Michael Parks

Michael Parks

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.

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Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957 • as Cal Leonard

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 • as Ben Aaron

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

1990 • as Jean Renault

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993 • as Caleb Hooks

Ironside

Ironside

1967

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Filmography

2022

Pines
Pines
as Harrison
Movie - Released: 2/4/2022

2019

Walrus Yes: The Making of Tusk
Walrus Yes: The Making of Tusk
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/19/2019
QT8: The First Eight
QT8: The First Eight
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/21/2019

2018

The Queen of Hollywood Blvd
The Queen of Hollywood Blvd
as Chet Fuller
Movie - Released: 3/23/2018

2016

Blood Father
Blood Father
as Preacher
Movie - Released: 8/11/2016
Greater
Greater
as Leo
Movie - Released: 8/26/2016

2014

Tusk
Tusk
as Howard Howe
Movie - Released: 9/19/2014

2013

We Are What We Are
We Are What We Are
as Doc Barrow
Movie - Released: 9/27/2013

2012

Django Unchained
Django Unchained
as The LeQuint Dickey Mining Co. Employee
Movie - Released: 12/25/2012
Argo
Argo
as Jack Kirby
Movie - Released: 10/11/2012

2011

Red State
Red State
as Pastor Abin Cooper
Movie - Released: 8/19/2011
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
as Earl McGraw / Esteban Vihaio
Movie - Released: 3/27/2011

2010

Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
as Fritz Tremor
Movie - Released: 1/19/2010

2009

Noble Things
Noble Things
as Pete Collins
Movie - Released: 10/30/2009

2008

Three Priests
Three Priests
as Jacob
Movie - Released: 1/1/2008

2007

Death Proof
Death Proof
as Earl McGraw
Movie - Released: 5/22/2007
Planet Terror
Planet Terror
as Earl McGraw
Movie - Released: 4/6/2007
The Dead One
The Dead One
as Sheriff Ezra Stone
Movie - Released: 1/1/2007
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
as Henry Craig
Movie - Released: 9/20/2007
Grindhouse
Grindhouse
as Earl McGraw (segments "Death Proof" / "Planet Terror")
Movie - Released: 4/6/2007

2006

The Listening
The Listening
as James Wagley
Movie - Released: 4/28/2006
One Night with You
One Night with You
as Hunter Burnell
Movie - Released: 12/7/2006
Tarantino's Mind
Tarantino's Mind
as Earl McGraw (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/4/2006
Fighting Words
Fighting Words
as Benny the Heckler
Movie - Released: 12/25/2006

2005

Miracle at Sage Creek
Miracle at Sage Creek
as Justice Stanley
Movie - Released: 11/25/2005

2004

Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
as Earl McGraw / Esteban Vihaio
Movie - Released: 4/16/2004

2003

Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
as Earl McGraw
Movie - Released: 10/10/2003
The Librarians
The Librarians
as William Clark
Movie - Released: 12/16/2003

2002

13 Moons
13 Moons
as Bartender
Movie - Released: 8/30/2002

2001

Big Bad Love
Big Bad Love
as Mr. Aaron
Movie - Released: 10/11/2001

2000

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
as Ambrose Bierce
Movie - Released: 1/18/2000
Bullfighter
Bullfighter
as Cordobes
Movie - Released: 10/1/2000

1998

Full Tilt Boogie
Full Tilt Boogie
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/31/1998
Niagara, Niagara
Niagara, Niagara
as Walter
Movie - Released: 3/20/1998
Wicked
Wicked
as Detective Boland
Movie - Released: 1/17/1998

1997

Julian Po
Julian Po
as Vern
Movie - Released: 9/5/1997
Deceiver
Deceiver
as Dr. Banyard
Movie - Released: 8/31/1997

1996

From Dusk Till Dawn
From Dusk Till Dawn
as Texas Ranger Earl McGraw
Movie - Released: 1/19/1996

1995

Sorceress
Sorceress
as Stan Latarga
Movie - Released: 1/4/1995
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
as Evan Powell
Movie - Released: 3/6/1995

1994

Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
as Tommy O'Shea
Movie - Released: 1/14/1994
Stranger by Night
Stranger by Night
as Detective Larson
Movie - Released: 11/23/1994

1993

seaQuest DSV
seaQuest DSV
as George Le Chein
TV - Released: 9/12/1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Caleb Hooks
TV - Released: 4/21/1993
The Untouchables
The Untouchables
TV - Released: 1/11/1993

1992

Storyville
Storyville
as Michael Trevallian
Movie - Released: 8/26/1992
Out of Control
Out of Control
as Pearlmutter
Movie - Released: 10/10/1992

1991

The Hitman
The Hitman
as Ronny 'Del' Delaney
Movie - Released: 5/1/1991

1990

Caged Fury
Caged Fury
as Mr. Collins
Movie - Released: 3/1/1990
The China Lake Murders
The China Lake Murders
as Officer Donnelly
Movie - Released: 1/31/1990
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks
as Jean Renault
TV - Released: 4/8/1990
Shades of L.A.
Shades of L.A.
TV - Released: 10/10/1990

1989

Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect
as Bill Nevins
Movie - Released: 1/1/1989
Nightmare Beach
Nightmare Beach
as Doc Willet
Movie - Released: 7/14/1989

1988

Arizona Heat
Arizona Heat
as Larry Kapinski
Movie - Released: 7/1/1988
War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds
as Cash McCullough
TV - Released: 10/7/1988

1987

Stamp of a Killer
Stamp of a Killer
Movie - Released: 11/1/1987

1986

Club Life
Club Life
as Tank
Movie - Released: 2/20/1986
The Return of Josey Wales
The Return of Josey Wales
as Josey Wales
Movie - Released: 10/1/1986
French Quarter Undercover
French Quarter Undercover
as Det. Andre Des Moines
Movie - Released: 1/2/1986

1985

Spiker
Spiker
as Coach Doames
Movie - Released: 11/22/1985
Chase
Chase
as Larry Butler
Movie - Released: 11/23/1985
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Logan
TV - Released: 9/18/1985
The Colbys
The Colbys
as Hoyt Parker / Phillip Colby
TV - Released: 11/20/1985
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Jonathan Grey
TV - Released: 9/18/1985

1984

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Ben Aaron
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1982

Savannah Smiles
Savannah Smiles
as Lt. Savage
Movie - Released: 4/9/1982

1981

Hard Country
Hard Country
as Royce
Movie - Released: 4/1/1981
Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder
as Max Halliday
Movie - Released: 4/9/1981

1980

North Sea Hijack
North Sea Hijack
as Harold Shulman
Movie - Released: 2/18/1980
Reward
Reward
as Michael Dolan
Movie - Released: 5/23/1980
Turnover Smith
Turnover Smith
as Lt. Brophy
Movie - Released: 6/8/1980

1979

Breakthrough
Breakthrough
as Sergeant Anderson
Movie - Released: 3/1/1979
The Evictors
The Evictors
as Ben Watkins
Movie - Released: 4/17/1979
Fast Friends
Fast Friends
as David York
Movie - Released: 3/19/1979
TV
Shirley
TV - Released: 10/26/1979

1978

Night Cries
Night Cries
as Mitch Haskins
Movie - Released: 1/29/1978
Rainbow
Rainbow
as Roger Edens
Movie - Released: 11/6/1978
Hunters of the Reef
Hunters of the Reef
as Jim Spanner
Movie - Released: 5/20/1978
Flying High
Flying High
TV - Released: 9/29/1978

1977

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
as Robert F. Kennedy
Movie - Released: 12/1/1977
Sidewinder 1
Sidewinder 1
as J.W. Wyatt
Movie - Released: 8/1/1977
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply
as Duke
Movie - Released: 9/24/1977
Murder at the World Series
Murder at the World Series
as Larry Marshall
Movie - Released: 3/20/1977
Escape from Bogen County
Escape from Bogen County
as Jack Kern
Movie - Released: 10/7/1977
Big Hawaii
Big Hawaii
TV - Released: 9/21/1977

1976

The Last Hard Men
The Last Hard Men
as Noel Nye
Movie - Released: 4/22/1976
The Savage Bees
The Savage Bees
as Dr. Jeff DuRand
Movie - Released: 11/22/1976
Perilous Voyage
Perilous Voyage
as Antonio DeLeon
Movie - Released: 6/29/1976
Movie
Royce
as Blair Mabry
Movie - Released: 5/21/1976

1975

Distant Early Warning
Distant Early Warning
Movie - Released: 10/21/1975
Armchair Detective: Mystery at Malibu
Armchair Detective: Mystery at Malibu
as Private Eye
Movie - Released: 5/19/1975
The Werewolf of Woodstock
The Werewolf of Woodstock
as Moody
Movie - Released: 1/24/1975
Baretta
Baretta
TV - Released: 1/17/1975
Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
TV - Released: 9/11/1975
Bronk
Bronk
TV - Released: 4/17/1975

1974

The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd
as Bradley Floyd
Movie - Released: 5/7/1974
Can Ellen Be Saved?
Can Ellen Be Saved?
as Joseph
Movie - Released: 2/5/1974
Police Woman
Police Woman
TV - Released: 9/13/1974

1973

Between Friends
Between Friends
as Tony
Movie - Released: 6/1/1973
Police Story
Police Story
TV - Released: 3/20/1973

1972

The Rookies
The Rookies
TV - Released: 9/11/1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
TV - Released: 9/23/1972

1970

McCloud
McCloud
TV - Released: 2/17/1970

1969

Then Came Bronson
Then Came Bronson
as Jim Bronson
Movie - Released: 3/24/1969
The Young Lawyers
The Young Lawyers
as Ron Baron
Movie - Released: 10/28/1969
Medical Center
Medical Center
TV - Released: 9/24/1969
The Johnny Cash Show
The Johnny Cash Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/7/1969
Then Came Bronson
Then Came Bronson
as Jim Bronson
TV - Released: 9/17/1969

1968

A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain
as Johnny Pope
Movie - Released: 3/3/1968

1967

The Happening
The Happening
as Sureshot
Movie - Released: 5/17/1967
Stranger on the Run
Stranger on the Run
as Vince McKay
Movie - Released: 10/31/1967
Ironside
Ironside
TV - Released: 3/28/1967

1966

The Bible: In the Beginning...
The Bible: In the Beginning...
as Adam
Movie - Released: 9/28/1966
The Idol
The Idol
as Marco
Movie - Released: 2/1/1966

1965

Bus Riley's Back in Town
Bus Riley's Back in Town
as Bus Riley
Movie - Released: 3/24/1965
Wild Seed
Wild Seed
as Bill "Fargo" Warren
Movie - Released: 5/5/1965

1963

Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial
TV - Released: 9/15/1963
TV
The Greatest Show on Earth
TV - Released: 9/17/1963
Channing
Channing
as Benny Dickson
TV - Released: 9/18/1963

1962

The Gallant Men
The Gallant Men
TV - Released: 10/5/1962
Sam Benedict
Sam Benedict
TV - Released: 9/15/1962
Stoney Burke
Stoney Burke
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Skip Baxter
TV - Released: 9/20/1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Daniel Dana
TV - Released: 9/20/1962

1961

Straightaway
Straightaway
TV - Released: 10/6/1961
Target: The Corruptors!
Target: The Corruptors!
TV - Released: 9/29/1961
Bus Stop
Bus Stop
TV - Released: 10/1/1961
Ben Casey
Ben Casey
TV - Released: 10/2/1961
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
TV - Released: 4/2/1961

1960

Route 66
Route 66
TV - Released: 10/7/1960

1959

The Detectives
The Detectives
TV - Released: 10/16/1959

1958

77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
TV - Released: 10/10/1958
Naked City
Naked City
TV - Released: 9/30/1958

1957

Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Cal Leonard
TV - Released: 9/21/1957

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Juanito
TV - Released: 10/5/1956

1955

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Park
TV - Released: 9/10/1955