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Michael Fox (born Myron Melvin Fox, February 27, 1921 – June 1, 1996) was an American
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who appeared in numerous films and television shows. Some of his most famous recurring roles were as various autopsy physicians in '' Perry Mason'', as Coroner George McLeod in '' Burke's Law'', as Amos Fedders in ''
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'', and as Saul Feinberg in ''
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''.


Early life

Fox was born in
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, to Jacob Fox, an Austrian-born salesman, and his wife, the former Josephine Berkowitz. He was the youngest of four children, and the third son.


Career

Michael Fox began acting in stage plays in southern California circa 1945. Through his stage endeavors, Fox met Harry Sauber who introduced him to
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. Two of his regular TV roles were as the
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in the courtroom drama '' Perry Mason'', and as Saul Feinberg on the
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The Bold and the Beautiful ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''Th ...
'' from 1989 to 1996. Among his earlier television work was the penultimate episode of '' Adventures of Superman'', as the ringleader of a criminal gang that tried to conduct a '' Perils of Pauline''–style series of murder attempts on the show's various protagonists. He also appeared in several episodes on the 1955–1957 television series ''
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''.


The Dr. Fox effect

Fox also made an important contribution to the scholarly field of education, as the actor who portrayed "Dr. Myron L. Fox" in a study that would give rise to the Dr. Fox effect, and also participated in the generation of additional materials in at least one follow-up study.R. Williams and J. Ware, "Validity of student ratings of instruction under different incentive conditions: A further study of the Dr. Fox effect", ''Journal of Educational Psychology'' 68 (1976): 48–56. In the initial demonstration of this effect, Fox delivered an engaging and expressive lecture that contained no meaningful content, and yet, the audience rated Fox just as highly as a genuine professor's lecture. The Dr. Fox effect has been often cited as a critique of the validity of student evaluations of teaching.


Personal life and death

He was married to Hannah, an actress he met while acting in the stage play '' The Dybbuk'', in a Los Angeles-area theatre run by Lou Smuckler, father-in-law of Lee J. Cobb. Borrowing a car from Dorothy Gish, Fox drove Hannah to a judge and married her between the matinee and evening performances of ''The Story of Mary Surratt''. Fox died of pneumonia June 1, 1996, in
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. His death was written into ''The Bold and the Beautiful''.


Acting roles


Non-recurring or recurring multiple roles in television series

*''
Science Fiction Theatre ''Science Fiction Theatre'' is an American science fiction anthology television series that was produced by Ivan Tors and Maurice Ziv and originally aired in syndication. It premiered on April 9, 1955, and ended on February 9, 1957, with a to ...
'' *:''Beyond'' (1955) - Radar Man *:''The Brain of John Emerson'' (1955) - Dr. Franklin *:''The Frozen Sound'' (1955) - Dr. Gordine *:''The Flicker'' (1956) - Dr. James Kincaid *:''The Missing Waveband'' (1956) - Dr. Maxwell *:''Jupitron'' (1956) - Dr. Norstad *:''Signals from the Moon'' (1956) - Dr. Edwards *'' The Ford Television Theatre'' *:''The Payoff'' (1956) - Lieutenant Bernard Shuman *:''Catch at Straws'' (1956) - Jed Hartan *:''Front Page Father'' (1956) - Malcolm Slade *:''Miller's Millions'' (1957) - Judge Patterson *'' Perry Mason'' - *:''The Case of the Runaway Corpse'' (1957) - Dr. Hoxie *:''The Case of the Prodigal Parent'' (1958) - Dr. Samuel Anders *:''The Case of the Caretaker's Cat'' (1959) - Autopsy Surgeon *:''The Case of the Bedeviled Doctor'' (1959) - Dr. Hoxie *:''The Case of the Lame Canary'' (1959) - Dr. Hoxie *:''The Case of the Artful Dodger'' (1959) - Autopsy Surgeon *:''The Case of the Singular Double'' (1960) - Autopsy Surgeon *:''The Case of the Fickle Fortune'' (1961) - Autopsy Surgeon *:''The Case of the Wintry Wife'' (1961) - Autopsy Surgeon *:''The Case of the Duplicate Daughter'' (1961) - Autopsy Surgeon *:''The Case of the Promoter's Pillbox'' (1962) - Autopsy Surgeon *:''The Case of the Bogus Books'' (1962) - Coroner's Physician *:''The Case of the Libellous Locket'' (1963) - Physician *:''The Case of the Golden Oranges'' (1963) - Coroner's Physician *:''The Case of the Witless Witness'' (1963) - Autopsy Surgeon *:''The Case of the Festive Felon'' (1963) - Surgeon *'' Wanted Dead or Alive'' *:''Reunion for a Revenge'' (1959) - The Quaker *:''The Hostage'' (1959) - Bartender Tom *''
Alcoa Theatre ''Alcoa Theatre'' is a half-hour American anthology series sponsored by the Alcoa Corporation and telecast on NBC at 9:30 pm on Monday nights from September 30, 1957 to May 23, 1960. For its first four months on the air, the title ''Turn o ...
'' *:''30 Pieces of Silver'' (1959) - Mr. Hammeker *:''The Observer'' (1960) - Father Holze *''
The Rifleman ''The Rifleman'' is an American Western television series starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the fictional town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show ...
'' *:''Letter of the Law'' (1959) - Abel *:''The Trade'' (1959) - Trager *:''Miss Millie'' (1960) - Jim Oxford *:''The Hangman'' (1960) - Joe Hannah *''
Richard Diamond, Private Detective ''Richard Diamond, Private Detective'' is an American detective drama, created by Blake Edwards, which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953, and on television from 1957 to 1960. Radio Dick Powell starred in the ''Richard Diamond, Private Detective' ...
'' *:''Marineland Mystery'' (1959) - Paul Schofield *:''Coat of Arms'' (1960) *:''The Popskull'' (1960) *''
The Twilight Zone ''The Twilight Zone'' is an American media franchise based on the anthology series, anthology television series created by Rod Serling in which characters find themselves dealing with often disturbing or unusual events, an experience described ...
'' *:'' Nightmare as a Child'' (1960) - Doctor *:'' Mr. Dingle, the Strong'' (1961) - Martian *:'' Sounds and Silences'' (1964) - Psychiatrist *''
The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor ''The Detectives'' (also known as ''The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor'', ''Captain of Detectives'', and ''Robert Taylor's Detectives'') is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during its first two seasons (sponsored by Procter & Ga ...
'' *:''The Queen of Craven Point'' (1961) - Lab Man *:''The Reason'' (1961) - Andy *'' The Untouchables'' *:''The Stryker Brothers'' (1962) - Lieutenant Miller *:''Death for Sale'' (1961) - Bradley *''
The Dick Powell Show ''The Dick Powell Show'' is an American television anthology series that aired on NBC from September 26, 1961 until September 17, 1963, primarily sponsored by the Reynolds Metals Company. Overview The series was an anthology of various dram ...
'' *:''Somebody's Waiting'' (1961) *:''The Big Day'' (1962) - Phil *:''The Hook'' (1962) *:''The Legend'' (1962) - Attorney *:''The Old Man and the City'' (1963) *'' The Virginian'' *:''The Brazen Bell'' (1962) - Prisoner Guard (uncredited) *:''No Drums, No Trumpets'' (1966) - General Howard *:''The Price of Love'' (1969) - Coroner *''
Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central charact ...
'' *:''Carter Caper'' (1963) - Waiter *:''Wishbone'' (1966) - Buffalo Hunter *:''The Raid: Part 1'' (1966) - Mr. Simms - Hotel Clerk *:''Hard Luck Henry'' (1967) - Jed Walsh *''
The Big Valley ''The Big Valley'' is an American Western television series that originally aired from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969 on ABC. The series is set on the fictional Barkley Ranch in Stockton, California, from 1884 to 1888. The one-hour epis ...
'' *:''Forty Rifles'' (1965) - De Koven *:''The Iron Box'' (1966) - MacGowan *: ''Point and Counterpoint'' (1969) - Jonathan Williams *'' Honey West'' *:''A Matter of Wife and Death'' (1965) - Lieutenant Kovacs *:''Come to Me, My Litigation Baby'' (1966) - Mr. Strate *''
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'' *:'' Holy Rat Race'' (1966) - Leo Gore *:''Smack in the Middle'' (1966) - Inspector Basch *:'' Hi Diddle Riddle'' (1966) - Inspector Basch *''
Lost in Space ''Lost in Space'' is an American science fiction television series created and produced by Irwin Allen, which originally aired between 1965 and 1968 on CBS. Lightly dramatic, sometimes comedic in tone, the series was inspired by the 1812 J ...
'' *:''Cave of the Wizards'' (1967) - Alien on Computer Screen *:''The Ghost Planet'' (1966) - Cybernetic Leader/Supreme Brain *'' Ironside'' *:''A Very Cool Hot Car'' (1967) - Technician *:''Beyond a Shadow'' (1969) - Dr. Leonard Marcus *:''Death by the Numbers'' (1972) - Dr. Albert Gold *''
Hogan's Heroes ''Hogan's Heroes'' is an American television sitcom created by Bernard Fein and Albert S. Ruddy which is set in a Prisoner-of-war camp, prisoner-of-war (POW) camp in Nazi Germany during World War II, and centers around a group of Allied prisoner ...
'' *:''The Well'' (1969) - Captain Ritter *:''It's Dynamite'' (1970) - Berger *:''Get Fit or Go Fight'' (1970) Major Kimmel *'' Quincy, M.E.'' *:''Jury Duty'' (1981) - Dr. Feld *:''Cover-Up'' (1980) - Fire Captain *'' Mission: Impossible'' *:''Operation Heart'' (1967) - Dr. Levya *:''Underwater'' (1971) - Mr. Conners (uncredited)


Singular appearances in television series

*''The Mickey Rooney Show'' - ''Pilot'' (1954) - Julie's Father *''Hopalong Cassidy'' - ''Grubstake'' (1954) - Brock Fain *''The Lone Wolf'' - The Runaway Story'' (1954) - Lieutenant Joe Neeley *'' Celebrity Playhouse'' - ''The Hoax'' (1955) *'' Warner Brothers Presents'' - ''Hand of Fate'' (1955) - Sasha *''
The Man Behind the Badge ''The Man Behind the Badge '' is a half-hour American television police drama series which aired on CBS from October 11, 1953, to October 3, 1954, originally hosted by Norman Rose. In its second syndicated season, the host became character act ...
'' - ''The Case of the Red Letter Day'' (1955) - Stranger *''
My Little Margie ''My Little Margie'' is an American television sitcom starring Gale Storm and Charles Farrell that alternated between CBS and NBC from 1952 to 1955. The series was created by Frank Fox and produced in Los Angeles, California, at Hal Roach Stud ...
'' - ''Corpus Delecti'' (1955) - Roland Roberts *''
Cavalcade of America ''Cavalcade of America'' is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company, although it occasionally presented musicals, such as an adaptation of ''Show Boat'', and condensed biographies of popular Composer, composers. It was ...
'' - ''Monument to a Young Man'' (1956) - George Wooley *''
Tombstone Territory ''Tombstone Territory'' is an American Western television series starring Pat Conway and Richard Eastham. The first two seasons aired on ABC from 1957 to 1959. The first season was sponsored by Bristol-Myers (consumer products) and the seco ...
'' - ''Desert Survival'' (1957) - Warren *''
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'' - ''Efficiency Secretary'' (1957) - Dusty Dunn *''
The Thin Man ''The Thin Man'' (1934) is a detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, originally published in a condensed version in the December 1933 issue of '' Redbook''. It appeared in book form the following month. A film series followed, featuring the main ...
'' - ''Come Back Darling Asta'' (1957) - Police Lieutenant Heldon *'' Meet McGraw'' - ''The Fighter'' (1957) - Sorrento *''Undercurrent - Front Page Father'' (1957) - Malcolm Slade *''
Alfred Hitchcock Presents ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, airing on CBS and NBC, alternately, between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. Between 1962 ...
'' (1957) (Season 2 Episode 15: ''Crackpot'') - Sergeant Carpenter *''Dr. Christian - The Alien'' (1957) - Rausch *''
The Walter Winchell File ''The Walter Winchell File'' is a television crime drama series that initially aired from 1957 to 1958, dramatizing cases from the New York City Police Department that were covered in the ''New York Daily Mirror''. The series featured columnist ...
'' - ''Muggy Night on Times Square: File #39'' (1958) - Harris *''
The Adventures of Jim Bowie ''The Adventures of Jim Bowie'' is an American Westerns on television, Western television series that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from 1956 in television, 1956 to 1958 in television, 1958. Its setting was the 1830s-era Louisiana T ...
'' - ''The Puma'' (1958) - Captain *'' Adventures of Superman'' - ''The Perils of Superman'' (1958) - The Lead Masked Criminal *'' Harbor Command'' - ''Four to Die'' (1958) *''
Man with a Camera ''Man with a Camera'' is an American television crime drama starring Charles Bronson as a war veteran turned photographer and investigator. It was broadcast on ABC from October 10, 1958, to February 29, 1960. This is the only TV series in whic ...
'' - ''The Bride'' (1959) - Father Ehrlich *''The David Niven Show'' - ''The Last Room ''(1959) *''The Grand Jury'' - ''Accident by Appointment'' (1959) *''
Shotgun Slade ''Shotgun Slade'' is an American western mystery television series starring Scott Brady that aired seventy-eight episodes in syndication from 1959 to 1961 Created by Frank Gruber, the stories were written by John Berardino, Charissa Hughes, ...
'' - ''Charcoal Bullet'' (1960) - Doctor Miller *'' Johnny Ringo'' -'' Soft Cargo'' (1960) - Clint Logan *''
The DuPont Show with June Allyson ''The DuPont Show with June Allyson'' (also known as ''The June Allyson Show'') is an American anthology drama series which aired on CBS from September 21, 1959, to April 3, 1961, with rebroadcasts continuing until June 12, 1961. The series w ...
'' - ''Slip of the Tongue'' (1960) - Harvey *'' Dennis the Menace'' - ''Dennis and the Rare Coin'' (1960) - Hathaway *''
87th Precinct The 87th Precinct is a series of police procedural novels and stories by American author Evan Hunter, Ed McBain (a writing pseudonym of Evan Hunter). McBain's 87th Precinct works have been adapted, sometimes loosely, into movies and television o ...
'' - ''Lady Killer'' (1961) - Dr. Ben Danlela *'' Miami Undercover'' - ''The Big Frame'' (1961) - Chandler *''
Dante Dante Alighieri (; most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri; – September 14, 1321), widely known mononymously as Dante, was an Italian Italian poetry, poet, writer, and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called ...
'' - ''Dial D for Dante'' (1961) - Joe Conway *''
Empire An empire is a political unit made up of several territories, military outpost (military), outposts, and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a hegemony, dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the ...
'' - ''Long Past, Long Remembered'' (1962) - Chester Arkins *'' Target: The Corruptors!'' - ''License to Steal'' (1962) *'' Follow the Sun'' - ''A Choice of Weapons'' (1962) - Ernie Glazer *'' Breaking Point'' - ''And James Was a Very Small Snail'' (1963) *''
Wagon Train ''Wagon Train'' is an American Western television series that aired for eight seasons, first on the NBC television network (1957–1962) and then on ABC (1962–1965). ''Wagon Train'' debuted on September 18, 1957, and reached the top of the ...
'' - ''The Molly Kincaid Story'' (1963) - Al the Bartender *''
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster ''I'm Dickens, He's Fenster'' is an American sitcom starring John Astin and Marty Ingels that ran on ABC from September 28, 1962, to May 10th, 1963. Synopsis The series starred John Astin and Marty Ingels as Harry Dickens and Arch Fenster, ...
'' - ''Is There a Doctor in the House?'' (1963) - Dr. Levy *'' The Rogues'' - ''Hugger-Mugger, by the Sea'' (1964) - Hogan *''
My Favorite Martian ''My Favorite Martian'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 29, 1963, to May 1, 1966, for 107 episodes. The show stars Ray Walston as "Uncle Martin" (the Martian) and Bill Bixby as Tim O'Hara. ''My Favorite Martian'' was th ...
'' - ''Who Am I?'' (1964) - Dr. Gilbert *'' The New Twilight Zone'' -'' Examination Day/ A Message from Charity'' (1985) - Tom Carter *'' Kraft Suspense Theatre'' - ''Kill No More '' (1965) Howard Link *''
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea ''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'' is a 1961 American science fiction disaster film, produced and directed by Irwin Allen, and starring Walter Pidgeon and Robert Sterling. The supporting cast includes Peter Lorre, Joan Fontaine, Barbara Eden ...
'' - ''Deadly Invasion'' (1966) - General Haines *'' Felony Squad'' - ''Prologue to Murder'' (1966) - Dr. Kilmer *'' Laredo'' - ''The Seventh Day'' (1967) - Bartender *'' The Ghost & Mrs. Muir'' - ''The Ghost Hunter'' (1968) - Professor Maxwell *''
The Wild Wild West ''The Wild Wild West'' is an American Western (genre), Western, spy film, spy, and science fiction on television, science fiction television series that ran on the CBS television network for four seasons from September 17, 1965, to April 11, 19 ...
'' - ''The Night of the Death-Maker'' (1968) - Gillespie *''
The Flying Nun ''The Flying Nun'' is an American fantasy television, fantasy sitcom television series about a community of nuns, which included one who could fly when the wind caught her cornette. It was produced by Screen Gems for American Broadcasting Comp ...
'' - ''A Fish Story'' (1968) - Ogden *'' The Bold Ones: The Senator'' - ''The Day the Lion Died'' (1970) - Kellerman *'' The Governor & J.J.'' - ''Charley's Back in Town'' (1970) - Abel Mellon *''
The Partners ''The Partners'' is an American sitcom that aired on September 18, 1971, through September 8, 1972, on NBC. Synopsis The program featured Don Adams and Rupert Crosse as bumbling detectives, and John Doucette their exasperated commanding ...
'' - ''New Faces'' (1971) - Dr. Mitchell *''
The Mod Squad ''The Mod Squad'' is an American crime drama series, originally broadcast for five seasons on ABC from September 24, 1968, to March 1, 1973. It starred Michael Cole as Peter "Pete" Cochran, Clarence Williams III as Lincoln "Linc" Hayes, Pegg ...
'' - ''And a Little Child Shall Bleed Them'' (1971) - Doctor *''
The Doris Day Show ''The Doris Day Show'' is an American sitcom which was originally broadcast on CBS from September 1968 until March 1973, remaining on the air for five seasons and 128 episodes. The series is remembered for its multiple format and cast chang ...
'' - ''A Fine Romance'' (1971) - Captain Mallory *'' The Bold Ones: The New Doctors - An Inalienable Right to Die'' (1972) - Carl Hedge *''
The Rookies ''The Rookies'' is an American police procedural series created by Rita Lakin that originally aired on ABC from September 11, 1972, to March 30, 1976. It follows the exploits of three rookie police officers working in an unidentified city for ...
'' - ''The Good Die Young'' (1972) - Dr. Parkman *''
Columbo ''Columbo'' is an American crime drama television series starring Peter Falk as Columbo (character), Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. After two pilot episodes in 1968 and 1971, the show originall ...
'' - ''Etude in Black'' (1972) - Dr. Benson *'' Temperatures Rising'' - ''Good Luck, Leftkowitz'' (1972) - General *''
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'' - ''Operation: Dorias'' (1972) - Dr. Julian *'' Chase'' - ''The Garbage Man'' (1973) - Franco *''
Emergency! ''Emergency!'' is an American Action fiction, action-adventure medical drama television series jointly produced by Mark VII Limited and Universal Television. Debuting on NBC as a midseason replacement on January 15, 1972, replacing two situatio ...
'' - ''Inheritance Tax'' (1973) - Marshall *'' Shaft'' - ''The Killing'' (1973) - Judge Graves *'' Kolchak: The Night Stalker'' - ''The Energy Eater'' (1974) - Frank Wesley *'' Lucas Tanner'' - ''Cheers'' (1974) - Dr. Wells *''
The Rockford Files ''The Rockford Files'' is an American detective drama television series starring James Garner, aired on NBC from September 13, 1974, to January 10, 1980. Garner portrays Los Angeles private investigator Jim Rockford, with Noah Beery Jr. in th ...
'' - ''Just by Accident'' (1975) - The Announcer *'' Gemini Man'' - ''Night Train to Dallas'' (1976) - Conductor *''
Charlie's Angels ''Charlie's Angels'' is an American crime drama television series created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts for ABC. It originally aired from September 22, 1976, to June 24, 1981, airing for five seasons consisting of 115 episodes. It was produ ...
'' - ''Angels in the Wings'' (1977) - Austin Wells *''
Fantasy Island ''Fantasy Island'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Gene Levitt. It aired on ABC from 1977 to 1984. The series starred Ricardo Montalbán as the mysterious Mr. Roarke and Hervé Villechaize as his assistant, Tattoo. ...
'' - ''Seance/Treasure'' (1979) - Mr. McCloud *'' Concrete Cowboys'' - Episode #1.1 (1981) The Deacon *'' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' - ''Time of the Hawk'' (1981) - High Judge *''
Voyagers! ''Voyagers!'' is an American science-fiction television series about time travel that aired on NBC from October 3, 1982, to July 10, 1983, during the 1982–1983 season. The series starred Jon-Erik Hexum and Meeno Peluce. Plot Phineas Bogg ( ...
'' - ''The Travels of Marco... and Friends'' (1982) - Isaac Wolfstein *''
Tales from the Darkside ''Tales from the Darkside'' is an American horror anthology television series created by George A. Romero. A pilot episode was first broadcast on October 29, 1983. The series was picked up for syndication, and the first season premiered on S ...
'' - ''Episode #1-17 Madness Room'' (1983) - The Husband *''
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'' - ''Pen Pals'' (1984) - Judge *''
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'' - ''Fools Rush In'' (1984) *''
Simon & Simon ''Simon & Simon'' is an American crime drama television series that originally ran from November 24, 1981, to September 16, 1989. The series was broadcast on CBS, and starred Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker as two disparate brothers who ope ...
'' - ''The Skull of Nostradamus'' (1985) - Convention Official *''
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'' - ''Tears of a Clown'' (1985) *'' Knight Rider'' - ''Custom Made Killer'' (1985) - Phil *''Comedy Factory - Man About Town'' (1986) - Man in Museum *''
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'' - ''Every Time She Smiles'' (1986) - Bulgarian Officer *'' Cagney & Lacey'' - ''Right to Remain Silent'' (1987) - Nat Weinreich *'' TV 101'' - ''The Last Temptation of Checker: Part 1'' (1989) - Jack Gregory *'' The Hogan Family'' - ''The Franklin Family'' (1990) - Jerry Grundig *''Bodies of Evidence'' - ''Eleven Grains of Sand'' (1993) - Earl Stern *'' ER'' - ''Blizzard'' (1994) - Mr. Bozinsky *''
NYPD Blue ''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble ca ...
'' - ''Torah! Torah! Torah!'' (1995) - Rabbi Rosenthal (final appearance)


Feature-length films

*'' Without Warning!'' (1952) - Cab co Dispatcher (uncredited) *'' Blackhawk'' (1952) - Mr. Case / The Leader *''Last Train from Bombay'' (1952) - Captain Tamil *''Voodoo Tiger'' (1952) - Karl Werner, aka Heinrich Schultz *''The Pathfinder'' (1952) - Narrator (voice, uncredited) *'' The Magnetic Monster'' (1953, also dialogue director) - Dr. Serny *'' The Glass Wall'' (1953) - Inspector Toomey *'' Serpent of the Nile'' (1953) - Octavius *'' Siren of Bagdad'' (1953) - Telar *'' The Lost Planet'' (1953) - Dr. Ernst Grood *''
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms ''The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms'' is a 1953 American independent monster film directed by Eugène Lourié, with stop motion animation by Ray Harryhausen. It is partly based on Ray Bradbury's 1951 short story of the same name, which was later ...
'' (1953, also dialogue director) - ER Doctor * '' Run for the Hills'' (1953) - Phineas Cragg *''Sky Commando'' (1953) - Major Scott *'' The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd'' (1953) - Elias Smith (uncredited) *''Slaves of Babylon'' (1953) - Narrator (voice, uncredited) *''Killer Ape'' (1953) - The Medical Officer (uncredited) *'' Riders to the Stars'' (1954) - Dr. Klinger (psychiatrist) *''Charge of the Lancers'' (1954) - Narrator (voice, uncredited) *''The Iron Glove'' (1954) - Opening Narrator (voice, uncredited) *'' Gog'' (1954, also dialogue director) - Dr. Hubertus *'' Down Three Dark Streets'' (1954) - Paper Plant Superintendent (uncredited) *'' Rogue Cop'' (1954) - Rudy (uncredited) *''
Naked Alibi ''Naked Alibi'' is a 1954 American film noir crime film directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame and Gene Barry. It was released on October 1, 1954 by Universal Pictures, Universal-International. Portions of the film ...
'' (1954) - Round Man (uncredited) *'' Riding with Buffalo Bill'' (1954) - King Carney *'' Masterson of Kansas'' (1954) - Bartender (uncredited) *'' The Silver Chalice'' (1954) - Slave (uncredited) *'' Conquest of Space'' (1955) - Elsbach *''
The Adventures of Captain Africa ''The Adventures of Captain Africa'' is a 1955 adventure serial film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring John Hart. Plot Trapper Nat Coleman and government agent Ted Arnold come upon a plot to take over an African nation. Its leade ...
'' (1955) - Prime Minister *'' The Scarlet Coat'' (1955) - Major Russell (uncredited) *''
The Big Knife ''The Big Knife'' is a 1955 American melodrama film directed and produced by Robert Aldrich from a screenplay by James Poe based on the 1949 play by Clifford Odets. The film stars Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen, Rod S ...
'' (1955) - Prize Fight Announcer (uncredited) *'' My Sister Eileen'' (1955) -
Shakespearean William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
actor (uncredited) *''Running Wild'' (1955) - Delmar Graves *'' Crashout'' (1955, dialogue director) *''Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!'' (1956) - Frank (uncredited) *'' Top Secret Affair'' (1957) - Reporter Lotzie *'' The Girl in the Kremlin'' (1957) - Igor Smetka *''The Tijuana Story'' (1957) - Reuben Galindo *''Plunder Road'' (1957, also Asst to Producer) - Smog Officer / Narrator *'' Kiss Them for Me'' (1957) - War Correspondent (uncredited) *'' War of the Satellites'' (1958) - Jason ibn Akad *'' Machine-Gun Kelly'' (1958) - Detective Clinton *''A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed'' (1958) - Detective (uncredited) *''
Let's Make Love ''Let's Make Love'' is a 1960 American musical comedy film made by 20th Century Fox in DeLuxe Color and CinemaScope. Directed by George Cukor and produced by Jerry Wald from a screenplay by Norman Krasna, Hal Kanter and Arthur Miller, the f ...
'' (1960) - Actor auditioning for Clement role (uncredited) *'' The Interns'' (1962) - Dr. Greenberg (uncredited) *'' Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?'' (1962) - TV Commercial Man *'' The Misadventures of Merlin Jones'' (1964) - Kohner, Lie Detector Operator (uncredited) *''
A Tiger Walks ''A Tiger Walks'' is a 1964 American drama film directed by Norman Tokar and starring Brian Keith and Vera Miles. Based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Ian Niall, it was produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was Indian-born actor Sabu' ...
'' (1964) - Television Interviewer (uncredited) *''The New Interns'' (1964) - Dr. Arthur Hellman, Psychiatrist *'' Billie'' (1965) - Ray Case, Reporter *''Angel's Flight'' (1965) - Jake the Bartender *'' The Legend of Lylah Clare'' (1968) - Announcer *''Now You See It, Now You Don't'' (1968, TV Movie) - Inspector Delon *''Seven in Darkness'' (1969, TV Movie) - The Pilot *'' The Dunwich Horror'' (1970) - Dr. Raskin *'' Bloody Mama'' (1970) - Dr. Roth *''If Tomorrow Comes'' (1971, TV Movie) - Judge *''Two for the Money'' (1972, TV Movie) - Hospital Administrator *''
Wild in the Sky Wild, wild, wilds or wild may refer to: Common meanings * Wilderness, a wild natural environment * Wildlife, an undomesticated organism * Wildness, the quality of being wild or untamed Art, media and entertainment Film and television * ''Wild ...
'' (1972) *'' The Judge and Jake Wyler'' (1972, TV Movie) - Doctor Simon *'' The Longest Yard'' (1974) - Announcer *'' Young Frankenstein'' (1974) - Helga's Father *''
The Missiles of October ''The Missiles of October'' is a 1974 television docudrama about the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962. The title evokes the 1962 book '' The Guns of August'' by Barbara Tuchman about the missteps amongst the great powers and the failed ch ...
'' (1974, TV Movie) - Soviet Marshal *''Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur'' (1976, TV Movie) - Admiral Sherman *''Dempsey'' (1983, TV Movie) - Judge Dooling *'' Quicksilver'' (1986) - Broker at Lunch *''The Malibu Bikini Shop'' (1986) - Uncle Dave *'' Over the Top'' (1987) - Jim Olson *''She Was Marked for Murder'' (1988, TV Movie) *''Skinheads'' (1989) - Saul


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fox, Michael 1921 births 1996 deaths American people of Austrian descent American male television actors Burials at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery Deaths from pneumonia in California Male actors from Yonkers, New York 20th-century American male actors