Michael J. Reynolds


Michael John Reynolds was a Canadian actor with roles in more than forty films and eighty television films and series.

Career

Reynolds was born in Toronto, Ontario.
As a screen actor, Reynolds had been active in theatrical films and television shows since the early 1970s.
;Film
Some of Reynolds feature films include, Plague, Police Academy, Gorillas in the Mist, Fly Away Home, United 93, and Charlie Countryman.
;Television
On television, Reynolds had a starring role on the family-oriented adventure series Search and Rescue: The Alpha Team as Dr. Bob Donell for two seasons.
He has had guest appearances on The Twilight Zone, Counterstrike, Earth: Final Conflict, and Lexx, among others.
Reynolds has appeared in numerous television films and miniseries, including The War Between the Tates, The Last Best Year, Net Worth, and World War II Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West.

Personal life and death

Reynolds retired from acting and moved to England only a few years before his death. Reynolds died of cancer in Somerset, England on at the age of 78, survived by his wife Katherine.

Filmography

Film

Michael J. Reynolds film credits include the following.The Reincarnate – David PayneThe Neptune Factor – Dr. Hal HamiltonAge of Innocence – HelmutWhy Shoot the Teacher? – Bert FieldPlague – Dr. Dave McKayFish Hawk – Mr. GideonBear Island – HeyterWild Horse Hank – RankinThe Kidnapping of the President – MacKenzieVisiting Hours – Porter HalstromRunning Brave – Roger Douglas, Insurance ExecutivePolice Academy – Office ExecutiveStreet Smart – Art SheffieldToo Outrageous! Blue Monkey – Albert HooperRolling Vengeance – Lt. Sly SullivanDeep Sea Conspiracy – Dr. CambridgeGorillas in the Mist – Howard DowdIron Eagle II – SecretaryMillennium – Jerry BannisterClearcut – HunterTafelspitz – Mr. NicholsonBlown Away – Wedding Band #1Fly Away Home – General HadfieldExtreme Measures – JudgeThat Old Feeling – Senator MarksAll I Wanna Do – Mr. ArmstrongDown – PresidentThe 51st State – Mr. EscobarOut for a Kill – DeanBlessed – Dr. LehmanWhere the Truth Lies – John HillmanUnited 93 – Patrick Joseph DriscollDark Corners – Dr. RichardsonThe Walker – Ethan WithalFreakdog – Dr. StegmanThe Descent Part 2 – Ed OswaldLeap Year – JeromeCharlie Countryman – Doctor

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1972The DiscoverersDr. Frederick BantingTV movie
1974The National Dream: Building the Impossible RailwayAndrew OnderdonkTV miniseries
1974Police SurgeonBarney Ames1 episode
1977Flight to HolocaustElevator Rescue WorkerTV movie
1977The War Between the TatesChuckTV movie
1977The Fighting MenMaj. BurnsTV movie
1977–1978Search and Rescue: The Alpha TeamDr. Bob Donell26 episodes
1980F.D.R.: The Last YearTV movie
1981Escape from Iran: The Canadian CaperTV movie
1983Between FriendsKevin SullivanTV movie
1983A Case of LibelJames BaldwinTV movie
1983The Littlest HoboPhilip1 episode
1984EmpireChip Chisholm1 episode
1984A Matter of SexBruce JenningsTV movie
1984HeartsoundsDr. RobertsTV movie
1984Charlie Grant's WarBlairTV movie
1985Kane & AbelJohn PrestonTV miniseries
1986Spearfield's DaughterCourt ChairmanTV miniseries
1986Doing LifeParole Board MemberTV movie
1986Unnatural CausesThe MajorTV movie
1986The Truth About AlexMajor StevensTV movie
1987Walking on AirMr. McDowellTV movie
1987Seeing ThingsPhillips1 episode
1987Captain Power and the Soldiers of the FutureBriggs1 episode
1987Sadie and SonCommanderTV movie
1987Echoes in the DarknessO'Brien TV miniseries
1988T. and T.Judge Weaver1 episode
1988War and RemembranceTV miniseries
1988Alfred Hitchcock PresentsPotter1 episode
1988Street LegalJudge Boone1 episode
1988No BlameSamTV movie
1988Betrayal of SilenceBarringtonTV movie
1989The Twilight ZoneCommander DelhartEpisode: "The Cold Equations"
1989Day OneKenneth BainbridgeTV movie
1989Sorry, Wrong NumberHenryTV movie
1989Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop1 episode
1990The Last Best YearWisnovskyTV movie
1992Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser StoryBrockTV movie
1992Deadly MatrimonyJudge ZagelTV movie
1993Top Cops1 episode
1993CounterstrikeGovernor Jim DonnelyEpisode: "Clear Cut"
1993Trial & ErrorGovernor NelsonTV movie
1993MatrixNed Hopper1 episode
1994The Lifeforce ExperimentJack AspectTV movie. AKA Dead Men Talk
1994Due SouthSenior Official1 episode
1994Kung Fu: The Legend Continues1 episode
1995Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch StoryKen GreenTV movie
1995Net WorthClarence CampbellTV movie
1996Lives of Girls & WomenBaptist PreacherTV movie
1996Her Desperate ChoiceJim's FatherTV movie
1996The Morrison Murders: Based on a True StoryJudgeTV movie
1996What Kind of Mother Are You?Brian CoulterTV movie
1996Traders1 episode
1997La Femme NikitaGeneral1 episode
1997Let Me Call You SweetheartJudgeTV movie
1997PSI Factor: Chronicles of the ParanormalEdward Baines1 episode
1997Ms. ScroogeGhost of Christmas PastTV movie
1998The FixerDr. ScharberTV movie
1998Earth: Final ConflictPresident Thompson1 episode
1998My Own CountryYoung Man's FatherTV movie
1998My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard StoryJudge SusterTV movie
1999Hard Time: The David Milgaard StoryBob CaldwellTV movie
1999Cruel JusticeAndrew CallihanTV movie
1999In the Company of SpiesNavy AdmiralTV movie
1999A Secret AffairCharles StewartTV movie
2000My HeroDoc1 episode
2000Perfect WorldMichael Hudson1 episode
2002LexxColonel Donald K. Gore1 episode
2003Days That Shook the WorldGeneral J. T. Farrel1 episode
2008World War II Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the WestGen. George C. MarshallTV documentary. 3 episodes
2009MoonshotGene AldrinTV movie
2012The Other WifeMine ForemanTV miniseries
2013The Curse of EdgarJoe KennedyTV movie
2013De prooiArthur MartinezTV miniseries