{{Short description|American actor}} {{more citations|date=April 2026}} '''Michael W. Goodwin''' is an American character actor. He has appeared in a number of Aaron Spelling-produced television programs, and a number of films which take place during the American Civil War.

Goodwin appeared as recurring character Scott Bradley on the soap opera ''Another World'' in the late 1970s.<ref name=Goodwin>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1798&dat=19810820&id=ouQcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q44EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5253,2327090|last=Bobbin|first=Jay|date=August 20, 1981|publisher=Sarasota Journal|title=The 'Force' is with Michael Goodwin}}</ref>

Shortly thereafter, he did theatre in his native Minnesota, appearing in Friedrich Schiller's verse play, ''Mary Stuart'', at the Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, with Barbara Bryne in the cast. He also appeared in George Bernard Shaw's play, ''Arms and the Man'' at the Guthrie, directed by Michael Langham.

He starred in the television series ''Strike Force'' (1981–1982, produced by Aaron Spelling)<ref name=Goodwin /> and ''The Hamptons'' (1983). He guest-starred on such Aaron Spelling productions as ''Charlie's Angels'', ''The Love Boat'', ''Matt Houston'', ''Dynasty'', ''Finder of Lost Loves'', and ''Sizzle''.

In 2012–2014, he was cast in small roles in a number of films centered around the Civil War: Steven Spielberg's ''Lincoln'', the TV film ''Killing Lincoln'', 2014's ''Freedom'', and 2014's ''Field of Lost Shoes''.

== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Film |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1979 | ''{{sortname|Letters From Frank||Letters From Frank}}'' | Carstairs | TV movie; also starred Art Carney, Maureen Stapleton, Mike Farrell, Gail Strickland, and Michael J. Fox |- | 1980 | ''{{sortname|Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe||Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe}}'' | Driver | |- | 1981 | ''{{sortname|Sizzle||Sizzle (1981 film)}}'' | Danny Clark | TV movie |- | 1982 | ''{{sortname|Remembrance of Love||Remembrance of Love}}'' | Ken | |- | 1985 | ''{{sortname|Latino||Latino (film)}}'' | Becket | |- | 1988 | ''{{sortname|Buy & Cell||Buy & Cell}}'' | Reggie | |- | 1988 | ''{{sortname|The|Dead Pool||The Dead Pool}}'' | Lieutenant Ackerman | |- | 1994 | ''{{sortname|Foreign Student||Foreign Student}}'' | Assistant coach | |- | 1994 | ''{{sortname|The|Road to Wellville|The Road to Wellville (film)}}'' | Dr. Frank Linniman | |- | 1995 | ''{{sortname|Life 101||Life 101}}'' | Detective | |- | 1997 | ''{{sortname|Lolita||Lolita (1997 film)}}'' | Mr. Beale | |- | 2000 | ''{{sortname|Cherry Falls||Cherry Falls}}'' | Mr. Duwald | |- | 2000 | ''{{sortname|The|Contender|The Contender (2000 film)}}'' | Reporter | |- | 2000 | ''{{sortname|Songcatcher||Songcatcher}}'' | Professor Wallace Aldrich | |- | 2004 | ''{{sortname|Crazy Like a Fox||Crazy Like a Fox (2004 film)}}'' | Judge Robinson | |- | 2004 | ''{{sortname|Iron Jawed Angels||Iron Jawed Angels}}'' | Chief of Staff | |- | 2005 | ''{{sortname|The|New World|The New World (2005 film)}}'' | Helmsman | |- | 2010 | ''{{sortname|Fair Game||Fair Game (2010 film)}}'' | David Addington | |- | 2012 | ''{{sortname|Lincoln||Lincoln (film)}}'' | Chilton A. Elliot | |- | 2012 | ''{{sortname|Stuck in Love||Stuck in Love (film)}}'' | Professor Abbott | |- | 2013 | ''{{sortname|Killing Lincoln||Killing Lincoln (film)}}'' | Captain Arvold | |- | 2014 | ''{{sortname|Field of Lost Shoes||Field of Lost Shoes}}'' | Secretary of State Seward | |- | 2014 | ''{{sortname|Freedom||Freedom (2014 film)}}'' | Garrett | |- |}

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Television |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Air date ! Episode title ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1975–1977 | ''Another&nbsp;World'' | Scott Bradley | July 22, 1975 (Episode #1.2788)<br />January 21, 1976 (Episode #1.2917)<br />June 9, 1977 (Episode #1.3273) | 3 episodes | |- | 1978 | ''Charlie's Angels'' | Bill Freeman | September 27, 1978 (season 3, episode 3) | "Angel on High" | |- | 1978 | ''The Paper Chase'' | Roger Todd | December 12, 1978 (season 1, episode 12) | "Bell's in Love" | |- | 1981–1982 | ''Strike Force'' | Det. Sgt. Mark Osborne | April 2, 1981 – May 21, 1982 | 20 episodes | Entire series |- | 1981 | ''The Love Boat'' | Det. Sgt. Mark Osborne | October 17, 1981 (season 5, episode 3) | "Two Grapes on the Vine / Aunt Sylvia / Deductible Divorce" | |- | 1983 | ''The Hamptons'' | Peter Chadway | July 27 – August 24, 1983 | 5 episodes | Entire series |- | 1984 | ''St. Elsewhere'' | Dr. Christopher Rant | January 11, 1984 (season 2, episode 10)<br />February 15, 1984 (season 2, episode 14)<br />February 22, 1984 (season 2, episode 15) | 3 episodes — "A Pig Too Far", "Drama Center", "Attack" | |- | 1984 | ''Finder of Lost Loves'' | Ben Allison | September 29, 1984 (season 1, episode 2) | "Yesterday's Child" | |- | 1984–1985 | ''Matt Houston'' | Will Houston | November 2, 1984 (season 3, episode 6)<br />November 9, 1984 (season 3, episode 7)<br />January 11, 1985 (season 3, episode 14) | 3 episodes — "Return to Nam: Part 1", "Escape from Nam: Part 2", and "Breakpoint" | Plays the main character's cousin |- | 1987 | ''Falcon Crest'' | Alex Green | January 2, 1987 (season 6, episode 13)<br />January 9, 1987 (season 6, episode 14)<br />January 23, 1987 (season 6, episode 15)<br />January 30, 1987 (season 6, episode 16) | 4 episodes — "Missed Connections", "Dark Passion", "When the Bough Breaks", and "The Cradle Will Fall" | |- |}

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