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Michael Parks
Michael Parks (1940–2017), American character actor and singer; starred as Jim Bronson in NBC's Then Came Bronson, sang "Long Lonesome Highway", and became a Tarantino, Rodriguez, and Kevin Smith favorite as Earl McGraw, in Red State and Tusk. Not the LA Times journalist of the same name.
Michael Rapaport
Michael David Rapaport, American actor, comedian, and director born 1970 in Manhattan; known for Zebrahead, True Romance, Friends, Boston Public, Atypical, directing Beats, Rhymes & Life (2011), and The Traitors Season 4.
Michael Richards
Michael Richards (born 1949) is an American actor and comedian, full name Michael Anthony Richards, known for Cosmo Kramer on Seinfeld (1989–1998), three Emmys, the 2006 Laugh Factory incident, and the 2024 memoir Entrances and Exits. Distinct from Jeopardy producer Mike Richards.
Michael Rooker
Michael Rooker (born 1955, Jasper, Alabama) is an American character actor known for Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Merle Dixon on The Walking Dead, and Yondu in Guardians of the Galaxy.
Michael T. Weiss
Michael T. Weiss (Michael Terry Weiss, born 1962, Chicago) is an American actor, director, and playwright, star of Jarod on The Pretender (1996–2000), formerly Dr. Mike Horton on Days of Our Lives, with film, voice, and Broadway credits.
Michael Tucci
Michael Tucci (born 1946, New York City) is an American actor and retired teacher, best known as T-Bird Sonny LaTierri in Grease (1978), Norman Briggs on Diagnosis: Murder, and roles in Blow and The Heat.
Michael Tylo
Michael Tylo (1948–2021), American soap opera actor known as Quinton Chamberlain on Guiding Light and Alcalde Luis Ramone on Zorro; later UNLV film professor; died in Henderson, Nevada.
Michael Warren (actor)
Michael Warren (Lloyd Michael Warren, born 1946) is an American actor, producer, and former UCLA All-American basketball player, best known as Officer Bobby Hill on Hill Street Blues (1981-1987, Emmy-nominated 1982) and as creator of Family Matters.
Michele Lee
Michele Lee (Michelle Lee Dusick), American actress born 1942 in Los Angeles; Karen Fairgate MacKenzie in all 344 episodes of Knots Landing (1979–1993), Emmy-nominated 1982; Broadway Rosemary in How to Succeed, Tony nominee for Seesaw and The Tale of the Allergist's Wife.
Michelle Forbes
Michelle Forbes (born 1965, Austin, Texas) is an American actress known for Ensign Ro Laren in Star Trek: TNG, Dr. Julianna Cox in Homicide, Admiral Cain in Battlestar Galactica, Maryann in True Blood, and her Emmy-nominated Mitch Larsen in The Killing.
Michelle Johnson (actress)
Michelle Johnson (born 1965, Anchorage, Alaska) is an American actress and former Wilhelmina model, discovered by Stanley Donen via W magazine for Blame It on Rio (1984); later films include Waxwork, Far and Away, Death Becomes Her, and The Glimmer Man. Not the same person as actress Michelle Anne Johnson.
Michelle Pfeiffer
Michelle Pfeiffer (Michelle Marie Pfeiffer) is an American actress and producer whose career runs from Grease 2 and Scarface to three Oscar nominations and Catwoman in Batman Returns (1992).
Michelle Thomas
Michelle Doris Thomas (1968-1998), American actress, daughter of Kool & the Gang's Dennis Thomas; played Justine on The Cosby Show, Myra Monkhouse on Family Matters, and Callie Rogers on The Young and the Restless; died at 30 of stomach cancer.
Michelle Triola Marvin
Michelle Triola Marvin (1932 or 1933-2009), American actress and singer, plaintiff in Marvin v. Marvin (1976), the California case establishing "palimony" rights for unmarried partners; she won $104,000 at trial, later overturned, and received nothing.
Mickey Rourke
Mickey Rourke, American actor and former professional boxer (born 1956, Schenectady, NY), star of Body Heat, 9½ Weeks, Angel Heart, Barfly, and Sin City; his 2008 comeback in The Wrestler won the Venice Golden Lion and earned him a BAFTA and an Oscar nomination.
Miguel Ferrer
Miguel Ferrer (1955-2017), American character actor, son of José Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney; played Bob Morton in RoboCop, FBI Agent Albert Rosenfield in Twin Peaks, Dr. Garret Macy in Crossing Jordan, and Owen Granger in NCIS: Los Angeles; began as a session drummer.
Mike Evans (actor)
Mike Evans (Michael Jonas Evans, 1949–2006), American actor and writer, played Lionel Jefferson on All in the Family and The Jeffersons and co-created Good Times with Eric Monte; died of throat cancer in 2006.
Mike Farrell
Mike Farrell (born 1939) is an American actor known as Captain B.J. Hunnicutt on M*A*S*H (1975-1983) and later Providence. Also a producer of Patch Adams, Screen Actors Guild officer, and president of Death Penalty Focus.
Mike Hagerty
Mike Hagerty (Michael Gerard Hagerty, 1954–2022), American character actor and Second City alum; Mr. Treeger on Friends, Ed Miller on Somebody Somewhere; films Overboard, Wayne's World, Inspector Gadget; died April 29, 2022, Los Angeles.
Mike McShane
Mike McShane (Michael McShane, born 1955, Boston) is an American actor, singer, and improvisational comedian, a seven-season regular on the UK Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Friar Tuck in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Dr. Swanson in Office Space, and a West End stage actor.
Mike Minor (actor)
Mike Minor, born Michael Fedderson, was an American actor and singer who played pilot Steve Elliott on CBS's Petticoat Junction and later appeared on All My Children.
Mike O'Malley
Mike O'Malley (born 1966, Boston) is an American actor and writer, host of Nickelodeon's GUTS, star of Yes, Dear, Emmy-nominated as Burt Hummel on Glee, and creator/showrunner of Survivor's Remorse, Heels, and Extended Family.
Milo Ventimiglia
Milo Ventimiglia (born 1977) is an American actor known as Jess Mariano in Gilmore Girls, Peter Petrelli in Heroes, and Jack Pearson in This Is Us, a role that earned three Emmy nominations; he also directs and runs DiVide Pictures.
Mimi Kennedy
Mimi Kennedy, born Mary Claire Kennedy (1948), American actress known as Abby on Dharma & Greg and Marjorie on Mom, also author of Taken to the Stage and election integrity activist.
Mimi Rogers
Mimi Rogers (Miriam Spickler, born 1956) is an American actress and poker player, star of The Rapture (1991), ex-wife of Tom Cruise, and Honey Chandler in Bosch and Bosch: Legacy.
Mindy Cohn
Mindy Cohn (Melinda Heather Cohn, born 1966) is an American actress known as Natalie Green on The Facts of Life (1979–1988), the voice of Velma Dinkley (2002–2015), and Ann Holiday on Palm Royale; a two-time cancer survivor.
Mindy Sterling
Mindy Sterling (Mindy Lee Sterling, born 1953, Paterson, New Jersey) is an American character actress known for Frau Farbissina in Austin Powers, iCarly's Ms. Briggs, and voicing Lin Beifong in The Legend of Korra; two 2017 Emmy nominations for Con Man and secs & EXECS.
Ming-Na Wen
Ming-Na Wen (溫明娜), born 1963 in Macau, is an American actress known for June in The Joy Luck Club, the voice of Disney's Mulan, Dr. Chen on ER, Agent May on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Fennec Shand in Star Wars; Disney Legend 2019.
Mira Sorvino
Mira Katherine Sorvino (born 1967), American actress, daughter of Paul Sorvino, Harvard-trained in Chinese; won the 1996 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Mighty Aphrodite, later a UNODC goodwill ambassador and Weinstein accuser.
Mitch Pileggi
Mitch Pileggi (Mitchell Craig Pileggi, born 1952) is an American actor best known as FBI Assistant Director Walter Skinner on The X-Files (1994–2018, both films, 2016 revival), with roles in Stargate Atlantis, Supernatural, Sons of Anarchy, Dallas, and Walker.