Michael McGuire (actor)
Michael McGuire | |
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Born | 1934 (age 89–90) |
Occupation(s) | Film, television and theatre actor (retired) |
Years active | 1968–2008 |
Michael McGuire (born 1934)[1] is an American retired film, television,[2] and theatre actor.[3]
Life and career
McGuire was born in 1934.
McGuire began his screen career in 1968, playing Dr. Bryan Angell in the television soap opera One Life to Live. From the 1970s to the 2000s McGuire guest-starred in television programs including Hawaii Five-O, The Six Million Dollar Man, Columbo, Mannix, Kojak, Wonder Woman, The Streets of San Francisco, The Rockford Files, Taxi, The Long Days of Summer, Family Ties, All in the Family, M*A*S*H, The Golden Girls, Knots Landing, Dark Shadows, Newhart, Remington Steele, Highway to Heaven and The West Wing.[11][12] He also appeared as Professor Sumner Sloan in three episodes of Cheers, including the pilot episode.[13][14][15] He also starred in the short-lived comedy series Empire.[16]
McGuire's film credits include Coming Apart, They Might Be Giants, The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, Blade,[12] Larry,[17] Report to the Commissioner,[11] Hard Times,[12] The Hunted Lady,[12] The Great Wallendas,[12] Home to Stay,[18] Like Normal People,[11] Sanctuary of Fear,[11] The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd,[11] Blinded by the Light,[11] Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again,[11] Bird,[12] The Karen Carpenter Story,[11] and A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation.[12]
McGuire retired in 2008, last appearing in the Broadway play August: Osage County,[1] as the patriarch Beverly Weston.[10][19][20]
Partial filmography
- Coming Apart (1969)[11]
- Where's Poppa? (1970)[11]
- They Might Be Giants (1971)[11]
- Blade (1973)[12]
- Larry (1974)[11][17]
- The Gun (1974)[12]
- Report to the Commissioner (1975)[11]
- Hard Times (1975)[12]
- The Keegans (1975)[12]
- The Hunted Lady (1977)[12]
- The Great Wallendas (1978)[11]
- Home to Stay (1978)[11][18]
- Like Normal People (1979)[11]
- Sanctuary of Fear (1979)[11]
- The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980)[11]
- The Long Days of Summer (1980)[12]
- Blinded by the Light (1980)[12]
- The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982)[11]
- Partners (1982)[12]
- Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982)[12]
- Shakedown on the Sunset Strip (1988)[11]
- Bird (1988)[12]
- The Karen Carpenter Story (1989)[12]
- A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation (1989)[11]
- The Golden Girls (1989), episodes: "Sick and Tired", parts 1 and 2
References
- ^ a b c d e "Michael McGuire". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSC ACTOR TOASTS 'CHEERS'". The Morning Call. January 24, 1993. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ "The Theater: Chayefsky's 'Passion of Josef D.'; Author Directs Drama at the Barrymore; Stalin Is Portrayed by Peter Falk". The New York Times. February 12, 1964. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ Barnes, Clive (November 10, 1970). "Theater: That Noel Coward Dialogue". The New York Times. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ Barnes, Clive (September 15, 1972). "'Stage: 'That Championship Season'" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "That Championship Season". Playbill. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ISBN 978-1538123027 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Jones, Kenneth (February 27, 2008). "Michael McGuire Is New Patriarch of August: Osage County". Playbill. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Michael McGuire List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Michael McGuire". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "10 must-see 'Cheers' moments, from Sam and Diane's 1st meeting to the finale". TODAY.com. July 10, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ Nemetz, Dave (September 30, 2022). "Cheers' 30 Best Characters, Ranked". TVLine. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ "PSC ACTOR TOASTS 'CHEERS'". The Morning Call. January 24, 1993. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ISBN 9780786486410 – via Google Books.
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- ^ "Michael McGuire Joins the Cast of August: Osage County". Broadway Buzz. February 27, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ Isherwood, Charles (July 16, 2008). "A Fiery New Incarnation of a Monster of a Mother". The New York Times. Retrieved July 8, 2021.