Michael Parks
Michael Parks (* 24. April 1940 in Corona , California as Harry Samuel Parks; † 9. May 2017 in Los Angeles , California) was an American actor , singer and film director .
Career
Michael Parks began in the early 1960s with small guest roles in various television series . In 1964 he got the role of Adam in The Bible . From 1969 to 1970, Parks played the title role in the Then Came Bronson series . For this he also recorded the title song Long Lonesome Highway and reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 . In the following years, Parks appeared mostly in television series and films . In 1979 he was seen in the action film Blast Command Atlantic .
In 1990 and 1991, Parks played the role of Jean Renault in the cult series Twin Peaks . In 1996 he played the character of Texas Ranger Earl McGraw for the first time in Robert Rodriguez ' From Dusk Till Dawn . He played the same role in the 2003 film Kill Bill and in 2007 in the films Death Proof and Planet Terror .
Since 2011, Parks has made several appearances in films by director and screenwriter Kevin Smith . For example, he took on leading or important supporting roles in Red State and Tusk . His oeuvre encompasses a total of around 140 productions.
The son of Michael Parks, James Parks , is also an actor and played in the films From Dusk Till Dawn , Kill Bill and Death Proof - Deadly (at the side of his father) as well as in Robert Rodriguez's machete the son of the Texas Ranger, namely Deputy Edgar McGraw .
Discography
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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US | |||
1969 | Closing the gap |
US35 (46 weeks) US |
First published: 1969
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1970 | Long Lonesome Highway |
US24 (21 weeks) US |
First published: 1970
|
Blue |
US71 (8 weeks) US |
First published: 1970
|
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1971 | Lost & Found |
US195 (1 week) US |
First published: 1971
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more publishments
- 1971: Best Of
- 1981: You Don't Know Me
- 1998: Coolin 'Soup
- 2011: The Red State Sessions
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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US | |||
1970 | Long Lonesome Highway Long Lonesome Highway |
US20 (12 weeks) US |
First published: February 1970
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Filmography (selection)
- 1966: The Bible (The Bible: In the Beginning ...)
- 1969–1970: Then Came Bronson (TV series, 27 episodes)
- 1976: Killer bees attack ( The Sevage Bees , TV movie)
- 1978: Judy Garland - Apprenticeship as a Hollywood star (Rainbow)
- 1979: Steiner - The Iron Cross II (Breakthrough)
- 1979: North Sea Hijack (North Sea Hijack)
- 1981: Jodie - Somewhere in Texas (Hard Country)
- 1986; 1988: Der Equalizer ( The Equalizer , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1989: War of the Worlds ( War of the Worlds , TV Show, Episode 1)
- 1990: Killing Cop (The China Lake Murders)
- 1990–1991: Twin Peaks (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 1991: Chuck Norris - Hitman (The Hitman)
- 1993: SeaQuest DSV (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1994: Death Wish V : The Face of Death
- 1996: From Dusk Till Dawn
- 1997: Sharp Deception (Deceiver)
- 2000: From Dusk Till Dawn 3 - The Hangman's Daughter (From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter)
- 2003: Kill Bill - Volume 1 (Kill Bill: Vol. 1)
- 2004: Kill Bill - Volume 2 (Kill Bill: Vol. 2)
- 2007: Grindhouse ( Double Feature from Death Proof - Death Proof and Planet Terror (Grindhouse: Planet Terror) )
- 2007: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford)
- 2011: Red State
- 2012: Django Unchained
- 2014: Tusk
- 2016: Blood Father
Web links
- Michael Parks in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Michael Parks at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Seth Kelley: Michael Parks, Character Actor in 'Kill Bill' and 'Tusk,' Dies at 77. In: Variety . Penske Media Corporation, May 10, 2017, accessed May 11, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Chart sources: US
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Parks, Michael |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Parks, Harry Samuel (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor, singer and film director |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1940 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Corona , California , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | May 9, 2017 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |