Michael McManus | |
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Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | January 26, 1946
Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, producer |
Years active | 1975–2001 |
Michael McManus (born January 26, 1946) is an American actor, writer, and producer. His best known movie role is perhaps Ben Tuthill in the 1982 film Poltergeist . He has had roles in the films Mother, Jugs & Speed , Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol , Funland and Action Jackson and guest starred in TV series including M*A*S*H , Laverne & Shirley , Rhoda , The Six Million Dollar Man , Dallas , Happy Days , Night Court , Knight Rider , and The Golden Girls . He won a Writers Guild of America Award in 1982 for Steve Martin's All Commercials...A Steve Martin Special for "Best Variety, Musical, or Comedy." [1]
McManus was a series regular on the television sitcom Lewis & Clark as John, the bartender; the series lasted only one season of thirteen episodes. [2] He also guest starred in a number of popular television series including Mr. Belvedere , Growing Pains , Newhart , Full House , Alice , Diff'rent Strokes . Webster , Hunter , Married... with Children , and Columbo , among others. In 1989, he had a recurring role as Sid Wilson on the first season of Baywatch . McManus' last known screen acting appearance was in a 2001 episode of According to Jim .
He has also worked behind the camera, most notably as the producer and writer of the crime comedy film Mafia! , writer of All Commercials...A Steve Martin Special , [1] and as producer of Hot Shots! Part Deux .
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Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1975 | When Things Were Rotten | Guy Tinker | ||
1976 | Mother, Jugs & Speed | Walker | ||
1976 | Monster Squad | Allegro | ||
1976 | Rhoda | Herb Buck | ||
1976 | Gemini Many | Moose | ||
1976-1977 | Laverne and Shirley | Herb Prange | ||
1977 | M*A*S*H | Sgt. Ames | ||
1977 | Smokey and the Bandit | Trucker 'Silver Tongued Devil' | ||
1977 | The World's Greatest Lover | Yes Man #5 | ||
1977 | The Kentucky Fried Movie | Hornung | (segment "Courtroom") | |
1978 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Guard Sims | ||
1978 | A Wild and Crazy Guy | Self | ||
1978 | Family | Mr. Lemon | ||
1979 | Dallas | Matt | ||
1981 | Marie | Writer | ||
1981 | Happy Days | Sheriff | ||
1981 | All Commercials...A Steve Martin Special | Writer | ||
1981 | Happy Days | Sheriff | ||
1981-1982 | Lewis & Clark | John | ||
1982 | Poltergeist | Ben Tuthill | ||
1982 | Twilight Theater II | Writer | ||
1983 | Dempsey | Babe Ruth | ||
1984 | Remington Steele | Ralph Kelsey | ||
1985 | Moving Violations | Farmer #1 | ||
1985 | Head Office | Branch Kipp | ||
1985 | Alice | Charlie | ||
1985 | Knight Rider | Danny "Rooster" Roskovich | ||
1985 | Diff'rent Strokes | Cal | ||
1986 | Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures | Sluggo | ||
1987-1988 | Webster | Calvin Berke | ||
1987 | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | Todd | ||
1987 | Funland | T. G. Hurley | ||
1988 | Action Jackson | Lionel Grantham | ||
1988-1989 | Night Court | Dr. Gordon Mooney | ||
1989 | Hunter | Lou Mason | ||
1989 | The Golden Girls | Sid LaBass | ||
1989 | Baywatch | Sid LaBass | ||
1990 | Married... with Children | Puggy | ||
1990 | Saved by the Bell | Mr. Manfredi | ||
1990 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Roy Lester | ||
1990 | Coach | Hoyt | ||
1991 | Shannon's Deal | Bruce | ||
1991 | Step by Step | Papa Larson | ||
1992 | Delta | Roy | ||
1992 | Dear John | Bruce | ||
1993 | Hot Shots! Part Deux | Producer | ||
1998 | Mafia! | Writer/Producer | ||
2001 | According to Jim | Ben |