Michael Higgins

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State and Main (2000)

Guiding Light (1952)

The Conversation (1974)

Angel Heart (1987)

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Actor (96 titles)

2008 An American Carol
Parent

2008 Synecdoche, New York
Actor Playing Man with Nose Bleed

2007 The Favor
Mr. Ritter

2007 The Savages
Resident #1

2006 Off the Black
Al Cook

2005 Goodnight Bill (short)
Terry

2004 Messengers
Poor Old Man from Room 410

2002 Swimfan
Mr. Tillman

2001-2002 100 Centre Street (TV series)
Jim Ryder

– Justice Delayed (2002) … Jim Ryder

– Give Up or Fight (2002) … Jim Ryder

– Lost Causes (2001) … Jim Ryder

2001 Mean People Suck (short)
Old Man

2001 Buddy & Grace (short)
Buddy

2000 State and Main
Doc Wilson

1999/I Just the Ticket
Confessional Priest

1991-1999 Law & Order (TV series)
Darryl Grady / Thad Messimer

– Ramparts (1999) … Darryl Grady

– In Memory Of (1991) … Thad Messimer

1998 The Impostors
Older Man who Drops Dead

1997 Dellaventura (TV series)
Henry Long

– Clean Slate (1997) … Henry Long

1996 Calm at Sunset (TV movie)
Howard

1992 School Ties
Mr. Gierasch

1992 Wind
Artemus

1992 Death Becomes Her
Dancer

1990 Working It Out (TV series)
Apple Jimmy

– Instructions (1990) … Apple Jimmy

1990 The Local Stigmatic
Drunk man

1990 An Empty Bed
Man in 50's Restaurant

1989 Forced March
Andras Bereg

1989 Dead Bang
Reverend Gebhardt

1989 New York Stories
Robber (segment "Life without Zoe")

1988 Crusoe
Dr. Martin

1987 The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (TV series)
Dancer

– Here's Why Good Guys Sometimes Wear Black (1987) … Dancer

1987 Angel Heart
Dr. Albert Fowler

1987 Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV series)
Archibald Mayfield

– One Flew East (1987) … Archibald Mayfield

1987 Courtship
Mr. Vaughn

1986 Barnum (TV movie)
Phineas Taylor

1986 On Valentine's Day
Mr. Vaughn

1986 Nobody's Child (TV movie)
Dr. Walker

1985 The Equalizer (TV series)
Marvin Stahl

– Lady Cop (1985) … Marvin Stahl

1985 Seven Minutes in Heaven
Senator Henry Peterson

1985 1918
Mr. Vaughn

1985 Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Featured Dancer

1984 Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (TV movie)
William Spear

1983 The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story (TV movie)
Hanibal

1983 Rumble Fish
Mr. Harrigan

1983 The Hamptons (TV series)
Morrissey

– Episode #1.1 (1983) … Morrissey

1983 Staying Alive
Dancer

1983 The Cradle Will Fall (TV movie)

1982 Born Beautiful (TV movie)
Walter Forrest

1982 A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
Reynolds

1982 American Playhouse (TV series)
Father / Hobo

– Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences (1982) … Father/Hobo

1981 Kent State (TV movie)
Professor Glenn Frank

1981 Fort Apache the Bronx
Heffernan

1980 A Time for Miracles (TV movie)

1980 Paul's Case (TV movie)
Paul's Father

1979 The Black Stallion
Neville

1979 The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Senator Pardew

1978 King of the Gypsies
Traffic Court Judge

1978 An Enemy of the People
Billing

1976 Death Play
Sam

1975 The Stepford Wives
Mr. Cornell

1974 The Conversation
Paul

1971 Desperate Characters
Francis Early

1970 Guiding Light (TV series)
Stanley 'Stan' Norris #1

1970 Wanda
Norman Dennis

1969 The Arrangement
Michael

1968 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Mr. Clifford

– Barney Hosts a Summit Meeting (1968) … Mr. Clifford

1967 The Virginian (TV series)
Lawson

– Johnny Moon (1967) … Lawson

1961-1965 The Defenders (TV series)
Assistant Warden / Dr. Fowler / Fowler / …

– The Bum's Rush (1965) … Assistant Warden

– Blacklist (1964) … Mayer Ostervelt

– Along Came a Spider (1962) … Dr. Fowler

– The Riot (1961) … Fowler

1963-1964 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Cassidy / Finnegan

– The Kite (1964) … Cassidy

– Two of a Kind (1963) … Finnegan

1964 Ben Casey (TV series)
Dr. Roger O'Hara

– One Nation Indivisible (1964) … Dr. Roger O'Hara

– The Only Place Where They Know My Name (1964) … Dr. Roger O'Hara

1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Dr. Thomas 'Kelly' Kellander

– The Mice (1964) … Dr. Thomas 'Kelly' Kellander

1964 Terror in the City
Carl

1963 The Patriots (TV movie)
James Monroe

1962 Chushingura
Narrator (1963 US version) (voice)

1958-1961 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
John Noble

– Track of an Unknown: The Story of North American Air Defense (1961)

– The Spy Next Door (1961)

– The Vanished (1958) … John Noble

1961 The Million Dollar Incident (TV movie)
Franklin

1960 The Best of the Post (TV series)
Kearns

– Treasury Agent (1960) … Kearns

1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
Priest

– Rashomon (1960) … Priest

1960 Rashomon (TV movie)

1960 The Robert Herridge Theater (TV series)
William Hutchinson

– The Lottery (1960) … William Hutchinson

1959 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV series)
Anthony March

– The Open Window (1959) … Anthony March

1959 New York Confidential (TV series)
Al

– Come Home to Death (1959) … Al

1953-1958 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Paul

– Web of Guilt (1958) … Paul

– Killer's Choice (1958)

– Keep Our Honor Bright (1953)

1958 Edge of Fury
Richard Barrie

1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Jamie Farrow

– The Fabulous Irishman (1957) … Jamie Farrow

1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Sergeant James Sheeley

– The Defender: Part 2 (1957) … Sergeant James Sheeley

– The Defender: Part 1 (1957) … Sergeant James Sheeley

1957 The Lark (TV movie)
Brother Ladvenu

1955-1957 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Joey Garfield / Liam

– The Human Pattern (1957) … Joey Garfield

– A Wind from the South (1955) … Liam

1956 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)

– The Terrorists (1956)

1956 Camera Three (TV series)
Narrator

– The Rendezvous (1956) … Narrator

1955 You Are There (TV series)
Colonel Tallmadge

– Washington's Farewell to His Officers (December 4, 1783) (1955) … Colonel Tallmadge

1953 Martin Kane (TV series)
Charlie Todd

– The Comic Strip Killer (1953) … Charlie Todd

1953 To My Valentine (TV movie)

1952 Broadway Television Theatre (TV series)
Chester Blake

– It's a Boy! (1952) … Chester Blake

1952 CBS Television Workshop (TV series)

– Into the Valley (1952)

1951 Starlight Theatre (TV series)
Jimmy Willard

– Act of God Nonwithstanding (1951) … Jimmy Willard

1949 One Man's Family (TV series)
Johnny Roberts (1949-1951)

1949 Academy Theatre (TV series)

– Aria da Capo (1949)

1948 Shades of Gray (short)

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Acted in classical roles on and off Broadway from 1946. Most acclaimed in the role of the father in Peter Shaffer's production of 'Equus'. TV appearances from 1945, in films from 1958. See more »

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