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Michael Anderson Jr. is a Actor British born on 6 august 1943

Michael Anderson Jr.

Michael Anderson Jr.
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Birth 6 august 1943 (80 years)

Michael Joseph Anderson, Jr. (born 6 August 1943) is an English actor.

He was born in Hillingdon, Middlesex, into a theatrical family. His grandparents and great-great-aunt were actors. His father is the film director Michael Anderson, Sr. He is the stepson of actress Adrienne Ellis, and stepbrother of actress Laurie Holden. His brother is producer David Anderson.

Anderson trained at the Arts Educational School in drama and ballet. He appeared in seventy-two films between 1956 and 1998, the most notable of which include The Sundowners (1960), In Search of the Castaways (1962), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), Major Dundee (1965), The Glory Guys (1965) and Logan's Run (1976, which his father directed and was filmed in Dallas, Texas).

In the 1966–67 season, Anderson co-starred with Barbara Hershey, who portrayed his sister, in an ABC family western series, The Monroes.

He guest starred as well in episodes of ABC's Stoney Burke and Love, American Style along with Hawaii Five-O on CBS.

Biography

Formé dans le théâtre et la danse, il grandit dans le monde du cinéma. Ses rôles les plus connus sont dans les films Horizons sans frontières (1960), Les Enfants du capitaine Grant (1962), Les Quatre fils de Katie Elder (1965), Major Dundee (1965) et L'Âge de cristal (1976) (sous la direction de son père).

Parallèlement à sa carrière au cinéma, il a régulièrement tourné pour la télévision. Il fut notamment la co-vedette de la série Les Monroe, avec Barbara Hershey de 1966 à 1967.

Son frère David Anderson est producteur.

Sa belle-mère est l'actrice Adrienne Ellis. Il est le demi-frère de l'actrice Laurie Holden (X-Files, The Mist, The Walking Dead).

Usually with

Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
(2 films)
Sam Peckinpah
Sam Peckinpah
(2 films)
Paul Baxley
Paul Baxley
(1 films)
Cliff Lyons
Cliff Lyons
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Michael Anderson Jr. (18 films)

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Actor

Rent-a-Kid
Rent-a-Kid (1995)
, 1h25
Directed by Fred Gerber
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about families
Actors Leslie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd, Matt McCoy, Sherry Miller, Judge Reinhold, Tabitha Lupien
Roles Mr. Nicely
Rating54% 2.704022.704022.704022.704022.70402
Cliff Haber (Tony Rosato) runs an orphanage, and decides to go on a vacation. He has his father, Harry Haber (Leslie Nielsen), run the orphanage while he is away. Harry has a rental store and decides that it would be a good idea to rent out youngsters to prospective adoptive parents after he hears his son's testimony on how hard it is for him to find parents for the youngsters he takes care of. Meanwhile, as his son is away, he gets a bigger ideas by overhearing a couple at a Mexican restaurant, a couple by the name of Russ and Valerie Syracuse (Matt McCoy and Sherry Miller) arguing over the issue of wanting to have children.
Sunset Grill, 1h43
Directed by Kevin Connor
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Peter Weller, Lori Singer, Stacy Keach, Alexandra Paul, John Rhys-Davies, Benito Martinez
Roles Lt. Jeff Carruthers
Rating48% 2.414652.414652.414652.414652.41465
Ryder Hart is a private investigator and former police officer who is down on his luck and drinks too much. His estranged wife Anita runs a bar and restaurant called the Sunset Grill. Anita is romantically involved with Jeff Carruthers, a Los Angeles police detective who formerly worked with Hart.
Nightkill
Nightkill (1980)
, 1h44
Directed by Ted Post
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Robert Mitchum, Jaclyn Smith, Mike Connors, Fritz Weaver, Sybil Danning, James Franciscus
Roles Lt. Donner
Rating55% 2.753722.753722.753722.753722.75372
Unhappily married to unscrupulous Arizona businessman Wendell Atwell, the beautiful Katherine has been carrying on behind his back with Steve Fulton, his assistant. Knowing that a million dollars in cash has been stashed by Wendell in an airport locker, Steve plots behind his lover's back to poison her husband, then impersonate Wendell on a flight to Washington D.C. to make it appear he is still alive.
Logan's Run, 2h
Directed by Michael Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Richard Jordan, Roscoe Lee Browne, Farrah Fawcett, Peter Ustinov
Roles Doc
Rating67% 3.398433.398433.398433.398433.39843
In the year 2274, the remnants of human civilization live in a sealed domed city, a utopia run by a computer that takes care of all aspects of their life, including reproduction. The citizens live a hedonistic life but, to maintain the city, everyone must undergo the ritual of "Carrousel" [sic] when they reach the age of 30. There, they are vaporized and ostensibly "renewed". To track this, they are implanted at birth with a "life-clock" crystal in the palm of their hand that changes color as they approach their "Last Day." Most residents accept this promise of rebirth, but those who do not are known as "Runners" and "Sandmen" are assigned to pursue and terminate them.
The Last Movie, 1h48
Directed by Dennis Hopper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Actors Dennis Hopper, Julie Adams, Sylvia Miles, Toni Basil, Samuel Fuller, Peter Fonda
Roles Mayor's son
Rating60% 3.0450353.0450353.0450353.0450353.045035
Kansas (Hopper) is a stunt coordinator in charge of horses on a western being shot in a small Peruvian village. Following a tragic incident on the set where an actor is killed in a stunt, Kansas decides to quit the movie business and stay in Peru with a local woman. Kansas thinks he has found paradise, but is soon called in to help in a bizarre incident: the Peruvian natives are "filming" their own movie with "cameras" made of sticks, and acting out real western movie violence, as they don't understand movie fakery. The film touches on the ideas of fiction versus reality, especially in regards to cinema. The movie is presented in a way that challenges the viewer's traditional cinematic understanding of storytelling, by presenting the story in a non-chronological fashion, and by including several devices typically only seen behind the scenes of filmmaking (rough edits and "scene missing" cards), and the use of jarring jump cuts.
WUSA
WUSA (1970)
, 1h55
Directed by Stuart Rosenberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Political films
Actors Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Perkins, Laurence Harvey, Pat Hingle, Don Gordon
Roles Marvin
Rating55% 2.754042.754042.754042.754042.75404
Rheinhardt, a cynical drifter, gets a job as an announcer for right-wing radio station WUSA in New Orleans. Rheinhardt is content to parrot WUSA's reactionary editorial stance on the air, even if he does not agree with it. Rheinhardt finds his cynical detachment challenged by a lady friend, Geraldine, and by Rainey, a neighbor and troubled idealist who becomes aware of WUSA's sinister, hidden purpose. And when events start spinning out of control, even Rheinhardt finds he must take a stand.
The House That Would Not Die
Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey
Genres Horror
Themes Ghost films
Actors Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Egan, Michael Anderson Jr., Kitty Winn, Mabel Albertson
Roles Stan Whitman
Rating56% 2.804682.804682.804682.804682.80468
Ruth Bennett (Barbara Stanwyck) has inherited an old house in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania where she moves in with her niece Sara (Katherine Winn). The house was built during the Revolutionary era and is said to be haunted by the spirits of its original inhabitants who are disinclined towards hospitality. With the help of Pat McDougal (Richard Egan), a local professor and one of his students, Stan Whitman (Michael Anderson Jr.), they delve into the history of the house and find a scandal that involves a revolutionary war general and his daughter whose spirits take possession of Sara and Pat's bodies.
The Greatest Story Ever Told, 3h45
Directed by George Stevens, David Lean, Jean Negulesco, William Hale, David S. Hall, Paul Baxley, Richard Talmadge
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film, Films about virginity
Actors Max von Sydow, Charlton Heston, Martin Landau, Dorothy McGuire, José Ferrer, Telly Savalas
Roles James the Younger
Rating64% 3.2489653.2489653.2489653.2489653.248965
Ce film se veut une adaptation cinématographique de la vie de Jésus Christ telle que relatée selon le Nouveau Testament.
The Glory Guys, 1h52
Directed by Sam Peckinpah, Arnold Laven
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Tom Tryon, Harve Presnell, Senta Berger, James Caan, Michael Anderson Jr., Andrew Duggan
Roles Pvt. Martin Hale
Rating61% 3.0540353.0540353.0540353.0540353.054035
Les compagnons de la gloire est un film d'United Artists, de 1965, d'après un roman de Hoffman Birney : The Dice of God. Le scénario a été écrit bien avant le tournage par Sam Peckinpah, mais le film a été réalisé par Arnold Laven.
Dear Heart
Dear Heart (1965)
, 1h53
Directed by Delbert Mann
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Glenn Ford, Geraldine Page, Angela Lansbury, Barbara Nichols, Charles Drake, Mary Wickes
Roles Patrick, Phyllis' Son
Rating71% 3.5938053.5938053.5938053.5938053.593805
Evie Jackson (Geraldine Page) is a middle-aged, single postmaster who is attending a postmasters' convention in New York City. Honest and somewhat tactless, she has many friends but pines for love. Harry Mork (Glenn Ford) is a womanizing advertising executive who is staying in the same hotel while he finds an apartment. Mork is engaged to Phyllis (Angela Lansbury), a woman from Altoona, Pennsylvania. Mork has been told that Phyllis has a son, whom he assumes from a photo is about 13 years old. But the photo is old and her son, Patrick (Michael Anderson, Jr.), is actually 18 years old and a bohemian. Mork is surprised to discover Patrick's true age. He is also embarrassed by Patrick's casual attitude toward women and nudity, and suspicious of Patrick's seemingly platonic relationship with fellow student Émile Zola Bernkrand (Joanna Crawford).
Major Dundee, 1h56
Directed by Sam Peckinpah
Origin USA
Genres War, Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton, James Coburn, Senta Berger, Michael Pate
Roles Trooper Tim Ryan
Rating66% 3.3485553.3485553.3485553.3485553.348555
During the American Civil War, Union cavalry officer Major Amos Dundee (Charlton Heston) is relieved of his command for an unspecified tactical error (though it is implied that he showed too much initiative) at the Battle of Gettysburg and sent to head a prisoner-of-war camp in the New Mexico Territory. After a family of ranchers and a relief column of cavalry are massacred by an Apache war chief named Sierra Charriba (Michael Pate), Dundee seizes the opportunity for glory, raising his own private army of Union troops (black and white), Confederate prisoners led by his former friend and rival from their days at West Point, Captain Tyreen (Richard Harris), several Indian scouts, and a gang of civilian mercenaries to illegally pursue Charriba into Mexico. Tyreen bears a grudge against Dundee. Before the war, Dundee cast the deciding vote in Tyreen's court-martial from the U.S. Army for participating in a duel. However, having given his word of honor, the chivalrous Tyreen binds himself and his men to serve loyally, but only until Charriba has been dispatched.
The Sons of Katie Elder, 1h57
Directed by Henry Hathaway
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Films about families
Actors John Wayne, Dean Martin, Martha Hyer, Michael Anderson Jr., Earl Holliman, George Kennedy
Roles Bud Elder
Rating70% 3.549283.549283.549283.549283.54928
The four adult sons of Katie Elder – John (John Wayne), who is a famous (or infamous) professional gunman; Tom (Dean Martin), a professional gambler; Bud (Michael Anderson, Jr.), the youngest brother, still in school; and Matt (Earl Holliman), an unsuccessful hardware dealer – reunite in their hometown of Clearwaters, Texas (approximately 2 hours east of Dallas, Texas), in 1898 for their mother's funeral, sharing regret that none of them has lived up to her high expectations of them.
In Search of the Castaways, 1h38
Directed by Robert Stevenson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Action, Adventure, Musical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Films based on science fiction novels, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Hayley Mills, Maurice Chevalier, George Sanders, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Jack Gwillim, Antonio Cifariello
Roles John Glenarvan
Rating64% 3.2479953.2479953.2479953.2479953.247995
In company with her younger brother Robert (Keith Hamshere), and her elderly yet young-at-heart friend Professor Jacques Paganel (Maurice Chevalier), teenage Mary Grant (Hayley Mills) journeys to Glasgow to persuade the comically brave Lord Glenarvan (Wilfrid Hyde-White) to rescue her shipwrecked father, Captain John Grant (Jack Gwillim). The expedition sets sail and ventures halfway around the world, to both South America and New Zealand, respectively. The party suffers many assorted perils including an earthquake, a flood, a fire, an attack by a giant condor and an erupting volcano before finding and rescuing Captain Grant. A subplot involves a gunrunner named Thomas Ayerton (George Sanders), who is a treacherous former crew-member of Captain Grant's ship, and responsible for his disappearance. Another subplot involves a budding romance between young Mary Grant and Lord Glenarvan's handsome and loyal son John (Michael Anderson, Jr.
Reach for Glory, 1h26
Directed by Philip Leacock
Genres Drama
Actors Harry Andrews, Kay Walsh, Michael Anderson Jr., Michael Trubshawe, Arthur Hewlett, Cameron Hall
Roles Lewis Craig
Rating70% 3.5418353.5418353.5418353.5418353.541835
A group of boys, evacuated during World War II from London to a coastal town, form a gang and play war games. Too young to fight in the war and afraid it will be over by the time they come of age, the group members, who are also in the school's Army Cadet Force initiate a battle with the local teenagers. Curlew, a local youth, invites an Austrian Jewish refugee with whom he has formed a close relationship to take part in the shenanigans. At first the Jewish boy, Stein, is scorned because of his "Germanic" heritage but is later allowed to join. When Stein runs off during a fight, the youths decide to give him a fake court-martial and execution, but real bullets are used by a freak mistake and Stein is killed.