| Michael Margotta | |
| Birth Place: | Pearl River, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actor |
Michael Margotta (born September 1, 1946) is an American actor.
Margotta appeared in the film that was Jack Nicholson's directorial debut, Drive, He Said (1971). In the year of its release, the film caused a stir because of Margotta appearing fully nude in a mental breakdown scene. Censors at the time attempted to give the film an X rating.
On television, Margotta appeared in the 1968 I Dream of Jeannie episode "The Guru" as a strung-out hippie named Harold.[1]
Margotta was nominated for an Emmy for his appearance on Kojak in 1976. In the same year, he acted in the Canadian thriller film Partners.[2]
| 1968 | Maryjane | Jerry Blackburn | ||
| 1968 | Wild in the Streets | Jimmy Fergus | ||
| 1970 | The Strawberry Statement | Swatch | ||
| 1970 | Cover Me Babe | Steve Winston | ||
| 1971 | Drive, He Said | Gabriel | ||
| 1976 | Partners | Paul Howard | ||
| 1977 | I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | Hallucinated Character | ||
| 1980 | Times Square | JoJo | ||
| 1983 | Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? | Larry | ||
| 1986 | 9½ Weeks | Michael | ||
| 1999 | 18 Shades of Dust | Petey | ||
| 2013 | Third Person | Daniel |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | The Outcasts | Matt | Episode: "The Heroes" | |
| 1968 | Shadow on the Land | Timothy Willing | Television film | |
| 1968 | I Dream of Jeannie | Harold | Episode: "Jeannie, My Guru" | |
| 1969 | Judd, for the Defense | Paul Miller | Episode: "Between the Dark and the Daylight" | |
| 1969–1970 | Death Valley Days | Various roles | 3 episodes | |
| 1969, 1970 | The Mod Squad | Fred Dawson / Jerry Kane | 2 episodes | |
| 1972 | Hawaii Five-O | Niki | Episode: "Death Wish on Tantalus Mountain" | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | Thanos Kampacalas | Episode: "Bitter Wine" | |
| 1972 | Young Dr. Kildare | Matt | Episode: "No More Than a Bad Cold" | |
| 1973 | She Lives! | Al Reed | Television film | |
| 1973 | Needles and Pins | Jeff | Episode: "Do Your Own Thing" | |
| 1973 | Toma | Paul Ziegler | Episode: "The Cain Connection" | |
| 1973 | Kojak | Jack Donnelly | Episode: "Requiem for a Cop" | |
| 1974 | Sorority Kill | Jackie | Television film | |
| 1974 | Police Story | Cateman | Episode: "Chief" | |
| 1974 | The Last Angry Man | Frankie Parelli | Television film | |
| 1975 | The Blue Knight | Frank Zugarelli | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 1976 | Cannon | Allen Behr | Episode: "Snapshot" | |
| 1976 | Serpico | Jerry | Episode: "Dawn of the Furies" | |
| 1977 | Starsky & Hutch | Miller | Episode: "A Body Worth Guarding" | |
| 1978 | Sam | Suspect | Episode #1.1 | |
| 1985 | Search for Tomorrow | Hardy | 5 episodes | |
| 1985 | Miami Vice | Tony Rivers | Episode: "Phil the Shill" | |
| 1986 | Another World | Rolfe | 2 episodes | |
| 1986 | The Equalizer | Frank Carter | Episode: "Heartstrings" | |
| 1987, 1988 | Max Headroom | Sully | 3 episodes | |
| 1989 | Something Is Out There | Jimmy | Episode: "A Hearse of Another Color" | |
| 1995 | Law & Order | Mitchell | Episode: "Rebels" | |
| 2017 | The Comedians | Giampaolo, Acting Coach | Episode #1.3 |