film
2015 Fargo Otto GerhardtRecurring role; 6 episodes
2016 12 Monkeys Dr. David EcklandRecurring role; 6 episodes
The Man in the High Castle Hagan / Ex-PreacherGuest role; 4 episodes
2017 You Me Her Emma's fatherGuest role; 2 episodes
Zoo IADG Officer GrissamGuest role; 4 episodes
2018 Criminal Minds Benjamin David MervaGuest role; 2 episodes
The Magicians EdwinEpisode: "The Art of the Deal"
No Easy DaysBob Carson8 episodes
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Grandfather KinkleEpisode: "Chapter 7: Feast of Feasts"
2020 When Calls the Heart Archie GrantGuest role; 2 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Mass Effect 2 Captain Bailey (voice)
Red Dead Redemption The Local Population
Fallout: New Vegas Doc Mitchell (voice)
2011 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim General Tullius (voice)
2012 Mass Effect 3 Commander Armando-Owen Bailey (voice)
TERA: Rising Commander Samael (voice)
2021 Mass Effect Legendary Edition Commander Armando-Owen Bailey (voice)

References

  1. "Michael Hogan". www.nndb.com.
  2. Dahlen, Chris (January 13, 2009). Battlestar Galactica's Michael Hogan. The A.V. Club
  3. "Battlestar Galactica's Michael Hogan Suits Up For Red Riding Hood". June 16, 2010.
  4. Wright, Eddie (July 19, 2013), SDCC 2013: First Look At 'Husbands' Season 3 Guest Stars [EXCLUSIVE], mtv.com, archived from the original on July 26, 2013, retrieved July 21, 2013
  5. La Rosa, Erin (July 20, 2013), 9 Things You Missed At The Comic-Con BuzzFeed Bash, buzzfeed.com, retrieved July 21, 2013
  6. "Exclusive: 'Battlestar' Vet Michael Hogan Joins WB's 'Red Riding Hood'". Thewrap. June 15, 2010.
  7. Miska, Brad (June 15, 2010). "'Battlestar Galactica' Vet Joins Hardwick's 'Red Riding Hood'".
  8. "Gamespot Video: Mass Effect 2 Voice Cast Revealed".
  9. "Gamingtrend.com review".
  10. Rubin, Brian P. (September 27, 2011) "Skyrim Voice Cast Revealed". Inside Gaming Daily.
  11. Nate Rios (April 10, 2012). "En Masse Announces Michael Hogan, Claudia Black to Head TERA Voice Cast". Curse.
  12. "'Battlestar Galactica' Cast Voices Support for Co-Star Michael Hogan After 'Massive' Brain Injury". www.msn.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  13. "Battlestar Galactica Star Michael Hogan's Wife Shares Holiday Update After Post-Convention Accident Left Actor Partially Paralyzed". cinemablend.com. January 11, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2023.