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Michael Cavanaugh

Highest Rated: 75% The Gauntlet (1977)

Lowest Rated: 17% The Haunting (1999)

Birthday: Nov 21, 1942

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

After a stint in the United States Navy, Michael Cavanaugh began to pursue acting, appearing on the stage before moving to TV and movies in 1976. Earning his first major part early in his career, Cavanaugh played Feyderspiel in Clint Eastwood's action film "The Gauntlet," about a death race from Las Vegas to Phoenix. It wasn't until "Any Which Way You Can" in 1980, the second of three films he made with Eastwood, that Cavanaugh had another significant part. While he worked consistently through the '80s, Cavanaugh's only major film role was in the Chuck Norris flick "Forced Vengeance." On television, Cavanaugh starred as George Fox on the sci-fi series "Starman," an intergalactic family drama. His career picked up in the '90s, when he appeared in a new version of the '60s horror series "Dark Shadows" and played Marcek on "Vanishing Son." He played Dr. Malcolm Keogh in the horror film "The Haunting," starring Liam Neeson and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Cavanaugh continued to receive minor parts, and was cast in recurring roles on "The Young and the Restless" and the cult phenomenon "24" in 2004.

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Highest rated movies

75% 54% The Gauntlet
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27% 52% Heroes
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20% 45% Any Which Way You Can
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17% 28% The Haunting
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Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story
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56% When Billie Beat Bobby
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August Creek
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Sworn to Vengeance
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27% Operation Cobra
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Night Partners
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Filmography

Movies

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No Score Yet No Score Yet August Creek Roger (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Down the P.C.H. Michael O'Hara (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 35% Ablaze Chief Sam Davis (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 56% When Billie Beat Bobby Brother John (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Warden of Red Rock Sen. Paul Townsend (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 73% Dancing in September Harbor (Character) - 2000
17% 28% The Haunting Malcolm Keogh (Character) $91.2M 1999
No Score Yet 41% Strategic Command Charles Baker (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story Unknown (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 27% Operation Cobra Victor Grayson (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 21% Night Hunter Roy Ward (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Eye of the Stalker: A Moment of Truth Movie Judge Warren Curtis (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sworn to Vengeance Pete Hall (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Somebody's Daughter Aarons (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Marilyn and Me Walter Winchell (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story Kaplan (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet 41% Kid Walters (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet 17% Full Fathom Five Garvin (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Two to Tango Dean Boyle (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Night Partners Roy Henderson (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet 41% Forced Vengeance Stan Raimondi (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Comeback Manager (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Belle Starr Jesse James (Character) - 1980
20% 45% Any Which Way You Can Patrick Scarfe (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Portrait of a Stripper Steve Vector (Character) - 1979
75% 54% The Gauntlet Feyderspiel (Character) - 1977
27% 52% Heroes Peanuts (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Over-Under, Sideways-Down Rich (Character) - 1977

TV

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80% 78% FlashForward SETI Chairman Warren Moore (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet 75% Without a Trace Unknown (Guest Star) 2008
60% 100% Eli Stone D.A. Lowell Grayson (Guest Star) 2008
52% 50% Shark Unknown (Guest Star) 2007
85% 77% The Unit Unknown (Guest Star) 2007
89% 88% Monk Bobby Davenport (Guest Star) 2005 2007
No Score Yet 95% Cold Case Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
90% 83% Bones Senator Alan Corman (Guest Star) 2006
87% 87% 24 Joseph O'Laughlin (Guest Star) 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Boston Public Unknown (Guest Star) 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Agency Unknown (Guest Star) 2002
50% No Score Yet Push, Nevada Unknown (Guest Star) 2002
81% 95% The West Wing Pharmaceutical Executive (Guest Star) 2000
43% No Score Yet C-16 Dennis Grassi (Guest Star),
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1997-1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Practice Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
No Score Yet 93% Beverly Hills, 90210 Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
83% 95% NYPD Blue Len (Guest Star) 1996
43% No Score Yet The Burning Zone Unknown (Guest Star) 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story Walter Wanger (Character) 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Vanishing Son Unknown (Guest Star) 1995
No Score Yet 85% ER Suzanne's Dad (Guest Star) 1994
86% 88% Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Unknown (Guest Star) 1993
74% 86% The X-Files Unknown (Guest Star) 1993
50% No Score Yet Dark Shadows Sheriff Patterson (Character) 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Matlock Unknown (Guest Star) 1991
92% 90% Star Trek: The Next Generation Capt. Robert DeSoto (Guest Star) 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tour of Duty Major General Proctor (Guest Star) 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Starman George Fox (Character) 1986-1987
No Score Yet 70% MacGyver Unknown (Guest Star) 1986
No Score Yet 78% Amazing Stories Unknown (Character) 1985
No Score Yet 42% Airwolf Patrick Stoner (Guest Star) 1985
No Score Yet 64% Highway to Heaven Coach (Guest Star) 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet One Day at a Time Unknown (Guest Star) 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet CHiPs Unknown (Guest Star) 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Diff'rent Strokes Unknown (Guest Star) 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Charlie's Angels Anthony Felber (Guest Star) 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rockford Files John Traynor (Guest Star) 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kojak Sonny Canavere (Guest Star) 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Streets of San Francisco Inspector Meyers (Guest Star) 1976