Michael Wincott
Brooding, charismatic and sensuously evil villains were the stock and trade of Michael Wincott, a classically trained stage actor who first found broad recognition as the malevolent Guy of Gisborne in the Kevin Costner hit "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" (1991). The Toronto-born Wincott began acting in Canadian film and television before moving to New York City to attend Julliard School of Drama. There, he established himself on stage in the original 1987 production of "Talk Radio" and on film in Oliver Stone's big screen adaptation of the play the following year. Wincott worked steadily on stage and television, appearing in two more back-to-back films for Oliver Stone, "Born of the Fourth of July" (1989) and "The Doors" (1991), but it would be his performance as Guy of Gisborne in "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" (1991) that would introduce Wincott to his then largest audience. His ability to play both menacing and seductive would see him frequently cast as villains, most notably in "The Three Musketeers" (1993), "The Crow" (1994), "Alien: Resurrection" (1997), "Along Came a Spider" (2001) and "The Count of Monte Cristo" (2002). His signature baritone growl of a voice also made him a sought-after voice actor for such blockbuster videogames as "Halo 2" (2004) and "Darksiders 2" (2012). A talented and versatile actor on both stage and screen, Michael Wincott nevertheless embraced the mantle of a character actor and created some of the most memorable screen villains of the 1990s and 2000s.
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Michael Wincott
Filmography
Movies
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83% |
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Nope | Antlers Holst (Character) | $123.2M | 2022 |
40% |
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Forsaken | Gentleman Dave Turner (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Girl From Nagasaki | Goro (Character) | - | 2013 |
59% |
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Hitchcock | Ed Gein (Character) | $6.0M | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
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A Lonely Place for Dying | Anthony Greenglass (Character) | - | 2009 |
50% |
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What Just Happened? | Jeremy Brunell (Character) | $1.1M | 2008 |
57% |
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Seraphim Falls | Hayes (Character) | $413.9K | 2006 |
67% |
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The Assassination of Richard Nixon | Julius Bicke (Character) | $697.8K | 2004 |
69% |
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Treasure Planet | Scroop (Voice) | - | 2002 |
74% |
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The Count of Monte Cristo | Doleac (Character) | $54.2M | 2002 |
32% |
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Along Came a Spider | Gary Soneji (Character) | $74.1M | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Red Phone: Manhunt | Unknown (Character) | - | 2001 |
74% |
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Before Night Falls | Herberto Zorilla Ochoa (Character) | $4.2M | 2000 |
20% |
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Gunshy | Frankie McGregor (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Secret Agenda | Larry Gleason (Character) | - | 1998 |
17% |
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Metro | Michael Korda (Character) | $32.0M | 1997 |
55% |
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Alien Resurrection | Captain Elgyn (Character) | $47.7M | 1997 |
67% |
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Basquiat | Rene Ricard (Character) | $25.4K | 1996 |
69% |
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Dead Man | Conway Twill (Character) | $1.1M | 1995 |
69% |
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Strange Days | Philo Gant (Character) | $7.3M | 1995 |
25% |
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Panther | Tynan (Character) | $6.3M | 1995 |
87% |
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The Crow | Top Dollar (Character) | $47.3M | 1994 |
30% |
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The Three Musketeers | Rochefort (Character) | $53.7M | 1993 |
32% |
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1492: Conquest of Paradise | Adrian de Moxica (Character) | $6.5M | 1992 |
56% |
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The Doors | Paul Rothchild (Character) | $32.7M | 1991 |
51% |
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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Guy of Gisborne (Character) | $165.1M | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story | Ulrich Weber (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Suffering Bastards | Chazz (Character) | - | 1989 |
84% |
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Talk Radio |
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$3.3M | 1988 |
10% |
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The Sicilian | Cpl. Silvestro Canio (Character) | $4.4M | 1987 |
No Score Yet |
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Wild Horse Hank | Charlie Connors (Character) | - | 1979 |
TV
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80% | 75% | Westworld | Old Bill (Guest Star) | 2016 |
87% | 87% | 24 | Adrian Cross (Character) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Equalizer | Jarrow (Guest Star) | 1987 1989 |
71% | 89% | Miami Vice | Wilson Cook (Guest Star) | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Night Heat | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Littlest Hobo | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 1981 |