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Acting

Michael Cavanaugh

Career: Active from 1977 to 2017, with a break from 2007 to 2016, busiest in 1997 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles: 7
top three billing

Average score: 47/100

Highest rated: The Gauntlet
65/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 90 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Michael Cavanaugh Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Absurdist Humor
1.0, average 2.0
Coming of Age
2.1, average 3.0
Melancholy
3.9, average 4.7
Satire & Parody
1.5, average 2.3

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Fast-Paced 3
Intrigue 3
Action Thriller 2
Martial Arts 2
Crime 2
Unlikely Duo 2
Character-Driven 2
80s Nostalgia 2
Adrenaline-Fueled 2
Road Movie 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

118

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

3 titles · average score 47

August Creek

56

as Roger

Rules Don't Apply

54

as Methodist Minister

Peep World

32

as Brad Thompkins

2000s

35 titles · average score 56

FlashForward

75

TV show · as Warren Moore

The Unit

76

TV show · as Committee Chair Locke

Shark

60

TV show · as Judge Newman

Medium

69

TV show · as Defense Attorney

Bones

75

TV show · as Alan Corman

Cold Case

73

TV show · as David Poole

Las Vegas

67

TV show · as Heyman

Monk

82

TV show · as Bobby Davenport

Without a Trace

71

TV show · as Richard Conlon

Epoch

41

as Williams

83

TV show · as Joseph O' Laughlin

Boston Public

49

TV show · as Judge Boilings

1990s

33 titles · average score 57

The West Wing

83

TV show · as Pharmaceutical Executive

Black Thunder

38

as Barnes

C-16: FBI

TV show · as Dennis Grassi

The Practice

76

TV show · as Primate Center Director

Crash Dive

37

as Captain Lange

79

TV show · as Suzanne's Dad

The X-Files

76

TV show · as Sheriff Jack Withers

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

74

TV show · as Craig Harding

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

76

TV show · as Dr. Carlton

Renegade

64

TV show · as Police Sgt. Ben Clancy

To The Moon, Alice

as Policeman

Full Fathom Five

as Garvin

1980s

34 titles · average score 63

Star Trek: The Next Generation

79

TV show · as Captain Robert DeSoto

Starman

39

TV show · as George Fox

L.A. Law

77

TV show · as Paul Richardson

Matlock

54

TV show · as Al Brown / Marvin Latham

MacGyver

77

TV show · as Michael Donahue / Viking

Final Jeopardy

63

as Garage Attendant

Airwolf

62

TV show · as Patrick Stoner

Highway to Heaven

73

TV show

The A-Team

74

TV show · as Joseph King

Forced Vengeance

52

as Stan Raimondi

Belle Starr

as Jesse James

Any Which Way You Can

47

as Patrick Scarfe

1970s

12 titles · average score 56

The Lady in Red

59

as Undercover Cop

TV show

Portrait of a Stripper

as Steve Vector

Vega$

69

TV show

The Gauntlet

65

as Feyderspiel

CHiPs

44

TV show · as Tom Dempsey

Heroes

37

as Peanuts

Over-Under Sideways-Down

as Rich

Charlie's Angels

44

TV show · as Anthony Felber

The Enforcer

64

as Lalo

Kojak

72

TV show · as Sonny Canavere

The Streets of San Francisco

48

TV show

1950s

1 title · average score 84

Hallmark Hall of Fame

84

TV show · as Stocker