Gross, Michael 1947-

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Gross, Michael 1947-

PERSONAL

Born June 21, 1947, in Chicago, IL; son of William Oscar (a tool designer) and Virginia Ruth (a telephone operator) Gross; brother of Mary Gross (an actress and comedienne); married Elza Bergeron (a casting director and executive), June 2, 1984; stepchildren: Katharine Lucille "Katie" Burkhardt, Theodore "Theo" Alex Burkhardt. Education: University of Illinois at Chicago Circle (now known as University of Illinois at Chicago), B.A., 1970; Yale University, M.F.A., 1973. Avocational Interests: Model trains, railroad memorabilia.

Addresses:

Agent—Silver Massetti & Szatmary, 8730 Sunset Blvd., Suite 440, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Career:

Actor and producer. Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, KY, member of the company, 1973-76. Affiliated with Prairie Rose Productions, Encino, CA. Painter in New Mexico, beginning 1990; Santa Fe Southern Railway (branch of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway), part owner; Chicago & North Western Railway, worked in engine service. ALS Association, spokesperson. Some sources state that Gross played the guitar in a musical group, the Travelin' Four.

Member:

Actors' Equity Association, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Screen Actors Guild, Academy of Magical Arts (life member).

Awards, Honors:

Drama Desk Award nomination, outstanding featured actor in a play, 1980, for Bent; Obie Award, performance, Village Voice, 1982, for No End of Blame; DramaLogue Award, 1986, for The Real Thing; Video Premiere Award, best actor, DVD Exclusive awards, 2001, for Tremors 3: Back to Perfection; Gross's character Steven Keaton on Family Ties was named one of the fifty greatest television fathers of all time, TV Guide, 2004; American Hero Award for charitable work.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Steven Keaton, Family Ties, NBC, 1982-89.

John "Jack" Carter, Jr., ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, between 2001 and 2004.

Burt Gummer, Tremors (also known as Tremors: The Series and Vaerinad), Sci-Fi Channel, 2003.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Gilchrist, Little Gloria … Happy at Last, NBC, 1982.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Jim Seevey, A Girl Named Sooner, NBC, 1975.

Dr. Howard Bruenn, F.D.R.: The Last Year, NBC, 1980.

Julius "J. J." Jacobson, Dream House, CBS, 1981.

James Troth, Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole, CBS, 1983.

Ben Brannigan, Summer Fantasy, NBC, 1984.

George Phipps, A Letter to Three Wives, NBC, 1985.

Steven Keaton, Family Ties Vacation, NBC, 1985.

Bob Bauer, Right to Die, NBC, 1987.

William Russell "Bill" Matix, In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (also known as Bloody Friday and The F.B.I. Murders), NBC, 1988.

King Arthur, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, NBC, 1989.

Don Scott, Vestige of Honor, CBS, 1990.

Agent Richard Mayberly, In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas (also known as In the Line of Duty: The Twilight Murders and Midnight Murders), NBC, 1991.

Frank Tanner, With a Vengeance (also known as Undesirable), CBS, 1992.

Assistant chief Matt Brenner, Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland, ABC, 1993.

Brian Kemp, Avalanche (also known as Atrapados en la montana, Avalancha, Avalanche—Geisel im Schnee, Inferno bianco, and Lavinen), Fox and CTV (Canada), 1994.

Kevin Mulligan, Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story, CBS, 1994.

Tom Williams, In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance, NBC, 1994.

Ben McAdams, Awake to Danger (also known as Awake to Murder, The Other Side of Dark, and Out of the Dark), NBC, 1995.

Dr. Gordon Powell, Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie, NBC, 1995.

Ben Horn, Hijacked: Flight 285, ABC, 1996.

Lieutenant Peter Byrnes, Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice, NBC, 1996.

Paul Fleiss, The Good Doctor: The Paul Fleiss Story (also known as The Making of a Hollywood Madam), CBS, 1996.

Lieutenant Peter Byrnes, Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave (also known as Heatwave), CBS, 1997.

Voice of Warren McGinnis, Batman Beyond: The Movie (animated; consists of pilot and episodes of television series), The WB, 1999.

Leslie Jacobson, Mrs. Harris, HBO, 2005.

Talbot, Combustion (also known as Silent Killer), Lifetime, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, Inside "Family Ties": Behind the Scenes of a Hit, PBS, 1988.

Rich and Famous: 1990 World's Best, syndicated, 1990.

Scott Ross: Safe Sex?, Family Channel, 1992.

Himself, The Outer Limits Phenomenon, 1996.

Himself, NBC 75th Anniversary Special (also known as NBC 75th Anniversary Celebration), NBC, 2002.

Himself, Super Chief: Speed, Style, Service, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Tom Lindsay, "Last Wish," Finder of Lost Loves, ABC, 1985.

Arthur Thursby, "Caught Red Handed," Night Court, NBC, 1987.

Steven Keaton, "Trading Places," Day by Day, NBC, 1988.

Himself, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (also known as The Best of Carson), NBC, 1990, 1991.

Voice of Lloyd Ventris (some sources cite character as Lloyd Ventrix), "See No Evil," Batman (animated; also known as The Adventures of Batman & Robin and Batman: The Animated Series), Fox, 1993.

Father Sherman McKigney, "The Second Coming," Dream On, HBO, 1994, also broadcast on Fox.

Greg Smith, "The Expatriate," Promised Land (also known as Home of the Brave), CBS, 1996.

Stanley Hearst, "Inconstant Moon," The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), Showtime, Sci-Fi Channel, and syndicated, 1996.

Professor Frank Ingram, "But at My Back I Always Hear," The Hunger, Showtime, 1997.

Councilperson Krantz, "Laurie Runs for Office," The Norm Show (also known as Norm), ABC, 1999.

Councilperson Krantz, "Norm and Shelly," The Norm Show (also known as Norm), ABC, 1999.

Mr. Volpe, "Only the Lonely," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1999.

Anthony Jacobs, "Affairs of the State," Family Law, CBS, 2000.

Carl Braddock, "Trade This," Law & Order (also known as Law & Order Prime), NBC, 2000.

Dr. Petersen, "Goodbye: Parts 1 & 2," Spin City (also known as Spin), ABC, 2000.

Himself, "Meredith Baxter: Perfection and Reality," Biography (also known as A&E Biography: Meredith Baxter), Arts and Entertainment, 2000.

Himself, "Falkland Islands," Photo Safari, 2001.

Himself, Hollywood Squares (also known as H2 and H2: Hollywood Squares), syndicated, 2001 (multiple episodes).

Arthur Esterman, "Lust," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order's Sex Crimes, Law & Order: SVU, and Special Victims Unit), NBC, 2002.

Dr. Charles Webb, "Crazy," Law & Order: Criminal Intent (also known as Law & Order: CI), NBC, 2002.

Don Newmark, "At Your Cervix," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 2004.

Don Newmark, "House of the Rising Son-in-Law," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 2004.

Don Newmark, "Knot in the Mood," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 2004.

Don Newmark, "Finale," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 2004.

Narrator, "Chasing Big Cats," Nature, PBS, 2004.

Narrator, "Snowflake: The White Gorilla," Nature, PBS, 2005.

Tom Endecott, "Manhattan Manhunt," CSI: NY, CBS, 2005.

Alfred Mosby, "Brunch," How I Met Your Mother, CBS, 2006.

(Uncredited) Alfred Mosby, "How Lily Stole Christmas," How I Met Your Mother, CBS, 2006.

Father Nicholas McClinton, "Duck and Cover," Boston Legal (also known as Fleet Street, The Practice: Fleet Street, and The Untitled Practice), ABC, 2007.

Peter Barrister, "To Have and to Hold," Medium, NBC, 2008.

Himself, Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, 2008.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Jack Wolfe, The Neighborhood (also known as Breslin's Neighborhood), produced in 1979, NBC, 1982.

Steven Keaton, Family Ties, NBC, 1982.

Voice of Warren McGinnis, "Rebirth: Part 1," Batman Beyond (animated; also known as Batman of the Future, Batman Tomorrow, Batman del futuro, Batman do futuro, and Fremtidens Batman), The WB, 1999.

Television Producer; Series:

Tremors (also known as Tremors: The Series and Vaerinad), Sci-Fi Channel, 2003.

Film Appearances:

Lothar, Just Tell Me What You Want, Warner Bros., 1980.

Host for video version, Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz (animated), 1987.

Dr. Jay Marshall, Big Business, Buena Vista, 1988.

Burt Gummer, Tremors (also known as Beneath Perfection, Dead Silence, and Land Sharks), Universal, 1990.

Gordon Winslow, Cool as Ice, Universal, 1991.

Sol Silverman, Alan & Naomi, Triton Pictures, 1992.

Howard, In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful (also known as Behind Closed Doors and Unfaithful), Concorde-New Horizons, 1994.

Burt Gummer, Tremors 2: Aftershocks (also known as Tremors II and Tremors II: Aftershocks), Universal, 1995.

Captain Evans, Kounterfeit (also known as Fatal Glimpse and Money Crush), Live Entertainment, 1996.

Jon Porter, Sometimes They Come Back … Again (also known as Sometimes They Come Back 2), Trimark Pictures, 1996.

Dick, True Heart, Orion Pictures Entertainment, 1997.

Murray, Ground Control (also known as Jet, Flug 177—Panik im Tower, Kollisionskurs—Panik im Tower, Lennonjohto, Panico no ar, Riesgo de impacto, Rischio d'impatto, and Turnul de control), Trimark Pictures, 1998.

Burt Gummer, Tremors 3: Back to Perfection, Universal Home Entertainment, 2001.

Hiram Gummer, Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (also known as Tremors 4 and Tremors: Original Showdown), Universal Home Video, 2004.

The Ballad of Esequiel Hernandez (documentary), 2007.

Dr. Frank Reno, 100 Million B.C. (also known as 100,000,000 B.C. and Prehistoric), The Asylum, 2008.

Manny Braddock, An American in China, Shoreline Entertainment, 2008.

Teddy, Broken Windows, Meherio Productions/Sightline Entertainment, 2008.

Stage Appearances:

Will Parker, Oklahoma! (musical), c. 1960.

The Year Boston Won the Pennant, Kingston Mines Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1970.

Edmund, Long Day's Journey into Night, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 1973.

Mephistopheles, Doctor Faustus, Tyrone Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN, 1976.

Georgibus, The Flying Doctor, title role, Sganarelle, and an appearance in A Dumb Show, all produced as part of Sganarelle: An Evening of Moliere Farces, New York Shakespeare Festival, Joseph Papp Public Theater, Estelle R. Newman Theater, New York City, 1978.

Montano, Othello, New York Shakespeare Festival, Joseph Papp Public Theater, Delacorte Theater, New York City, 1979.

Measure for Measure, Center Stage, Baltimore, MD, 1979.

You Can't Take It with You, Center Stage, 1979.

Greta, Bent, New Apollo Theatre, New York City, 1979-80.

Clov, Endgame, Manhattan Theatre Club, Stage 73, New York City, 1980.

Tucker, Put Them All Together, Workshop of the Players Art (WPA) Theatre, New York City, 1980.

Alexander "Sandy" Lord, The Philadelphia Story, Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theater, New York City, 1980-81.

Gregers Werle, The Wild Duck, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre, Brooklyn, New York City, 1981.

Teiresias, Oedipus the King, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre, 1981.

Red soldier, Billwitz, Frank Deeds, Hoogstraten, and comrade, No End of Blame, Manhattan Theatre Club, Stage 73, 1981-82.

Jocko Pyle, Geniuses, Playwrights Horizons, Astor Place Theatre, New York City, then Douglas Fairbanks Theatre, New York City, 1982-83.

Sam, Territorial Rites, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1983.

George Tesman, Hedda Gabler, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1986.

Henry, The Real Thing, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, 1986.

Serge, Art, Royal George Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1998.

Bloodgood Baxter, A Cup of Coffee (also known as A Cup of Coffee: A Comedy about Business), Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1999.

Ross, Macbeth, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 2000.

Newspaper person, A Map of Doubt and Rescue (reading), Ojai Playwrights Conference, Happy Valley School, Zalk Theatre, Ojai, CA, 2004.

Glover, Lonesome Hollow (reading), Ojai Playwrights Conference, Happy Valley School, Zalk Theatre, 2006.

Also appeared as William Makepeace Ladd, Love Letters; appeared in other productions, including Later Life, Money & Friends, That Championship Season, and The Threepenny Opera.