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Acting

Michael Cavanaugh

Titles
61movies57TV shows
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
GoodWatch score47/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Gauntlet
The Gauntlet
GoodWatch score65/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 88 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Michael Cavanaugh Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0
  • Melancholy
    3.9, average 4.7
  • Fantasy
    1.0, average 1.8
  • Coming of Age
    2.2, average 2.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

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

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

61
TypeAllTV shows43Movies18
RoleAnyActing61
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s11970s51980s231990s162000s16
GenreAnyDrama53Crime26Action & Adventure15TV Movie9Sci-Fi & Fantasy9Mystery8Comedy6Action5Thriller5War & Politics4Family3Western1History1Soap1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2000s

16 titles · average score 72
GoodWatch75
Poster for FlashForward

TV show · as Warren Moore

GoodWatch70
Poster for Eli Stone

TV show · as D.A. Lowell Grayson

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Poster for The Unit

TV show · as Committee Chair Locke

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Poster for Shark

TV show · as Judge Newman

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Poster for Bones

TV show · as Alan Corman

GoodWatch69
Poster for Medium

TV show · as Defense Attorney

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Poster for Cold Case

TV show · as David Poole

GoodWatch67
Poster for Las Vegas

TV show · as Heyman

GoodWatch82
Poster for Monk

TV show · as Bobby Davenport

GoodWatch71
Poster for Without a Trace

TV show · as Richard Conlon

GoodWatch83
Poster for 24

TV show · as Joseph O' Laughlin

GoodWatch71
Poster for The Agency

TV show · as Mr. Barnes

All 16 titles from the 2000s

1990s

16 titles · average score 72
GoodWatch83
Poster for The West Wing

TV show · as Pharmaceutical Executive

Poster for C-16: FBI

TV show · as Dennis Grassi

GoodWatch76
Poster for The Practice

TV show · as Primate Center Director

GoodWatch79
Poster for ER

TV show · as Suzanne's Dad

GoodWatch76
Poster for The X-Files

TV show · as Sheriff Jack Withers

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Poster for Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

TV show · as Craig Harding

GoodWatch63
Poster for Renegade

TV show · as Police Sgt. Ben Clancy

GoodWatch62
Poster for Marilyn and Me

as Walter Winchell

GoodWatch63
Poster for Dark Shadows

TV show · as Sheriff George Patterson / Sheriff George Patterson / Andre du Pres

All 16 titles from the 1990s

1980s

23 titles · average score 70
GoodWatch79
Poster for Star Trek: The Next Generation

TV show · as Captain Robert DeSoto

GoodWatch77
Poster for L.A. Law

TV show · as Paul Richardson

GoodWatch78
Poster for MacGyver

TV show · as Michael Donahue / Viking

GoodWatch63
Poster for Final Jeopardy

as Garage Attendant

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Poster for Airwolf

TV show · as Patrick Stoner

GoodWatch70
Poster for Hunter

TV show · as Lester Cain

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Poster for The A-Team

TV show · as Joseph King

Poster for Comeback

as Manager

GoodWatch64
Poster for Matt Houston

TV show · as Byron Stevens

All 23 titles from the 1980s

1970s

5 titles · average score 67
GoodWatch65
Poster for The Gauntlet

as Feyderspiel

GoodWatch72
Poster for Kojak

TV show · as Sonny Canavere

1950s

1 title · average score 85
GoodWatch85
Poster for Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV show · as Stocker