Michael Brandon
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| Michael Brandon | |
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Michael Brandon (above) in Red Alert, 1977
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| Born | Michael Feldman Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Spouse(s) | Lindsay Wagner (m. 1976–79) Glynis Barber (m. 1989) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | michaelbrandon |
Michael Brandon (born Michael Feldman) is an American actor who resides in London and Los Angeles.
Life and career
Brandon was born Michael Feldman in Brooklyn, New York to Miriam (née Tumen) and Sol Feldman.[1] At age nine, he and his family (brother Elliot and sister Debra Lynne) moved to Valley Stream, New York where he attended Memorial Junior High and then Valley Stream Central High School.
Brandon starred in the TV series Dempsey and Makepeace and Dinotopia, the movies Quattro mosche di velluto grigio (1971), F.M. (1978), A Vacation In Hell (1979) and A Change of Seasons (1980), and the plays Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? and Jerry Springer - The Opera. Since moving to the UK, Brandon has worked in TV on such shows as The Bill, Trial and Retribution, and Dead Man Weds. He also played the title role in the musical Jerry Springer: The Opera for over a year in the National Theatre and after its transfer into the West End. Brandon starred in Singin' in the Rain in the summer of 2012. In 2004, he portrayed Nobel Prize winner Arno Penzias in the BBC TV movie Hawking about physicist Stephen Hawking's early career at the University of Cambridge and was the US narrator of Thomas & Friends and Abe and the Amazing Promise of Veggie Tales. In February 2008 he began his talk radio show on City Talk, a new local radio station in Liverpool.[2] In 2008 he appeared in the Series 4 finale of the BBC's Doctor Who, as General Sanchez, a UNIT officer.[3] Also in 2008 he appeared in the television series Bones, as Roger Frampton, an American millionaire.
In the early 1970s Brandon was in a relationship with the actress Kim Novak. From 1976 to 1979, Brandon was married to actress Lindsay Wagner. He is currently married to actress Glynis Barber, with whom he co-starred in Dempsey & Makepeace, and the couple remain in the United Kingdom.[1] Brandon and Barber have a son, Alexander Max Brandon, born November 1992.
In 2011, Brandon guest-starred in an episode of the BBC1 con drama Hustle as Marcus Wendell (series 7, episode 3).
Also in 2011 he was seen in a supporting role in the film Captain America: The First Avenger as a politician who befriends the titular character.
In September 2013 he appeared in the ITV dancing show Stepping Out with wife Glynis Barber.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1967 | The Unicorn | |
| 1969 | Goodbye Columbus | Dartmouth |
| 1970 | Lovers and Other Strangers | Mike |
| Jennifer on My Mind | Marcus Rottner | |
| 1971 | Four Flies on Grey Velvet | Robert Tobias |
| 1973 | Heavy Traffic | Street Cat (voice) |
| 1978 | FM | Jeff Dugan |
| 1979 | Promises in the Dark | Dr. Jim Sanderson |
| 1980 | A Change of Seasons | Pete Lachapelle |
| 1981 | Rich and Famous | Max (infamous mile-high scene) |
| 1990 | Have a Nice Night | Tom Lepski |
| Want to Stay Alive? | ||
| Présumé dangereux | ||
| Try This One for Size | ||
| 1997 | The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson | Jeff Littman |
| Deja Vu | Alex | |
| 2001 | Contaminated Man | Wyles |
| Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase | Skeleton Gladiator (voice) | |
| 2005 | Are You Ready For Love? | Randy Bush |
| Calling All Engines! | US Narrator (voice) | |
| 2006 | The Detonator | Commander Flint |
| 2009 | Me and Orson Welles | Les Tremayne |
| Hero of the Rails | US Narrator (voice) | |
| Toscanini | Wilfrid Pelletier | |
| The Last Days of Lehman Brothers | Jamie Dimon | |
| 2010 | Misty Island Rescue | Diesel and the US Narrator (voice) |
| 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | Senator Brandt |
| Day of the Diesels | Diesel and the US Narrator (voice) | |
| 2012 | Blue Mountain Mystery | |
| Born of War | Harm Helder |
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Medical Center | Guest |
| Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | ||
| 1971 | The Impatient Heart by Alvin Sargeant | Frank Pescadero |
| 1972 | Owen Marshall, Counsellor at Law | Guest |
| Strangers in 7A | Billy | |
| Love American Style | Guest | |
| 1973 | Love Story | Gary Stone (episode "Love Came Laughing") |
| The Third Girl From the Left | David | |
| 1974 | Medical Center | Dr. Lensko (guest role) |
| Hitchike | Keith Miles | |
| The Red Badge of Courage | Jim Conklin | |
| 1975 | Police Surgeon | Dr. Simon Locke (guest role) |
| Queen of the Stardust Ballroom | David Asher | |
| Cage Without a Key | Ben Holian | |
| Police Story | Guest | |
| 1976 | James Dean | Bill Blast |
| Scott Free | Tony Scott | |
| 1977 | Red Alert | Carl Wyche |
| 1978 | The Comedy Company | Paul Lester |
| 1979 | A Vacation in Hell | Alan |
| 1980 | A Perfect Match | Steve Triandos (supporting) |
| 1982 | Between Two Brothers | Lead |
| 1983 | Venice Medical | Pilot lead |
| St. Elsewhere | Tony Gifford | |
| 1983–1984 | Emerald Point N.A.S. | David Marquette |
| 1984 | The Seduction of Gina | Keith Sindell |
| 1984–1986 | Dempsey and Makepeace | Lt. James Dempsey (30 episodes) |
| 1985 | Deadly Messages | Michael Krasnick |
| 1987 | Dennis Potter’s Visitors | Eddie (principal) |
| 1988 | Tales of the Unexpected | Stephen Baker |
| Rock and Roll Mom | Jeff Robins | |
| 1989 | Divided We Stand | Bryan Gibbs (Pilot Lead) |
| 1990 | The Care of Time | Robert Halliday |
| 1991 | Dynasty: The Reunion | Arlen Marshall (series reagular) |
| 1992 | Homefries (TV series) | Ted Kramer (series lead) |
| 1994 | Shattering the Silence (Not in My Family) | Ted Ricci |
| 1995 | Murder She Wrote | Alex Weaver |
| 1996 | Gone in a Night | David Protess |
| 1997 | Apocalypse Watch By Robert Ludlam | Ambassdor Courtland (supporting) |
| The Knock (mini-series) | Principal | |
| 1998 | Dark Realm | Guest Lead |
| J.A.G. | D.A. Nardoni, Col.Hegstetter | |
| The Nanny | Stan | |
| Ally McBeal | D.A. Dawson | |
| 1999 | CI5: The New Professionals | Dr. Woods |
| Jonathan Creek | Capt. Frank Candy | |
| The Practice | D.A. Dawson | |
| 2001 | The Division | Judge Stone |
| 2002 | The Lost Battalion | General Alexander (supporting) |
| Dinotopia | Frank Scott | |
| 2003 | Ed Stone is Dead | Dad |
| 2004–2012 | Thomas & Friends | US Narrator (2003–2012) (US, voice) Diesel, Mr. Bubbles and the Stationmasters (Maithwaite/Knapford) (2010–2012) (US, voice) |
| 2004 | The Catherine Tate Show | The Botox Skit |
| Hawking | Arno Penzias | |
| 2005 | Dead Man Weds | Chuck Newman |
| 2006 | Miss Marple The Sittaford Mystery | Martin Zimmerman |
| The Catherine Tate Show Season 2 | The Botox Breasts | |
| Trial and Retribution XI: Closure | Max Stanford/Profiler | |
| 2007 | Casualty | Mike Barnicott |
| The Bill | Louis Dreyfuss (4 episodes) | |
| 2008 | Bewitched | Rex |
| Doctor Who | General Sanchez (Episode: The Stolen Earth) | |
| 2009 | After You've Gone | Bill Tucker |
| Bones | Roger Frampton | |
| New Tricks | Colonel Norton | |
| 2010 | Shades of Love | Conrad |
| Hustle | Marcus Wendell | |
| 2012 | American Invitation | Narrator and Presenter |
| Episodes | Elliot Salad | |
| Mr. Selfridge | FW Woolworth | |
| 2013 | Stepping Out | Self, with Glynis Barber |
| Death in Paradise | Joel Maurice | |
| 2014 | Blandings | Grumman |
