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Michael Durrell
Highest Rated: 98% Defending Your Life (1991)
Lowest Rated: 98% Defending Your Life (1991)
Birthday: Oct 6, 1943
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
A character player and occasional leading man of TV and infrequent feature films, Michael Durrell is best recalled for his recurring role as the father of Donna Martin (Tori Spelling), on "Beverly Hills, 90210," a role he has played since 1992. After studying acting with Stella Adler, he began his career in NYC playing Peter Wexler on the CBS daytime drama "The Guiding Light" for several years. Durrell made the move to primetime with a guest appearance on a 1977 episode of "Kojak" and soon after was playing roles in TV-movies ("A Killing Affair" CBS, 1977) and miniseries ("The Immigrants" syndicated, 1978).
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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | 29% | Christmas in the City | Santa (Character) | - | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | 25% | Bald | Mr. Alan Stern (Character) | - | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | 25% | Magma: Volcanic Disaster | President Fletcher (Character) | - | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 53% | Illegal in Blue | Michael Snyder (Character) | - | 1995 |
| 98% | 83% | Defending Your Life | Agency Head (Character) | $16.2M | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Access Code | Michael Barnes (Character) | - | 1984 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The American Success Company | Herman (Character) | - | 1979 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dark Secret of Harvest Home | Ty Barth (Character) | - | 1978 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90% | 87% | Grace and Frankie | Sonny (Guest Star) | 2016 |
| 86% | 83% | The Mindy Project | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
| 71% | 81% | Dexter | Stuart Frank (Guest Star) | 2010 |
| 6% | No Score Yet | Mental | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Without a Trace | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
| 79% | 84% | Brothers & Sisters | Judge Howard Chandler (Guest Star) | 2007 |
| 72% | 88% | Desperate Housewives | Mr. Katzburg (Guest Star) | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Judging Amy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
| 83% | 93% | NYPD Blue | Judge Kepler (Guest Star) | 2004 |
| 64% | No Score Yet | Philly | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 92% | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994-2000 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
| 91% | 89% | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Gen. Hazar (Guest Star) | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Silk Stalkings | Unknown (Character) | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Matlock | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986-1992 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jake and the Fatman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Who's the Boss? | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hunter | Whitney Ferris (Guest Star) | 1988 |
| 97% | No Score Yet | Hill Street Blues | Joe Furillo (Guest Star) | 1983 1985-1987 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Diff'rent Strokes | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1985 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Highway to Heaven | Jim Haynes (Guest Star) | 1985 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1984-1985 |
| 67% | 77% | V | Robert Maxwell (Guest Star) | 1984 |
| 69% | 83% | V: The Final Battle | Unknown (Character) | 1984 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Goodnight, Beantown | Ed (Guest Star) | 1983 |
| 58% | 87% | V: The Original Miniseries | Robert Maxwell (Character) | 1983 |
| No Score Yet | 80% | Knight Rider | Paul DeBrett (Guest Star) | 1983 |
| No Score Yet | 93% | Soap | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1980 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Barnaby Jones | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Paper Chase | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Barney Miller | Howard Altman (Guest Star) | 1978 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kojak | Kenny Murray (Guest Star) | 1977 |