Michael P. Moran
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Born | Yuba City, California, U.S. | February 8, 1944
Died | February 4, 2004 New York, U.S. | (aged 59)
Education | New York University (MFA) |
Occupation(s) | Actor, playwright |
Michael Patrick Moran (February 8, 1944 – February 4, 2004)[1] was an American actor and playwright.
Life and career
Moran was born in Yuba City, California, but his family moved frequently because his father was a United States Army officer. While his family was living in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, he graduated in 1962 from Passaic Valley Regional High School in Little Falls. [2] While he was a student there, he designed and supervised construction of an elaborate set for a benefit production of Robert Merrill's musical Take Me Along. He gained some of his first experience under Gilbert Rathbun in the theater program at Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J. - though he was not a student there - and at the Theater on the Mall in Paramus, where he worked with director Robert Ludlum, who had not yet launched his career as a novelist. Moran's roles at Seton Hall included Sir Toby Belch in William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night[3] and "Mortimer, the Man Who Dies" in The Fantasticks by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones.
Moran moved to the
Moran appeared in several plays by Horton Foote at the Ensemble Studio Theatre: The Prisoner's Song (2002),[1][6] Everything That Rises Must Converge,[1] and The Belmont Avenue Social Club.[1] The New York Times wrote of Prisoner's Song "Pitch-perfect performances by the four-member cast make it work. ... The galvanizing force, though, is Michael P. Moran's aching rendition of Luther Wright."[7]
In 2002–2003, he portrayed Fred "Pap" Rose in the musical
Moran died in a New York hospital, from Guillain–Barré syndrome, 4 days before his 60th birthday.[1]
Filmography
Film
- 1979 Squeeze Play! as Bozo
- 1981 Knightriders as Cook
- 1983 The Survivors as Gun Salesman
- 1983 Scarface as Nick 'The Pig'
- 1985 Marie as Bill Thompson
- 1986 Nine 1/2 Weeks as Flea Market Chicken Seller [1]
- 1989 Physical Evidenceas Tony Reugger
- 1989 Lean on Me as Mr. O'Malley [1]
- 1989 Fletch Lives as Morgue Attendant [1]
- 1989 Ghostbusters II as Frank, The Doorman [1]
- 1990 State of Grace The Bartender [1]
- 1991 Loser as Heavy Lawyer
- 1991 Age Isn't Everything
- 1992 The Turning as Jim McCutcheon
- 1993 Carlito's Way as Party Guest
- 1994 The Paper as Chuck [1]
- 1994 Radioland Murders as Cop #9
- 1996 Mother Night as Violent Man
- 1996 Sleepers as Judge #1 [1]
- 1998 A Perfect Murder as Bobby Fain [1]
- 1998 Harvest as Henry Upton
- 1999 Just the Ticketas Max 'Fat Max'
- 1999 The Eden Myth as Dan Morgan
- 2000 Prince of Central Park as Security Guard
- 2002 City by the Sea as Herb
- 2003 Undermind as Grady
- 2003 Little Kings as Father Connolly (final film role)
Television
- 1990 H.E.L.P. as Captain Cragie
- 1992 Mathnet as Long John Silverplate
- 1992 Square One TVas Long John Silverplate / Lou
- 1994 Matlock as Vic
- 1995 Microsoft Windows 95 Video Guide as Boris
- 1995 The Cosby Mysteries
- 2000-2001 Deadline [1]
- 2001 The Big Heist as Louis 'The Whale'
- 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Mr. De Santis
- 1991-2002 Law & Order as Shannon Forsythe / Probation Officer / Judge Horace Barclay / Liotta / Limo Driver [1]
- 2002 NYPD Blue as Hot Dog Vendor [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Michael P. Moran. Character actor also known for voiceover work". Variety. February 15, 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cedar Grove Youth Is Featured In 'Twelfth Night' at Seton Hall". Verona-Cedar Grove Times. Verona, New Jersey. 18 April 1963. p. 6. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Meisler, Andy (29 July 1986). "Danny de Vito Making It Small". Daily News. New York, New York. p. 8. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Wynne, Peter (9 February 1984). "'The Rivals': Mrs. Malaprop misspeaks again". The Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. p. B27. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Cohen, Ron (May 29, 2002). "Marathon 2002: Series B". backstage. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (May 29, 2002). "THEATER REVIEW; When All the Characters Are in a Sense Prisoners". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ a b Hinckley, David (20 December 2002). "Williams' bio has us Hank-ering for more". Daily News. New York, New York. p. 63. Retrieved 30 September 2019.