Acting
Michael Parks
Born 1940-04-24
Corona, California, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
Michael Parks (born Harry Samuel Parks; April 24, 1940 – May 9, 2017) was an American singer and actor. He appeared in many films and made frequent television appearances, notably starring in the 1969–1970 series Then Came Bronson, but was probably best known for his work in his later years with filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez and Kevin Smith. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Parks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Michael Parks
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Django Unchained
2012
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
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Argo
2012
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From Dusk Till Dawn
1996
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Death Proof
2007
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Planet Terror
2007
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Twin Peaks
1990
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007
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Grindhouse
2007
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (142 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks | Self (archival footage) | Movie | 2025 |
 | Pines | Harrison | Movie | 2022 |
 | Walrus Yes: The Making of Tusk | Self | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Queen of Hollywood Blvd | Chet Fuller | Movie | 2018 |
 | Greater | Leo | Movie | 2016 |
 | Blood Father | Preacher | Movie | 2016 |
 | Tusk | Howard Howe | Movie | 2014 |
 | We Are What We Are | Doc Barrow | Movie | 2013 |
 | Django Unchained | The LeQuint Dickey Mining Co. Employee | Movie | 2012 |
 | Argo | Jack Kirby | Movie | 2012 |
 | Red State | Pastor Abin Cooper | Movie | 2011 |
 | Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair | Earl McGraw / Esteban Vihaio | Movie | 2011 |
 | Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball | Fritz Tremor | Movie | 2010 |
 | Noble Things | Pete Collins | Movie | 2009 |
 | Three Priests | Jacob | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Henry Craig | Movie | 2007 |
 | Death Proof | Earl McGraw | Movie | 2007 |
 | Planet Terror | Earl McGraw | Movie | 2007 |
 | Grindhouse | Earl McGraw (segments "Death Proof" / "Planet Terror") | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Dead One | Sheriff Ezra Stone | Movie | 2007 |
 | Fighting Words | Benny the Heckler | Movie | 2006 |
 | One Night with You | Hunter Burnell | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Listening | James Wagley | Movie | 2006 |
 | Miracle at Sage Creek | Justice Stanley | Movie | 2005 |
 | The Librarians | William Clark | Movie | 2004 |
 | Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | Earl McGraw / Esteban Vihaio | Movie | 2004 |
 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | Earl McGraw | Movie | 2003 |
 | 13 Moons | Bartender | Movie | 2002 |
 | Big Bad Love | Mr. Aaron | Movie | 2001 |
 | Bullfighter | Cordobes | Movie | 2000 |
 | From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter | Ambrose Bierce | Movie | 2000 |
 | Full Tilt Boogie | Self | Movie | 1998 |
 | Niagara, Niagara | Walter | Movie | 1998 |
 | Wicked | Detective Boland | Movie | 1998 |
 | Julian Po | Vern | Movie | 1997 |
 | Deceiver | Dr. Banyard | Movie | 1997 |
 | From Dusk Till Dawn | Texas Ranger Earl McGraw | Movie | 1996 |
 | Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart | Evan Powell | Movie | 1995 |
 | Sorceress | Stan Latarga | Movie | 1995 |
 | Stranger by Night | Detective Larson | Movie | 1994 |
 | Death Wish V: The Face of Death | Tommy O'Shea | Movie | 1994 |
 | SeaQuest DSV | George Le Chein | Movie | 1993 |
 | seaQuest DSV | George Le Chein | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Caleb Hooks | TV Series | 1993 |
 | The Untouchables | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Out of Control | Pearlmutter | Movie | 1992 |
 | Storyville | Michael Trevallian | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Hitman | Ronny 'Del' Delaney | Movie | 1991 |
 | Shades of L.A. | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Twin Peaks | Jean Renault | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Caged Fury | Mr. Collins | Movie | 1990 |
| Caged Fury | Associate Producer | Movie | 1990 |
 | The China Lake Murders | Officer Donnelly | Movie | 1990 |
 | Nightmare Beach | Doc Willet | Movie | 1989 |
 | Prime Suspect | Bill Nevins | Movie | 1989 |
 | War of the Worlds | Cash McCullough | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Arizona Heat | Larry Kapinski | Movie | 1988 |
 | Stamp of a Killer | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1987 |
 | The Return of Josey Wales | Josey Wales | Movie | 1986 |
| The Return of Josey Wales | Director | Movie | 1986 |
 | Club Life | Tank | Movie | 1986 |
 | French Quarter Undercover | Det. Andre Des Moines | Movie | 1986 |
 | Chase | Larry Butler | Movie | 1985 |
 | Spiker | Coach Doames | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Colbys | Hoyt Parker / Phillip Colby | TV Series | 1985 |
 | The Equalizer | Logan | TV Series | 1985 |
| The Equalizer | Jonathan Grey | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Murder, She Wrote | Ben Aaron | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Savannah Smiles | Lt. Savage | Movie | 1982 |
 | Dial M for Murder | Max Halliday | Movie | 1981 |
 | Hard Country | Royce | Movie | 1981 |
 | Turnover Smith | Lt. Brophy | Movie | 1980 |
 | Reward | Michael Dolan | Movie | 1980 |
 | North Sea Hijack | Harold Shulman | Movie | 1980 |
| Shirley | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1979 | |
 | The Evictors | Ben Watkins | Movie | 1979 |
 | Fast Friends | David York | Movie | 1979 |
 | Breakthrough | Sergeant Anderson | Movie | 1979 |
 | Rainbow | Roger Edens | Movie | 1978 |
 | Flying High | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Hunters of the Reef | Jim Spanner | Movie | 1978 |
 | Night Cries | Mitch Haskins | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover | Robert F. Kennedy | Movie | 1977 |
 | Escape from Bogen County | Jack Kern | Movie | 1977 |
 | Love and the Midnight Auto Supply | Duke | Movie | 1977 |
 | Big Hawaii | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1977 |
 | The Savage Bees | Dr. Jeff DuRand | Movie | 1977 |
 | Sidewinder 1 | J.W. Wyatt | Movie | 1977 |
 | Murder at the World Series | Larry Marshall | Movie | 1977 |
 | Perilous Voyage | Antonio DeLeon | Movie | 1976 |
| Royce | Blair Mabry | Movie | 1976 | |
 | The Last Hard Men | Noel Nye | Movie | 1976 |
 | Distant Early Warning | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1975 |
 | Ellery Queen | Terry Purvis | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Armchair Detective: Mystery at Malibu | Private Eye | Movie | 1975 |
 | Bronk | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1975 |
 | The Werewolf of Woodstock | Moody | Movie | 1975 |
 | Baretta | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Police Woman | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1974 |
| Police Woman | Jack McVey | TV Series | 1974 |
 | The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd | Bradley Floyd | Movie | 1974 |
 | Can Ellen Be Saved? | Joseph | Movie | 1974 |
 | Between Friends | Tony | Movie | 1973 |
 | Police Story | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1973 |
 | The Streets of San Francisco | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1972 |
 | The Rookies | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1972 |
 | McCloud | Frank | TV Series | 1970 |
 | The Young Lawyers | Ron Baron | Movie | 1969 |
 | Medical Center | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1969 |
 | Then Came Bronson | Jim Bronson | TV Series | 1969 |
 | The Johnny Cash Show | Self | TV Series | 1969 |
 | Then Came Bronson | Jim Bronson | Movie | 1969 |
 | A Hatful of Rain | Johnny Pope | Movie | 1968 |
 | Stranger on the Run | Vince McKay | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Happening | Sureshot | Movie | 1967 |
 | Ironside | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1967 |
 | The Bible: In the Beginning... | Adam | Movie | 1966 |
 | The Idol | Marco | Movie | 1966 |
 | Wild Seed | Bill "Fargo" Warren | Movie | 1965 |
 | Bus Riley's Back in Town | Bus Riley | Movie | 1965 |
 | Channing | Benny Dickson | TV Series | 1963 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1963 | |
 | Arrest and Trial | Gregory Wade | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Gallant Men | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Stoney Burke | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Skip Baxter | TV Series | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Daniel Dana | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Sam Benedict | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Straightaway | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Ben Casey | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Bus Stop | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Target: The Corruptors! | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The Asphalt Jungle | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1961 |
| The Asphalt Jungle | Ty | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Route 66 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1960 |
 | The Detectives | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1959 |
| The Detectives | Johnny Blaine | TV Series | 1959 |
 | 77 Sunset Strip | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Naked City | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Perry Mason | Cal Leonard | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Juanito | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Gunsmoke | Park | TV Series | 1955 |