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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: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.7 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
  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 2.9
  • Fantasy
    1.0, average 1.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

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

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
TypeAllTV shows26Movies26
RoleAnyActing52
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1970s41980s121990s192000s17
GenreAnyDrama37Crime21Thriller18Action16Action & Adventure10Mystery7TV Movie5Horror4Sci-Fi & Fantasy3Adventure3Science Fiction2Comedy2War & Politics2Soap2
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Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2000s

17 titles · average score 54
GoodWatch75
Poster for FlashForward

TV show · as Warren Moore

GoodWatch76
Poster for The Unit

TV show · as Committee Chair Locke

GoodWatch60
Poster for Shark

TV show · as Judge Newman

Poster for Down the P.C.H.

as Michael O'Hara

GoodWatch45
Poster for Point Pleasant

TV show · as Harland

GoodWatch71
Poster for Without a Trace

TV show · as Richard Conlon

GoodWatch36
Poster for Collateral Damage

as Chairman Paul Devereaux

GoodWatch83
Poster for 24

TV show · as Joseph O' Laughlin

GoodWatch71
Poster for The Agency

TV show · as Mr. Barnes

All 17 titles from the 2000s

1990s

19 titles · average score 54
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Poster for The West Wing

TV show · as Pharmaceutical Executive

GoodWatch37
Poster for The Haunting

as Dr. Malcolm Keogh

Poster for C-16: FBI

TV show · as Dennis Grassi

GoodWatch37
Poster for Crash Dive

as Captain Lange

GoodWatch76
Poster for The Practice

TV show · as Primate Center Director

GoodWatch38
Poster for Operation Cobra

as Victor Grayson

GoodWatch79
Poster for ER

TV show · as Suzanne's Dad

GoodWatch76
Poster for The X-Files

TV show · as Sheriff Jack Withers

GoodWatch63
Poster for Renegade

TV show · as Police Sgt. Ben Clancy

GoodWatch63
Poster for Dark Shadows

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

All 19 titles from the 1990s

1980s

12 titles · average score 69
GoodWatch78
Poster for MacGyver

TV show · as Michael Donahue / Viking

GoodWatch63
Poster for Final Jeopardy

as Garage Attendant

GoodWatch62
Poster for A Death in California

TV show · as Gene Brooks

GoodWatch74
Poster for The A-Team

TV show · as Joseph King

Poster for Night Partners

as Roy Henderson

GoodWatch73
Poster for A Rumor of War

TV show · as Capt. Lake

1970s

4 titles · average score 65
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Poster for The Lady in Red

as Undercover Cop

GoodWatch65
Poster for The Gauntlet

as Feyderspiel

GoodWatch72
Poster for Kojak

TV show · as Sonny Canavere