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Michael Swan

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Michael Swan (born June 11, 1948) is an American film and TV actor.

Early life

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Swan was born in San Jose, California, the son of actress Alys Lucille (née Wilkinson) and Donald Arthur Swan.[1]

Career

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Swan started in local theater and was part of an improvisational company in the late 60's known as The Illegitimate Theater. He moved to Los Angeles and worked as a wine consultant at Wally's Liquors in Westwood. Still pursuing an acting career, he studied with David Alexander, a teacher and mentor to actors like Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Ross Martin. He landed recurring roles on Bronk and Medical Center. He made more than 100 Primetime television appearances throughout the 1970s/1980s. He also appeared in several Shakespeare plays at The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum including 7 seasons as Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew.

In 1986, Swan landed a contract role on As the World Turns, playing Scottish adventurer Duncan McKechnie for 10 years.

In 1998, Swan joined a second soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful where he played the role of Adam Alexander, the long-lost ex-husband of Sally Spectra. He appeared as a contract player and as a guest star from 1998 through 2003. Since his soap appearances, Swan has starred in several films by director Roger Corman, appeared in several Primetime shows and has also done commercial work, both in on-camera appearances and in voice-over work. [citation needed] He also played patriarch Daniel Trisk in the PureFlix series Hilton Head Island.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1980 Inside Moves Cab Driver
1986 Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives Officer Pappas
2006 Rocker Bill Smith
2007 The Wedding Video Tom
2008 Midnight Movie Dr. Wayne
2009 She Alien Kryocomm CEO
2010 Dry Run Bernie Malt
2011 Captain America: The First Avenger Dodgers announcer
2012 I Love Your Moves Kiev
2012 Lizard Man TV anchor
2016 Attack of the Killer Donuts Uncle Lucas
2016 Shadows of the Dead Dr. Cobb
2016 Miracle in the Valley Sheriff Rawles
2017 Heartbeat Detective Marsden
2017 Hope Dances Yuri
2021 Barking Mad Nelson Chadwick

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1975 The Blue Knight Police Officer Episode: "Pilot"
1975 Babe Reporter Television film
1975–1976 Medical Center Various roles 3 episodes
1975–1976 Bronk Det. Sgt. Venneman 5 episodes
1976 Police Story Valley Officer Episode: "Odyssey of Death: Part 2"
1976 Joe Forrester Police Officer Episode: "Squeeze Play"
1976 Marcus Welby, M.D. Stash Episode: "All Passions Spent"
1976 Dynasty Pilot Television film
1976 The Quest Actor
1976 Police Woman Chaucer Episode: "The Trick Book"
1976 Executive Suite Foreman Episode: "Re: People Who Live in Glass Houses"
1977 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries Officer Episode: "The Disappearing Floor"
1977 Kingston: Confidential Prison Guard Episode: "The Rage at Hannibal"
1978 Lucan Hartley Episode: "How Do You Run Forever?"
1978 CHiPs Ed Episode: "Surf's Up"
1978 The Rockford Files Cal Morris Episode: "The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall"
1978 Man from Atlantis Officer Episode: "Scavenger Hunt"
1978 Wheels Designer Miniseries
1978 Love Is Not Enough Actor Television film
1978, 1981 Vegas Larry / David Lansford 2 episodes
1979 The Girl Who Saved the World Jack Schoengarth Television film
1979 Cliffhangers 11 episodes
1979, 1980 The Incredible Hulk Turner / Luke 2 episodes
1980 The Chisholms Tolliver Episode: "Chains"
1980 Hagen Joel Trent Episode: "The Straw Man"
1980 Galactica 1980 Deputy Collins Episode: "The Super Scouts: Part 2"
1981 Falcon Crest Richard Channing Episode: "The Vintage Years"
1983 M*A*S*H Lt. Brannum Episode: "As Time Goes By"
1983 Voyagers! Copilot Mike Dorfman Episode: "All Fall Down"
1983 Trapper John, M.D. Attendant Episode: "Friends in High Places"
1983 V Officer Bob Briggs 2 episodes
1983 The A-Team Trigg Episode: "The Beast from the Belly of a Boeing"
1983 Days of Our Lives Frank Royce Episode #1.4521
1983 T. J. Hooker Peterson Episode: "Carnal Express"
1983 Simon & Simon Omar Episode: "The Bare Facts"
1983–1984 Hardcastle and McCormick Joey Morgan / Tony Rothman 3 episodes
1984 Matt Houston Casey Episode: "Cash and Carry"
1984 Riptide Ridderhouse Episode: "The Orange Grove"
1984 Hot Pursuit Agent Donald Hansen 2 episodes
1984–1985 Santa Barbara Doctor 8 episodes
1985 J.O.E. and the Colonel Pike Television film
1985 Magnum, P.I. James Dawkins Episode: "The Treasure of Kalaniopu'u"
1985 Shadow Chasers Wyatt Episode: "The Middle of Somewhere"
1986 Murder, She Wrote Cliff Anderson Episode: "Trial by Error"
1986–2002 As the World Turns Duncan McKechnie 248 episodes
1998–2003 The Bold and the Beautiful Adam Alexander / Myles Fairchild 132 episodes
2000 Martial Law Thug Episode: "No Quarter"
2007 Aliens Gone Wild Kryocomm CEO Television film
2007 Big Shots Chairman Episode: "Greatest Amerimart Hero"
2008 NCIS Ray Vittorio Episode: "Collateral Damage"
2009 Bound by a Secret Jamison Trunk Television film
2009 Eli Stone Jeff Medearis Episode: "Sonoma"
2010 Turbulent Skies Capt. Lankford Television film
2010 Dinocroc vs. Supergator Delirious Scientist
2011 Bernie Malt McNeil
2012 Piranhaconda Pike
2012 The Bay Buck Stanton 5 episodes
2012 Anger Management Victor Episode: "Charlie Dates Kate's Patient"
2013 Sexy Wives Sinsations Captain Television film
2013 Pleasure Spa Captain Crane
2015 Scared Topless Professor Rand
2017 Legend of the Naked Ghost Mr. Rand
2017 Atwill at Large Nelson Chadwick 5 episodes
2017–2018 Hilton Head Island Daniel Trisk 29 episodes
2021 Dirty Little Deeds Francis Television film
2021 Furry Little Christmas Mitch

References

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  1. ^ Michael Swan profile, filmreference.com; accessed March 23, 2015.
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