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The theme song "Long Lonesome Highway" from Parks' TV series Then Came Bronson, sung by Parks himself, was penned by James Hendricks, a Greenwich Village folksinger who was married to 'Mama Cass Elliot' of The Mamas and the Papas, not by Jimi Hendrix. The song became a Top 40 hit in 1970. See more trivia »

Born:

Harry Samuel Parks
in Corona, California, USA
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2014 Palominas (pre-production)
A.J. Whitney
 
???? Marlboro Man (pre-production)
Nicky Del Castro
 
2013 We Are What We Are
Doc Barrow
 
2012 Django Unchained
The LeQuint Dickey Mining Co. Employee
 
2012 Argo
Jack Kirby
 
2011 Red State
Abin Cooper
 
2010 Street Poet
Benny
 
2010 Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (video)
Fritz Tremor
 
2009 Satisfaction (short)
The Duel Master
 
2008 Noble Things
Pete Collins
 
2008 Maidenhead
Dad
 
2008 Three Priests
Jacob
 
2007 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Henry Craig
 
2007 Planet Terror
Earl McGraw
 
2007 Death Proof
Earl McGraw
 
2007 Grindhouse
Earl McGraw (segments "Planet Terror"/"Death Proof")
 
2007 Fighting Words
Benny the Heckler
 
2007 The Dead One
Sheriff Ezra Stone
 
2006 One Night with You
Hunter Burnell
 
2006 In ascolto
James Wagley
 
2005 Miracle at Sage Creek
Justice Stanley
 
2004 Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Earl McGraw / Esteban Vihaio
 
2003 The Librarians
William Clark
 
2003 Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Earl McGraw
 
2002 13 Moons
Bartender
 
2001 Big Bad Love
Mr. Aaron
 
2000 Bullfighter
Cordobes
 
1999 From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (video)
Ambrose Bierce
 
1996-1999 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series)
Caleb Hooks
– No Way Out (1999) … Caleb Hooks
– The Avenger (1996) … Caleb Hooks
 
1998 Wicked
Detective Boland
 
1997 Julian Po
Vern
 
1997 Deceiver
Dr. Banyard
 
1997 Niagara, Niagara
Walter
 
1997 The Player (TV movie)
Frank Levison
 
1996 From Dusk Till Dawn
Texas Ranger Earl McGraw
 
1995 Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (TV movie)
Evan Powell
 
1995 Sorceress
Stan Latarga
 
1994 Stranger by Night (video)
Detective Larson
 
1994 Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Tommy O'Shea
 
1993 SeaQuest 2032 (TV series)
George Le Chein
– To Be or Not to Be (1993) … George Le Chein
 
1992 Storyville
Michael Trevallian
 
1992 Over the Line
Pearlmutter
 
1991 The Hitman
Ronny 'Del' Delaney
 
1991 Shades of LA (TV series)
Rev. James Scarborough
– Line of Fire: Part 2 (1991) … Rev. James Scarborough
– Line of Fire: Part 1 (1991) … Rev. James Scarborough
 
1990-1991 Twin Peaks (TV series)
Jean Renault
– Episode #2.13 (1991) … Jean Renault
– Episode #2.10 (1990) … Jean Renault
– Episode #2.5 (1990) … Jean Renault
– Episode #2.4 (1990) … Jean Renault
– Episode #2.3 (1990) … Jean Renault
 
1990 Caged Fury
Mr. Collins
 
1990 The China Lake Murders (TV movie)
Officer Donnelly
 
1989 Nightmare Beach
Doc Willet
 
1989 Billy the Kid (TV movie)
 
1989 War of the Worlds (TV series)
Cash McCullough
– My Soul to Keep (1989) … Cash McCullough
 
1989 The Riverman (TV mini-series)
 
1989 Prime Suspect
Bill Nevins
 
1989 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Ben Aaron
– Prediction: Murder (1989) … Ben Aaron
 
1988 Arizona Heat
Larry Kapinski
 
1986-1988 The Equalizer (TV series)
Jonathan Grey / Logan
– Target of Choice (1988) … Jonathan Grey
– Nocturne (1986) … Logan
 
1987 Stamp of a Killer (TV movie)
 
1987 The Colbys (TV series)
Phillip Colby
– Crossroads (1987) … Phillip Colby
– The Dead End (1987) … Phillip Colby
 
1986 Spiker
Coach Doames
 
1986 French Quarter Undercover
Det. Andre Des Moines
 
1986 Club Life
Tank
 
1986 The Return of Josey Wales
Josey Wales
 
1985 Chase (TV movie)
Larry Butler
 
1982 Savannah Smiles
Lt. Savage
 
1981 Hard Country
Royce
 
1981 Dial M for Murder (TV movie)
Max Halliday
 
1980 Turnover Smith (TV movie)
Lt. Brophy
 
1980 Reward (TV movie)
Michael Dolan
 
1979 Shirley (TV series)
Phil
– A Play on Words (1979) … Phil
 
1979 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Mike Banning
– The Comic/The Golden Hour (1979) … Mike Banning
 
1979 The Evictors
Ben Watkins
 
1979 Fast Friends (TV movie)
David York
 
1979 Breakthrough
Sgt. Anderson
 
1979 Ffolkes
Harold Shulman
 
1978 Rainbow (TV movie)
Roger Edens
 
1978 Flying High (TV series)
Travis
– The Great Escape (1978) … Travis
 
1978 Hunters of the Reef (TV movie)
Jim Spanner
 
1975-1978 Police Woman (TV series)
Chuck Whitfield / Jack McVey
– A Shadow on the Sea (1978) … Chuck Whitfield
– Ice (1975) … Jack McVey
 
1978 Night Cries (TV movie)
Mitch Haskins
 
1977 The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Robert F. Kennedy
 
1977 Escape from Bogen County (TV movie)
Jack Kern
 
1977 Love and the Midnight Auto Supply
Duke
 
1977 Sidewinder 1
J.W. Wyatt
 
1977 Murder at the World Series (TV movie)
Larry Marshall
 
1976 The Savage Bees (TV movie)
Dr. Jeff DuRand
 
1976 Perilous Voyage (TV movie)
Antonio DeLeon
 
1976 The Last Hard Men
Noel Nye
 
1976 Ellery Queen (TV series)
Terry Purvis
– The Adventure of the Wary Witness (1976) … Terry Purvis
 
1975 The Wide World of Mystery (TV series)
Moody
– Distant Early Warning (1975)
– The Werewolf of Woodstock (1975) … Moody
 
1975 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Jack Marlin
– Men Will Die (1975) … Jack Marlin
 
1975 The Rookies (TV series)
Crilen
– One-Way Street to Nowhere (1975) … Crilen
 
1975 Bronk (TV series)
Coleman
– Open Contract (1975) … Coleman
 
1975 Baretta (TV series)
Scotty
– Walk Like You Talk (1975) … Scotty
 
1975 Police Story (TV series)
Jack Ballard
– War Games (1975) … Jack Ballard
 
1975 Get Christie Love! (TV series)
Barney Oblonski
– My Son, the Murderer (1975) … Barney Oblonski
 
1974 McCloud (TV series)
Frank
– The 42nd Street Cavalry (1974) … Frank
 
1974 Movin' On (TV series)
Ike
– Games (1974) … Ike
 
1974 The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd (TV movie)
Bradley Floyd
 
1974 Ironside (TV series)
MacDane
– A Death in Academe (1974) … MacDane
 
1974 Can Ellen Be Saved? (TV movie)
Joseph
 
1973 Between Friends
Tony
 
1973 Medical Center (TV series)
Dr. Chris Wells
– Fatal Memory (1973) … Dr. Chris Wells
 
1973 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
Ollie Gregson
– Sometimes Tough Is Good (1973) … Ollie Gregson
 
1969-1970 Then Came Bronson (TV series)
Jim Bronson
– What's an Ark Without Centaurs? (1970) … Jim Bronson
– The Mary R (1970) … Jim Bronson
– The Ninety-Nine Mile Circle (1970) … Jim Bronson
– The Forest Primeval (1970) … Jim Bronson
– Still Waters (1970) … Jim Bronson
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1969 The Young Lawyers (TV series)
Ron Baron
– Pilot (1969) … Ron Baron
 
1968 A Hatful of Rain (TV movie)
Johnny Pope
 
1967 Stranger on the Run (TV movie)
Vince McKay
 
1967 The Happening
Sureshot
 
1966 The Bible: In the Beginning...
Adam
 
1966 The Idol
Marco
 
1965 Wild Seed
Fargo (1963)
 
1965 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Lieutenant Commander Burt Engle
– A Time for Killing (1965) … Lieutenant Commander Burt Engle
 
1965 Bus Riley's Back in Town
Bus Riley
 
1964 Route 66 (TV series)
Tank
– Cries of Persons Close to One (1964) … Tank
 
1963-1964 Channing (TV series)
Dante Donati
– Another Kind of Music (1964) … Dante Donati
– An Obelisk for Benny (1963)
 
1963-1964 Wagon Train (TV series)
Hamish Browne / Michael Malone
– The Michael Malone Story (1964) … Michael Malone
– Heather and Hamish (1963) … Hamish Browne
 
1963 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Gregory Wade
– We May Be Better Strangers (1963) … Gregory Wade
 
1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Dr. Daniel Dana / Skip Baxter
– The Cadaver (1963) … Skip Baxter
– Diagnosis: Danger (1963) … Dr. Daniel Dana
 
1963 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)
Cristos
– The Hanging Man (1963) … Cristos
 
1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Mark Reynolds
– Pressure Breakdown (1963) … Mark Reynolds
 
1963 Ben Casey (TV series)
Bud Forrest
– Father Was an Intern (1963) … Bud Forrest
 
1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Eddie Marco
– Crashout (1963) … Eddie Marco
 
1963 Perry Mason (TV series)
Cal Leonard
– The Case of Constant Doyle (1963) … Cal Leonard
 
1962 The Gallant Men (TV series)
Billy Ray Medford
– A Place to Die (1962) … Billy Ray Medford
 
1962 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Larry Wilcox
– Too Many Strangers (1962) … Larry Wilcox
 
1962 Stoney Burke (TV series)
Tack Reynolds
– The Mob Riders (1962) … Tack Reynolds
 
1962 Target: The Corruptors (TV series)
Rocky Kustak
– Nobody Gets Hurt (1962) … Rocky Kustak
 
1962 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Park
– The Boys (1962) … Park
 
1962 Bus Stop (TV series)
– The Opposite Virtues (1962)
 
1962 The Real McCoys (TV series)
– George's Nephew (1962)
 
1961-1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Jack / Newton
– Squadron (1962) … Newton
– John J. Diggs (1961) … Jack
 
1961 Straightaway (TV series)
– Pledge a Nightmare (1961)
 
1961 The Detectives (TV series)
Eddy Washburn / Jimmy / Johnny Blaine
– Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1961) … Johnny Blaine
– Personal Enemy (1961) … Eddy Washburn
– The Frightened Ones (1961) … Jimmy
 
1961 The Law and Mr. Jones (TV series)
Mike Enslow
– One by One (1961) … Mike Enslow
 
1961 The Asphalt Jungle (TV series)
Ty
– The Sniper (1961) … Ty
 
1961 The Untouchables (TV series)
Tommy--Elevator Operator
– Testimony of Evil (1961) … Tommy--Elevator Operator (uncredited)
 
1960 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Juanito
– Ransom (1960) … Juanito (as Mike Parks)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
2011 Red State (performer: "Farther Along", "When The Ring The Golden Bells", "In the Garden")
 
1970 The Johnny Cash Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.25 (1970) (performer: "Oklahoma Hills")
 
1969 Then Came Bronson (TV series)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1990 Caged Fury (associate producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2010 Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball - Confessions of an Assassin (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (10 titles)
2010 Behind the Scenes with Joe Carnahan (video documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2010 Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball - Confessions of an Assassin (video documentary short)
Himself - Fritz Tremor
 
2010 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
– Episode dated 18 January 2010 (2010)
 
2005 The Making of 'Miracle at Sage Creek' (video)
Himself
 
2005 The Needs of Kim Stanley (documentary)
 
1997 Full Tilt Boogie (documentary)
Himself - 'Sheriff McGraw'
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.142 (1971) … Himself
 
1970 The Everly Brothers Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The Johnny Cash Show (TV series)
Himself - Singer
– Episode #1.25 (1970) … Himself - Singer
 
1970 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself - Singer
– Episode #23.21 (1970) … Himself - Singer
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2013 On the Set: Inside Hollywood Movies (documentary)
Himself - Panelist
 
2010 Cue the Clown (video documentary short)
Fritz Tremor (uncredited)
 
2007 Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (video documentary)
Jean Renault (uncredited)
 
1995 Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (TV series)
 

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Alternate Names:

Mike Parks

Height:

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Trivia:

The theme song "Long Lonesome Highway" from Parks' TV series Then Came Bronson, sung by Parks himself, was penned by James Hendricks, a Greenwich Village folksinger who was married to 'Mama Cass Elliot' of The Mamas and the Papas, not by Jimi Hendrix. The song became a Top 40 hit in 1970. See more »

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