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1Michael Fairman (February 25, 1934) is an American actor and writer best known for ''Film/MulhollandDrive'' (2001), ''Film/DeadSilence'' (2007), and ''Film/ThirteenDays'' (2000).
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3He was married to joy Graysen and they have one child.
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7!Filmography
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9!!Film Roles
10* 1971: ''Film/TheyveKilledPresidentLincoln'' as Major Eckert
11* 1971: ''Film/TheAndersonTapes'' as Sgt. Claire
12* 1978: ''Film/PeepingTimes'' as The Mayor
13* 1978: ''Film/AQuestionOfGuilt'' as Man on Stand
14* 1979: ''Film/LikeNormalPeople'' as Lt. Anderson
15* 1980: ''Film/TheKidnappingOfThePresident'' as Harrison
16* 1980: ''Film/ScaredStraightAnotherStory'' as Warden
17* 1980: ''Film/AnyWhichWayYouCan'' as CHP Captain
18* 1981: ''Film/CharlieChanAndTheCurseOfTheDragonQueen'' as Bernard Lupowitz
19* 1981: ''Film/FlyAwayHome'' as Hap
20* 1981: ''Film/GangsterWars'' as Mr. Silver
21* 1984: ''Film/AnatomyOfAnIllness'' as Dr. Lowman
22* 1985: ''Film/{{Stingray|1985}}'' as Ned Rosenberg
23* 1985: ''Film/IDreamOfJeannieFifteenYearsLater'' as Gen. Hatten
24* 1988: ''Film/APlaceAtTheTable'' as Martin
25* 1989: ''Film/TheBanker'' as Fred
26* 1990: ''Film/JohnnyRyan'' as Meyer Lansky
27* 1990: ''Film/OneDayInDallas'' as John
28* 1991: ''Film/BloodsuckingPharaohsInPittsburgh'' as Medical Examiner
29* 1993: ''Film/ShamefulSecrets'' as Mal
30* 1994: ''Film/HoggsHeaven'' as Dad
31* 1996: ''Literature/TheLateShift'' as Michael Gartner
32* 1996: ''Film/AnUnfinishedAffair'' as Clayton Edmunds
33* 1996: ''Film/TheGreatWhiteHype'' as Chairman Jerry Schwartz
34* 1996: ''Film/Apollo11'' as Edwin Aldrin Sr.
35* 1996: ''Film/KidCop'' as Charlie Rebbins
36* 1997: ''Film/TheNurse'' as Bob Martin
37* 1997: ''Film/{{Cupid|1997}}'' as Carl
38* 1998: ''Film/FreedomStrike'' as Gen. Porter
39* 1998: ''Film/TheChristmasWish'' as Mr. Connor
40* 1999: ''Film/ForcesOfNature'' as Richard
41* 1999: ''Film/MulhollandDrive'' as Jason
42** 2001: ''Film/MulhollandDrive'' as Jason
43* 2000: ''Film/ThePerfectTenant'' as Mr. Hartwell
44* 2000: ''Film/ThirteenDays'' as Adlai Stevenson
45* 2001: ''Film/ThePerfectWife'' as Orville Gleason
46* 2005: ''Film/{{Wheelmen}}'' as Paul
47* 2005: ''Film/OrdinaryMiracles'' as Sterling Grimes
48* 2006: ''Film/BeyondTheWallOfSleep'' as Older Intern (voice)
49* 2006: ''Film/LoveComesToTheExecutioner'' as Warden Stankovic
50* 2006: ''Film/TheHardEasy'' as Col. Max
51* 2007: ''Film/DeadSilence'' as Henry Walker
52* 2008: ''Film/DarkStreets'' as Nathaniel Davenport
53* 2008: ''Film/TheReflectingPool'' as Berman
54* 2010: ''Film/BrowncatsRedemption'' as Adelai Niska (UncreditedRole)
55* 2013: ''Film/AVoiceInTheDark'' as Mr. Anderson
56* 2016: ''Film/AfterTheReality'' as Elmer Stevenson
57* 2022: ''Film/FatherStu'' as Randall
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59!!Television Roles
60* 1972: ''Series/AppointmentWithDestiny'' as Gen. Robert E. Lee
61* 1975-1980: ''Series/RyansHope'' as Nick Szabo/Richie Graham (62 episodes)
62* 1977: ''Series/DaysOfOurLives'' as Mr. Schroeder
63* 1977: ''Series/CharliesAngels'' as Cal Stone
64* 1978-1980: ''Series/WKRPInCincinnati'' as Buddy Barker/Shoe Store Owner (2 episodes)
65* 1978: ''Series/BarnabyJones'' as Gerald Laslo
66* 1979: ''Series/MrsColumbo'' as Lieutenant
67* 1979: ''Series/TheFrenchAtlanticAffair'' as Comdr. Hewitt
68* 1979-1982: ''Series/LouGrant'' as Senator/Doctor/Dr. Thomas Chamberlain (3 episodes)
69* 1980: ''Series/{{Taxi}}'' as John Brennan
70* 1980: ''Series/TenspeedAndBrownShoe'' as Doyle
71* 1981: ''Series/BosomBuddies'' as Mr. Peters
72* 1981: ''Series/{{Soap}}'' as Lou
73* 1981: ''Series/McClainsLaw'' as Dr. Hallett
74* 1982: ''Series/WorldWarIII'' as Dr. Alan Tenant
75* 1982: ''Series/{{Private Benjamin|1981}}'' as Col. Cooper
76* 1982: ''Series/ThePowersOfMatthewStar'' as Mr. Heller
77* 1982-1984: ''Series/HillStreetBlues'' as Arnold Detweiler (6 episodes)
78* 1983: ''Series/FilthyRich'' as Mr. Taylor
79* 1983: ''Series/SevenBridesForSevenBrothers'' as Col. Harris
80* 1983: ''Series/KnightRider'' as Eric Fenton
81* 1983-1987: ''Series/ScarecrowAndMrsKing'' as Sergei/Dr. Theodore Glaser (2 episodes)
82* 1984: ''Series/TheATeam'' as Anthony Raymond
83* 1984: ''Series/RemingtonSteele'' as Cop
84* 1984-1988: ''Series/CagneyAndLacey'' as Dept. Insp. Knelman (18 episodes)
85* 1985: ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'' as Deputy Attorney General
86* 1985: ''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}'' as Gen. Relkwin
87* 1986-1994: ''Series/LALaw'' as Judge Douglas M. [=McGrath=] (14 episodes)
88* 1987: ''Series/SantaBarbara'' as Dr. Marcus
89* 1987: ''Series/{{Newhart}}'' as Sen. Wells
90* 1987: ''Series/DownAndOutInBeverlyHills'' as Henry Phelps
91* 1987: ''Series/TwentyOneJumpStreet'' as Frank Hartman
92* 1987: ''Series/MamasFamily'' as Joe
93* 1987-1989: ''Series/CBSSchoolbreakSpecial'' as Sinclair/Dr. Bolton (2 episodes)
94* 1988: ''Series/FavoriteSon'' as Dr. Aronowitz
95* 1988: ''Series/{{Dynasty|1981}}'' as Dr. Westhaven
96* 1989: ''Series/{{Hunter|1984}}'' as Carl Weller
97* 1989: ''Series/AlienNation'' as Capt. [=McKnight=]
98* 1989: ''Series/NightCourt'' as Judge Casement
99* 1989-1990: ''Series/TourOfDuty'' as Maj. Gen. Edward Higgins (3 episodes)
100* 1990: ''Series/MyTwoDads'' as Clark
101* 1990: ''Series/QuantumLeap'' as Judge Mulhearn
102* 1990: ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' as Cabby
103* 1991: ''Series/{{Wings}}'' as Reporter
104* 1991: ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' as Dutch Kincaid
105* 1991: ''Series/{{Roc}}'' as Bert
106* 1992: ''Series/StandByYourMan'' as Judge
107* 1992: ''Series/CivilWars'' as Louis Sumner
108* 1992: ''Series/MadAboutYou'' as Conductor
109* 1993: ''Series/{{Bob|1992}}'' as Buck Sikes
110* 1993: ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' as Vendor
111* 1993: ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' as Mr. Pensky
112* 1994: ''Series/TheGeorgeCarlinShow'' as Commissioner
113* 1994: ''Series/TheAdventuresOfBriscoCountyJr'' as Gen. Quarry
114* 1994: ''Series/{{ER}}'' as Mort Harris
115* 1994: ''Series/MurphyBrown'' as Steve Ferguson
116* 1995: ''Series/SweetJustice'' as Richard Crashaw
117* 1995: ''Series/{{Courthouse}}'' as Judge Francis Firestone
118* 1995: ''Series/TheCrew'' as Sam Steadman
119* 1995-1996: ''Series/GeneralHospital'' as Harry Silver (5 episodes)
120* 1996: ''Series/ArliSS'' as Buddy Reingold
121* 1997: ''Series/TheXFiles'' as Older Jason Nichols
122* 1997: ''Series/BrooklynSouth'' as Dr. Vanderluke
123* 1998: ''Series/MikeHammerPrivateEye'' as Ronald Wilk
124* 1998: ''Series/BeyondBeliefFactOrFiction'' as Publisher/Zachary (2 episodes)
125* 1998: ''Series/{{Viper}}'' as Abe Goldberg
126* 1999: ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'' as Dr. Markman
127* 1999: ''Series/{{Providence}}'' as Frank Gerrish
128* 1999: ''Series/SunsetBeach'' as Archbishop Damien
129* 2000: ''Series/FamilyLaw'' as Pierce's Attorney
130* 2000: ''Series/BostonPublic'' as School board Chairman Harold Shaw
131** 2001-2004: ''Series/ThePractice'' as Governor's Council Interviewer/Harold Shaw (2 episodes)
132* 2001: ''Series/BlackScorpion'' as Gen. Stryker
133* 2001: ''Series/TheKingOfQueens'' as Harold
134* 2001: ''Series/DharmaAndGreg'' as Porter
135* 2002: ''Series/{{JAG}}'' as CIA Director Norman Watts
136* 2002: ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' as Adelai Niska
137* 2003: ''Series/JudgingAmy'' as Judge Henry Bouton
138* 2003: ''Series/JustShootMe'' as Bob
139* 2004: ''Series/ColdCase'' as (2004) David Rosen
140* 2005: ''Series/SeventhHeaven'' as Milton Madison
141* 2005: ''Series/WithoutATrace'' as Thomas Healy
142* 2006: ''Series/GhostWhisperer'' as Dennis' Father
143* 2006: ''Series/NightStalker'' as Hugh
144* 2006: ''Series/{{Medium}}'' as Frontier Doctor
145* 2008-2009: ''Series/{{Crash|2008}}'' as Lou Losky (5 episodes)
146* 2008-2017: ''Series/TheYoungTheRestless'' as Patrick Murphy/Himself (188 episodes)
147* 2009: ''Series/{{Monk}}'' as Stanley Greenblatt
148* 2010: ''Series/SonsOfAnarchy'' as Lumpy Feldstein
149* 2013: ''Series/{{Bones}}'' as David Hal-El
150* 2013-2015: ''Series/{{Workaholics}}'' as Gramps [=DeMamp=] (2 episodes)
151* 2014: ''Series/{{Benched}}'' as Judge Ickles
152* 2014: ''Series/TheFosters'' as Mr. Nesbit
153* 2020: ''Series/{{Kidding}}'' as Ray
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155!Shorts
156* 2006: ''Film/{{Cake|2006}}'' as Joey
157* 2008: ''Film/{{Stuck|2008}}'' as Doctor
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159!Writer
160* 1979-1982: ''Series/WKRPInCincinnati'' (5 episodes)
161* 1983: ''Film/FoundMoney''
162* 1988: ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules|1988}}''
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164!Director
165* 1981: ''Series/AnotherWorld''
166
167!Producer

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