Michael Winters (born February 21, 1945) is an American actor of stage and television. He is best known for playing uptight town selectman Taylor Doose on the WB series ''

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'' (2000–2007). He played the role for all seven seasons of the comedy-drama and reprised it for the 2016 revival '' Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life''.

Biography

On stage, Winters appeared on Broadway in ''Wrong Mountain''. He spent seven seasons with the Oregon Shakespeare Company, including roles as

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and

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. He has also played

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with the Seattle Shakespeare Company. He previously spent 10 years with the

Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA) is a presenting and training professional residential theatre company in Santa Maria, California, offering a two-year acting and technical theatre conservatory program, operating out of Allan Hancock College. ...

and has performed with several other theater companies in Western USA. His other screen credits include recurring roles on ''

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'' and '' Ally McBeal'', and guest roles on '' Friends'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theater

References

External links

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Michael Winters
at the

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