Michael Greene
Quick Facts
Biography
Michael Harris Greene (born November 4, 1933) is a retired actor who was active from the 1960s through the 1990s.
Greene was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Gladys (Pugh) and Harry Greene. Early in his career, Greene was frequently featured in westerns, and was credited with over 100 television and film appearances, including the 1962 film This is Not a Test (as Mike Green), as well as a leading role in the 1973 film The Clones. He played Jimmy Hart, William Peterson's ill fated partner in To Live and Die in L.A..
He is perhaps best remembered in his co-starring role as Deputy U.S. Marshall Vance Porter in the short-lived ABC-Warner Brothers western series The Dakotas, where he co-starred with Larry Ward, Jack Elam, and Chad Everett . a series that was controversially cancelled by ABC after only 19 episodes were aired during 1963 .
Filmography
- (As Mike Green) Joe Baragi, This Is Not a Test, 1962
- Spencer brother, Spencer's Mountain, Warner Bros., 1963
- Deputy U.S. Marshall Vance Porter "The Dakotas" ABC/Warner Bros.-19 episodes, 1963
- Mother (biker gang leader) Naked Angels Roger Corman, 1969
- First hoodlum, Play It Again, Sam, Paramount, 1972
- Dr. Gerald Appleby (lead), The Clones, New World, 1973
- Yoga instructor, The Harrad Experiment, Cinerama Releasing, 1973
- Dan, Harry and Walter Go to New York, Columbia, 1976
- Texas, Moscow on the Hudson, Columbia, 1984
- (As Michael Green) Guard, Creator (also known as The Big Picture), MCA/Universal, 1985
- Jim Hart, To Live and Die in L.A., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
- Paul Dunn, Lost in America, Warner Bros., 1985
- Big Ed, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Buena Vista, 1986
- Lacey, *batteries not included, Universal, 1987
- Robert Wells, Less Than Zero, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
- Vernon Burdett, Stranded, New Line Cinema, 1987
- Captain Mitchell, The Night Before, Kings Road Entertainment, 1988
- Clint, Moon over Parador, Universal, 1988
- Captain Benson, Lord of the Flies, Columbia, 1990
- General Curtis, Eve of Destruction, Orion, 1991
- Major General Scott, For the Boys, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
- Colonel Kenton, Undercover Blues, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1993
- Mission Control farmer, The Pickle, Columbia, 1993
- Sheriff Hodes, Roadflower, Miramax Films, 1994
- Slick Willie, Nice Guys Sleep Alone, Asylum Entertainment, 1999
- George Bush, The Day Reagan Was Shot, 2001
- Video on YouTube
- "Michael Greene Biography (1933-)". Retrieved 28 July 2010.