Michael Sacks

Michael Sacks (born September 11, 1948 in New York City , New York ) is an American former actor .

Life

Sacks made his film debut in 1972 in the feature film Slaughterhouse 5 by George Roy Hill, based on the novel by Kurt Vonnegut . He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal . In the same year he played in Steven Spielberg's Sugarland Express . He then played in several television productions. In 1979 he had roles in the horror film Amityville Horror and the drama The Deadly Triangle, alongside Harrison Ford and Lesley-Anne Down . In 1984 he retired from show business.

Sacks studied computer science at Columbia University and was later employed by Morgan Stanley , among others .

Filmography (selection)

• 1972: Slaughterhouse 5 (Slaughterhouse Five)
• 1974: Danger at Niagara (The Great Niagara)
• 1974: Sugarland Express
• 1977: I'm the Boss (The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover)
• 1977: A Sheriff in New York (McCloud) (TV series)
• 1979: Amityville Horror
• 1979: The Deadly Triangle (Hanover Street)
• 1982: The Idol (Split Image)
• 1983: Starflight One - random flight into space (Starflight One)

Awards

• 1973: Golden Globe Award nomination for Slaughterhouse 5

Web links

• Michael Sacks in the Internet Movie Database (English)