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Michael Philip Des Barres, the 26th Marquis Des Barres, is an English actor and rock singer. He is known for playing the recurring role of Murdoc on the television show MacGyver and for replacing Robert Palmer in the band Power Station, fronting the band at the 1985 Live Aid concert.
Born
Saturday, 24 January 1948
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me to Be? | Self | 2020 |
| The Legend of 420 | Self | 2017 |
| MacGyver | Nicholas Helman | 2016 |
| Inside Metal: The Pioneers of L.A. Hard Rock and Metal | 2014 | |
| Me | Sanford | 2014 |
| California Solo | Wendell | 2012 |
| Richard E. Grant's Hotel Secrets | Self | 2012 |
| The Finder | Icepick | 2012 |
| Suits | Sergei Baskov | 2011 |
| The Playboy Morning Show | Self | 2010 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me to Be? | Self | 2020 |
| The Legend of 420 | Self | 2017 |
| MacGyver | Nicholas Helman | 2016 |
| Inside Metal: The Pioneers of L.A. Hard Rock and Metal | 2014 | |
| Me | Sanford | 2014 |
| California Solo | Wendell | 2012 |
| Richard E. Grant's Hotel Secrets | Self | 2012 |
| The Finder | Icepick | 2012 |
| Suits | Sergei Baskov | 2011 |
| The Playboy Morning Show | Self | 2010 |
| Four Kings | Nick Dresden / Nick | 2006 |
| Bones | Simon Graham | 2005 |
| Hawaii | Preston Tucker | 2004 |
| Catch That Kid | Brisbane | 2004 |
| Mayor of the Sunset Strip | Self - Silverhead | 2003 |
| NCIS | Del Finney | 2003 |
| Nip/Tuck | Everett Poe | 2003 |
| Dead Like Me | Gideon Jeffries | 2003 |
| She Spies | Dr. Zirby | 2002 |
| My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star | Eric Darnell | 2002 |
| Ocean Park | Gower | 2002 |
| Diary of a Sex Addict | Sammy Horn / Sammy / husband | 2001 |
| Alias | Miles Devereaux | 2001 |
| The Man from Elysian Fields | Nigel | 2001 |
| Mulholland Drive | Billy | 2001 |
| Good Advice | Michael Des Barres / Himself | 2001 |
| Dead Last | J. L. Crawford | 2001 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Marty 'The Cat' Kirch | 2000 |
| Gilmore Girls | Claude Clemenceau | 2000 |
| Poison | Evan Lazlo | 2000 |
| The Hungry Bachelors Club | Harold Spinner | 1999 |
| Sugar Town | Nick | 1999 |
| Providence | Yule | 1999 |
| Charmed | Dark Priest | 1998 |
| The Jungle Book: Search for the Lost Treasure | Kohabeez | 1998 |
| Hitz | Julian | 1997 |
| Poison Ivy: The New Seduction | Ivan Greer | 1997 |
| Just Shoot Me! | Nick Hewitt | 1997 |
| Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | Shao Kahn / Kano / Captain | 1996 |
| The Pretender | Douglas Willard, The Blue Moon Killer | 1996 |
| Adventures from the Book of Virtues | Haman / Royal Guard | 1996 |
| The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Merlin / Rodney | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| Nash Bridges | Niles Maynard | 1996 |
| Widow's Kiss | Steven Rose | 1996 |
| JAG | Howie Black / King Josif | 1995 |
| Freakazoid! | Man In Hole | 1995 |
| The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries | Immigration Agent #2 | 1995 |
| Sliders | Prof. Vincent Cardoza | 1995 |
| Marker | Beau | 1995 |
| Spider-Man: The Animated Series | Jackson Weele | 1994 |
| A Simple Twist of Fate | Bryce | 1994 |
| Silk Degrees | Degrillo | 1994 |
| The High Crusade | Monsieur du Lac | 1994 |
| Ellen | The Patient / Nigel the Director | 1994 |
| Deep Red | Lew Ramirez | 1994 |
| Frasier | Georges | 1993 |
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Lenny Stoke | 1993 |
| The Jackie Thomas Show | Documentary Director | 1992 |
| Under Siege | Damiani | 1992 |
| Renegade | Michael St. John | 1992 |
| The Hat Squad | Carlton Fischer | 1992 |
| Batman: The Animated Series | Nostromos / Carl Fowler | 1992 |
| Melrose Place | Arthur Field | 1992 |
| Waxwork II: Lost in Time | George | 1992 |
| The Commish | Aaron DeFord | 1991 |
| The New WKRP in Cincinnati | Jack Allen | 1991 |
| The Legend of Prince Valiant | John / Black Rose Member | 1991 |
| Super Force | Jesse Caldwell | 1990 |
| Northern Exposure | Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky | 1990 |
| Midnight Cabaret | Paul Van Dyke | 1990 |
| Seinfeld | Restaurateur | 1989 |
| Pink Cadillac | Alex | 1989 |
| Father Dowling Mysteries | Alex Sawyer | 1989 |
| Roseanne | Dr. Phillips / Jerry Gimbel / Steven | 1988 |
| Superboy | Adam Verrell | 1988 |
| Nightflyers | Jon Winderman | 1987 |
| J.J. Starbuck | Benny 'Ben Franklin' Bijou | 1987 |
| 21 Jump Street | Gavin McHugh / Mr. Karst | 1987 |
| Ohara | Roderick McConnell | 1987 |
| My Sister Sam | Emmet Gentry | 1986 |
| Sledge Hammer! | Sir Guy | 1986 |
| ALF | Eddie | 1986 |
| L.A. Law | Mr. Allesio | 1986 |
| MacGyver | Murdoc | 1985 |
| The Insiders | Little Moe / Jimmy Randall | 1985 |
| Ghoulies | Malcolm Graves | 1985 |
| Miami Vice | Power Station Vocalist / Shane Dubois | 1984 |
| The Hitchhiker | The Wiseman | 1983 |
| St. Elsewhere | Donald | 1982 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Malcolm Kingsley | 1981 |
| Hart to Hart | Syd Sado | 1979 |
| WKRP in Cincinnati | Dog / Sir Charles Weatherbee | 1978 |
| The Rockford Files | Gordon Flack / Keith | 1974 |
| Six Days of Justice | Glover | 1972 |
| I, Monster | 1971 | |
| B and B | Simon | 1968 |
| The First Lady | Barry Wainwright | 1968 |
| To Sir, with Love | Williams | 1967 |
| Arrivederci, Baby! | Boy in Orphanage | 1966 |
| Mrs Thursday | Laurence Mayne | 1966 |
| The Bruce Forsyth Show | Self | 1959 |
| Dixon of Dock Green | Philip Baker | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Simon | 1954 |
| American Bandstand | Himself | 1952 |
