Michael Higgins: movies and TV shows
Michael Higgins has 68 credits in the archive: 49 films and 19 TV series, from 1947 to 2010. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1947 – 2010 · busiest year: 1982 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Ice Castles | Fan | Film | 6.3 | 90 |
| 2008 | Synecdoche, New York | Actor Playing Man with Nose Bleed | Film | 7.5 | 88 |
| 2008 | An American Carol | Parent | Film | 4.2 | 88 |
| 2007 | The Favor | Mr. Ritter | Film | 6.0 | 87 |
| 2006 | Off the Black | Al Cook | Film | 5.8 | 86 |
| 2005 | Goodnight Bill | Terry | Film | 4.8 | 85 |
| 2004 | Messengers | Poor Old Man from Room 410 | Film | 6.0 | 84 |
| 2002 | Swimfan | Mr. Tillman | Film | 5.2 | 82 |
| 2000 | State and Main | Doc Wilson | Film | 6.3 | 80 |
| 1998 | The Impostors | Older Man who Drops Dead | Film | 5.9 | 78 |
| 1998 | Just the Ticket | Confessional Priest | Film | 5.5 | 78 |
| 1996 | Calm at Sunset | Grandpa | Film | 6.2 | 76 |
| 1992 | Wind | Artemus | Film | 6.2 | 72 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Thad Messimer | TV | 7.3 | 70 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Darryl Grady | TV | 7.3 | 70 |
| 1990 | The Local Stigmatic | Drunk Man | Film | 5.1 | 70 |
| 1989 | New York Stories | Robber | Film | 6.2 | 69 |
| 1989 | Dead Bang | Film | 6.4 | 69 | |
| 1989 | Crusoe | Dr Martin | Film | 5.9 | 69 |
| 1989 | Forced March | Andras Bereg | Film | 6.6 | 69 |
| 1987 | Angel Heart | Doctor Fowler | Film | 7.1 | 67 |
| 1986 | Seven Minutes in Heaven | Senator Peterson | Film | 6.1 | 66 |
| 1986 | Barnum | Phineas Taylor | Film | 7.0 | 66 |
| 1986 | On Valentine's Day | Mr. Vaughn | Film | 5.7 | 66 |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Marvin Stahl | TV | 7.1 | 65 |
| 1985 | 1918 | Mr. Vaughn | Film | 6.4 | 65 |
| 1984 | Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter | William Spear | Film | 4.5 | 64 |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | TV | 6.6 | 63 | |
| 1983 | Rumble Fish | Mr. Harrigan | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1983 | The Cradle Will Fall | Dr. Emmet Salem | Film | 4.0 | 63 |
| 1983 | The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story | Hanibal | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Father / Hobo | TV | 6.6 | 62 |
| 1982 | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | Reynolds | Film | 6.5 | 62 |
| 1982 | Born Beautiful | Walter Forrest | Film | 7.0 | 62 |
| 1982 | Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences | Father / Hobo | Film | 8.0 | 62 |
| 1981 | Fort Apache, the Bronx | Heffernan | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 1980 | A Time for Miracles | Film | 8.0 | 60 | |
| 1980 | Paul's Case | Paul's Father | Film | 4.0 | 60 |
| 1979 | The Black Stallion | Neville | Film | 7.0 | 59 |
| 1979 | The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Senator Pardew | Film | 5.9 | 59 |
| 1978 | King of the Gypsies | Traffic Court Judge | Film | 5.9 | 58 |
| 1976 | Death Play | Sam | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1975 | The Stepford Wives | Mr. Cornell | Film | 6.7 | 55 |
| 1974 | The Conversation | Paul | Film | 7.5 | 54 |
| 1971 | Desperate Characters | Francis Early | Film | 5.1 | 51 |
| 1970 | Wanda | Mr. Dennis | Film | 6.8 | 50 |
| 1969 | The Arrangement | Michael Anderson | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1964 | Pie in the Sky | Carl | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits | Dr. Thomas Kellander | TV | 7.8 | 43 |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Lawson | TV | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Dr. Fowler | TV | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | TV | 5.9 | 41 | |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | Mr. Clifford | TV | 7.6 | 40 |
| 1960 | Play of the Week: Rashomon | Preist | Film | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond | Anthony March | TV | 5.7 | 39 |
| 1959 | New York Confidential | TV | 10.0 | 39 | |
| 1958 | Edge of Fury | Richard Barrie | Film | 5.9 | 38 |
| 1957 | The Fabulous Irishman | Jamie Farrow | Film | — | 37 |
| 1957 | The Lark | Brother Ladvenu | Film | — | 37 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Finnegan | TV | 6.7 | 35 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Cassidy | TV | 6.7 | 35 |
| 1953 | Keep Our Honor Bright | Matt Mathewson | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | TV | 8.8 | 31 | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Brother Ladvenu | TV | 8.8 | 31 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | James Monroe | TV | 8.8 | 31 |
| 1948 | Studio One | James Sheeley | TV | 5.4 | 28 |
| 1948 | Shades of Gray | U.S. Army Soldier | Film | 6.7 | 28 |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre | Matt Mathewson | TV | 7.8 | 27 |