Michael Cavanaugh (actor)


Michael Cavanaugh is an American actor. Cavanaugh was born in New York City, and has performed in more than one hundred films since 1976. His television guest-credits include The West Wing, Joe Bash, Starman, Hunter, Monk and 24.
He also served in the United States Navy, enlisting following graduation from high school, serving for three years while stationed in Hawaii.

Film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977VisionsRichEpisode: "Over-Under, Sideways-Down"
1978KojakSonny CanavereEpisode: "Justice for All"
1978Doctor ScorpionTerry BatlinerTV movie
1979DallasO'NeillEpisode: "The Red File: Part 1"
1979Portrait of a StripperSteve VectorTV movie
197911th VictimSteveTV movie
1980The Rockford FilesJohn TraynorEpisode: "Deadlock in Parma"
1980Charlie's AngelsAnthony FelberEpisode: "Harrigan's Angel"
1980Belle StarrJesse JamesTV movie
1980Gideon's TrumpetStockerTV movie
1980A Rumor of WarCapt. LakeTV miniseries
1980Diff'rent StrokesWoodyEpisode: "The Bank Job"
1981CHiPsTom DempseyEpisode: "Home Fires Burning"
1981Miracle on IceGeorgeTV movie
1981VegasVanceEpisode: "The Killing"
1981The Texas RangersBobby Joe AmesTV movie
1981Fitz and BonesJoeEpisode: "Terror at Newsline 3"
1982One Day at a TimeGunmanEpisode: "Stick 'em Up"
1983T. J. HookerCarl HinesEpisode: "The Mumbler"
1983Tales of the Gold MonkeyAvery ThielEpisode: "A Distant Shout of Thunder"
1983Blood FeudU.S. MarshalTV movie
1983For Love and HonorPelhamTV movie
1983For Love and HonorPelhamEpisode: "For Love and Honor
1983Night PartnersRoy HendersonTV movie
1983The MississippiEpisode: "Town Without Pity"
1984The A-TeamJoseph KingEpisode: "Deadly Maneuvers"
1984HunterCaptain CainEpisode: "Hunter"
1983-1984Matt HoustonGeorge Davis / Byron Stevens2 episodes
1985Highway to HeavenCoachEpisode: "As Difficult as ABC"
1985A Death in CaliforniaGene Brooks2 episodes
1985AirwolfPatrick StonerEpisode: "Fortune Teller"
1985Amazing StoriesJohn Lefferts - StorekeeperEpisode: "Alamo Jobe"
1984-1985Cagney & LaceyLt. Johnson / Detective #12 episodes
1985Hostage FlightBill OrfmanTV movie
1985Final JeopardyGarage AttendantTV movie
1986MacGyverMichael DonahueEpisode: "Countdown"
1986Scarecrow and Mrs. KingGerald FalkenEpisode: "The Triumvirate"
1986Joe BashLt. Pendleton2 episodes
1986Second ServeGene ScottTV movie
1985-1986Santa BarbaraD.A. Tony Patterson12 episodes
1986-1987StarmanGeorge Fox22 episodes
1987Our HouseMac Hoover2 episodes
1988Promised a MiracleDetectiveTV movie
1988Street of DreamsLt. MarcusTV movie
1989L.A. LawPaul RichardsonEpisode: "The Accidental Jurist"
1989WolfEpisode: "Wolf"
1990Tour of DutyMajor General ProctorEpisode: "Three Cheers for the Orange, White and Blue"
1990'Captain Robert DeSotoEpisode: "Tin Man |Tin Man"
1990People Like UsMichael JordanTV movie
1991'KaplanTV movie
1991MatlockAl Brown / Marvin LathamEpisode: "The Arsonist"
1991Dark ShadowsSheriff George Patterson / Andres Du Pres
1991Marilyn and MeWalter WinchellTV movie
1991False ArrestDr. ChandlerTV movie
1992'Episode: "D.B. Cooper/McCoy Skyjacking"
1992Just DesertsCampbell CunninghamTV movie
1992Somebody's DaughterAaronsTV movie
1992Angel StreetTV movie
1993Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanCraig HardingEpisode: "Bad Water"
1993Sworn to VengeancePete HallTV movie
1993The Fire Next TimeSethEpisode #1.2
1993'TV movie
1993Donato and DaughterVinnie StellinoTV movie
1993The X-FilesSheriff Jack WithersEpisode: "Conduit"
1993'Dr. CarltonEpisode: "Smart Kids"
1994RenegadePolice Sgt. Ben ClancyEpisode: "Once Burned, Twice Chey"
1994'Evy ScotvoldTV movie
1994ERSuzanne's DadEpisode: "24 Hours"
1995Vanishing SonMarcek5 episodes
1995'Walter WangerTV movie
1995Eye of the StalkerJudge Warren CurtisTV movie
1995'Telamon Doctor
1996High TideEpisode: "Sins of the Mother"
1996Pacific BlueCurtis BilsonEpisode: "The Phoenix"
1996The Burning ZonePilotEpisode: "Night Flight"
1996NYPD BlueLenEpisode: "Caulksmanship"
1997The Secret World of Alex MackDeanEpisode: "The Switch"
1997L.A. HeatTimothy ScullyEpisode: "Green Justice"
1997Breast MenHarry
1998The PracticePrimate Center DirectorEpisode: "Food Chains"
1997-1998Dennis Grassi10 episodes
1998Nothing SacredEpisode: "Sleeping Dogs"
1999Mutiny-
2000Any Day NowEpisode: "Life"
2000The West WingPharmaceutical ExecutiveEpisode: "In This White House"
2001Warden of Red RockSen. Paul TownsendTV movie
2001When Billie Beat BobbyBrother JohnTV movie
2001EpochWilliamsTV movie
2002Push, Nevada3 episodes
2002The AgencyMr. BarnesEpisode: "Home Grown"
2003Mister SterlingEpisode: "Human Error"
2003Boston PublicJudge BoilingsEpisode: "Chapter Sixty-Seven"
2003CarnivàleTalkative HoboEpisode: "Pick a Number"
200424Joseph O'Laughlin-
2004Las VegasHeymanEpisode: "Blood Is Thicker"
2005Higglytown HeroesTailor HeroEpisode: "Wayne's Ripping Adventure/Meet Eubie's Cousin"
2005Point PleasantHarlandEpisode: "Pilot"
2005Just LegalEpisode: "Pilot"
2005E-RingU.S. Ambassador: SurinameEpisode: "Weekend Pass"
2005MediumDefense AttorneyEpisode: "Still Life"
2006BonesSenator Alan CormanEpisode: "The Woman in the Garden"
2006Cold CaseDavid PooleEpisode: "The Hen House"
2005-2007MonkBobby Davenport2 episodes
2007The UnitCommittee Chair LockeEpisode: "Pandemonium: Part 1"
2007SharkJudge Newman2 episodes
2008Eli StoneD.A. Lowell GraysonEpisode: "Something to Save"
2008Without a TraceRichard ConlonEpisode: "Last Call"
2009FlashForwardSETI Chairman Warren MooreEpisode: "Gimme Some Truth"
2003-2001The Young and the RestlessJudge Phelps / Franklin J. Becker11 episodes
2017Back to LoveRogerTV movie
2018The WatchThe Watch MakerEpisode: "The Gift of Time"