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