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Michael Swan (born June 11, 1948) is an American film and TV actor.
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Michael Swan (born June 11, 1948) is an American film and TV actor.
Swan was born in San Jose, California, the son of actress Alys Lucille (née Wilkinson) and Donald Arthur Swan. [1]
Swan started in local theater and was part of an improvisational company in the late 60's known as The Illegitimate Theater. He moved to Los Angeles and worked as a wine consultant at Wally's Liquors in Westwood. Still pursuing an acting career, he studied with David Alexander, a teacher and mentor to actors like Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Ross Martin. He landed recurring roles on Bronk and Medical Center. He made more than 100 Primetime television appearances throughout the 1970s/1980s. He also appeared in several Shakespeare plays at The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum including 7 seasons as Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew.
In 1986, Swan landed a contract role on As the World Turns , playing Scottish adventurer Duncan McKechnie for 10 years.
In 1998, Swan joined a second soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful where he played the role of Adam Alexander, the long-lost ex-husband of Sally Spectra. He appeared as a contract player and as a guest star from 1998 through 2003. Since his soap appearances, Swan has starred in several films by director Roger Corman, appeared in several Primetime shows and has also done commercial work, both in on-camera appearances and in voice-over work. [ citation needed ]
He is currently playing patriarch Daniel Trisk in the PureFlix series Hilton Head Island.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Inside Moves | Cab Driver | |
| 1986 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | Officer Pappas | |
| 2006 | Rocker | Bill Smith | |
| 2007 | The Wedding Video | Tom | |
| 2008 | Midnight Movie | Dr. Wayne | |
| 2009 | She Alien | Kryocomm CEO | |
| 2010 | Dry Run | Bernie Malt | |
| 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | Dodgers announcer | |
| 2012 | I Love Your Moves | Kiev | |
| 2012 | Lizard Man | TV anchor | |
| 2016 | Attack of the Killer Donuts | Uncle Lucas | |
| 2016 | Shadows of the Dead | Dr. Cobb | |
| 2016 | Miracle in the Valley | Sheriff Rawles | |
| 2017 | Heartbeat | Detective Marsden | |
| 2017 | Hope Dances | Yuri | |
| 2021 | Barking Mad | Nelson Chadwick |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | The Blue Knight | Police Officer | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1975 | Babe | Reporter | Television film |
| 1975–1976 | Medical Center | Various roles | 3 episodes |
| 1975–1976 | Bronk | Det. Sgt. Venneman | 5 episodes |
| 1976 | Police Story | Valley Officer | Episode: "Odyssey of Death: Part 2" |
| 1976 | Joe Forrester | Police Officer | Episode: "Squeeze Play" |
| 1976 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Stash | Episode: "All Passions Spent" |
| 1976 | Dynasty | Pilot | Television film |
| 1976 | The Quest | Actor | |
| 1976 | Police Woman | Chaucer | Episode: "The Trick Book" |
| 1976 | Executive Suite | Foreman | Episode: "Re: People Who Live in Glass Houses" |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Officer | Episode: "The Disappearing Floor" |
| 1977 | Kingston: Confidential | Prison Guard | Episode: "The Rage at Hannibal" |
| 1978 | Lucan | Hartley | Episode: "How Do You Run Forever?" |
| 1978 | CHiPs | Ed | Episode: "Surf's Up" |
| 1978 | The Rockford Files | Cal Morris | Episode: "The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall" |
| 1978 | Man from Atlantis | Officer | Episode: "Scavenger Hunt" |
| 1978 | Wheels | Designer | Miniseries |
| 1978 | Love Is Not Enough | Actor | Television film |
| 1978, 1981 | Vegas | Larry / David Lansford | 2 episodes |
| 1979 | The Girl Who Saved the World | Jack Schoengarth | Television film |
| 1979 | Cliffhangers | 11 episodes | |
| 1979, 1980 | The Incredible Hulk | Turner / Luke | 2 episodes |
| 1980 | The Chisholms | Tolliver | Episode: "Chains" |
| 1980 | Hagen | Joel Trent | Episode: "The Straw Man" |
| 1980 | Galactica 1980 | Deputy Collins | Episode: "The Super Scouts: Part 2" |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest | Richard Channing | Episode: "The Vintage Years" |
| 1983 | M*A*S*H | Lt. Brannum | Episode: "As Time Goes By" |
| 1983 | Voyagers! | Copilot Mike Dorfman | Episode: "All Fall Down" |
| 1983 | Trapper John, M.D. | Attendant | Episode: "Friends in High Places" |
| 1983 | V | Officer Bob Briggs | 2 episodes |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Trigg | Episode: "The Beast from the Belly of a Boeing" |
| 1983 | Days of Our Lives | Frank Royce | Episode #1.4521 |
| 1983 | T. J. Hooker | Peterson | Episode: "Carnal Express" |
| 1983 | Simon & Simon | Omar | Episode: "The Bare Facts" |
| 1983–1984 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Joey Morgan / Tony Rothman | 3 episodes |
| 1984 | Matt Houston | Casey | Episode: "Cash and Carry" |
| 1984 | Riptide | Ridderhouse | Episode: "The Orange Grove" |
| 1984 | Hot Pursuit | Agent Donald Hansen | 2 episodes |
| 1984–1985 | Santa Barbara | Doctor | 8 episodes |
| 1985 | J.O.E. and the Colonel | Pike | Television film |
| 1985 | Magnum, P.I. | James Dawkins | Episode: "The Treasure of Kalaniopu'u" |
| 1985 | Shadow Chasers | Wyatt | Episode: "The Middle of Somewhere" |
| 1986 | Murder, She Wrote | Cliff Anderson | Episode: "Trial by Error" |
| 1986–2002 | As the World Turns | Duncan McKechnie | 248 episodes |
| 1998–2003 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Adam Alexander / Myles Fairchild | 132 episodes |
| 2000 | Martial Law | Thug | Episode: "No Quarter" |
| 2007 | Aliens Gone Wild | Kryocomm CEO | Television film |
| 2007 | Big Shots | Chairman | Episode: "Greatest Amerimart Hero" |
| 2008 | NCIS | Ray Vittorio | Episode: "Collateral Damage" |
| 2009 | Bound by a Secret | Jamison Trunk | Television film |
| 2009 | Eli Stone | Jeff Medearis | Episode: "Sonoma" |
| 2010 | Turbulent Skies | Capt. Lankford | Television film |
| 2010 | Dinocroc vs. Supergator | Delirious Scientist | |
| 2011 | Bernie Malt | McNeil | |
| 2012 | Piranhaconda | Pike | |
| 2012 | The Bay | Buck Stanton | 5 episodes |
| 2012 | Anger Management | Victor | Episode: "Charlie Dates Kate's Patient" |
| 2013 | Sexy Wives Sinsations | Captain | Television film |
| 2013 | Pleasure Spa | Captain Crane | |
| 2015 | Scared Topless | Professor Rand | |
| 2017 | Legend of the Naked Ghost | Mr. Rand | |
| 2017 | Atwill at Large | Nelson Chadwick | 5 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | Hilton Head Island | Daniel Trisk | 29 episodes |
| 2021 | Dirty Little Deeds | Francis | Television film |
| 2021 | Furry Little Christmas | Mitch |
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