# Michael Goodwin (actor) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Michael_Goodwin_(actor) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Michael_Goodwin_(actor).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Goodwin_(actor) > Source revision: 1351527893 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American actor}} {{more citations|date=April 2026}} '''Michael W. Goodwin''' is an American [character actor](/source/character_actor). He has appeared in a number of [Aaron Spelling](/source/Aaron_Spelling)-produced television programs, and a number of films which take place during the [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War). Goodwin appeared as recurring character Scott Bradley on the soap opera ''[Another World](/source/Another_World_(TV_series))'' in the late 1970s.{{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}} Shortly thereafter, he did [theatre](/source/theatre) in his native Minnesota, appearing in [Friedrich Schiller](/source/Friedrich_Schiller)'s [verse play](/source/verse_play), ''[Mary Stuart](/source/Mary_Stuart_(Schiller_play))'', at the [Guthrie Theater](/source/Guthrie_Theater), Minneapolis, with [Barbara Bryne](/source/Barbara_Bryne) in the cast. He also appeared in [George Bernard Shaw](/source/George_Bernard_Shaw)'s play, ''[Arms and the Man](/source/Arms_and_the_Man)'' at the Guthrie, directed by [Michael Langham](/source/Michael_Langham). He starred in the television series ''[Strike Force](/source/Strike_Force_(TV_series))'' (1981–1982, produced by [Aaron Spelling](/source/Aaron_Spelling)) and ''[The Hamptons](/source/The_Hamptons_(TV_series))'' (1983). He guest-starred on such Aaron Spelling productions as ''[Charlie's Angels](/source/Charlie's_Angels)'', ''[The Love Boat](/source/The_Love_Boat)'', ''[Matt Houston](/source/Matt_Houston)'', ''[Dynasty](/source/Dynasty_(1981_TV_series))'', ''[Finder of Lost Loves](/source/Finder_of_Lost_Loves)'', and ''[Sizzle](/source/Sizzle_(1981_film))''. In 2012–2014, he was cast in small roles in a number of films centered around the Civil War: [Steven Spielberg](/source/Steven_Spielberg)'s ''[Lincoln](/source/Lincoln_(film))'', the TV film ''[Killing Lincoln](/source/Killing_Lincoln_(film))'', 2014's ''[Freedom](/source/Freedom_(2014_film))'', and 2014's ''[Field of Lost Shoes](/source/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](/source/Art_Carney), [Maureen Stapleton](/source/Maureen_Stapleton), [Mike Farrell](/source/Mike_Farrell), [Gail Strickland](/source/Gail_Strickland), and [Michael J. Fox](/source/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](/source/William_H._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 World](/source/Another_World_(TV_series))'' | Scott Bradley | July 22, 1975 (Episode #1.2788)
January 21, 1976 (Episode #1.2917)
June 9, 1977 (Episode #1.3273) | 3 episodes | |- | 1978 | ''[Charlie's Angels](/source/Charlie's_Angels)'' | Bill Freeman | September 27, 1978 (season 3, episode 3) | "Angel on High" | |- | 1978 | ''[The Paper Chase](/source/The_Paper_Chase_(TV_series))'' | Roger Todd | December 12, 1978 (season 1, episode 12) | "Bell's in Love" | |- | 1981–1982 | ''[Strike Force](/source/Strike_Force_(TV_series))'' | Det. Sgt. Mark Osborne | April 2, 1981 – May 21, 1982 | 20 episodes | Entire series |- | 1981 | ''[The Love Boat](/source/List_of_The_Love_Boat_episodes)'' | Det. Sgt. Mark Osborne | October 17, 1981 (season 5, episode 3) | "Two Grapes on the Vine / Aunt Sylvia / Deductible Divorce" | |- | 1983 | ''[The Hamptons](/source/The_Hamptons_(TV_series))'' | Peter Chadway | July 27 – August 24, 1983 | 5 episodes | Entire series |- | 1984 | ''[St. Elsewhere](/source/St._Elsewhere)'' | Dr. Christopher Rant | January 11, 1984 (season 2, episode 10)
February 15, 1984 (season 2, episode 14)
February 22, 1984 (season 2, episode 15) | 3 episodes — "A Pig Too Far", "Drama Center", "Attack" | |- | 1984 | ''[Finder of Lost Loves](/source/Finder_of_Lost_Loves)'' | Ben Allison | September 29, 1984 (season 1, episode 2) | "Yesterday's Child" | |- | 1984–1985 | ''[Matt Houston](/source/Matt_Houston)'' | Will Houston | November 2, 1984 (season 3, episode 6)
November 9, 1984 (season 3, episode 7)
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](/source/Falcon_Crest)'' | Alex Green | January 2, 1987 (season 6, episode 13)
January 9, 1987 (season 6, episode 14)
January 23, 1987 (season 6, episode 15)
January 30, 1987 (season 6, episode 16) | 4 episodes — "Missed Connections", "Dark Passion", "When the Bough Breaks", and "The Cradle Will Fall" | |- |} == References == {{reflist}} == External links == *{{IMDb name|id= nm0329517}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodwin, Michael}} Category:20th-century American male actors Category:21st-century American male actors Category:Male actors from Minnesota Category:American male film actors Category:American male television actors Category:Living people --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Michael Goodwin (actor)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Goodwin_(actor)) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Goodwin_(actor)?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.