Michael Cavanaugh: movies and TV shows
Michael Cavanaugh has 122 credits in the archive: 62 films and 60 TV series, from 1951 to 2017. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1951 – 2017 · busiest year: 2001 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | August Creek | Roger | Film | 5.4 | 74 |
| 2016 | Rules Don't Apply | Methodist Minister | Film | 5.7 | 73 |
| 2010 | Peep World | Brad Thompkins | Film | 4.8 | 67 |
| 2009 | FlashForward | Warren Moore | TV | 7.0 | 66 |
| 2009 | Moonlight Serenade | Beretsky | Film | 5.3 | 66 |
| 2008 | Eli Stone | D.A. Lowell Grayson | TV | 6.7 | 65 |
| 2007 | Live! | Wilken | Film | 5.5 | 64 |
| 2007 | Who's Your Caddy? | John Marshall | Film | 3.4 | 64 |
| 2006 | The Unit | Committee Chair Locke | TV | 7.3 | 63 |
| 2006 | Shark | Judge Newman | TV | 6.7 | 63 |
| 2006 | All the King's Men | Mr. Peyton | Film | 5.8 | 63 |
| 2006 | Down the P.C.H. | Michael O'Hara | Film | 4.3 | 63 |
| 2005 | Bones | Alan Corman | TV | 8.2 | 62 |
| 2005 | Medium | Defense Attorney | TV | 7.5 | 62 |
| 2005 | E-Ring | TV | 7.6 | 62 | |
| 2005 | Point Pleasant | Harland | TV | 6.8 | 62 |
| 2005 | Just Legal | TV | 8.0 | 62 | |
| 2003 | Cold Case | David Poole | TV | 7.8 | 60 |
| 2003 | Las Vegas | Heyman | TV | 7.0 | 60 |
| 2003 | Holes | Judge Austin Gorg | Film | 6.9 | 60 |
| 2003 | Mister Sterling | TV | 8.3 | 60 | |
| 2002 | Monk | Bobby Davenport | TV | 8.0 | 59 |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Richard Conlon | TV | 7.2 | 59 |
| 2002 | Collateral Damage | Chairman Paul Devereaux | Film | 5.8 | 59 |
| 2002 | Red Dragon | Forensic Dentist | Film | 7.0 | 59 |
| 2002 | Stranded | Admiral Ferrell | Film | 4.4 | 59 |
| 2002 | Ablaze | Chief Sam Davis | Film | 4.0 | 59 |
| 2001 | 24 | Joseph O' Laughlin | TV | 7.8 | 58 |
| 2001 | The Agency | Mr. Barnes | TV | 6.9 | 58 |
| 2001 | Epoch | Williams | Film | 4.7 | 58 |
| 2001 | Poison | Ian McMillan | Film | 4.8 | 58 |
| 2001 | Raptor | Colonel Vandamar | Film | 3.9 | 58 |
| 2001 | When Billie Beat Bobby | Brother John | Film | 5.4 | 58 |
| 2001 | Warden of Red Rock | Sen. Paul Townsend | Film | 5.9 | 58 |
| 2001 | Dancing in September | Harbor | Film | 6.5 | 58 |
| 2000 | Boston Public | Judge Boilings | TV | 7.6 | 57 |
| 2000 | Militia | Col. Jim Donaman | Film | 4.4 | 57 |
| 2000 | Escape Under Pressure | Captain | Film | 5.4 | 57 |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Pharmaceutical Executive | TV | 8.3 | 56 |
| 1999 | L.A. Heat | TV | 7.1 | 56 | |
| 1999 | The Haunting | Dr. Malcolm Keogh | Film | 5.5 | 56 |
| 1999 | In Dreams | Judge (voice) | Film | 5.5 | 56 |
| 1998 | Black Thunder | Barnes | Film | 4.3 | 55 |
| 1998 | FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue | Film | 5.7 | 55 | |
| 1997 | The Practice | Primate Center Director | TV | 7.7 | 54 |
| 1997 | C-16: FBI | Dennis Grassi | TV | 7.3 | 54 |
| 1997 | Strategic Command | Vice President Charles Baker | Film | 5.0 | 54 |
| 1997 | Crash Dive | Captain Lange | Film | 5.1 | 54 |
| 1997 | Operation Cobra | Victor Grayson | Film | 4.8 | 54 |
| 1996 | Pacific Blue | Curtis Bilson | TV | 5.4 | 53 |
| 1996 | Night Hunter | Roy Ward | Film | 4.6 | 53 |
| 1995 | Illegal in Blue | Lt. Lyle | Film | 3.9 | 52 |
| 1995 | Eye of the Stalker | Judge Warren Curtis | Film | 7.8 | 52 |
| 1994 | ER | Suzanne's Dad | TV | 7.8 | 51 |
| 1994 | Vanishing Son | Marcek | TV | 6.8 | 51 |
| 1994 | A Passion to Kill | Robinson | Film | 4.4 | 51 |
| 1994 | Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story | Evy Scotvold | Film | 9.0 | 51 |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Sheriff Jack Withers | TV | 8.4 | 50 |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Dr. Carlton | TV | 6.9 | 50 |
| 1993 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Craig Harding | TV | 7.6 | 50 |
| 1993 | Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story | Film | 5.6 | 50 | |
| 1993 | Donato and Daughter | Vinnie Stellino | Film | 5.8 | 50 |
| 1992 | Renegade | Police Sgt. Ben Clancy | TV | 6.7 | 49 |
| 1992 | Angel Street | Doherty | TV | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1992 | Somebody's Daughter | Aarons | Film | 3.7 | 49 |
| 1991 | Dark Shadows | Sheriff George Patterson / Andre du Pres | TV | 7.9 | 48 |
| 1991 | Dark Shadows | Sheriff George Patterson | TV | 7.9 | 48 |
| 1991 | Dark Shadows | Andre du Pres | TV | 7.9 | 48 |
| 1991 | To the Moon, Alice | Policeman | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1991 | Marilyn and Me | Walter Winchell | Film | 6.6 | 48 |
| 1990 | Kid | Walters | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1990 | People Like Us | Michael Jordan | Film | 5.8 | 47 |
| 1990 | Full Fathom Five | Garvin | Film | 4.0 | 47 |
| 1989 | Two to Tango | Dean Boyle | Film | 3.0 | 46 |
| 1988 | Promised a Miracle | Film | 5.3 | 45 | |
| 1988 | Street of Dreams | Lt. Marcus | Film | 5.0 | 45 |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Captain Robert DeSoto | TV | 8.4 | 44 |
| 1987 | Tour of Duty | TV | 8.1 | 44 | |
| 1986 | Matlock | Al Brown / Marvin Latham | TV | 7.1 | 43 |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Paul Richardson | TV | 7.1 | 43 |
| 1986 | Starman | George Fox | TV | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1986 | Joe Bash | TV | 8.0 | 43 | |
| 1986 | Second Serve | Gene Scott | Film | 5.3 | 43 |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Michael Donahue / Viking | TV | 7.7 | 42 |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories | James Lefferts | TV | 7.5 | 42 |
| 1985 | A Death in California | Gene Brooks | TV | 6.2 | 42 |
| 1985 | Final Jeopardy | Garage Attendant | Film | 6.3 | 42 |
| 1984 | Hunter | Capt. Lester Cain | TV | 7.1 | 41 |
| 1984 | Airwolf | Patrick Stoner | TV | 7.6 | 41 |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | TV | 7.4 | 41 | |
| 1984 | 11th Victim | Steve | Film | 4.0 | 41 |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Joseph King | TV | 7.5 | 40 |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | TV | 6.6 | 40 | |
| 1983 | Heart Like a Wheel | NHRA Boss | Film | 5.8 | 40 |
| 1983 | For Love and Honor | Pelham | Film | 9.7 | 40 |
| 1983 | Night Partners | Roy Henderson | Film | 7.5 | 40 |
| 1982 | T. J. Hooker | Carl Hines | TV | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | TV | 6.9 | 39 | |
| 1982 | Matt Houston | TV | 6.3 | 39 | |
| 1982 | Matt Houston | Byron Stevens | TV | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1982 | Tales of the Gold Monkey | TV | 7.5 | 39 | |
| 1982 | Forced Vengeance | Stan Raimondi | Film | 5.6 | 39 |
| 1982 | Comeback | Manager | Film | 10.0 | 39 |
| 1981 | Miracle on Ice | George | Film | 6.6 | 38 |
| 1980 | Any Which Way You Can | Patrick Scarfe | Film | 5.8 | 37 |
| 1980 | A Rumor of War | Capt. Lake | TV | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1980 | Stone | TV | 7.5 | 37 | |
| 1980 | Belle Starr | Jesse James | Film | 5.2 | 37 |
| 1980 | Gideon's Trumpet | Stocker | Film | 6.4 | 37 |
| 1979 | Shirley | TV | 6.0 | 36 | |
| 1979 | The Lady in Red | Undercover Cop | Film | 5.6 | 36 |
| 1979 | Portrait of a Stripper | Steve Vector | Film | 3.5 | 36 |
| 1978 | Vega$ | TV | 6.9 | 35 | |
| 1977 | CHiPs | Tom Dempsey | TV | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1977 | The Gauntlet | Feyderspiel | Film | 6.5 | 34 |
| 1977 | Heroes | Peanuts | Film | 6.2 | 34 |
| 1977 | Over-Under Sideways-Down | Rich | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Anthony Felber | TV | 6.7 | 33 |
| 1976 | The Enforcer | Lalo | Film | 6.7 | 33 |
| 1973 | Kojak | Sonny Canavere | TV | 7.2 | 30 |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | TV | 7.0 | 29 | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Stocker | TV | 8.8 | 8 |