Michael C. Gwynne (born October 1, 1942) is an American film, television and radio actor. His film roles include Payday (1973), A Cold Night's Death (1973), Harry in Your Pocket (1973), The Terminal Man (1974), Special Delivery (1976), Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979), Raise the Titanic (1980), Threshold (1981), Cherry 2000 (1987), Sunset (1988), Blue Heat (1990), The Last of the Finest (1990)[1] and Private Parts (1997).[2]
Michael C. Gwynne | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 1, 1942 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1970–2009 |
Gwynne's distinctive voice is familiar through recordings and radio. He is one of the prime narrators on the 1971 Elektra Records album, "A Child's Garden Of Grass (A Pre-Legalization Comedy)."[3] He has narrated numerous audiobooks autobiographies on Elie Wiesel, Prince and other celebrities.[4]
In the late 1970s and into the 80s, Gwynne joined Phil Austin of the Firesign Theatre and comic Frazer Smith as the multi-voiced three-man cast of an improvisational surrealist comedy radio show, "Hollywood Niteshift," first on KROQ and later on KLOS, both in Los Angeles.[5][6][7]
Gwynne is the son of band leader Frankie Kaye.[8][9]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Payday | Clarence McGinty | |
| 1973 | Harry in Your Pocket | Fence | |
| 1974 | The Terminal Man | Dr. Robert Morris | |
| 1976 | Special Delivery | Graff | |
| 1979 | Butch and Sundance: The Early Days | Mike Cassidy | |
| 1980 | Raise the Titanic | Bohannon | |
| 1981 | Threshold | Jay Wingate | |
| 1982 | Harry Tracy: The Last of the Wild Bunch | David Merrill | |
| 1986 | Tai-Pan | Cooper | |
| 1987 | Cherry 2000 | Slim | |
| 1988 | Sunset | Mooch | |
| 1990 | The Last of the Finest | Anthony Reece | |
| 1995 | Dillinger and Capone | Perkins | |
| 1997 | Private Parts | Duke of Rock | |
| 2000 | Nostradamus | Astrologer La Font | |
| 2009 | Knowing | Coast Patrol Official |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | The Bold Ones: The Protectors | Billy | Episode: "Memo from the Class of '76" |
| 1970 | The Bold Ones: The Senator | Whitney | Episode: "Power Play" |
| 1970, 1971 | The Psychiatrist | Blaine / Pusher | 2 episodes |
| 1971 | The Name of the Game | Dr. Parker | Episode: "LA 2017" |
| 1971 | Thief | Junkie | Television film |
| 1971 | Longstreet | Harper | Episode: "The Shape of Nightmares" |
| 1972 | Cade's County | Jack | Episode: "Dead Past" |
| 1972 | The Sixth Sense | The Silversmith | Episode: "Eye of the Haunted" |
| 1972 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Charlie Luwaine | Episode: "Time Bomb in the Chest" |
| 1972 | Emergency! | Jerry Dondon | Episode: "Dinner Date" |
| 1973 | A Cold Night's Death | Val Adams | Television film |
| 1974 | Slither | Stranger | |
| 1974 | The Healers | Dr. Anton Balinowski | |
| 1974–1975 | Harry O | Randall Groves / Andrew Marsh | 2 episodes |
| 1975 | Kojak | Blaise | Episode: "The Trade-Off" |
| 1975 | Matt Helm | Charlie Danbury | Episode: "Matt Helm" |
| 1977 | The Sunday Drama | Jack Hampton | Episode: "Spawn" |
| 1977 | Baretta | Nicky Moss | Episode: "It's Hard But It's Fair" |
| 1977 | Rafferty | Dr. Prud'homme / McMurdo | 3 episodes |
| 1979 | Some Kind of Miracle | Dr. Mark Spencer | Television film |
| 1979 | Dallas | Dr. Rogers | Episode: "John Ewing III: Part 2" |
| 1979 | The Chevy Chase National Humor Test | Various (uncredited) | Television special |
| 1979 | The Streets of L.A. | Walter Kiner | Television film |
| 1980 | Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones | Larry King | |
| 1980 | Tenspeed and Brown Shoe | Dean Culpits | Episode: "The Treasure of Sierra Madre Street" |
| 1980 | CHiPs | Cleve | Episode: "The Poachers" |
| 1982 | Victims | Attorney Walters | Television film |
| 1982 | Thou Shalt Not Kill | Roebuck | |
| 1982 | Hill Street Blues | Farley | Episode: "Invasion of the Third World Body Snatchers" |
| 1982 | Deadly Encounter | John Servasco | Television film |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | Phillip Malik | Episode: "I'll Be Home for Christmas" |
| 1982–1983 | Falcon Crest | Steve Barton | 4 episodes |
| 1983 | White Water Rebels | Leland | Television film |
| 1983 | Remington Steele | Considine | Episode: "To Stop a Steele" |
| 1983 | Blood Feud | Hoffa's Attorney | Television film |
| 1984 | Calendar Girl Murders | Krell | |
| 1984 | Knight Rider | Paul Brock | Episode: "Let It Be Me" |
| 1984 | He's Not Your Son | Dr. Langtry | Television film |
| 1985 | My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn | Raoul Walsh | |
| 1985 | Seduced | 'Fitz' Fitzgibbons | |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Dr. Burke | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1985 | Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues | Jimmy Blue | Television film |
| 1985 | Simon & Simon | Burton 'Burt' Ferris | Episode: "Walk a Mile in My Hat" |
| 1986 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Bus Driver | Episode: "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" |
| 1986 | Amazing Stories | Jail Attendant | Episode: "Mirror, Mirror" |
| 1986 | Sidekicks | Shaw | Episode: "Thrill of the Chase" |
| 1986 | Houston: The Legend of Texas | Moseley Baker | Television film |
| 1987 | Police Story: the Freeway Killings | Gavin | |
| 1988 | Unholy Matrimony | Lt. Al Kerns | |
| 1988–1994 | Matlock | Various characters | 5 episodes |
| 1989, 1991 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Packer / Lt. McGuire | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston | Conners | Television film |
| 1990 | Jake and the Fatman | Frank Compton | Episode: "My Boy Bill" |
| 1991 | Tropical Heat | Minton | Episode: "Family Affair" |
| 1991 | Blood Ties | Marvin | Television film |
| 1992 | Dangerous Curves | Stanley La Roque | Episode: "Back... and to the Left" |
| 1993 | Days of Our Lives | Dr. LeBlanc | 3 episodes |
| 1994 | Jack Reed: A Search for Justice | Pete Myers | Television film |
| 1996 | The Client | Mulvey | Episode: "The Morning After" |
| 2002 | Courage the Cowardly Dog | Voice | 13 episodes |
| 2005 | Meet the Santas | Rev. Moran | Television film |
References
edit- ^ Maslin, Janet (1990-03-10). "Review/Film; Loot That Catches the Conscience of a Cop". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ "Ron Jacobs (2) - A Child's Garden Of Grass (A Pre-Legalization Comedy)". Discogs. 1971. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "Audiobooks narrated by Michael C. Gwynne | Audible.com". www.audible.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ "Legends Frazer Smith, Rodney Bingenheimer still on air — one at KLOS, the other KROQ". Daily News. 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ "~Los Angeles Radio People, Whee Are They Now, S". www.laradio.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ http://www.firezine.net/issue4/fz4_08a.htm
- ^ "Michael C. Gwynne - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ "Michael C. Gwynne Biography (1942-)". www.filmreference.com. Retrieved 2020-04-04.