Michael Nouri

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Michael Nouri
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Nouri in 2009
Born (1945-12-09) December 9, 1945 (age 78)
Alma mater Rollins College
Emerson College
OccupationActor
Years active1967–present
Spouses
Lynn Goldsmith
(m. 1976;div. 1978)
Vicki Light
(m. 1986;div. 2001)
Children2
Website michaelnouri.com

Michael Nouri (born December 9, 1945) is an American screen and stage actor. [1] He is best known for his television roles, including Dr. Neil Roberts on The O.C. , Phil Grey on Damages , Caleb Cortlandt on All My Children , Eli David in NCIS , and Bob Schwartz on Yellowstone . He is also known for his starring roles in the films Flashdance (1983) and The Hidden (1987), and has appeared in several Broadway and Off-Broadway plays, including the original production of Victor/Victoria . [2] He is a Saturn Award and Daytime Emmy Award nominee.

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Early life

Nouri was born in Washington D.C. to Gloria (née Montgomery) and Edmond Nouri. [3] Edmond was an Iraqi immigrant from Baghdad who arrived in the United States on a Georgetown University scholarship, enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II, and became a writer for Stars and Stripes and The New Yorker. [4] [5]

Career

After starring in an off-Broadway production of The Crucible , Nouri landed his first Broadway role in Forty Carats , which ran for two years. He made his film debut in 1969 with an uncredited role in Goodbye, Columbus . He appeared on several television soap operas and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for his role as Steve Kaslo on Search for Tomorrow . Nouri portrayed Lucky Luciano in the miniseries The Gangster Chronicles and its theatrically released feature film Gangster Wars . In 1979, he appeared in the episode "The Curse of Dracula" of the series Cliffhangers.[ citation needed ]

In 1983, he had a starring role as Nick Hurley in the romantic drama Flashdance . Despite mixed reviews, the film was one of the highest-grossing films of 1983 and was nominated for several top awards, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song. [3]

Nouri has appeared in numerous television series and television films. He starred opposite Kyle MacLachlan in the horror film The Hidden . He starred on the short-lived series Bay City Blues and Downtown , and on the sitcom Love & War . Nouri also starred in the Broadway production of the musical Victor/Victoria as King Marchan opposite Julie Andrews. He appeared in three separate entries of Law & Order , each time in different roles. He had recurring roles on the series The O.C. , Damages , NCIS , and Army Wives . Nouri returned to soap operas with a year-long stint on All My Children . More recently, he had a recurring role on the series Yellowstone for three seasons.

Personal life

Nouri has been married and divorced twice. His first marriage was to Lynn Goldsmith and his second marriage was to Vicki Light. He has two daughters, Hannah and Jennifer. He is an ambassador of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society as a result of one of his ex-wives being affected by the condition.[ citation needed ]

Nouri also had fairly public relationships with Dyan Cannon and Roma Downey. [6] [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
1969 Goodbye, Columbus Don Farber (uncredited)
1981 Gangster Wars Charles "Lucky" Luciano
1983 Flashdance Nick Hurley
1986 The Imagemaker Roger Blackwell
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords Boulder (voice)
1987 The Hidden Det. Thomas Beck
1988 Thieves of Fortune Juan Luis
1990 Little Vegas Frank de Carlo
Captain America Lt. Colonel Louis
Fatal Sky Jeff Milker
1991The PsychicTheodore 'Ted' Steering
Total ExposureDave Murphy
1992 Black Ice Ben Shorr
1993DaVinci's WarChina Smith
American Yakuza Dino Campanela
No Escape, No ReturnDante
1994 Fortunes of War Father Aran
Inner Sanctum IIBill Reed
Lady In WaitingJimmy Scavetti
1995Hologram ManEdward Jameson
To the Limit Thomas 'China' Smith
1996OverkillLloyd Wheeler
2000 Finding Forrester Dr. Spence
2001 Carman: The Champion Freddie
Lovely & Amazing Dr. Crane
2002 Terminal Error Brad Weston
2003 Klepto Dr. Cohn
Stuey Vincent
2004 The Terminal Max
2005Searching for Bobby DAngelo
Boynton Beach Club Donald
2006 Last Holiday Congressman Stewart
Invincible Leonard Tose
2009 The Proposal Chairman Bergen
2012 Any Day Now Miles Dubrow
2015 The Squeeze Jimmy Diamonds
2017 Teleios Nordham
Alex & the List Rabbi Baskin
Woman Walks Ahead Karl Valentine
2018Con Man Uncle Joe

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1974–75 Somerset Tom ConwayMain cast
1975 Beacon Hill Giorgio BullockMain cast; season 1
1975–78 Search for Tomorrow Steve KasloMain cast
1977 Contract on Cherry Street Lou SavageTelevision film
1979 The Curse of Dracula Count Dracula Main cast; season 1
The Last ConvertibleJean RGR des BarresMiniseries; 3 episodes
1980Nick and the DobermansNick MacazieTelevision film
Fun and GamesGreg
1981 The Gangster Chronicles Charles "Lucky" Luciano Miniseries; 13 episodes
1983Secrets of a Mother and DaughterAlex ShepherdTelevision film
1983–84 Bay City Blues Joe RohnerMain cast; season 1
1984SpraggueMichael SpraggueTelevision film
1985 Star Fairies Giant (voice)
1986 Between Two Women Harry Petherton
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues James Moretti
1986–87 Downtown Det. John ForneyMain cast; season 1
1988 Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story Charlie WedemeyerTelevision film
1990Shattered DreamsJohn Fedders
1991 Changes Peter Hallam
1992 In the Arms of a Killer Brian Venible
ExclusiveReed Pierce
The Sands of TimeJaime Miro
The Final ContractDavid Sloane
1992–95 Love & War Kip ZakarisMain cast; Seasons 1-3
1994 Eyes of Terror Lt. David ZaccariahTelevision film
1995Between Love & Honor "Crazy" Joe Gallo
Burke's Law Judd TimmonsEpisode: "Who Killed the Tennis Ace?"
Victor/Victoria King MarchandTelevision film
1997 Law & Order Dr. Michael CosgroveEpisode: "Harvest"
1998This Matter of MarriageAdam BarrTelevision film
Style & Substance Jeff DennisEpisode: "Chelsea's First Date"
Early Edition Stanley HollenbeckEpisode: "Nest Egg"
1999 Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke Porfirio Rubirosa Television film
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Dallas WarnerEpisode: "A Single Life"
2000–03 Touched by an Angel Greg Sawyer / Carl Northum2 episodes
2001Second HoneymoonPhillipTelevision film
Gideon's Crossing Cardiologist2 episodes
61* Joe DiMaggio Television film
2003 The District FBI Agent SpencerEpisode: "Sacrifices"
2003 The Lyon's Den Simon FreedEpisode: "Beach House"
2003–07 Law and Order Criminal Intent Henry Webster / Elder Roberts2 episodes
2004 The Practice Dwight HaberEpisode: "Avenging Angels"
The West Wing Senator Roy TurnerEpisode: "Slow News Day"
Cold Case Kyle SilverEpisode: "Maternal Instincts"
Medical Investigation Wes DouglasEpisode: "You're Not Alone"
The Young and the Restless Elliot Hampton17 episodes
Star Trek: Enterprise Syrran / ArevEpisode: "The Forge"
2004–07 The O.C. Dr. Neil RobertsGuest; season 1-2, main cast; season 3, recurring; season 4
2006 South Beach Warren StellaEpisode: "Who Do You Trust"
CSI: NY Denney LancasterEpisode: "People with Money"
2007 Brothers & Sisters Milo Peterman3 episodes
Without a Trace Byron CarltonEpisode: "Run"
2007–11 Damages Phil GreyRecurring cast; season 1-4
2008 Privileged Miles FranklinEpisode: "All About Love, Actually"
2008–13 NCIS Mossad Director Eli DavidRecurring cast; season 6-10
2009 Crash Wesley Thigpen2 episodes
2010 Legend of the Seeker Frederick AmnellEpisode: "Bound"
2009–10 Army Wives General LudwigRecurring cast; season 4
2010–11 All My Children Caleb CortlandtMain cast
2011 House Thad BartonEpisode: "Risky Business"
2012Dark DesirePhilTelevision film
2013 Body of Proof Daniel RussoEpisode: "Mob Mentality"
Hunt for the Labyrinth KillerGalen AndersonTelevision film
Major Crimes Congressman Steven KellerEpisode: "Risk Assessment"
2014 The Exes James MalcolmEpisode "The Old Man & the Holly
Taken AwaySenator WorthingtonTelevision film
2015 The Slap ThanassisMiniseries; 5 episodes
Chicago P.D. Carlo TafaniEpisode: "Never Forget I Love You"
2016 Blue Bloods Nick ConstantineEpisode "Town Without Pity"
Heartbeat Gérard PanttiereEpisode: "Match Game"
2017 Manhunt: Unabomber Bob GuccioneEpisode: "Publish or Perish"
2018 The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Norman Blachford2 episodes
Great Performances HimselfEpisode: "Ellis Island: The Dream of America" with Pacific Symphony"
2018–20 Yellowstone Bob SchwartzRecurring cast; season 1-3
2019 Devils Jeremy StonehouseRecurring
2019 NCIS: New Orleans Jason CampbellGuest Star
2020 Hawaii Five-0 Oscar HirschEpisode: "He puhe'e miki"
2022 The Watcher Roger KaplanRecurring

Stage (partial)

YearTitleRoleTheatreNotes
1968-70 Forty Carats Pat/Peter Latham (replacement) Morosco Theatre Also assistant stage manager
1977Nefertiti Hapi Blackstone Theatre
1982Booth Edwin Booth South Street Theatre
1995-97 Victor/Victoria King Marchan Marquis Theatre
2000 Call Me Madam Cosmo ConstantineRalph Freud PlayhouseReprise! Los Angeles
2001 South Pacific Emile de Beque Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
2001-02National tour
2003 Camille Claudel Auguste RodinTerris Theatre Goodspeed Musicals
2004 Can-Can Aristide Forestier New York City Center Encores!

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Award

Saturn Awards

Sitges Film Festival

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