Michael Des Barres

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Michael has had a long career on television, since he first appeared on British TV
as a young kid. His starring role on The New WKRP In Cincinnati, recurring roles
on MacGyver and Melrose Place, plus dozens of guest-appearances on other
hit shows, including Roseanne, Seinfeld, Frasier, Alias, and Nip/Tuck, have made
him into one of the most recognizable and versatile actors on TV today.





1960s

  • Whack-O! (BBC, UK) as Floyd
    - Episode #6.1: "The New Uniform", 13 May 1960
  • The Bruce Forsyth Show (ITV, UK) as unknown
    - Episode #1.3, 28 August 1966
  • Mrs Thursday (ITV, UK) as Lawrence
    - Episode #2.11: "The Old School Tie Up", 6 March 1967
  • Z Cars (BBC, UK) as Young drunk
    - Episode #6.24: "When Did You Last See Your Father? - Part 4", 23 May 1967
  • You And The World (ITV, UK) as Tim
    - Episode #3.2: "Terry", 6 May 1968
  • The First Lady (BBC, UK) as Barry Wainwright
    - Episode #1.11: "King of Furness", 16 June 1968
  • Dixon of Dock Green (BBC, UK) as Philip Baker
    - Episode #15.5: "The Brothers", 5 October 1968

1970s

  • Six Days of Justice (ITV, UK) as Glover
    - Episode #1.6: "Open House", 15 May 1972
  • WKRP in Cincinnati (CBS) as Sir Charles 'Dog' Weatherbee
    - Episode #1.4: "Hoodlum Rock", 9 October 1978
  • The Rockford Files (NBC) as Keith
    - Episode #5.13: "With the French Heel Back...", 5 January 1979
  • The Rockford Files (NBC) as Gordon Flack
    - Episode #6.2: "Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs: Part 1", 12 October 1979

1980s

  • Hart to Hart (ABC) as Sid Sado
    - Episode #1.16: "Downhill To Death", 5 February 1980
  • Cagney & Lacey (CBS) as Malcolm Kingley
    - Episode #2.20: "The Gang's All Here", 28 March 1983
  • Miami Vice (NBC) as Power Station vocalist
    - Episode #2.2: "Whatever Works", 4 October 1985
  • St. Elsewhere (NBC) as Donald
    - Episode #4.10: "Loss of Power", 11 December 1985
  • The Insiders (ABC) as Jimmy Randall
    - Episode #1.12: "Den of Thieves", 8 January 1986
  • The Hitchhiker (HBO) as The Wise Man
    - Episode #2.8: "O.D. Feelin", 28 January 1986
  • My Sister Sam (CBS) as Emmett Gentry
    - Episode #1.3: "Shooting Stars", 27 October 1986
  • Sledge Hammer! (ABC) as Sir Guy
    - Episode #1.19: "Sledgepoo", 14 February 1987
  • MacGyver (ABC) as Murdoc
    - Episode #2.18: "Partners", 2 March 1987
  • Free Spirit (ABC) as Oliver Faraday
    - Unaired TV-pilot, 1987
  • MacGyver (ABC) as Murdoc
    - Episode #3.8: "The Widowmaker", 16 November 1987
  • Miami Vice (NBC) as Shane DuBois
    - Episode #4.14: "Baseballs of Death", 19 February 1988
  • J.J. Starbuck (NBC) as Benny Bijou
    - Episode #1.15: "Rag Doll", 19 April 1988
  • Ohara (ABC) as Roderick McConnell
    - Episode #2.18: "Seeing Something That Isn't There", 30 April 1988
  • Life on the Flipside (NBC) as Elliot Weedle
    - Episode #1.1: "Pilot", 29 August 1988
  • ALF (NBC) as Eddie
    - Episode #3.6: "Promises, Promises", 31 October 1988
  • MacGyver (ABC) as Murdoc
    - Episode #4.9: "Cleo Rocks", 6 February 1989
  • 21 Jump Street (FOX) as Mr. Karst
    - Episode #3.16: "High High", 23 April 1989
  • 21 Jump Street (FOX) as Gavin McHugh
    - Episode #4.3: "Eternal Flame", 2 October 1989
  • MacGyver (ABC) as Murdoc
    - Episode #5.6: "Halloween Knights", 30 October 1989

1990s

  • MacGyver (ABC) as Murdoc
    - Episode #5.12: "Serenity", 8 January 1990
  • Father Dowling Mysteries (ABC) as Alex Sawyer
    - Episode #2.2: "The Exotic Dancer Mystery", 11 January 1990
  • Super Force (Syndication) as Jesse Caldwell
    - Episode #1.6: "As God Is My Witness", 2 November 1990
  • MacGyver (ABC) as Murdoc
    - Episode #6.19: "Strictly Business", 8 April 1991
  • Roseanne (ABC) as Jerry/Steven
    - Episode #3.23: "Dances With Darlene", 30 April 1991
  • The New WKRP In Cincinnati (Syndication) as Jack Allen
    - Episode #1.1: "Where Are We?", 14 September 1991
  • The New WKRP In Cincinnati (Syndication) as Jack Allen
    - Episode #1.2: "Where Are We Going?", 21 September 1991
  • MacGyver (ABC) as Murdoc
    - Episode #7.3: "Obsessed", 30 September 1991
  • The Adventures of Superboy (Syndication) as Adam Verrell
    - Episode #4.1: "A Change of Heart (part 1)", 30 September 1991
  • The New WKRP In Cincinnati (Syndication) as Jack Allen
    - Episode #1.4: "Then Came Nessman", 5 October 1991
  • The Adventures of Superboy (Syndication) as Adam Verrell
    - Episode #4.2: "A Change of Heart (part 2)", 7 October 1991
  • The New WKRP In Cincinnati (Syndication) as Jack Allen
    - Episode #1.5: "Lotto Fever", 12 October 1991
  • Roseanne (ABC) as Jerry/Steven
    - Episode #4.5: "Tolerate Thy Neighbor", 15 October 1991
  • The New WKRP In Cincinnati (Syndication) as Jack Allen
    - Episode #1.7: "Cincinnati's Favorite Couple", 26 October 1991
  • The New WKRP In Cincinnati (Syndication) as Jack Allen
    - Episode #1.8: "Here Comes Everybody (Part 1)", 2 November 1991
  • The New WKRP In Cincinnati (Syndication) as Jack Allen
    - Episode #1.9: "Here Comes Everybody (Part 2)", 9 November 1991
  • The New WKRP In Cincinnati (Syndication) as Jack Allen
    - Episode #1.10: "The Real Thing", 16 November 1991
  • The New WKRP In Cincinnati (Syndication) as Jack Allen
    - Episode #1.11: "Good Old Radio Days", 23 November 1991
  • The New WKRP In Cincinnati (Syndication) as Jack Allen
    - Episode #1.13: "Hip Hop KRP", 18 January 1992
  • The New WKRP In Cincinnati (Syndication) as Jack Allen
    - Episode #1.14: "You Are My Sunshine...", 25 January 1992
  • The New WKRP In Cincinnati (Syndication) as Jack Allen
    - Episode #1.15: "Razor D Rules", 1 February 1992
  • The New WKRP In Cincinnati (Syndication) as Jack Allen
    - Episode #1.16: "Jennifer And The Prince", 8 February 1992
  • The New WKRP In Cincinnati (Syndication) as Jack Allen
    - Episode #1.17: "Long Live The King", 15 February 1992
  • The New WKRP In Cincinnati (Syndication) as Jack Allen
    - Episode #1.18: "Mamma Was A Rolling Stone", 22 February 1992
  • The New WKRP In Cincinnati (Syndication) as Jack Allen
    - Episode #1.19: "Number One Fan", 29 February 1992
  • The New WKRP In Cincinnati (Syndication) as Jack Allen
    - Episode #1.20: "Chicken a la Russe", 2 May 1992
  • The New WKRP In Cincinnati (Syndication) as Jack Allen
    - Episode #1.21: "Where's Jack?", 9 May 1992
  • Batman: The Animated Series (FOX) as Carl Fowler/Nostromos
    - Episode #1.22: "Prophecy of Doom", 6 October 1992*
  • Legend of Prince Valiant (The Family Channel) as unknown
    - Episode #2.3: "The Black Rose", 1992*
  • The Hat Squad (CBS) as Carlton Fischer
    - Episode #1.12: "The Twelfth Victim", 30 January 1993
  • The Jackie Thomas Show (ABC) as Documentary director
    - Episode #1.13: "Strike", 23 February 1993
  • Seinfeld (NBC) as Restauranteur
    - Episode #4.21: "The Smelly Car", 15 April 1993
  • L.A. Law (NBC) as Mr. Allesio
    - Episode #8.17: "Silence Is Golden", 14 April 1994
  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (ABC) as Lenny Stoke
    - Episode #2.2: "Wall Of Sound" 25 September 1994
  • Northern Exposure (CBS) as Feliks Dzerzhinsky
    - Episode #6.6: "Zarya", 31 October 1994
  • Marker (UPN) as Beau Brazilicus
    - Episode #1.3: "Cloud Warriors", 31 January 1995
  • The Commish (ABC) as Aaron DeFord
    - Episode #4.17: "Cry Wolf", 2 March 1995
  • Renegade (Syndication) as Michael St. John
    - Episode #3.22: "Hit Man", 8 May 1995
  • Freakazoid! (WB) as Man In Hole
    - Episode #1.3: "The Sewer Rescue", 23 September 1995*
  • Ellen (ABC) as Nigel/Director
    - Episode #3.9: "The Movie Show", 22 November 1995
  • Melrose Place (FOX) as Arthur Field
    - Episode #4.27: "Triumph of the Bill", 18 March 1996
  • Melrose Place (FOX) as Arthur Field
    - Episode #4.28: What Comes Up, Must Come Down, 1 April 1996
  • Too Something aka. "New York Daze" (FOX) as unknown
    - Episode #1.20: "Meter Feeders", (unaired) 1996
  • The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (Cartoon Network) as Merlin
    - Episode #1.12: "The Alchemist", 10 September 1996*
  • Spider-Man (FOX Kids) as Jackson Weele
    - Episode #3.5: "Sins of the Fathers, Part 5: The Rocket Racer", 14 September 1996*
  • The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (Cartoon Network) as Rodney
    - Episode #1.17: "The Spectre of the Pine Barrens", 17 September 1996*
  • Sliders (FOX) as Vincent Cardoza
    - Episode #3.6: "The Dream Masters", 18 October 1996
  • Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (USA Network) as Kano
    - Episode #1.6: "Familiar Red", 26 October 1996*
  • Melrose Place (FOX) as Arthur Field
    - Episode #5.5: "Un-Janed Melody", 28 October 1996
  • Melrose Place (FOX) as Arthur Field
    - Episode #5.6: "Jane's Addiction", 4 November 1996
  • Melrose Place (FOX) as Arthur Field
    - Episode #5.7: "Young Doctors in Heat", 11 November 1996
  • Melrose Place (FOX) as Arthur Field
    - Episode #5.8: "Mission: Interpersonal", 11 November 1996
  • Melrose Place (FOX) as Arthur Field
    - Episode #5.9: "Farewell Mike's Concubine", 18 November 1996
  • Melrose Place (FOX) as Arthur Field
    - Episode #5.10: "Nice Work If You Can Get It", 25 November 1996
  • Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (USA Network) as Kano
    - Episode #1.11: "Amends", 30 November 1996*
  • Melrose Place (FOX) as Arthur Field
    - Episode #5.11: "Sole Sister", 2 December 1996
  • Melrose Place (FOX) as Arthur Field
    - Episode #5.12: "Quest For Mother", 9 December 1996
  • Melrose Place (FOX) as Arthur Field
    - Episode #5.16: "Eyes of the Storm", 20 January 1997
  • Adventures from the Book of Virtues (PBS Kids) as Haman/Royal Guard
    - Episode #1.8: "Loyalty", 9 February 1997*
  • Roseanne (ABC) as Dr. Phillips
    - Episode #9.19: "The Miracle", 25 February 1997
  • JAG (CBS) as King Josif
    - Episode #2.9: "Washington Holiday", 28 February 1997
  • Ellen (ABC) as The Patient
    - Episode #4.21: "The Clip Show Patient", 8 April 1997
  • Hitz (UPN) as unknown
    - Episode #1.14: "What's Your Name, Who's Your Daddy?", (unaired in the US) 1997
  • Just Shoot Me! (NBC) as Nick Hewitt
    - Episode #2.15: Nina in the Cantina, 24 February 1998
  • The Pretender (NBC) as Douglas Willard
    - Episode #3.3: "Once In A Blue Moon", 31 Oct. 1998
  • Nash Bridges (CBS) as Niles Maynard
    - Episode #4.14: "Superstition", 12 February 1999

2000s

  • Dead Last (WB) as J. L. Crawford
    - Episode #1.12: "The Crawford Touch", (unaired in the US) 2001
  • Providence (NBC) as Yule
    - Episode #4.14: "All the King's Men", 1 February 2002
  • My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (WB) as Eric Darnell
    - Episode #1.1: "Pilot", 14 March 2002
  • My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (WB) as Eric Darnell
    - Episode #1.2: "The New Drummer", 14 March 2002
  • My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (WB) as Eric Darnell
    - Episode #1.6: "Inspiration", (unaired in the US) 2002
  • My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (WB) as Eric Darnell
    - Episode #1.7: "The Yoko Factor", (unaired in the US) 2002
  • My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (WB) as Eric Darnell
    - Episode #1.9: "The Competition", (unaired in the US) 2002
  • My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (WB) as Eric Darnell
    - Episode #1.10: "The Wedding Singers", (unaired in the US) 2002
  • My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (WB) as Eric Darnell
    - Episode #1.12: "The Betrayal", (unaired in the US) 2002
  • My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (WB) as Eric Darnell
    - Episode #1.13: "The Deal", (unaired in the US) 2002
  • Charmed (WB) as Dark priest
    - Episode #4.19: "We're Off To See The Wizards", 25 April 2002
  • She Spies (NBC) as Dr. Zirby
    - Episode #1.3: "Poster Girl", 3 August 2002
  • The Gilmore Girls (WB) as Claude Clemenceau
    - Episode #3.9: "A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving", 26 November 2002
  • Frasier (NBC) as Georges
    - Episode #11.20: "And Frasier Makes Three", 20 April 2004
  • JAG (CBS) as Howie Black
    - Episode #9.22: "Trojan Horse", 14 May 2004
  • Dead Like Me (Showtime) as Gideon Jeffries
    - Episode #2.6: "In Escrow", 29 August 2004
  • Hawaii (NBC) as Preston Tucker
    - Episode #1.6: "No Man is an Island", 29 September 2004
  • Alias (ABC) as Miles Devereaux
    - Episode #4.10: The Index, 9 March 2005
  • Four Kings (NBC) as Nick Dresden
    - Episode #1.4: "Tale of the Tape", 26 January 2006
  • Four Kings (NBC) as Nick Dresden
    - Episode #1.5: "The Elephant in the Room", 2 February 2006
  • Four Kings (NBC) as Nick Dresden
    - Episode #1.8: "House Rules", (unaired in the US) 2006
  • Four Kings (NBC) as Nick Dresden
    - Episode #1.9: "Bobby's Song", (unaired in the US) 2006
  • Four Kings (NBC) as Nick Dresden
    - Episode #1.11: "Check, Please", (unaired in the US) 2006
  • Nip/Tuck (FX) as Everett Poe
    - Episode #5.3: "Everett Poe", 13 November 2007

2010s

  • Bones (FOX) as Simon Graham
    - Episode #5.19: "The Rocker in the Rinse Cycle", 29 April 2010



* = animated (voice only)