Michael Fairman

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Michael Fairman (2007)

Michael Fairman (born February 25, 1934 in New York City , New York ) is an American actor and screenwriter . His work includes almost 150 appearances in films and television series.

Life

Fairman was born in New York City in 1934. He began his career in 1965 with an appearance in the television movie They've Killed President Lincoln! . One of his first important productions was the crime film The Anderson Clan , where he was seen in a minor supporting role as Sergeant Claire . This was followed by guest appearances in television series such as Charlie's Angels , The A-Team and Knight Rider . In the years that followed, Fairman appeared in several dozen of such series and television films. From 1984 to 1988 he appeared in the role of Deputy Inspector Knelman in Cagney & Lacey . From 1986 to 1994 he was Judge Douglas McGrath in LA Law - Star Lawyers, Tricks, Trials .

In addition to his television career, Fairman was also occasionally seen in feature films. In 2000 he played the UN Ambassador Adlai Ewing Stevenson junior in the political thriller Thirteen Days , followed by a small supporting role as Jason in Mulholland Drive in 2001. In 2007 he played the funeral director Henry Walken in the horror film Dead Silence . In 2010, Fairman was seen as Lumpy Feldstein in three episodes of the television series Sons of Anarchy . There were also other guest appearances in series such as Monk and Bones - The Bone Hunter . One of his best-known roles is that of Patrick Murphy in the soap opera Shadow of Passion , which he played in 188 episodes from 2008 to 2017.

Fairman has been dubbed by various speakers throughout his career. Most often Gerd Holtenau spoke to him . In his most famous film appearances, Thirteen Days and Dead Silence , he was dubbed by Horst Sachtleben and Norbert Gastell , respectively .

In addition to his acting career, Fairman also works as a screenwriter. For example, from 1978 to 1982 he wrote the screenplay for five episodes of the US television series WKRP in Cincinnati and in 1983 for the television film Found Money .

Fairman was a member of the Church of Scientology for many years and also starred in some of their commercials. In January 2011, he left Scientology after, according to his own statements, questioning the organization's methods since 2009 and coming into conflict with other members.

Filmography (selection)

Movies

  • 1965: They've Killed President Lincoln! (TV movie)
  • 1971: The Anderson Clan (The Anderson Tapes)
  • 1978: Circled ( A Question of Guilt ; TV movie)
  • 1980: The Kidnapping of the President
  • 1980: Marilyn Monroe - A True Story (TV Movie)
  • 1980: Full throttle to San Fernando (Any Which Way You Can)
  • 1981: Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
  • 1981: Until the Last Shot (Gangster Wars)
  • 1984: The fight against hopelessness ( Anatomy of an Illness ; TV movie)
  • 1985: The Return of the Enchanting Jeannie ( I Dream of Jeannie ... Fifteen Years Later ; TV movie)
  • 1989: The Banker
  • 1990: One Day in Dallas
  • 1991: Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh
  • 1996: Great white Hype - Eine KOmödie (The Great White Hype)
  • 1996: Apollo 11 (TV movie)
  • 1997: Devil in White (The Nurse)
  • 1997: Cupid - Armor's Bloody Arrow (Cupid)
  • 1998: Brina's problem
  • 1998: Freedom Strike - The Axis of Evil (Freedom Strike)
  • 1999: Forces of Nature (Forces of Nature)
  • 2000: Death Lurks Next Door (The Perfect Tenant)
  • 2000: Thirteen Days
  • 2001: The Perfect Wife (TV movie)
  • 2001: Mulholland Drive - Street of Darkness (Mulholland Drive)
  • 2005: Wheelmen
  • 2006: Beyond the Wall of Sleep
  • 2006: Love Comes to the Executioner
  • 2006: The Hard Easy
  • 2007: Dead Silence
  • 2008: The Reflecting Pool
  • 2008: Dark Streets
  • 2010: Browncoats: Redemption
  • 2013: A Voice in the Dark
  • 2016: After the Reality

TV Shows

Unless otherwise mentioned, one sequence in each case

As a screenwriter

  • 1979–1982: WKRP in Cincinnati (TV series, five episodes)
  • 1983: Found Money (TV movie)
  • 1988: Hercules (TV movie)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tony Ortega: Michael Fairman Talks to the Voice After his Scientology Excommunication. In: The Village Voice . April 27, 2011, accessed August 1, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Fairman, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York , United States