Portrait of Michael Cavanaugh

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 score46/100
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: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Michael Cavanaugh Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0
  • Melancholy
    3.9, average 4.7
  • Fantasy
    1.0, average 1.8
  • Uncanny
    1.8, average 2.5

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

31
TypeAllTV shows27Movies4
RoleAnyActing31
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s11970s61980s131990s92000s2
GenreAnyDrama24Crime15Action & Adventure14Sci-Fi & Fantasy6Mystery4Action3Comedy3Family2TV Movie2Western1Science Fiction1Soap1War & Politics1Romance1
Trait📼 Strong Nostalgia (remove)
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2000s

2 titles · average score 70
GoodWatch73
Poster for Cold Case

TV show · as David Poole

GoodWatch67
Poster for Las Vegas

TV show · as Heyman

1990s

9 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch83
Poster for The West Wing

TV show · as Pharmaceutical Executive

GoodWatch73
Poster for Vanishing Son

TV show · as Marcek

GoodWatch76
Poster for The X-Files

TV show · as Sheriff Jack Withers

GoodWatch76
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

1980s

13 titles · average score 65
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

GoodWatch54
Poster for Matlock

TV show · as Al Brown / Marvin Latham

GoodWatch78
Poster for MacGyver

TV show · as Michael Donahue / Viking

GoodWatch54
Poster for Amazing Stories

TV show · as James Lefferts

GoodWatch62
Poster for Airwolf

TV show · as Patrick Stoner

GoodWatch70
Poster for Hunter

TV show · as Lester Cain

GoodWatch74
Poster for The A-Team

TV show · as Joseph King

GoodWatch42
Poster for T. J. Hooker

TV show · as Carl Hines

GoodWatch64
Poster for Matt Houston

TV show · as Byron Stevens

All 13 titles from the 1980s

1970s

6 titles · average score 60
GoodWatch59
Poster for The Lady in Red

as Undercover Cop

GoodWatch44
Poster for CHiPs

TV show · as Tom Dempsey

GoodWatch66
Poster for Charlie's Angels

TV show · as Anthony Felber

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

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