Michael Winters

Michael Winters (born 1943 or 1944 ) is an American actor .

Life

Winters, who worked primarily as a stage actor , graduated from Northwestern University . In 1970 he made his official acting debut at Angus Bowner Theater in Ashland as part of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in the play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard . He then also appeared in the following four seasons at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. There he played in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Nick Bottom), Uncle Wanja (title role), As You Like It (Jaques), The Merchant of Venice (Antonio), Arsenic and Lace Cap (Mortimer Brewster), Julius Caesar (Casca), Lost Love Labor (Don Armando), Witch Hunt (Reverand John Hale), Much Ado About Nothing (Leonato), A Man in Every Season (The Common Man) and in The Importance of Being Earnest (Reverend Chasuble).

Seattle later became the artistic focus of his theater work. There he played in over 25 productions at the ACT Theater. In 2007 he played there in the piece Stuff Happens by David Hare . He has also appeared in other theaters in Seattle. In 2006 he played the Duke of Buckingham in the tragedy Richard III at the Intiman Theater in Seattle . by William Shakespeare . In 2006 he also played Captain Shotover in George Bernard Shaw's play Heartbreak House at the Intiman Theater . In 2008 he appeared at the 5th Avenue Theater in Seattle in the role of Mr. Upson in the musical Mame by Jerry Herman . In 2008 he played the role of grandfather in the comedy You Can't Take It With You by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart at the Seattle Repertory Theater . At the Center House Theater, he played Prospero in Shakespeare's late work The Tempest for the Seattle Shakespeare Company in 2009 .

In New York City Winters played in January / February 2000 at the Eugene O'Neill Theater on Broadway , the role of Guy Halperin in the play Wrong Mountain by David Hirson .

Other main locations for his theater work were Los Angeles and San Francisco . At the Mark Taper Forum in 1998 he took on the role of Dr. Wilbur Larch in the play God's Work & Devil's Contribution based on the short story by John Irving . In the 2007/2008 season he played Captain Shotover in George Bernard Shaw's play Heartbreak House at the Berkeley Repertory Theater .

In 2010, after a hiatus of over 30 years, he returned to his theatrical roots and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He played there the role of Big Daddy in The Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 2010 ; he was also the old general in Throne of Blood and took on the roles of old Gobbo, the Doge of Venice and Balthazar in Shakespeare's tragic comedy The Merchant of Venice .

Winters also played numerous film and television roles. His most famous role was that of Taylor Doose in the series Gilmore Girls , whom he impersonated in 53 episodes. He also had various other supporting roles and episode roles in other television series , including NYPD Blue , Frasier and Friends .

Winters lives in Seattle .

Filmography (selection)

• 1993: ... and life goes on (And the Band Played On)
• 1995: Die Nanny ( The Nanny , TV series)
• 1996: The Seattle Duo (Mr. & Mrs. Smith)
• 1997–1998: Ally McBeal (TV series)
• 1998: Friends (TV series)
• 1998: The Lake
• 2000–2007: Gilmore Girls (TV series)
• 2001: The Guardian - Savior with a Heart ( The Guardian , TV series, episode 8 / I)
• 2003: Frasier
• 2003: New York Cops - NYPD Blue ( NYPD Blue , TV series)
• 2016: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life ( Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life , miniseries, 3 episodes)

Web links

• Michael Winters in theInternet Movie Database(English)
• Michael Winters in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
• Michael Winters at serienjunkies.de
• Michael Winters biography Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Individual evidence

1. ↑ dandy of a Daddy DailyTidings.com; June 14, 2010
2. ↑ A seat in the war room in ACT's “Stuff Happens”. In: The Seattle Times. June 28, 2007.
3. ↑ Richard III.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Variety Theater Review. June 30, 2006.  
4. ↑ A Strong Cast resides in a Creaky Heartbreak House at Intiman Theater. In: Talkin 'Broadway.
5. ↑ Seattle Theater Presents MAME. In: HULIQ. June 2, 2008.
6. ↑ Seattle Rep's 'You Can't Take It With You' charms with a classic touch. In: Seattle Post-Intelligencer . December 5, 2008.
7. ↑ Theater Review: 'The Tempest' (at Seattle Shakespeare Company). In: Seattle Post Globe. June 16, 2009.
8. ^ Seattle Shakespeare's Tempest blows sweet comedy into the Center House. Examiner.com; June 17, 2009.
9. ↑ Michael Winters. BroadwayWorld
10. ^ Wrong Mountain. ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
11. ^ The Cider House Rules: Daring Theater, Brave Choices. RW ONLINE ; August 30, 1998.
12. ↑ Heartbreak House. The Berkeley Rep Magazine
13. ^ A Long, Stylish Production of George Bernard Shaw's Heartbreak House. Talkin 'Broadway .
14. ↑ SeattleActor.com ( Memento of the original from September 22, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.