Michael Beck
Michael Beck is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Swan in The Warriors as Sonny Malone in Xanadu, and as Koda in Triumphs of a Man Called Horse.
Early life
Beck was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the third of nine children. He attended Memphis University School and then Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi with a football scholarship. While in college, he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity. After graduating with a degree in economics, he was one of 30 applicants chosen for London's Central School of Speech and Drama. Beck's stage credits, beginning with college, include Camelot, Of Mice and Men, Romeo and Juliet, and ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.''Career
Beck is known predominantly for his roles as Swan for the action movie The Warriors, Sonny Malone for Xanadu, Lieutenant Commander Dallas in Megaforce, and Koda for Triumphs of a Man Called Horse. Both the Xanadu and Megaforce roles garnered him Razzie nominations, for Worst Actor and Worst Supporting Actor, respectively. Beck has appeared in other movies such as Warlords of the 21st Century, Wes Craven's Chiller, Gone to Texas as James Bowie, and Forest Warrior.Beck appeared as Hans Helms in the 1978 television miniseries Holocaust, and featured with Michael Paré in the CBS police drama Houston Knights. He appeared in television shows such as JAG, Walker, Texas Ranger, In the Heat of the Night, as the Mars-born terrorist-turned-cyborg assassin Abel Horn in Babylon 5, and as Mr. Jones in the spin-off television series Crusade.
Beck has narrated numerous audiobooks of John Grisham's novels. He also narrated Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz, A Darkness More Than Light by Michael Connelly, State of the Union by David Callahan, the unabridged version of Bill Clinton's My Life., and numerous religious books including the Bible. He also reprised his role as Swan in 2005, lending his voice to the popular video game adaptation of The Warriors.
Personal life
Beck is a born-again Christian.Audiobooks
| Year | Title | Author | Notes |
| 2024 | The Holy Bible: The New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition, with the Apocrypha) | National Council of Churches | |
| 2023 | The Holy Bible: The New Revised Standard Version - Updated Edition | National Council of Churches | |
| 2023 | Trust: Knowing When to Give It, When to Withhold It, How to Earn It, and How to Fix It When It Gets Broken | Henry Cloud | Non-fiction |
| 2022 | The Boys From Biloxi | John Grisham | |
| 2020 | A Time for Mercy | John Grisham | Third book featuring Jake Brigance |
| 2020 | Camino Winds | John Grisham | Sequel to Camino Island |
| 2019 | The Guardians | John Grisham | |
| 2018 | The Reckoning | John Grisham | |
| 2013 | Sycamore Row | John Grisham | |
| 2008 | The Appeal | John Grisham | |
| 2006 | The Summons | John Grisham | |
| 2006 | The Brethren | John Grisham | |
| 2006 | The King of Torts | John Grisham | |
| 2006 | A Time to Kill | John Grisham | |
| 2005 | The Broker | John Grisham | |
| 2004 | My Life | Bill Clinton |