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Acting

Michael Moriarty

Career

Active from 1971 to 2023, busiest in 1996 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
40
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Last Detail
The Last Detail
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 52 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Moriarty Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Wholesome
    2.3, average 3.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Family Drama 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Bleak Atmosphere 3
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Undercover Police 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

82
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 45
Of Things Past
Of Things Past (2023)

as Michael Dietrich

Gunfight at Dry River
Gunfight at Dry River (2021)
GoodWatch score 45

as John 'Boone' Hawkins

2010s

1 title · average score 50
The Yellow Wallpaper
The Yellow Wallpaper (2011)
GoodWatch score 50

as Mr. Isaac Hendricks

2000s

22 titles · average score 59
Hitler Meets Christ
Hitler Meets Christ (2007)

as Hitler

Pick Me Up
Pick Me Up (2006)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jim Wheeler

Santa Baby
Santa Baby (2006)
GoodWatch score 52

as T.J. Hamilton

Fugitives Run
Fugitives Run (2005)

as Callohan

Masters of Horror
Masters of Horror (2005)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Jim Wheeler

The 4400
The 4400 (2004)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Orson Bailey

Mob Princess
Mob Princess (2003)

as Eddy

Living with the Dead
Living with the Dead (2002)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Adrian - Psychic

Living with the Dead
Living with the Dead (2002)
GoodWatch score 69

as Adrian, Psychic

Swimming Upstream
Swimming Upstream (2002)
GoodWatch score 65

as Morris Bird II

James Dean
James Dean (2001)
GoodWatch score 81

as Winton Dean

Out of Line
Out of Line (2001)
GoodWatch score 48

as Larry Frank

1990s

23 titles · average score 67
Woman Wanted
Woman Wanted (1999)
GoodWatch score 48

as Richard

Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season
Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season (1999)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ray Preston

The Art of Murder
The Art of Murder (1999)
GoodWatch score 39

as Cole Sheridan

Courage Under Fire
Courage Under Fire (1996)
GoodWatch score 73

as Brigadier General Hershberg

Calm at Sunset
Calm at Sunset (1996)

as Russell Pfeiffer

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions (1996)

as Matthew Wylie

Shiloh
Shiloh (1996)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ray Preston

Broken Silence
Broken Silence (1995)
GoodWatch score 81

as Father Mulligan

Children of the Dust
Children of the Dust (1995)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as John Maxwell

Born Too Soon
Born Too Soon (1993)

as Fox Butterfield

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Ben Stone

Full Fathom Five
Full Fathom Five (1990)

as Garvin

1980s

20 titles · average score 54
Dark Tower
Dark Tower (1989)
GoodWatch score 29

as Dennis Randall

The Secret of the Ice Cave
The Secret of the Ice Cave (1989)

as Manny Wise

Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy
Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy (1989)

as Hank Daniels

A Return to Salem's Lot
A Return to Salem's Lot (1987)
GoodWatch score 38

as Joe Weber

It's Alive III: Island of the Alive
It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987)
GoodWatch score 44

as Stephen Jarvis

The Hanoi Hilton
The Hanoi Hilton (1987)
GoodWatch score 36

as Williamson

Troll
Troll (1986)
GoodWatch score 35

as Harry Potter Sr.

Pale Rider
Pale Rider (1985)
GoodWatch score 76

as Hull Barret

The Stuff
The Stuff (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

as David 'Mo' Rutherford

Q
Q (1982)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jimmy Quinn

Blood Link
Blood Link (1982)
GoodWatch score 40

as Keith Mannings / Craig Mannings

Reborn
Reborn (1981)
GoodWatch score 45

as Mark

1970s

13 titles · average score 69
Too Far to Go
Too Far to Go (1979)

as Richard Maple

Who'll Stop the Rain
Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)
GoodWatch score 72

as John Converse

Holocaust
Holocaust (1978)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Erik Dorf

The Winds of Kitty Hawk
The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978)

as Wilbur Wright

The Deadliest Season
The Deadliest Season (1977)
GoodWatch score 62

as Gerry Miller

Report to the Commissioner
Report to the Commissioner (1975)
GoodWatch score 60

as Bo Lockley

Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue
Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue (1974)

as Herbert G. Rucker

Bang the Drum Slowly
Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)
GoodWatch score 66

as Henry Wiggen

The Last Detail
The Last Detail (1973)
GoodWatch score 82

as Marine O. D.

A Summer Without Boys
A Summer Without Boys (1973)

as Abe Battle

The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie (1973)
GoodWatch score 75

as Jim

My Old Man's Place
My Old Man's Place (1971)

as Trubee Pell

1950s

1 title · average score 84
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Russell Pfeiffer