Michael Anderson Jr.

Michael Anderson Jr.

80 · Born: Aug 6, 1943

Personal Details

Born Aug 6, 1943 Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UK
Spouse
  • Marina Anderson

    ( Mar 26, 1986 to Jan 1, 1990 )
  • Maria O'Brien

    ( Jan 14, 1976 to May 8, 2024 )
  • Victoria Harrington

    ( Jul 31, 1966 to May 8, 2024 )
Parents
  • Michael Anderson
Relatives
  • Peter Anderson (Sibling)

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Michael Joseph Anderson, Jr. (born 6 August 1943) is an English actor. He was born in Hillingdon, Middlesex, into a theatrical family. His grandparents and great-great-aunt were acclaimed actors. His father is the film director Michael Anderson, Sr. Anderson trained at the Arts Educational School in drama and ballet. He appeared in seventy-two films between 1956 and 1998, the most notable films include The Sundowners (1960), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), Major Dundee (also 1965) and in Logan's Run he played the character Doc, opposite of Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Richard Jordan and Farrah Fawcett (1976). In the 1966-1967 season, Anderson co-starred with Barbara Hershey, who portrayed his sister, in an ABC family western series, The Monroes. The programme was about five orphans trying to survive in the Wyoming wilderness. It was partly filmed in and about Grand Teton National Park near Jackson, Wyoming. The Monroes did not last the full season on the air. He also appeared in a 1969 episode of ABC's Love, American Style. Michael Anderson Jr. is stepson of actress Adrienne Ellis, and stepbrother of actress Laurie Holden (The X-Files, The Walking Dead). His brother is producer David Anderson. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Anderson, Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

1996
Terminal Rush
Terminal Rush as Harrison Dekker
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1995
Rent-a-Kid
Rent-a-Kid as Mr. Nicely
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1993
Sunset Grill
Sunset Grill as Lt. Jeff Carruthers
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1986
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote as Dr. Lynch
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1985
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven
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1984
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
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1981
CHiPs
CHiPs as Lucas Peters
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1980
Nightkill
Nightkill as Lt. Donner
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1978
The Fisher Family
The Fisher Family as Father
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Quincy M.E.
Quincy M.E.
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1976
Kiss Me, Kill Me
Kiss Me, Kill Me as Dan Hodges
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Logan's Run
Logan's Run as Doc
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1974
Shootout in a One Dog Town
Shootout in a One Dog Town as Billy Boy
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Evel Knievel
Evel Knievel as Darrell Pettet
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The Streets of San Francisco
1972
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe as Cole Wetherall
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1971
In Search of America
In Search of America as J.J.
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The Last Movie
The Last Movie as Mayor's Son
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1970
The House That Would Not Die
The House That Would Not Die as Stan Whitman
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WUSA
WUSA as Marvin
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Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O as Michael Rigney
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1969
Land of the Giants
Land of the Giants as Ben Car
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1966
The Monroes
The Monroes as Clayt Monroe
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1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told as James the Younger
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The Glory Guys
The Glory Guys as Pvt. Martin Hale
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The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder as Bud Elder
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Major Dundee
Major Dundee as Trooper Tim Ryan
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1964
Dear Heart
Dear Heart as Patrick, Phyllis' Son
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1962
Play It Cool
Play It Cool as Alvin
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In Search of the Castaways
In Search of the Castaways as John Glenarvan
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Reach for Glory
Reach for Glory as Lewis Craig
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Stoney Burke
Stoney Burke
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1961
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake as John Harrington
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1960
The Sundowners
The Sundowners as Sean Carmody
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1958
The Moonraker
The Moonraker as Martin Strangeways
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