Portrait of Michael Preston

Acting

Michael Preston

Career

Active from 1969 to 1987, busiest in 1981 and 1984 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Preston Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Social Commentary
    3.7, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 2
  • Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Black Magic for White Boys
Black Magic for White Boys (2019)

as Perry

1990s

5 titles · average score 60
Baywatch Nights
Baywatch Nights (1995)
GoodWatch score 24

TV show · as Lyle Logan

Highlander: The Series
Highlander: The Series (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Terrence Kincaid

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

TV show · as Jury Foreman

Super Force
Super Force (1990)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Exile
Exile (1990)
GoodWatch score 56

as Rupe Murphy

1980s

24 titles · average score 65
Harry's Hong Kong
Harry's Hong Kong (1987)

as Max Trumble

Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Vorster

Airwolf
Airwolf (1984)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Colonel Bojard / Colonel Ross

Hot Pursuit
Hot Pursuit (1984)

TV show · as Alec Shaw

Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983)
GoodWatch score 36

as Jared-Syn

The A-Team
The A-Team (1983)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Dunnigan / Doyle

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Remington Steele
Remington Steele (1982)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Geoffrey Whittlesey

Fame
Fame (1982)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2 (1981)
GoodWatch score 82

as Pappagallo

Punishment
Punishment (1981)

TV show

...Maybe This Time
...Maybe This Time (1981)

as Paddy

1970s

3 titles · average score 64
The Last of the Knucklemen
The Last of the Knucklemen (1979)
GoodWatch score 64

as Pansy

All at Sea
All at Sea (1977)

as Mike

Barney
Barney (1976)

as O'Shaughnessy

1960s

2 titles
Stoney
Stoney (1969)

as Steve Blessing

Homicide
Homicide (1964)

TV show · as Sen. Det. Bob Delaney