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Michael Moriarty is an American-Canadian stage and screen actor and jazz musician. He received an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for his first acting role on American television as a Nazi SS officer in the 1978 mini-series Holocaust, as well as a Tony Award in 1974 for his performance in the play Find Your Way Home. He played Executive Assistant District Attorney Benjamin Stone for the first four seasons (1990–1994) of the television show Law & Order. Moriarty is also known for his roles in films such as Bang the Drum Slowly, Who'll Stop the Rain, Q: The Winged Serpent, The Stuff, Pale Rider, Troll, Courage Under Fire, and Shiloh.
Born
Saturday, 05 April 1941
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Gunfight at Dry River | John 'Boone' Hawkins | 2021 |
| King Cohen | Himself / Self | 2018 |
| Spotlight on Broadway | Self | 2013 |
| The Phantoms | Mr. Hendricks | 2012 |
| The Yellow Wallpaper | Mr. Isaac Hendricks | 2012 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Jimmy Quinn / Harry Potter Sr. / David 'Mo' Rutherford | 2007 |
| Hitler Meets Christ | Hitler | 2007 |
| Force of Impact | General Dutton | 2006 |
| 12 Hours to Live | Donald Saunders | 2006 |
| Masters of Horror | Jim Wheeler | 2005 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Gunfight at Dry River | John 'Boone' Hawkins | 2021 |
| King Cohen | Himself / Self | 2018 |
| Spotlight on Broadway | Self | 2013 |
| The Phantoms | Mr. Hendricks | 2012 |
| The Yellow Wallpaper | Mr. Isaac Hendricks | 2012 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Jimmy Quinn / Harry Potter Sr. / David 'Mo' Rutherford | 2007 |
| Hitler Meets Christ | Hitler | 2007 |
| Force of Impact | General Dutton | 2006 |
| 12 Hours to Live | Donald Saunders | 2006 |
| Masters of Horror | Jim Wheeler | 2005 |
| Neverwas | Dick | 2005 |
| Fugitives Run | Callohan | 2005 |
| Santa Baby | T.J. Hamilton | 2005 |
| The 4400 | Orson Bailey | 2004 |
| Taken | Colonel Thomas Campbell | 2002 |
| Living with the Dead | Adrian, Psychic | 2002 |
| Just Cause | Dr. Hamilton Whitney | 2001 |
| Out of Line | Larry Frank | 2001 |
| James Dean | Winton Dean | 2001 |
| Along Came a Spider | Senator Hank Rose | 2001 |
| Mindstorm | Schmidt | 2001 |
| House of Luk | Mr. Kidd | 2001 |
| Cold Blooded | Mark Solomon | 2000 |
| The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne | Dr. Draco | 2000 |
| Children of My Heart | Rodrique Eymard | 2000 |
| The Art of Murder | Cole Sheridan | 1999 |
| Woman Wanted | Richard Goddard / Richard | 1999 |
| Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season | Ray Preston | 1999 |
| Strange World | 1999 | |
| The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg | Self - interviewee | 1998 |
| Earthquake in New York | Captain Paul Stenning | 1998 |
| Emily of New Moon | Douglas Starr | 1998 |
| Shiloh | Ray Preston | 1997 |
| Dead Man's Gun | John Pike | 1997 |
| Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants | Galileo / Galileo Galilei | 1997 |
| Calm at Sunset | Russell Pfeiffer | 1996 |
| PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Michael Kelly | 1996 |
| Crime of the Century | Governor Harold Hoffman | 1996 |
| Courage Under Fire | General Hershberg / Brigadier General Hershberg | 1996 |
| Poltergeist: The Legacy | Major Robert 'Jonathan' Boyle | 1996 |
| Managua | 1996 | |
| Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions | Matthew Wylie | 1996 |
| The Outer Limits | Solicitor-General Wallace Gannon | 1995 |
| Children of the Dust | John Maxwell | 1995 |
| Touched by an Angel | Dr. Chester Crayton | 1994 |
| Baseball | Various (voice) / Various | 1994 |
| Law & Order | E.A.D.A. Ben Stone / Bennett Stone / Executive ADA Ben Stone / Ben Stone | 1990 |
| Full Fathom Five | Garvin / McKenzie | 1990 |
| Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy | Maj. Hank Daniels / Hank Daniels | 1989 |
| The Secret of the Ice Cave | Manny Wise | 1989 |
| Frank Nitti: The Enforcer | Hugh Kelly | 1988 |
| Windmills of the Gods | Ellison | 1988 |
| Dark Tower | Dennis Randall | 1987 |
| A Return to Salem's Lot | Joe Weber | 1987 |
| Odd Birds | Brother T.S. Murphy | 1987 |
| It's Alive III: Island of the Alive | Stephen Jarvis | 1987 |
| The Hanoi Hilton | Williamson | 1987 |
| Nightlife | Self | 1986 |
| Troll | Harry Potter Sr. | 1986 |
| The Twilight Zone | Warren Cribbens | 1985 |
| The Equalizer | Wayne 'Seti' Virgil / Dr. Peter Kapik | 1985 |
| Pale Rider | Hull Barret | 1985 |
| The Stuff | David 'Mo' Rutherford / David | 1985 |
| Blood Link | Keith Mannings / Craig Mannings | 1982 |
| Q: The Winged Serpent | Jimmy Quinn | 1982 |
| Hotel | Brad Carlton | 1982 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Patrick Lowell | 1981 |
| Reborn | Mark | 1981 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self | 1979 |
| Too Far to Go | Richard Maple | 1979 |
| The Winds of Kitty Hawk | Wilbur Wright | 1978 |
| Who'll Stop the Rain | John Converse | 1978 |
| Holocaust | Erik Dorf | 1978 |
| The Deadliest Season | Gerry Miller | 1977 |
| Report to the Commissioner | Bo Lockley | 1975 |
| Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue | Herbert G. Rucker | 1974 |
| The Last Detail | Marine O.D. / Marine O. D. | 1974 |
| The Glass Menagerie | Jim O'Connor | 1973 |
| A Summer Without Boys | Abe Battle | 1973 |
| Bang the Drum Slowly | Henry / Henry Wiggen | 1973 |
| Hickey & Boggs | Ballard | 1972 |
| My Old Man's Place | Trubee Pell | 1971 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2002 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Won |
| 1994 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 1994 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1993 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1992 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1991 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1989 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1979 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Won |
| 1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series | Won |
| 1974 | Emmy | Best Supporting Actor in Drama | Won |
| 1974 | Emmy | Supporting Actor of the Year | Won |
