Michael Goodwin (actor)

Michael W. Goodwin is an American character actor. He has appeared in a number of Aaron Spelling-produced television programs, and a number of films which take place during the American Civil War.
Goodwin appeared as recurring character Scott Bradley on the soap opera Another World in the late 1970s.
Shortly thereafter, he did theatre in his native Minnesota, appearing in Friedrich Schiller's verse play, Mary Stuart, at the Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, with Barbara Bryne in the cast. He also appeared in George Bernard Shaw's play, Arms and the Man at the Guthrie, directed by Michael Langham.
He starred in the television series Strike Force and The Hamptons. He guest-starred on such Aaron Spelling productions as Charlie's Angels, The Love Boat, Matt Houston, Dynasty, Finder of Lost Loves, and Sizzle.
In 2012–2014, he was cast in small roles in a number of films centered around the Civil War: Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, the TV film Killing Lincoln, 2014's Freedom, and 2014's Field of Lost Shoes.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Air date	Episode title	Notes
1975–1977	Another World	Scott Bradley	July 22, 1975 January 21, 1976 June 9, 1977	3 episodes
1978	Charlie's Angels	Bill Freeman	September 27, 1978	"Angel on High"
1978	The Paper Chase	Roger Todd	December 12, 1978	"Bell's in Love"
1981–1982	Strike Force	Det. Sgt. Mark Osborne	April 2, 1981 – May 21, 1982	20 episodes	Entire series
1981	The Love Boat	Det. Sgt. Mark Osborne	October 17, 1981	"Two Grapes on the Vine / Aunt Sylvia / Deductible Divorce"
1983	The Hamptons	Peter Chadway	July 27 – August 24, 1983	5 episodes	Entire series
1984	St. Elsewhere	Dr. Christopher Rant	January 11, 1984 February 15, 1984 February 22, 1984	3 episodes — "A Pig Too Far", "Drama Center", "Attack"
1984	Finder of Lost Loves	Ben Allison	September 29, 1984	"Yesterday's Child"
1984–1985	Matt Houston	Will Houston	November 2, 1984 November 9, 1984 January 11, 1985	3 episodes — "Return to Nam: Part 1", "Escape from Nam: Part 2", and "Breakpoint"	Plays the main character's cousin
1987	Falcon Crest	Alex Green	January 2, 1987 January 9, 1987 January 23, 1987 January 30, 1987	4 episodes — "Missed Connections", "Dark Passion", "When the Bough Breaks", and "The Cradle Will Fall"