Michael Fairman (February 25, 1934) is an American actor and writer best known for Mulholland Dr. (2001), Dead Silence (2007), and Thirteen Days (2000).
He was married to joy Graysen and they have one child.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1971: Theyve Killed President Lincoln as Major Eckert
- 1971: The Anderson Tapes as Sgt. Claire
- 1978: Peeping Times as The Mayor
- 1978: A Question Of Guilt as Man on Stand
- 1979: Like Normal People as Lt. Anderson
- 1980: The Kidnapping Of The President as Harrison
- 1980: Scared Straight Another Story as Warden
- 1980: Any Which Way You Can as CHP Captain
- 1981: Charlie Chan And The Curse Of The Dragon Queen as Bernard Lupowitz
- 1981: Fly Away Home as Hap
- 1981: Gangster Wars as Mr. Silver
- 1984: Anatomy Of An Illness as Dr. Lowman
- 1985: Stingray as Ned Rosenberg
- 1985: I Dream Of Jeannie Fifteen Years Later as Gen. Hatten
- 1988: A Place At The Table as Martin
- 1989: The Banker as Fred
- 1990: Johnny Ryan as Meyer Lansky
- 1990: One Day In Dallas as John
- 1991: Bloodsucking Pharaohs In Pittsburgh as Medical Examiner
- 1993: Shameful Secrets as Mal
- 1994: Hoggs Heaven as Dad
- 1996: The Late Shift as Michael Gartner
- 1996: An Unfinished Affair as Clayton Edmunds
- 1996: The Great White Hype as Chairman Jerry Schwartz
- 1996: Apollo 11 as Edwin Aldrin Sr.
- 1996: Kid Cop as Charlie Rebbins
- 1997: The Nurse as Bob Martin
- 1997: Cupid as Carl
- 1998: Freedom Strike as Gen. Porter
- 1998: The Christmas Wish as Mr. Connor
- 1999: Forces of Nature as Richard
- 1999: Mulholland Dr. as Jason
- 2001: Mulholland Dr. as Jason
- 2000: The Perfect Tenant as Mr. Hartwell
- 2000: Thirteen Days as Adlai Stevenson
- 2001: The Perfect Wife as Orville Gleason
- 2005: Wheelmen as Paul
- 2005: Ordinary Miracles as Sterling Grimes
- 2006: Beyond The Wall Of Sleep as Older Intern (voice)
- 2006: Love Comes To The Executioner as Warden Stankovic
- 2006: The Hard Easy as Col. Max
- 2007: Dead Silence as Henry Walker
- 2008: Dark Streets as Nathaniel Davenport
- 2008: The Reflecting Pool as Berman
- 2010: Browncats Redemption as Adelai Niska (Uncredited Role)
- 2013: A Voice In The Dark as Mr. Anderson
- 2016: After The Reality as Elmer Stevenson
- 2022: Father Stu as Randall
Television Roles
- 1972: Appointment With Destiny as Gen. Robert E. Lee
- 1975-1980: Ryan's Hope as Nick Szabo/Richie Graham (62 episodes)
- 1977: Days of Our Lives as Mr. Schroeder
- 1977: Charlie's Angels as Cal Stone
- 1978-1980: WKRP in Cincinnati as Buddy Barker/Shoe Store Owner (2 episodes)
- 1978: Barnaby Jones as Gerald Laslo
- 1979: Mrs. Columbo as Lieutenant
- 1979: The French Atlantic Affair as Comdr. Hewitt
- 1979-1982: Lou Grant as Senator/Doctor/Dr. Thomas Chamberlain (3 episodes)
- 1980: Taxi as John Brennan
- 1980: Tenspeed and Brown Shoe as Doyle
- 1981: Bosom Buddies as Mr. Peters
- 1981: Soap as Lou
- 1981: Mc Clains Law as Dr. Hallett
- 1982: World War III as Dr. Alan Tenant
- 1982: Private Benjamin as Col. Cooper
- 1982: The Powers of Matthew Star as Mr. Heller
- 1982-1984: Hill Street Blues as Arnold Detweiler (6 episodes)
- 1983: Filthy Rich as Mr. Taylor
- 1983: Seven Brides For Seven Brothers as Col. Harris
- 1983: Knight Rider as Eric Fenton
- 1983-1987: Scarecrow and Mrs. King as Sergei/Dr. Theodore Glaser (2 episodes)
- 1984: The A-Team as Anthony Raymond
- 1984: Remington Steele as Cop
- 1984-1988: Cagney & Lacey as Dept. Insp. Knelman (18 episodes)
- 1985: The Dukes of Hazzard as Deputy Attorney General
- 1985: MacGyver as Gen. Relkwin
- 1986-1994: L.A. Law as Judge Douglas M. McGrath (14 episodes)
- 1987: Santa Barbara as Dr. Marcus
- 1987: Newhart as Sen. Wells
- 1987: Down And Out In Beverly Hills as Henry Phelps
- 1987: 21 Jump Street as Frank Hartman
- 1987: Mama's Family as Joe
- 1987-1989: CBS Schoolbreak Special as Sinclair/Dr. Bolton (2 episodes)
- 1988: Favorite Son as Dr. Aronowitz
- 1988: Dynasty as Dr. Westhaven
- 1989: Hunter as Carl Weller
- 1989: Alien Nation as Capt. McKnight
- 1989: Night Court as Judge Casement
- 1989-1990: Tour of Duty as Maj. Gen. Edward Higgins (3 episodes)
- 1990: My Two Dads as Clark
- 1990: Quantum Leap as Judge Mulhearn
- 1990: Murder, She Wrote as Cabby
- 1991: Wings as Reporter
- 1991: Cheers as Dutch Kincaid
- 1991: Roc as Bert
- 1992: Stand By Your Man as Judge
- 1992: Civil Wars as Louis Sumner
- 1992: Mad About You as Conductor
- 1993: Bob as Buck Sikes
- 1993: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Vendor
- 1993: Seinfeld as Mr. Pensky
- 1994: The George Carlin Show as Commissioner
- 1994: The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. as Gen. Quarry
- 1994: ER as Mort Harris
- 1994: Murphy Brown as Steve Ferguson
- 1995: Sweet Justice as Richard Crashaw
- 1995: Courthouse as Judge Francis Firestone
- 1995: The Crew as Sam Steadman
- 1995-1996: General Hospital as Harry Silver (5 episodes)
- 1996: Arli SS as Buddy Reingold
- 1997: The X-Files as Older Jason Nichols
- 1997: Brooklyn South as Dr. Vanderluke
- 1998: Mike Hammer Private Eye as Ronald Wilk
- 1998: Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Publisher/Zachary (2 episodes)
- 1998: Viper as Abe Goldberg
- 1999: Boy Meets World as Dr. Markman
- 1999: Providence as Frank Gerrish
- 1999: Sunset Beach as Archbishop Damien
- 2000: Family Law as Pierce's Attorney
- 2000: Boston Public as School board Chairman Harold Shaw
- 2001-2004: The Practice as Governor's Council Interviewer/Harold Shaw (2 episodes)
- 2001: Black Scorpion as Gen. Stryker
- 2001: The King of Queens as Harold
- 2001: Dharma & Greg as Porter
- 2002: JAG as CIA Director Norman Watts
- 2002: Firefly as Adelai Niska
- 2003: Judging Amy as Judge Henry Bouton
- 2003: Just Shoot Me! as Bob
- 2004: Cold Case as (2004) David Rosen
- 2005: 7th Heaven as Milton Madison
- 2005: Without a Trace as Thomas Healy
- 2006: Ghost Whisperer as Dennis' Father
- 2006: Night Stalker as Hugh
- 2006: Medium as Frontier Doctor
- 2008-2009: Crash as Lou Losky (5 episodes)
- 2008-2017: The Young The Restless as Patrick Murphy/Himself (188 episodes)
- 2009: Monk as Stanley Greenblatt
- 2010: Sons of Anarchy as Lumpy Feldstein
- 2013: Bones as David Hal-El
- 2013-2015: Workaholics as Gramps DeMamp (2 episodes)
- 2014: Benched as Judge Ickles
- 2014: The Fosters as Mr. Nesbit
- 2020: Kidding as Ray
Shorts
Writer
- 1979-1982: WKRP in Cincinnati (5 episodes)
- 1983: Found Money
- 1988: Hercules
Director
- 1981: Another World
Producer
- 2006: Its Time (short)
