Michael Nouri | |
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Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. | December 9, 1945
Alma mater | Rollins College Emerson College |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1967–present |
Spouses | Lynn Goldsmith (m. 1976;div. 1978)Vicki Light (m. 1986;div. 2001) |
Children | 2 |
Website | michaelnouri |
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.
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]
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.
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]
Year | Title | Role |
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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 | Detective Thomas Beck |
1988 | Thieves of Fortune | Comandante Juan Luis Ferreira |
1990 | Little Vegas | Frank de Carlo |
Captain America | Lieutenant Colonel Louis | |
Fatal Sky | Jeff Milker | |
1991 | The Psychic | Theodore "Ted" Steering |
Total Exposure | Dave Murphy | |
1992 | Black Ice | Ben Shorr |
1993 | DaVinci's War | Thomas "China" Smith |
American Yakuza | Dino Campanela | |
No Escape, No Return | Dante | |
1994 | Fortunes of War | Father Aran |
Inner Sanctum II | Bill Reed | |
Lady In Waiting | Jimmy Scavetti | |
1995 | Hologram Man | Edward Jameson |
To the Limit | Thomas "China" Smith | |
1996 | Overkill | Lloyd 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 |
2005 | Searching for Bobby D | Angelo |
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 | |
2018 | Con Man | Uncle Joe |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1974–1975 | Somerset | Tom Conway | Main cast |
1975 | Beacon Hill | Giorgio Bullock | Main cast; season 1 |
1975–1978 | Search for Tomorrow | Steve Kaslo | Main cast |
1977 | Contract on Cherry Street | Lou Savage | Television film |
1979 | The Curse of Dracula | Count Dracula | Main cast; season 1 |
The Last Convertible | Jean RGR des Barres | Miniseries; 3 episodes | |
1980 | Nick and the Dobermans | Nick Macazie | Television film |
Fun and Games | Greg | ||
1981 | The Gangster Chronicles | Charles "Lucky" Luciano | Miniseries; 13 episodes |
1983 | Secrets of a Mother and Daughter | Alex Shepherd | Television film |
1983–1984 | Bay City Blues | Joe Rohner | Main cast; season 1 |
1984 | Spraggue | Michael Spraggue | Television film |
1985 | Star Fairies | Giant (voice) | |
1986 | Between Two Women | Harry Petherton | |
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues | James Moretti | ||
1986–1987 | Downtown | Detective John Forney | Main cast; season 1 |
1988 | Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story | Charlie Wedemeyer | Television film |
1990 | Shattered Dreams | John Fedders | |
1991 | Changes | Peter Hallam | |
1992 | In the Arms of a Killer | Brian Venible | |
Exclusive | Reed Pierce | ||
The Sands of Time | Jaime Miro | ||
The Final Contract | David Sloane | ||
1992–1995 | Love & War | Kip Zakaris | Main cast; Seasons 1-3 |
1994 | Eyes of Terror | Lieutenant David Zaccariah | Television film |
1995 | Between Love & Honor | Joe "Crazy Joe" Gallo | |
Burke's Law | Judd Timmons | Episode: "Who Killed the Tennis Ace?" | |
Victor/Victoria | King Marchand | Television film | |
1997 | Law & Order | Dr. Michael Cosgrove | Episode: "Harvest" |
1998 | This Matter of Marriage | Adam Barr | Television film |
Style & Substance | Jeff Dennis | Episode: "Chelsea's First Date" | |
Early Edition | Stanley Hollenbeck | Episode: "Nest Egg" | |
1999 | Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke | Porfirio Rubirosa | Television film |
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit | Dallas Warner | Episode: "A Single Life" | |
2000–2003 | Touched by an Angel | Greg Sawyer / Carl Northum | 2 episodes |
2001 | Second Honeymoon | Phillip | Television film |
Gideon's Crossing | Cardiologist | 2 episodes | |
61* | Joe DiMaggio | Television film | |
2003 | The District | FBI Agent Spencer | Episode: "Sacrifices" |
2003 | The Lyon's Den | Simon Freed | Episode: "Beach House" |
2003–2007 | Law and Order Criminal Intent | Henry Webster / Elder Roberts | 2 episodes |
2004 | The Practice | Dwight Haber | Episode: "Avenging Angels" |
The West Wing | Senator Roy Turner | Episode: "Slow News Day" | |
Cold Case | Kyle Silver | Episode: "Maternal Instincts" | |
Medical Investigation | Wes Douglas | Episode: "You're Not Alone" | |
The Young and the Restless | Elliot Hampton | 17 episodes | |
Star Trek: Enterprise | Syrran / Arev | Episode: "The Forge" | |
2004–2007 | The O.C. | Dr. Neil Roberts | Guest; season 1-2, main cast; season 3, recurring; season 4 |
2006 | South Beach | Warren Stella | Episode: "Who Do You Trust" |
CSI: NY | Denney Lancaster | Episode: "People with Money" | |
2007 | Brothers & Sisters | Milo Peterman | 3 episodes |
Without a Trace | Byron Carlton | Episode: "Run" | |
2007–2011 | Damages | Phil Grey | Recurring cast; season 1-4 |
2008 | Privileged | Miles Franklin | Episode: "All About Love, Actually" |
2008–2013 | NCIS | Mossad Director Eli David | Recurring cast; season 6-10 |
2009 | Crash | Wesley Thigpen | 2 episodes |
2010 | Legend of the Seeker | Frederick Amnell | Episode: "Bound" |
2009–2010 | Army Wives | General Ludwig | Recurring cast; season 4 |
2010–2011 | All My Children | Caleb Cortlandt | Main cast |
2011 | House | Thad Barton | Episode: "Risky Business" |
2012 | Dark Desire | Phil | Television film |
2013 | Body of Proof | Daniel Russo | Episode: "Mob Mentality" |
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer | Galen Anderson | Television film | |
Major Crimes | Congressman Steven Keller | Episode: "Risk Assessment" | |
2014 | The Exes | James Malcolm | Episode "The Old Man & the Holly |
Taken Away | Senator Worthington | Television film | |
2015 | The Slap | Thanassis | Miniseries; 5 episodes |
Chicago P.D. | Carlo Tafani | Episode: "Never Forget I Love You" | |
2016 | Blue Bloods | Nick Constantine | Episode "Town Without Pity" |
Heartbeat | Gérard Panttiere | Episode: "Match Game" | |
2017 | Manhunt: Unabomber | Bob Guccione | Episode: "Publish or Perish" |
2018 | The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story | Norman Blachford | 2 episodes |
Great Performances | Himself | Episode: "Ellis Island: The Dream of America" with Pacific Symphony" | |
2018–2020 | Yellowstone | Bob Schwartz | Recurring cast; season 1-3 |
2019 | Devils | Jeremy Stonehouse | Recurring |
2019 | NCIS: New Orleans | Jason Campbell | Guest Star |
2020 | Hawaii Five-0 | Oscar Hirsch | Episode: "He puhe'e miki" |
2022 | The Watcher | Roger Kaplan | Recurring |
Year | Title | Role | Theatre | Notes |
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1968-70 | Forty Carats | Pat/Peter Latham (replacement) | Morosco Theatre | Also assistant stage manager |
1977 | Nefertiti | Hapi | Blackstone Theatre | |
1982 | Booth | Edwin Booth | South Street Theatre | |
1995-97 | Victor/Victoria | King Marchan | Marquis Theatre | |
2000 | Call Me Madam | Cosmo Constantine | Ralph Freud Playhouse | Reprise! Los Angeles |
2001 | South Pacific | Emile de Beque | Ordway Center for the Performing Arts | |
2001-02 | National tour | |||
2003 | Camille Claudel | Auguste Rodin | Terris Theatre | Goodspeed Musicals |
2004 | Can-Can | Aristide Forestier | New York City Center | Encores! |
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