Michael McGuire (actor)

American actor (born 1934)

Michael McGuire

Born| 1934 (age 89-90)
Occupation(s)| Film, television and theatre actor (retired)
Years active| 1968–2008

Michael McGuire (born 1934)[1] is an American retired film, television,[2] and theatre actor.[3]

## Life and career[edit]

McGuire was born in 1934.[1] A Wisconsin native, he attended Beloit College.[4] He began his acting career in 1964, appearing in the Broadway play The Passion of Josef D.[5] He appeared in such other Broadway plays as Child's Play,[1] Hey Fever,[1][6] and That Championship Season,[7] for which he won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance, shared with Charles Durning, Walter McGinn, Richard Dysart and Paul Sorvino, in 1972.[8][9] He also received an Outer Critics Circle Award for the same performance.[10]

McGuire began his screen career in 1968, playing Dr. Bryan Angell in the television soap opera One Life to Live. From the 1970s to the 2000s McGuire guest-starred in television programs including Hawaii Five-O, The Six Million Dollar Man, Columbo, Mannix, Kojak, Wonder Woman, The Streets of San Francisco, The Rockford Files, Taxi, The Long Days of Summer, Family Ties, All in the Family, M*A*S*H, The Golden Girls, Knots Landing, Dark Shadows, Newhart, Remington Steele, Highway to Heaven and The West Wing.[11][12] He also appeared as Professor Sumner Sloan in three episodes of Cheers, including the pilot episode.[13][14][15] He also starred in the short-lived comedy series Empire.[16]

McGuire's film credits include Coming Apart, They Might Be Giants, The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, Blade,[12] Larry,[17] Report to the Commissioner,[11] Hard Times,[12] The Hunted Lady,[12] The Great Wallendas,[12] Home to Stay,[18] Like Normal People,[11] Sanctuary of Fear,[11] The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd,[11] Blinded by the Light,[11] Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again,[11] Bird,[12] The Karen Carpenter Story,[11] and A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation.[12]

McGuire retired in 2008, last appearing in the Broadway play August: Osage County,[1] as the patriarch Beverly Weston.[10][19][20]

## Partial filmography[edit]

* Coming Apart (1969)[11]
* Where's Poppa? (1970)[11]
* They Might Be Giants (1971)[11]
* Blade (1973)[12]
* Larry (1974)[11][17]
* The Gun (1974)[12]
* Report to the Commissioner (1975)[11]
* Hard Times (1975)[12]
* The Keegans (1975)[12]
* The Hunted Lady (1977)[12]
* The Great Wallendas (1978)[11]
* Home to Stay (1978)[11][18]
* Like Normal People (1979)[11]
* Sanctuary of Fear (1979)[11]
* The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980)[11]
* The Long Days of Summer (1980)[12]
* Blinded by the Light (1980)[12]
* The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982)[11]
* Partners (1982)[12]
* Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982)[12]
* Shakedown on the Sunset Strip (1988)[11]
* Bird (1988)[12]
* The Karen Carpenter Story (1989)[12]
* A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation (1989)[11]
* The Golden Girls (1989), episodes: "Sick and Tired", parts 1 and 2

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e "Michael McGuire". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
2. ^ Reid, Tim (September 13, 1989). "Workshops To Help Aspiring Actors". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. p. 68 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Heironymus, Clara (May 21, 1978). "Actor Michael McGuire Mixes Benet Prose and a Bit of Story". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 80 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "PSC ACTOR TOASTS 'CHEERS'". The Morning Call. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
5. ^ "The Theater: Chayefsky's 'Passion of Josef D.'; Author Directs Drama at the Barrymore; Stalin Is Portrayed by Peter Falk". The New York Times. February 12, 1964. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
6. ^ Barnes, Clive (November 10, 1970). "Theater: That Noel Coward Dialogue". The New York Times. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
7. ^ Barnes, Clive (September 15, 1972). "'Stage: 'That Championship Season'" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved July 8, 2021 - via ProQuest.
8. ^ "That Championship Season". Playbill. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
9. ^ Fisher, James (July 15, 2021). Historical Dictionary of Contemporary American Theater. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 1012\. ISBN 978-1538123027 - via Google Books.
10. ^ a b Jones, Kenneth (February 27, 2008). "Michael McGuire Is New Patriarch of August: Osage County". Playbill. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Michael McGuire List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Michael McGuire". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
13. ^ "10 must-see 'Cheers' moments, from Sam and Diane's 1st meeting to the finale". TODAY.com. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
14. ^ Nemetz, Dave (September 30, 2022). "Cheers' 30 Best Characters, Ranked". TVLine. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
15. ^ "PSC ACTOR TOASTS 'CHEERS'". The Morning Call. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
16. ^ Terrace, Vince (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010, 2d Ed. McFarland. p. 307\. ISBN 9780786486410 - via Google Books.
17. ^ a b "The Rebirth of a Man Who Wasn't Really Retarded". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. April 25, 1974. p. 26 - via Newspapers.com.
18. ^ a b "McGuire, Advent 'Clown' Also in 'Home to Stay'". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. April 30, 1978. p. 200 - via Newspapers.com.
19. ^ "Michael McGuire Joins the Cast of August: Osage County". Broadway Buzz. February 27, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
20. ^ Isherwood, Charles (July 16, 2008). "A Fiery New Incarnation of a Monster of a Mother". The New York Times. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Michael McGuire at IMDb
* Michael McGuire at AllMovie
* Rotten Tomatoes profile

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Poland