Michael Parks (born Harry Samuel Parks; April 24, 1940 - May 9, 2017) was an American singer and actor best known for Red State (2011), Tusk (2014), and Planet Terror (2007).
He was married to Louise Johnson, Joanne E. 'Jan' Moriarty, Carolyn Kay Carson, Frances Alston Fenci Walker, and Oriana Parks and had two children, one with Johnson and one, James Parks, with Carson.
Parks died in 2017 at the age of 77 from undisclosed causes.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1965: Bus Rileys Back In Town as Bus Riley
- 1965: Wild Seed as Fargo
- 1966: The Idol as Marco
- 1966: The Bible In The Beginning as Adam
- 1967: The Happening as Sureshot
- 1967: Stranger On The Run as Vince McKay
- 1968: A Hatful Of Rain as Johnny Pope
- 1973: Between Friends as Toby
- 1974: Can Ellen Be Saved as Joseph
- 1974: The Story Of Pretty Boy Floyd as Bradley Floyd
- 1975: Perilous Voyage as Antonio DeLeon
- 1976: The Last Hard Men as Noel Nye
- 1976: Royce as Blair Mabry
- 1976: The Savage Bees as Dr. Jeff DuRand
- 1977: Murder At The World Series as Larry Marshall
- 1977: Sidewinder 1 as J.W. Wyatt
- 1977: Love And The Midnight Auto Supply as Duke
- 1977: Escape From Bogen County as Jack Kern
- 1977: The Private Files Of J Edgar Hoover as Robert F. Kennedy
- 1978: Night Cries as Mitch Haskins
- 1978: Hunters Of The Reef as Jim Spanner
- 1978: Rainbow as Roger Edens
- 1979: Breakthrough as Sgt. Anderson
- 1979: Fast Friends as David York
- 1979: The Evictors as Ben Watkins
- 1979: North Sea Hijack as Shulman
- 1980: Reward as Michael Dolan
- 1980: Turnover Smith as Lt. Brophy
- 1980: The Return Of Josey Wales as Josey Wales (also director)
- 1981: Dial M for Murder as Max Halliday
- 1981: Hard Country as Royce
- 1982: Savannah Smiles as Lt. Savage
- 1985: Spiker as Coach Doames
- 1985: Chase as Larry Butler
- 1985: French Quarter Undercover as Det. Andre Des Moines
- 1986: '"Club Life'' as Tank
- 1987: Stamp Of A Killer as The Hitman
- 1988: Arizona Heat as Larry Kapinski
- 1989: Billy the Kid as Rynerson
- 1989: Nightmare Beach as Doc Willet
- 1989: Prime Suspect as Bill Nevins
- 1990: The China Lake Murders as Officer Donnelly
- 1990: Caged Fury as Mr. Collins (also producer)
- 1991: The Hitman as Ronny 'Del' Delaney
- 1992: Storyville as Michael Trevallian
- 1993: Over The Line as Pearlmutter
- 1994: Death Wish V: The Face of Death as Tommy O'Shea
- 1994: Stranger By Night as Det. Larson
- 1995: Sorceress as Stan
- 1995: Hart To Hart Secrets Of The Hart as Evan Powell
- 1996: From Dusk Till Dawn as Texas Ranger Earl McGraw
- 2003-2004: Kill Bill as Earl McGraw/Esteban Vihaio
- 2007: Grinhouse as Earl McGraw
- 2007: Planet Terror as Earl McGraw
- 2007: Death Proof as Earl McGraw
- 1997: Niagara Niagara as Walter
- 1997: Deceiver as Dr. Banyard
- 1997: Julian Po as Vern
- 1997: The Player as Frank Levison
- 1998: Wicked as Det. Boland
- 1999: From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter as Ambrose Bierce
- 2000: Bullfighter as Cordobes
- 2001: Big Bad Love as Mr. Aaron
- 2002: Thirteen Moons as Bartender
- 2003: The Librarians as William Clark
- 2005: Miracle At Sage Creek as Justice Stanley
- 2006: In Ascolto as James Wagley
- 2006: One Night With You as Hunter Burnell
- 2007: The Dead One as Sheriff Ezra Stone
- 2007: Fighting Words as Benny
- 2007: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford as Henry Craig
- 2008: Three Priests as Jacob
- 2008: Maidenhead as Dad
- 2008: Noble Things as Pete Collins
- 2010: Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball as Fritz Tremor
- 2011: Red State as Abin Cooper
- 2012: Argo as Jack Kirby
- 2012: Django Unchained as The LeQuint Dickey Mining Co. Employee
- 2013: We Are What We Are as Doc Barrow
- 2014: Tusk as Howard Hope
- 2016: Blood Father as Preacher
- 2016: Greater as Leo Burlsworth
- 2017: The Queen Of Hollywood Blvd as Chet Fuller
- 2022: Pines as Harrison
Television Roles
- 1960-1961: Zane Grey Theatre as The Young Prisoner/Juanito (2 episodes)
- 1961: The Untouchables as Tommy
- 1961: The Asphalt Jungle as Ty
- 1961: The Law And Mr Jones as Paul Enslow
- 1961: The Detectives as Johnny Blaine/Eddy Washburn/Jimmy (3 episodes)
- 1961-1962: The Dick Powell Theatre as Newton/Jack (2 episodes)
- 1962: The Real Mc Coys as Tom
- 1962: Bus Stop as Scotty Blake
- 1962: Gunsmoke as Park
- 1962: Target The Corruptors as Rocky Kustak
- 1962: Stoney Burke as Tack Reynolds
- 1962: Sam Benedict as Larry Wilcox
- 1962: The Gallant Men as Billy Ray Medford
- 1963: Perry Mason as Cal Leonard
- 1963: 77 Sunset Strip as Eddie Marco
- 1963: Ben Casey as Bud Forrest
- 1963: The Eleventh Hour as Dr. Mark Reynolds
- 1963: The Greatest Show On Earth as Cristos
- 1963: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Skip Baxter/Dr. Daniel Dana (2 episodes)
- 1963: Arrest And Trial as Gregory Wade
- 1963-1964: Wagon Train as Michael Malone/Hamish Browne (2 episodes)
- 1963-1964: Channing as Dante Donati/Benny Dickson (2 episodes0
- 1964: Route 66 as John Frank
- 1965: Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre as Lt. Commander Burt Engle
- 1969: The Young Lawyers as Ron Baron
- 1969-1970: Then Came Bronson as Jim Bronson
- 1973: Owen Marshall Counselor At Law as Ollie Gregson
- 1973: Medical Center as Dr. Chris Wells
- 1974: Ironside as Prof. Riley MacDane
- 1974: Movin' On as Ike
- 1974: McCloud as Frank
- 1975: Get Christie Love as Barney Oblonski
- 1975: Police Story as Jack Ballard
- 1975: Baretta as Scotty
- 1975: Bronk as Coleman
- 1975: The Rookies as Crilen
- 1975: The Streets of San Francisco as Jack Marlin
- 1975: The Wide World Of Mystery as Moody
- 1975-1978: Police Woman as Chuck Whitfield/Jack McVay (2 episodes)
- 1976: Ellery Queen as Terry Purvis
- 1978: Flying High as Travis
- 1979: Fantasy Island as Mike Banning
- 1979: Shirley as Phil
- 1983: The Riverman as Frank Tyrell
- 1986-1988: The Equalizer as Jonathan Grey/Logan (2 episodes)
- 1987: The Colbys as Phillip Colby/Hoyt Parker
- 1989: Murder, She Wrote as Ben Aaron
- 1989: War of the Worlds as Cash McCullough
- 1990-1991: Twin Peaks as Jean Renault (5 episodes)
- 1991: Shades Of LA as Rev. James Scarborough
- 1993: SeaQuest DSV as George Le Chein
- 1996-1999: Walker, Texas Ranger as Caleb Hooks (2 episodes)
Shorts
- 2009: Satisfaction as The Duel Master
- 2015: Red State as Cooper (voice)
- 2018: Other Fish as Grandpa (voice)
Music Videos
- 2015: To No End: Twisted Knives as Old Man
