Michael McGuire
A character actor who stayed below the radar while appearing in numerous films and TV programs, Michael McGuire's most significant work came in the '70s and '80s. His first important part came on the fantasy drama "Dark Shadows," where he had a recurring role in 1970. A year later he was in the offbeat mystery "They Might Be Giants," then had a supporting role in the 1973 thriller "Blade." Other important '70s roles include playing the businessman Gandil in the Charles Bronson period film "Hard Times" and a part in the biographical TV movie "The Great Wallendas." In the '80s he continued his many guest-starring roles and had recurring parts on the short-lived 1984 show "Empire" and the nighttime soap "Knots Landing." He played the fiancé of Diane Chambers on several episodes of "Cheers" and supported leads Ryan O'Neal and John Hurt in the 1982 comedy "Partners." In one of his highest-profile parts he appeared in Clint Eastwood's jazz biopic, "Bird," in 1988 and was manager Sherwin Bash in the 1989 made-for-TV film "The Karen Carpenter Story."
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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77% |
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Bird | Brewster (Character) | $1.5M | 1988 |
No Score Yet |
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Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again | Dr. Carew (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Long Days of Summer | Lieutenant O'Hare (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd | Capt. Murdock (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sanctuary of Fear | Lieutenant Bellamy (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Home to Stay | Unknown (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Great Wallendas | Arnold Fielding (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Hunted Lady | Lt. Henry Jacks (Character) | - | 1977 |
43% |
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Report to the Commissioner | Lt. Hanson (Character) | - | 1975 |
94% |
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Hard Times | Gandil (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Keegans | Bill Richardson (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Gun | Wilke (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry | Dr. McCabe (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blade | Quincy (Character) | - | 1973 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Family Law | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | JAG | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
81% | 95% | The West Wing | Congressman Cal Tillinghouse (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Judging Amy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 7th Heaven | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nowhere Man | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Matlock | Writer | 1994 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1993 |
No Score Yet | 94% | The Golden Girls | Dr. Budd (Guest Star) | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | War and Remembrance | Capt. Miles Browning (Guest Star) | 1988 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Highway to Heaven | Arnie Mason (Guest Star) | 1986 |
No Score Yet | 70% | MacGyver | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Family Ties | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Empire | Edward Roland (Character) | 1984 |
87% | 95% | Cheers | Sumner Sloane (Guest Star) | 1982-1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Newhart | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | CHiPs | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1981 |
No Score Yet | 71% | Taxi | Mr. Gray (Guest Star) | 1981 |
No Score Yet | 87% | M*A*S*H | Col. Mulholland (Guest Star) | 1981 |
No Score Yet | 85% | All in the Family | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rockford Files | Barnard (Guest Star) | 1979 |
100% | 82% | Wonder Woman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Streets of San Francisco | Stan Fredricks (Guest Star) | 1975-1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kojak | Scroope (Guest Star) | 1973 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Harry O | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1974 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cannon | Tom Shaw (Guest Star) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Six Million Dollar Man | Leon Jackson (Guest Star) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Columbo | Hugh Caldwell (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mannix | Lt. Bob Naylor (Guest Star) | 1974 |