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Acting

Michael Higgins

Career: Active from 1948 to 2007, with a break from 1991 to 2004, busiest in 1982 and 1986 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles: 9
top three billing

Average score: 63/100

Highest rated: The Conversation
85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Michael Higgins Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Adrenaline
3.6, average 4.8
Violence
3.0, average 4.1
Physical Comedy
1.4, average 2.4
Fantasy
1.1, average 1.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Psychological Drama 3
Coming-of-Age 2
Character Study 2
Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Teri Garr
Actor
The Conversation, The Black Stallion

Movies and TV shows

63

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 58

Ice Castles

58

as Fan

2000s

8 titles · average score 53

Synecdoche, New York

72

as Actor Playing Man with Nose Bleed

An American Carol

30

as Parent

The Favor

48

as Mr. Ritter

Off the Black

61

as Al Cook

Goodnight Bill

as Terry

Messengers

as Poor Old Man from Room 410

Swimfan

36

as Mr. Tillman

State and Main

72

as Doc Wilson

1990s

7 titles · average score 57

The Impostors

64

as Older Man who Drops Dead

Just the Ticket

36

as Confessional Priest

Calm at Sunset

as Grandpa

School Ties

64

as Mr. Gierasch

Wind

51

as Artemus

Law & Order

74

TV show · as Thad Messimer / Darryl Grady

The Local Stigmatic

52

as Drunk Man

1980s

20 titles · average score 60

Forced March

as Andras Bereg

New York Stories

69

as Robber

Angel Heart

72

as Doctor Fowler

Barnum

67

as Phineas Taylor

On Valentine's Day

58

as Mr. Vaughn

The Equalizer

62

TV show · as Marvin Stahl

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

46

TV show

Rumble Fish

71

as Mr. Harrigan

American Playhouse

69

TV show · as Father / Hobo

Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences

as Father / Hobo

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

62

as Reynolds

Paul's Case

54

as Paul's Father

1970s

8 titles · average score 66

The Black Stallion

81

as Neville

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

52

as Senator Pardew

King of the Gypsies

49

as Traffic Court Judge

as Sam

The Stepford Wives

60

as Mr. Cornell

The Conversation

85

as Paul

Desperate Characters

52

as Francis Early

Wanda

80

as Mr. Dennis

1960s

8 titles · average score 66

The Arrangement

35

as Michael Anderson

Pie in the Sky

as Carl

The Outer Limits

78

TV show · as Dr. Thomas Kellander

The Virginian

70

TV show · as Lawson

Ben Casey

65

TV show

The Defenders

71

TV show · as Dr. Fowler

Play of the Week: Rashomon

as Preist

The Andy Griffith Show

81

TV show · as Mr. Clifford

1950s

8 titles · average score 76

One Step Beyond

67

TV show · as Anthony March

New York Confidential

TV show

Edge of Fury

as Richard Barrie

The Fabulous Irishman

as Jamie Farrow

The Lark

as Brother Ladvenu

Gunsmoke

76

TV show · as Finnegan / Cassidy

Keep Our Honor Bright

as Matt Mathewson

Hallmark Hall of Fame

84

TV show · as Brother Ladvenu / James Monroe

1940s

3 titles · average score 71

Studio One

65

TV show · as James Sheeley

Shades of Gray

as U.S. Army Soldier

Kraft Television Theatre

78

TV show · as Matt Mathewson