Portrait of Michael Parks

Acting

Michael Parks

Career

Active from 1965 to 2022, busiest in 1977 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
45
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 80 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 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 Parks Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7
  • Wonder
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Wholesome
    2.6, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    1.0, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Crime Thriller 4
  • Psychological Horror 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Gritty Action 2
  • Manhunt 2
  • Redemption Story 2
  • Psychological Suspense 2
  • Bleak 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

130
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Pines
Pines (2022)

as Harrison

2010s

10 titles ยท average score 64
The Queen of Hollywood Blvd
The Queen of Hollywood Blvd (2018)
GoodWatch score 32

as Chet Fuller

Blood Father
Blood Father (2016)
GoodWatch score 70

as Preacher

Greater
Greater (2016)
GoodWatch score 65

as Leo

Tusk
Tusk (2014)
GoodWatch score 49

as Howard Howe

We Are What We Are
We Are What We Are (2013)
GoodWatch score 67

as Doc Barrow

Django Unchained
Django Unchained (2012)
GoodWatch score 85

as The LeQuint Dickey Mining Co. Employee

Argo
Argo (2012)
GoodWatch score 84

as Jack Kirby

Red State
Red State (2011)
GoodWatch score 57

as Pastor Abin Cooper

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)
GoodWatch score 92

as Earl McGraw / Esteban Vihaio

Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2010)
GoodWatch score 43

as Fritz Tremor

2000s

18 titles ยท average score 54
Noble Things
Noble Things (2009)
GoodWatch score 50

as Pete Collins

Three Priests
Three Priests (2008)

as Jacob

Death Proof
Death Proof (2007)
GoodWatch score 68

as Earl McGraw

Planet Terror
Planet Terror (2007)
GoodWatch score 73

as Earl McGraw

The Listening
The Listening (2006)
GoodWatch score 59

as James Wagley

One Night with You
One Night with You (2006)

as Hunter Burnell

Miracle at Sage Creek
Miracle at Sage Creek (2005)
GoodWatch score 45

as Justice Stanley

Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
GoodWatch score 82

as Earl McGraw / Esteban Vihaio

The Librarians
The Librarians (2004)
GoodWatch score 38

as William Clark

Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
GoodWatch score 79

as Earl McGraw

Big Bad Love
Big Bad Love (2001)
GoodWatch score 45

as Mr. Aaron

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (2000)
GoodWatch score 31

as Ambrose Bierce

1990s

20 titles ยท average score 53
Niagara, Niagara
Niagara, Niagara (1998)
GoodWatch score 63

as Walter

Julian Po
Julian Po (1997)
GoodWatch score 63

as Vern

From Dusk Till Dawn
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
GoodWatch score 63

as Texas Ranger Earl McGraw

Sorceress
Sorceress (1995)
GoodWatch score 36

as Stan Latarga

Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994)
GoodWatch score 30

as Tommy O'Shea

Stranger by Night
Stranger by Night (1994)
GoodWatch score 43

as Detective Larson

Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Caleb Hooks

seaQuest DSV
seaQuest DSV (1993)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as George Le Chein

Storyville
Storyville (1992)
GoodWatch score 55

as Michael Trevallian

The Hitman
The Hitman (1991)
GoodWatch score 32

as Ronny 'Del' Delaney

The China Lake Murders
The China Lake Murders (1990)
GoodWatch score 57

as Officer Donnelly

Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks (1990)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Jean Renault

1980s

19 titles ยท average score 54
Nightmare Beach
Nightmare Beach (1989)
GoodWatch score 41

as Doc Willet

Arizona Heat
Arizona Heat (1988)
GoodWatch score 40

as Larry Kapinski

Club Life
Club Life (1986)
GoodWatch score 42

as Tank

The Return of Josey Wales
The Return of Josey Wales (1986)
GoodWatch score 48

as Josey Wales

French Quarter Undercover
French Quarter Undercover (1986)

as Det. Andre Des Moines

Chase
Chase (1985)

as Larry Butler

Spiker
Spiker (1985)
GoodWatch score 24

as Coach Doames

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Ben Aaron

Savannah Smiles
Savannah Smiles (1982)
GoodWatch score 75

as Lt. Savage

Hard Country
Hard Country (1981)
GoodWatch score 44

as Royce

North Sea Hijack
North Sea Hijack (1980)
GoodWatch score 57

as Harold Shulman

Reward
Reward (1980)

as Michael Dolan

1970s

31 titles ยท average score 56
The Evictors
The Evictors (1979)
GoodWatch score 49

as Ben Watkins

Rainbow
Rainbow (1978)
GoodWatch score 82

as Roger Edens

Night Cries
Night Cries (1978)

as Mitch Haskins

Sidewinder 1
Sidewinder 1 (1977)

as J.W. Wyatt

The Savage Bees
The Savage Bees (1977)
GoodWatch score 44

as Dr. Jeff DuRand

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

as Robert F. Kennedy

Love and the Midnight Auto Supply
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply (1977)

as Duke

The Last Hard Men
The Last Hard Men (1976)
GoodWatch score 51

as Noel Nye

The Werewolf of Woodstock
The Werewolf of Woodstock (1975)

as Moody

The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd (1974)

as Bradley Floyd

Can Ellen Be Saved?
Can Ellen Be Saved? (1974)

as Joseph

Between Friends
Between Friends (1973)

as Tony

1960s

25 titles ยท average score 58
Then Came Bronson
Then Came Bronson (1969)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Jim Bronson

Then Came Bronson
Then Came Bronson (1969)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jim Bronson

A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain (1968)

as Johnny Pope

Stranger on the Run
Stranger on the Run (1967)
GoodWatch score 60

as Vince McKay

The Happening
The Happening (1967)
GoodWatch score 57

as Sureshot

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

The Bible: In the Beginning...
The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)
GoodWatch score 47

as Adam

The Idol
The Idol (1966)
GoodWatch score 51

as Marco

Bus Riley's Back in Town
Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)
GoodWatch score 58

as Bus Riley

Wild Seed
Wild Seed (1965)
GoodWatch score 57

as Bill "Fargo" Warren

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Skip Baxter / Daniel Dana

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

1950s

6 titles ยท average score 73
The Detectives
The Detectives (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Jimmy / Johnny Blaine

Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Cal Leonard

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Juanito

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Park