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Michael Greene
Birth Name:Michael Harris Greene
Birth Date:4 November 1933
Birth Place:San Francisco, California, U.S.
Death Place:Maui, Hawaii, U.S.
Nationality:American
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1962 - 2017

Michael Harris Greene (November 4, 1933 – January 10, 2020) was an American actor who was active from the 1960s through the 1990s.

Career

Greene was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Gladys and Harry Greene.[1] Early in his career, Greene was frequently featured in westerns, and was credited with over 100 television and film appearances, including the 1962 film This is Not a Test (as Mike Green). In October of 1966, he appeared as the character, Nubu, in the episode "Space Circus"[2] of the TV series, Lost in Space, as well as a leading role in the 1973 film The Clones. He played Jimmy Hart, William Petersen's ill-fated partner in To Live and Die in L.A.

He is perhaps best remembered in his co-starring role as Deputy U.S. Marshal Vance Porter in the short-lived ABC–Warner Brothers western series The Dakotas, where he co-starred with Larry Ward, Jack Elam, and Chad Everett.[3] The series was controversially cancelled by ABC after only 19 episodes were aired during 1963.

Greene died in Maui, Hawaii in January 2020, at the age of 86.[4]

Partial filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1961Wanted Dead or AliveSheriff WillisS3E17 "Bounty on Joss"
1962This Is Not a TestJoe BaragiCredited as Mike Green
1963Spencer's MountainSpencer Brother
The DakotasDeputy U.S. Marshall Vance Porter19 episodes
1966Gunsmoke'Outlaw Holcroft'S12E2 "Goldstrikers"
1969Naked Angels'Mother', Biker Gang Leader
1972Play It Again, SamFirst Hoodlum
1973The ClonesDr. Gerald Appleby
The Harrad ExperimentYoga Instructor
Kung FuHuntoonS1E9 "Chains"
1976Harry and Walter Go to New YorkDan
1981The Dukes of HazzardVic1 episode
1984Moscow on the Hudson'Texas'
1985CreatorGuardCredited as Michael Green
To Live and Die in L.A.Secret Service Agent Jimmy Hart
Lost in AmericaPaul Dunn
1986Down and Out in Beverly HillsEd 'Big Ed'
1987Batteries Not IncludedLacey
Less than ZeroRobert Wells
StrandedVernon Burdett
1988The Night BeforeCaptain Mitchell
Moon over ParadorClint
1990Lord of the FliesCaptain Benson
1991Eve of DestructionGeneral Curtis
Rubin and EdMr. Busta
For the BoysMajor General Scott
1993Undercover BluesColonel Kenton
The PickleMisson Control Farmer
1994RoadflowerSheriff Hodes
1999Nice Guys Sleep AloneWillie 'Slick Willie'[5]
2001The Day Reagan Was ShotGeorge Bush
2017PermanentJerry

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michael Greene Biography (1933-).
  2. Web site: Space Circus . 31 July 2022. .
  3. Web site: Michael Greene. .
  4. Web site: Michael H. Greene. July 22, 2020.
  5. Web site: Michael Greene Biography (1933-). 28 July 2010.