{{Short description|American actor (1933–2020)}} {{otherpeople}} {{sources|date=July 2010}} {{Infobox person |name=Michael Greene |birth_name=Michael Harris Greene |birth_date = {{birth date|1933|11|4}} |birth_place=San Francisco, California, U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2020|1|10|1933|11|4}} |death_place=Maui, Hawaii, U.S. |occupation= Actor |years_active=1961–2017 }}
'''Michael Harris Greene''' (November 4, 1933 – January 10, 2020) was an American actor who was active from the 1960s through the 1990s.
==Career== Greene was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Gladys ({{nee|Pugh}}) and Harry Greene.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/35/Michael-Greene.html|title = Michael Greene Biography (1933-)}}</ref> Early in his career, Greene was frequently featured in westerns and was credited with over 100 television and film appearances, including the 1962 film ''This is Not a Test'' (as Mike Green).<ref>{{IMDb title|id=0183884|title=This is Not a Test}}</ref> In October of 1966, he appeared as the character Nubu in the episode "Space Circus"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0636212/ |access-date=31 July 2022|title=Space Circus |website=IMDb }}</ref> of the TV series, ''Lost in Space'', as well as a leading role in the 1973 film ''The Clones''. Greene also played Jimmy Hart, William Petersen's ill-fated partner in ''To Live and Die in L.A''.
Greene co-starred as Deputy U.S. Marshal Vance Porter in the short-lived ABC–Warner Brothers western series ''The Dakotas'', where he appeared with Larry Ward, Jack Elam, and Chad Everett.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0338867/|title=Michael Greene|website=IMDb }}</ref> The series was controversially cancelled by ABC after only 19 episodes were aired during 1963.<ref>{{YouTube|lU2VrqFDQ9Y}}</ref>
Greene died in Maui, Hawaii in January 2020, at the age of 86.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://themichaelgreene.com/|title=Michael H. Greene|accessdate=July 22, 2020}}</ref>
==Partial filmography== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Notes |- | 1961 | ''Wanted Dead or Alive'' | Sheriff Willis | S3E17 "Bounty on Joss" |- | 1962 | ''This Is Not a Test'' | Joe Baragi | Credited as Mike Green |- | rowspan="2" | 1963 | ''Spencer's Mountain'' | Spencer Brother | |- | ''The Dakotas'' | Deputy U.S. Marshall Vance Porter | 19 episodes |- | 1966 | ''Gunsmoke'' | 'Outlaw Holcroft' | S12E2 "Goldstrikers" |- | 1969 | ''Naked Angels'' | 'Mother', Biker Gang Leader | |- | 1972 | ''Play It Again, Sam'' | First Hoodlum | |- | rowspan="3" | 1973 | ''The Clones'' | Dr. Gerald Appleby | |- | ''The Harrad Experiment'' | Yoga Instructor | |- | ''Kung Fu'' | Huntoon | S1E9 "Chains" |- | 1976 | ''Harry and Walter Go to New York'' | Dan | |- | 1981 | ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' | Vic | 1 episode |- | 1984 | ''Moscow on the Hudson'' | Texan | |- | rowspan="3" | 1985 | ''Creator'' | Guard | Credited as Michael Green |- | ''To Live and Die in L.A.'' | Secret Service Agent Jimmy Hart | |- | ''Lost in America'' | Paul Dunn | |- | 1986 | ''Down and Out in Beverly Hills'' | Ed 'Big Ed' | |- | rowspan="3" | 1987 | ''Batteries Not Included'' | Lacey | |- | ''Less than Zero'' | Robert Wells | |- | ''Stranded'' | Vernon Burdett | |- | rowspan="2" | 1988 | ''The Night Before'' | Captain Mitchell | |- | ''Moon over Parador'' | Clint | |- | 1989 | ''Kill Me Again'' | Lieutenant Hendrix | |- | 1990 | ''Lord of the Flies'' | Captain Benson | |- | rowspan="3" | 1991 | ''Eve of Destruction'' | General Curtis | |- | ''Rubin and Ed'' | Mr. Busta | |- | ''For the Boys'' | Major General Scott | |- | rowspan="2" | 1993 | ''Undercover Blues'' | Colonel Kenton | |- | ''The Pickle'' | Misson Control Farmer | |- | 1994 | ''Roadflower'' | Sheriff Hodes | |- | 1999 | ''Nice Guys Sleep Alone'' | Willie 'Slick Willie' | <ref>{{cite web|title=Michael Greene Biography (1933-)|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/35/Michael-Greene.html|accessdate=28 July 2010}}</ref> |- | 2001 | ''The Day Reagan Was Shot'' | George Bush | |- | 2017 | ''Permanent'' | Jerry | |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|0338867}}
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