Michael C. Gwynne

Michael C. Gwynne
Born (1942-10-01) October 1, 1942 (age 82)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1970–2009

Michael C. Gwynne (born October 1, 1942) is an American film, television and radio actor. His film roles include Payday (1973), A Cold Night's Death (1973), Harry in Your Pocket (1973), The Terminal Man (1974), Special Delivery (1976), Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979), Raise the Titanic (1980), Threshold (1981), Cherry 2000 (1987), Sunset (1988), Blue Heat (1990), The Last of the Finest (1990)[1] and Private Parts (1997).[2]

Gwynne's distinctive voice is familiar through recordings and radio. He is one of the prime narrators on the 1971 Elektra Records album, "A Child's Garden Of Grass (A Pre-Legalization Comedy)."[3] He has narrated numerous audiobooks autobiographies on Elie Wiesel, Prince and other celebrities.[4]

In the late 1970s and into the 80s, Gwynne joined Phil Austin of the Firesign Theatre and comic Frazer Smith as the multi-voiced three-man cast of an improvisational surrealist comedy radio show, "Hollywood Niteshift," first on KROQ and later on KLOS, both in Los Angeles.[5][6][7]

Gwynne is the son of band leader Frankie Kaye.[8][9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1973 Payday Clarence McGinty
1973 Harry in Your Pocket Fence
1974 The Terminal Man Dr. Robert Morris
1976 Special Delivery Graff
1979 Butch and Sundance: The Early Days Mike Cassidy
1980 Raise the Titanic Bohannon
1981 Threshold Jay Wingate
1982 Harry Tracy: The Last of the Wild Bunch David Merrill
1986 Tai-Pan Cooper
1987 Cherry 2000 Slim
1988 Sunset Mooch
1990 The Last of the Finest Anthony Reece
1995 Dillinger and Capone Perkins
1997 Private Parts Duke of Rock
2000 Nostradamus Astrologer La Font
2009 Knowing Coast Patrol Official

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1970 The Bold Ones: The Protectors Billy Episode: "Memo from the Class of '76"
1970 The Bold Ones: The Senator Whitney Episode: "Power Play"
1970, 1971 The Psychiatrist Blaine / Pusher 2 episodes
1971 The Name of the Game Dr. Parker Episode: "LA 2017"
1971 Thief Junkie Television film
1971 Longstreet Harper Episode: "The Shape of Nightmares"
1972 Cade's County Jack Episode: "Dead Past"
1972 The Sixth Sense The Silversmith Episode: "Eye of the Haunted"
1972 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors Charlie Luwaine Episode: "Time Bomb in the Chest"
1972 Emergency! Jerry Dondon Episode: "Dinner Date"
1973 A Cold Night's Death Val Adams Television film
1974 Slither Stranger
1974 The Healers Dr. Anton Balinowski
1974–1975 Harry O Randall Groves / Andrew Marsh 2 episodes
1975 Kojak Blaise Episode: "The Trade-Off"
1975 Matt Helm Charlie Danbury Episode: "Matt Helm"
1977 The Sunday Drama Jack Hampton Episode: "Spawn"
1977 Baretta Nicky Moss Episode: "It's Hard But It's Fair"
1977 Rafferty Dr. Prud'homme / McMurdo 3 episodes
1979 Some Kind of Miracle Dr. Mark Spencer Television film
1979 Dallas Dr. Rogers Episode: "John Ewing III: Part 2"
1979 The Chevy Chase National Humor Test Various (uncredited) Television special
1979 The Streets of L.A. Walter Kiner Television film
1980 Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones Larry King
1980 Tenspeed and Brown Shoe Dean Culpits Episode: "The Treasure of Sierra Madre Street"
1980 CHiPs Cleve Episode: "The Poachers"
1982 Victims Attorney Walters Television film
1982 Thou Shalt Not Kill Roebuck
1982 Hill Street Blues Farley Episode: "Invasion of the Third World Body Snatchers"
1982 Deadly Encounter John Servasco Television film
1982 Cagney & Lacey Phillip Malik Episode: "I'll Be Home for Christmas"
1982–1983 Falcon Crest Steve Barton 4 episodes
1983 White Water Rebels Leland Television film
1983 Remington Steele Considine Episode: "To Stop a Steele"
1983 Blood Feud Hoffa's Attorney Television film
1984 Calendar Girl Murders Krell
1984 Knight Rider Paul Brock Episode: "Let It Be Me"
1984 He's Not Your Son Dr. Langtry Television film
1985 My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn Raoul Walsh
1985 Seduced 'Fitz' Fitzgibbons
1985 MacGyver Dr. Burke Episode: "Pilot"
1985 Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues Jimmy Blue Television film
1985 Simon & Simon Burton 'Burt' Ferris Episode: "Walk a Mile in My Hat"
1986 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Bus Driver Episode: "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
1986 Amazing Stories Jail Attendant Episode: "Mirror, Mirror"
1986 Sidekicks Shaw Episode: "Thrill of the Chase"
1986 Houston: The Legend of Texas Moseley Baker Television film
1987 Police Story: the Freeway Killings Gavin
1988 Unholy Matrimony Lt. Al Kerns
1988–1994 Matlock Various characters 5 episodes
1989, 1991 Father Dowling Mysteries Packer / Lt. McGuire 2 episodes
1990 Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston Conners Television film
1990 Jake and the Fatman Frank Compton Episode: "My Boy Bill"
1991 Tropical Heat Minton Episode: "Family Affair"
1991 Blood Ties Marvin Television film
1992 Dangerous Curves Stanley La Roque Episode: "Back... and to the Left"
1993 Days of Our Lives Dr. LeBlanc 3 episodes
1994 Jack Reed: A Search for Justice Pete Myers Television film
1996 The Client Mulvey Episode: "The Morning After"
2002 Courage the Cowardly Dog Voice 13 episodes
2005 Meet the Santas Rev. Moran Television film

References

  1. ^ Maslin, Janet (1990-03-10). "Review/Film; Loot That Catches the Conscience of a Cop". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  2. ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  3. ^ "Ron Jacobs (2) - A Child's Garden Of Grass (A Pre-Legalization Comedy)". Discogs. 1971. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  4. ^ "Audiobooks narrated by Michael C. Gwynne | Audible.com". www.audible.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  5. ^ "Legends Frazer Smith, Rodney Bingenheimer still on air — one at KLOS, the other KROQ". Daily News. 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  6. ^ "~Los Angeles Radio People, Whee Are They Now, S". www.laradio.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  7. ^ http://www.firezine.net/issue4/fz4_08a.htm
  8. ^ "Michael C. Gwynne - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  9. ^ "Michael C. Gwynne Biography (1942-)". www.filmreference.com. Retrieved 2020-04-04.