Michael Paré
Michael Kevin Paré (born October 9, 1958) is an American actor. His first starring role was as Tony Villicana on the television series The Greatest American Hero. His best-known film roles were as Eddie Wilson in Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) and its sequel Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989), as well as Tom Cody in Streets of Fire (1984), David Herdeg in The Philadelphia Experiment (1984), Frank McGowan in Village of the Damned (1995), Bill Pruitt in Hope Floats (1998), (Adult) Trip Fontaine in The Virgin Suicides (2000), Detective Kurlen in The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), Lt. Ray Bozeman in Gone (2012) with Amanda Seyfried, Mr. Wallington in Bone Tomahawk (2015), and Varney in City of Lies (2018). His best known TV roles are as Tony Villicana on The Greatest American Hero, Joey La Fiamma on CBS's drama Houston Knights, and Dante Montana on the Canadian sci-fi series Starhunter (2000-2001) and its' continuation series Starhunter ReduX (2018-2019). He won the best actor Award at PollyGrind Film Festival for his reprisal role as Tom Cody in Road to Hell. Some info from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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- 2025 · Shark Terror as Captain Schaeffer
- 2025 · Mundije as CIA Chief
- 2024 · Revival as Martin
- 2024 · The Devil’s Trap as Father Gestas
- 2024 · Shark Island as Charlie
- 2024 · Camp Pleasant Lake as Rick Rutherford
- 2024 · Planetquake as General West
- 2023 · Family Ornaments as Grandpa Pat
- 2023 · The Puppetman as Detective Al Rosen
- 2023 · End of Loyalty as Pops
- 2022 · Attack on Titan as Citizen Prime Ortiz
- 2022 · Pig Killer as Detective Oppal
- 2022 · Top Gunner: Danger Zone as Air Marshal Tony Wilkes
- 2021 · Painkiller as Alan Rhodes
- 2020 · Captors as
- 2018 · City of Lies as Varney
- 2018 · The Debt Collector as Mad Alex
- 2018 · Starhunter ReduX as Dante Montana
- 2017 · The Neighborhood as Johnny 3
- 2017 · Global Meltdown as Amos Cade
- 2016 · Abattoir as Richard Renshaw
- 2016 · The Infiltrator as Barry Seal
- 2015 · Bone Tomahawk as Mr. Wallington
- 2015 · The Vatican Tapes as Det. Harris
- 2015 · Awaken as Xander
- 2014 · Snapshot as President
- 2013 · Assault on Wall Street as Frank
- 2013 · Real Gangsters as Frank 'Frankie' D'Cecco
- 2012 · Maximum Conviction as Chris Blake
- 2012 · The Philadelphia Experiment as Hagan
- 2012 · Gone as Lt. Ray Bozeman
- 2011 · Blubberella as The Commandant
- 2011 · The Lincoln Lawyer as Detective Kurlen
- 2010 · Raging Boll as Self
- 2009 · Rampage as Sheriff Melvoy
- 2009 · Direct Contact as Clive Connelly
- 2008 · 100 Feet as Mike Watson / The Ghost
- 2008 · Tunnel Rats as Sergeant Vic Hollowborn
- 2007 · Postal as Panhandler
- 2006 · South Beach as
- 2006 · Saurian as Jace Randall
- 2005 · BloodRayne as Iancu
- 2004 · House as Warden Delaire
- 2003 · Cold Case as Randy Price
- 2001 · Blackwoods as Sheriff Harding
- 2000 · Starhunter as Dante Montana
- 2000 · Sanctimony as Jim Renart
- 2000 · The Virgin Suicides as Adult Trip Fontaine
- 1999 · Space Fury as Argy
- 1998 · Hope Floats as Bill Pruitt
- 1996 · Bad Moon as Uncle Ted
- 1995 · Village of the Damned as Frank McGowan
- 1992 · Empire City as Joey Andre
- 1987 · Houston Knights as Joey La Fiamma
- 1984 · The Philadelphia Experiment as David Herdeg
- 1984 · Streets of Fire as Tom Cody
- 1984 · Undercover as Max
- 1981 · The Greatest American Hero as Tony Villicana
- Future · Sara Sarita as
- Future · dATE as
- 2026 · Someone Dies Tonight as William 'Bill' Stephenson
- 2026 · Order of the Dragon as Henry Wyatt
- 2025 · Helloween as John Parker
- 2025 · Bury 'Em Deep as Sheriff Sykes
- 2025 · Morgan: Killer Doll as Astrid's Father
- 2025 · The Land That Time Forgot as Admiral Christopher Jackman
- 2024 · Desert Fiends as Leonard
- 2024 · 9 Windows as Agent Larry Thurgood
- 2024 · Alien: Rubicon as President McCoy
- 2024 · Wanted Man as Tinelli
- 2024 · Sentinel as President
- 2023 · Alien Apocalypse as Director Storm
- 2023 · Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar as Kip
- 2022 · 2025 Armageddon as
- 2022 · Renegades as Donovan
- 2022 · They Crawl Beneath as Bill Mortiz
- 2022 · Dawn as Officer Barry
- 2021 · South of Heaven as Joey
- 2021 · Keeping Up with the Joneses as Sheldon
- 2021 · Mind Games as Colonel Reeder
- 2019 · Big Kill as Col. Granger
- 2019 · Hollow Point as Damian Wakefield
- 2019 · Manipulated as
- 2018 · A Christmas in Royal Fashion as Mr. Carson
- 2018 · Reborn as Detective Mark Fox
- 2018 · Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich as Detective Brown
- 2018 · Astro as Allen Smith
- 2018 · Battle Drone as Karl Kess
- 2017 · Gangster Land as O'Connor
- 2017 · The Red Maple Leaf as Ambassador Patrick Adams Jr.
- 2017 · American Violence as Martin Bigg
- 2016 · Decommissioned as Detective Tom Weston
- 2016 · Traded as Clay
- 2016 · Weaponized as Captain Doug Rice
- 2015 · Sicilian Vampire as Sammy
- 2015 · Swat: Unit 887 as Captain Mike Ryan
- 2015 · 4Got10 as Sheriff Olson
- 2015 · Operator as Howard
- 2015 · Checkmate as Captain Raymond Mitchell Howard
- 2014 · The Big Fat Stone as Detective Farinelli
- 2013 · Suddenly as Conklin
- 2010 · Cool Dog as Dean Warner
- 2010 · Tales of an Ancient Empire as Oda
- 2010 · BloodRayne: The Third Reich as Commandant Ekart Brand
- 2008 · Far Cry as Paul Summer
- 2008 · Alone in the Dark 2 as Willson
- 2008 · Ninja Cheerleaders as Victor Lazzaro
- 2008 · Dark World as Harry
- 2007 · BloodRayne II: Deliverance as Pat Garret
- 2005 · Komodo vs. Cobra as Capt. Michael A. Stoddard
- 2004 · Gargoyle: Wings of Darkness as Ty Griffin
- 2003 · Fate as Detective Cody Martin
- 2001 · Peril as Vincent
- 1997 · Falling Fire as Daryl Boden
- 1992 · Sunset Heat as Eric Wright
- 1992 · Into the Sun as Capt. Paul Watkins
- 1990 · Moon 44 as Felix Stone
- Future · SYNC as
- 1989 · Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! as Eddie Wilson / Joe West
- 1983 · Eddie and the Cruisers as Eddie Wilson
- Future · The Looters as Chuck Simpson
- 2025 · Wrongful Death 2: Bloodlines as Dr. David Moore
- 2025 · Knightfall as Matthew
- 2025 · Kung Fu Slayers as Steven Steinberg
- 2024 · The Christmas Chain as Tom
- 2024 · Kill Craft as Thomas Delon
- 2024 · Tall, Dark and Dangerous as Bill
- 2024 · The Wrong Life Coach as Detective Cloverdale
- 2023 · In The Shadows as Sam Hammonds
- 2023 · Buckle Up as Joseph McClory
- 2023 · Kings of L.A. as Artie
- 2023 · If I Can't Have You as
- 2022 · Headless Horseman as The Devil
- 2022 · Nix as Idres
- 2022 · Lockdown as Roger Kinkaid
- 2022 · Beyond the Resonator as Professor Wallace
- 2021 · Mommy's Deadly Con Artist as Ross
- 2021 · The Penthouse as Charles
- 2021 · The Resonator: Miskatonic U as Professor Wallace
- 2021 · Triassic Hunt as Jordan Freedman
- 2021 · The Wrong Fiancé as Police Chief Sawyer
- 2020 · Middleton Christmas as Johnny
- 2020 · Invincible as Trevor Morgan
- 2020 · As Long As I'm Famous as Older Sid
- 2019 · Once Upon a Time in Deadwood as Swearengen
- 2019 · Mayday as Air Marshall Adam Anderson
- 2019 · The Last Big Save as Derek
- 2018 · F. You All: The Uwe Boll Story as Self
- 2018 · The Wrong Friend as Lieutenant Forni
- 2017 · The Wrong Man as Gary Moore
- 2017 · A Doggone Hollywood as Sheriff Evans
- 2016 · Nessie & Me as Dad
- 2015 · No Deposit as Mickey Ryan
- 2013 · How Sweet It Is as Mike
- 2012 · The Come-Up as Ron Zimmerman
- 2009 · The Perfect Sleep as Officer Pavlovich
- 2007 · Furnace as Michael Turner
- 2006 · Seed as Detective Matthew 'Matt' Bishop
- 2006 · Crash Landing as Captain Williams
- 2003 · Heart of America as Will Prat
- 2002 · Vatos as
- 2002 · Red Serpent as Steve Nichols
- 1998 · October 22 as Gary
- 1997 · 2103: The Deadly Wake as Tarkis
- 1997 · Coyote Run as Pershing Quinn
- 1996 · The Colony as Alec Harken
- 1995 · Raging Angels as Colin
- 1995 · Triplecross as Teddy 'T.C' Cooper
- 1995 · Lunar Cop as Joe Brody
- 1995 · The Dangerous as Random
- 1994 · Warriors as Colin Neal
- 1993 · Point of Impact as Jack David
- 1992 · Blink of an Eye as Sam Browning
- 1991 · Killing Streets as Chris / Craig Brandt
- 1991 · The Last Hour as Jeff
- 1990 · Dragonfight as Moorpark
- 1985 · Space Rage as Grange
- Future · Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins as Warrant
- 2026 · Werewolf Hunt as Jackson
- 2025 · Rocky's Galaxy: A Totally Mundane Christmas Adventure as Col. Sublett
- 2025 · Elite Target as Disappointed Man
- 2025 · Death 4 Dinner as Detective Noah Rafferty
- 2024 · Angel with a Gun as
- 2024 · The Vampire and the Vigilante as Gabriel
- 2024 · In Tenebras: Into the Darkness as Captain Shaw
- 2024 · Bedtime Stories: Tales of Love and Hate as Fortunato
- 2024 · War of the Worlds: Extinction as General Alfaro
- 2023 · A Christmas Intern as William
- 2023 · Wrongful Death as Dr. David Moore
- 2023 · The Beast Comes At Midnight as Night
- 2023 · Very Frightening Tales as Edward Barnes
- 2022 · Alabama Rose as Ethan
- 2022 · Twisted Vines as Branson Wright
- 2022 · The Red Tide Massacre as Sheriff Tom Fuller
- 2022 · Bridge of the Doomed as Colonel Charon
- 2022 · Curse of the Re-Animator as Professor Wallace
- 2021 · Christmas Collision as Jagger Huntley
- 2021 · The Wild Man as
- 2021 · Righteous Blood as Jericho
- 2021 · Mister Mayfair: Serena's Game as Lister
- 2021 · Deceived by My Mother-In-Law as Ross
- 2021 · Mummy Dearest as Dr. Jason
- 2020 · The Insurrection as Sergeant Major
- 2020 · Emerald Run as Matteo Trino
- 2019 · Making a Deal with the Devil as Pierre
- 2017 · Jason's Letter as Brad Macaulay
- 2017 · Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable as Self
- 2017 · The Return as Michael Shreder
- 2016 · Nature of the Beast: Making Bad Moon as Self
- 2016 · It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned as Self
- 2015 · The Shelter as Thomas
- 2014 · The Hunt for Johnny Ringo as Sheriff Atherton
- 2013 · Jet Set as Ryan
- 2013 · Rumble on the Lot: Walter Hill's Streets of Fire Revisited as Self
- 2010 · Amphibious Creature of the Deep as Jack Bowman
- 2008 · Road to Hell as Cody
- 2007 · Kinky Killers as Detective Barry Harper
- 2001 · A Month of Sundays as Tomas McCabe
- 1999 · Men of Means as Rico 'Bullet' Burke
- 1998 · Back to Even as Boyle
- 1997 · Merchant of Death as Jim Rendall
- 1997 · Strip Search as Robby Durrell
- 1993 · Deadly Heroes as Brad Cartowski
- Future · Only Seven Days... as Charles
- 1990 · The Closer as Larry Freed
- 1987 · The Women's Club as Patrick
- Future · Long Lost as The Archivist
- 1986 · Instant Justice as Scott Youngblood
- Future · Cursed Waters as Captain Arnold
- Future · Clutch as Marty
- 1996 · Carver's Gate as Carver
- 1990 · The Dark Sun as Ruggero Brickman
- 1987 · World Gone Wild as George Landon
- 1981 · Crazy Times as Harry
- Future · Save the Last Bullet as Capt. Pete Lepart
- Future · Mayday Z as Stan Stone
- Future · How to Kill Your Coworkers and Get Away with it as Victor Claremont
- Future · The Apex Predators Club as
- Future · Water’s Edge as Sheriff Jake Wright
- Future · The Last Outlaw as Sherrif Atherton