Michael Parks

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-04-24 (77 years old)

Deathday

2017-05-09

Place of Birth

Corona, California, USA

Michael Parks

Biography

Michael Parks (born Harry Samuel Parks; April 24, 1940 – May 9, 2017) was an American singer and actor. He appeared in many films and made frequent television appearances, notably starring in the 1969–1970 series Then Came Bronson, but was probably best known for his work in his later years with filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez and Kevin Smith. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Parks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

2003

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

as Earl McGraw

2004

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

as Earl McGraw / Esteban Vihaio

1996

From Dusk Till Dawn

as Texas Ranger Earl McGraw

2007

Planet Terror

as Earl McGraw

2007

Death Proof

as Earl McGraw

1979

Breakthrough

as Sergeant Anderson

2008

2006

The Listening

as James Wagley

1991

The Hitman

as Ronny 'Del' Delaney

2006

One Night with You

as Hunter Burnell

1995

Sorceress

as Stan Latarga

1998

2007

The Dead One

as Sheriff Ezra Stone

1982

Savannah Smiles

as Lt. Savage

2005

Miracle at Sage Creek

as Justice Stanley

2011

Red State

as Pastor Abin Cooper

1986

Club Life

as Tank

2012

Django Unchained

as The LeQuint Dickey Mining Co. Employee

2022

Pines

as Harrison

1998

1974

2009

Noble Things

as Pete Collins

1990

Caged Fury

as Mr. Collins

1967

The Happening

as Sureshot

1981

Hard Country

as Royce

1997

Julian Po

as Vern

1979

The Evictors

as Ben Watkins

1977

2003

The Librarians

as William Clark

1965

2013

We Are What We Are

as Doc Barrow

1990

The China Lake Murders

as Officer Donnelly

1978

Night Cries

as Mitch Haskins

1969

Then Came Bronson

as Jim Bronson

1986

1974

1967

Stranger on the Run

as Vince McKay

2014

Tusk

as Howard Howe

1986

French Quarter Undercover

as Det. Andre Des Moines

1978

Rainbow

as Roger Edens

1976

2001

Big Bad Love

as Mr. Aaron

1965

Wild Seed

as Bill "Fargo" Warren

1966

The Idol

as Marco

1985

Spiker

as Coach Doames

2007

Grindhouse

as Earl McGraw (segments "Death Proof" / "Planet Terror")

2000

Bullfighter

as Cordobes

1988

Arizona Heat

as Larry Kapinski

2006

Tarantino's Mind

as Earl McGraw (archive footage)

2016

Blood Father

as Preacher

1981

Dial M for Murder

as Max Halliday

1976

The Savage Bees

as Dr. Jeff DuRand

1977

Sidewinder 1

as J.W. Wyatt

1973

2006

Fighting Words

as Benny the Heckler

1980

North Sea Hijack

as Harold Shulman

1985

Chase

as Larry Butler

2016

Greater

as Leo

1994

Stranger by Night

as Detective Larson

1969

The Young Lawyers

as Ron Baron

1989

Prime Suspect

as Bill Nevins

1977

2002

13 Moons

as Bartender

2011

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

as Earl McGraw / Esteban Vihaio

1998

Wicked

as Detective Boland

1976

Perilous Voyage

as Antonio DeLeon

2018

1968

A Hatful of Rain

as Johnny Pope

1980

Reward

as Michael Dolan

1976

Royce

as Blair Mabry

1978

Hunters of the Reef

as Jim Spanner

1977

1989

Nightmare Beach

as Doc Willet

1997

Deceiver

as Dr. Banyard

1979

Fast Friends

as David York

1992

Storyville

as Michael Trevallian

1980

Turnover Smith

as Lt. Brophy

2012

Argo

as Jack Kirby

1992

Out of Control

as Pearlmutter

2019

QT8: The First Eight

as Self (archive footage)

Production

1990

Caged Fury

as Associate Producer

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