Michael Cavanaugh

Career timeline

1. 1942 · Born

   Born in New York City, New York, USA

2. 1951 · Screen debut

   Hallmark Hall of Fame (TV)

3. 1993 · Breakthrough

   The X-Files (TV)

4. 2010 · Latest release

   Peep World (Movie)

Career in numbers

1 1950s

10 1970s

19 1980s

14 1990s

27 2000s

1 2010s

• Drama57
• Crime29
• Action & Adventure17
• Thriller11
• Mystery11
• Comedy10

Highest-rated title The X-Files 1993 8.4 Most popular title Monk 2002 7.9

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Michael Cavanaugh in our catalogue.

Michael Katleman

3 titles together

Tony Mordente

3 titles together

David E. Kelley

3 titles together

Win Phelps

3 titles together

Robert Patrick

2 titles together

Paul McCrane

2 titles together

Lawrence Dobkin

2 titles together

Robert Cochran

2 titles together

Patrick Williams

2 titles together

Clarence Gilyard Jr.

2 titles together

1. 2010 Peep World as Brad Thompkins 4.8 Movie
2. 2009 FlashForward as Warren Moore 7.0 TV
3. 2008 Eli Stone as D.A. Lowell Grayson 6.7 TV
4. 2007 Live! as Wilken 5.5 Movie
5. 2007 Who's Your Caddy? as John Marshall 3.4 Movie
6. 2006 Shark as Judge Newman 6.7 TV
7. 2006 All the King's Men as Mr. Peyton 5.8 Movie
8. 2006 The Unit as Committee Chair Locke 7.4 TV
9. 2005 E-Ring TV
10. 2005 Just Legal TV
11. 2005 Bones as Alan Corman 8.2 TV
12. 2005 Point Pleasant as Harland 6.8 TV
13. 2005 Medium as Defense Attorney 7.5 TV
14. 2003 Cold Case as David Poole 7.7 TV
15. 2003 Las Vegas as Heyman 7.0 TV
16. 2003 Holes as Judge 6.9 Movie
17. 2003 Mister Sterling TV
18. 2002 Red Dragon as Forensic Dentist 7.1 Movie
19. 2002 Without a Trace as Richard Conlon 7.2 TV
20. 2002 Monk as Bobby Davenport 7.9 TV
21. 2002 Collateral Damage as Chairman Paul Devereaux 5.8 Movie
22. 2002 Stranded as Admiral Ferrell Movie
23. 2001 Epoch as Williams 4.8 Movie
24. 2001 24 as Joseph O' Laughlin 7.8 TV
25. 2001 Raptor as Colonel Vandamar 3.8 Movie
26. 2001 The Agency as Mr. Barnes TV
27. 2001 Poison as Ian McMillan Movie
28. 2000 Boston Public as Judge Boilings 7.6 TV
29. 1999 The West Wing as Pharmaceutical Executive 8.3 TV
30. 1999 The Haunting as Dr. Malcolm Keogh 5.5 Movie
31. 1999 L.A. Heat TV
32. 1999 In Dreams as Judge (voice) 5.5 Movie
33. 1997 Breast Men as Harry 5.3 Movie
34. 1997 C-16: FBI as Dennis Grassi TV
35. 1997 The Practice as Primate Center Director 7.6 TV
36. 1994 ER as Suzanne's Dad 7.8 TV
37. 1993 The X-Files as Sheriff Jack Withers 8.4 TV
38. 1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Craig Harding 7.6 TV
39. 1992 Renegade as Police Sgt. Ben Clancy 6.8 TV
40. 1992 Angel Street as Doherty TV
41. 1991 Dark Shadows as Sheriff George Patterson 7.9 TV
42. 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation as Captain Robert DeSoto 8.4 TV
43. 1987 Tour of Duty 8.2 TV
44. 1986 Starman as George Fox 7.0 TV
45. 1986 L.A. Law as Paul Richardson 7.0 TV
46. 1986 Matlock as Al Brown / Marvin Latham 7.0 TV
47. 1985 MacGyver as Michael Donahue / Viking 7.7 TV
48. 1985 A Death in California as Gene Brooks TV
49. 1984 Highway to Heaven 7.4 TV
50. 1984 Hunter as Lester Cain 7.1 TV
51. 1983 Scarecrow and Mrs. King 6.6 TV
52. 1983 The A-Team as Joseph King 7.5 TV
53. 1982 Matt Houston 6.3 TV
54. 1982 Tales of the Gold Monkey 7.4 TV
55. 1982 Forced Vengeance as Stan Raimondi 5.5 Movie
56. 1982 Cagney & Lacey 7.0 TV
57. 1982 T. J. Hooker as Carl Hines 6.6 TV
58. 1980 Any Which Way You Can as Patrick Scarfe 5.8 Movie
59. 1980 A Rumor of War as Capt. Lake TV
60. 1980 Stone TV
61. 1979 Shirley TV
62. 1979 The Lady in Red as Undercover Cop 5.6 Movie
63. 1978 Vega$ 7.0 TV
64. 1977 The Gauntlet as Feyderspiel 6.5 Movie
65. 1977 Heroes as Peanuts 6.2 Movie
66. 1977 CHiPs as Tom Dempsey 6.8 TV
67. 1976 The Enforcer as Lalo 6.7 Movie
68. 1976 Charlie's Angels as Anthony Felber 6.7 TV
69. 1973 Kojak as Sonny Canavere 7.3 TV
70. 1972 The Streets of San Francisco 7.1 TV
71. 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame as Stocker TV

1. 1998 FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue 5.6 Movie

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