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Michael Pataki(1936-2010)

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  • Director
  • Producer
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Michael Pataki
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Excellent, prolific and versatile character actor Michael Pataki had a long, varied and impressive career in both movies and TV shows, alike, that spanned a little over 50 years. Pataki was born on January 16, 1938 in Youngstown, Ohio. He attended the University of Southern California as a double major in Drama and Political Science. Michael made his film debut with an uncredited small part in the 1958 feature, Ten North Frederick (1958). However, it was his acclaimed acting on stage in 1966 at a summer stock festival in Edinburgh that really launched Pataki's career. Although usually cast as mean and unlikable antagonistic characters, Michael on occasion portrayed more appealing folks with equal skill and conviction. Pataki gave a superbly chilling and compelling performance as vicious bloodsucker "Caleb Croft" in the creepy horror winner, Grave of the Vampire (1972). Other memorable roles included nasty biker "Snake" in The Dirt Gang (1972), Marianna Hill's weak masochistic boyfriend "Dennis" in the perverse The Baby (1973), the lecherous "Sergeant Ward" in the crummy, The Bat People (1974), hi-jacker "Wilson" in Airport '77 (1977), Dracula's modern-day descendant "Michael Drake" in the hilariously horrible Dracula's Dog (1977), sleazy bounty hunter "Harry Iverson" in The Glove (1979), hard-nosed "District Attorney Dino Fulgoni" in the splendidly gritty The Onion Field (1979), oddball cemetery caretaker "Sam" in the offbeat zombie doozy Dead & Buried (1981), ramrod Russian sports official "Nicoli Koloff" in Rocky IV (1985) and the stern "Dr. Hoffman" in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988). Pataki had a recurring role on the TV series, The Amazing Spider-Man (1977); he also appeared in the two spin-off theatrical pictures, Spider-Man (1970) and Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978). Among the numerous TV shows Michael made guest appearances on are The Twilight Zone (1959), Star Trek (1966), Combat! (1962), Rawhide (1959), My Favorite Martian (1963), Ben Casey (1961), Batman (1966), Mission: Impossible (1966), The Flying Nun (1967), Baretta (1975), Happy Days (1974), McCloud (1970), Barney Miller (1975), Little House on the Prairie (1974), Charlie's Angels (1976), T.J. Hooker (1982), WKRP in Cincinnati (1978), Laverne & Shirley (1976), The Jeffersons (1975), The Fall Guy (1981), Airwolf (1987), St. Elsewhere (1982) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). Moreover, Pataki provided voices for cartoon television programs; he was especially notable as the voice of the demented "George Liquor" on The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991). Michael directed two low-budget 70s drive-in exploitation features for producer Charles Band: the potently unnerving horror shocker, Mansion of the Doomed (1976), and the amusingly silly soft-core comedy musical, Cinderella (1977). In addition, Pataki also worked as an acting coach. Michael died of cancer at age 72 on April 15, 2010 in North Hollywood, California.
BornJanuary 16, 1936
DiedApril 15, 2010(74)
BornJanuary 16, 1936
DiedApril 15, 2010(74)
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Known for

Sylvester Stallone, Tony Burton, and Burt Young in Rocky IV (1985)
Rocky IV
6.9
  • Nicoli Koloff
  • 1985
George P. Wilbur in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
5.8
  • Dr. Hoffman
  • 1988
Peter Fonda in Easy Rider (1969)
Easy Rider
7.2
  • Mime #4
  • 1969
Graduation Day (1981)
Graduation Day
4.8
  • Guglione
  • 1981

Credits

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Actor



  • Cans Without Labels (2019)
    Cans Without Labels
    2.7
    Short
    • George Liquor (voice, as Mike Pataki)
    • 2019
  • Biography (1987)
    Biography
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Nicoli Koloff
    • 2011
  • Trim (2010)
    Trim
    7.2
    • Dimitri
    • 2010
  • Chthonic
    2.1
    Short
    • 2008
  • John K's Raketu Commercials
    Short
    • George Liquor (voice)
    • 2007
  • Tinashe, Dominic Janes, and Jon Kent Ethridge in Out of Jimmy's Head (2007)
    Out of Jimmy's Head
    2.3
    TV Series
    • Hoots Burly (voice)
    • 2007
  • Edge of Nowhere (2003)
    Edge of Nowhere
    8.1
    • Sheriff
    • 2003
  • The Looking Glass (2003)
    The Looking Glass
    • Frank
    • 2003
  • Behind the Mask
    7.5
    Short
    • Narrator
    • 2003
  • Death Man's Bluff (2003)
    Death Man's Bluff
    Video
    • James
    • 2003
  • My Life with Buk (2002)
    My Life with Buk
    Short
    • Henry
    • 2002
  • Tachyon: The Fringe (2000)
    Tachyon: The Fringe
    8.4
    Video Game
    • Director Atkins
    • Additional Voices (voice)
    • 2000
  • Tourist Traps
    TV Series
    • Prankster
    • 2000–2002
  • Weekend Pussy Hunt (2000)
    Weekend Pussy Hunt
    7.1
    TV Series
    • George Liquor (voice)
    • 2000
  • Boo Boo Runs Wild (1999)
    Boo Boo Runs Wild
    6.5
    TV Short
    • The Chief (voice)
    • 1999

Director



  • Shaun Cassidy, Pamela Sue Martin, and Parker Stevenson in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
    The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Cinderella (1977)
    Cinderella
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Mansion of the Doomed (1976)
    Mansion of the Doomed
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1976

Producer



  • The Looking Glass (2003)
    The Looking Glass
    • producer
    • 2003
  • Pippin: His Life and Times (1982)
    Pippin: His Life and Times
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1982

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The Bat People
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The Bat People
Grave of the Vampire
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Grave of the Vampire
The Baby
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The Baby
Tachyon: The Fringe
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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Caleb Goodman
  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • January 16, 1936
    • Youngstown, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • April 15, 2010
    • North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Other works
    Provides the voice of "George Liquor" in Spumco's "Babysitting the Idiot" web cartoons.

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  • Trivia
    Along with Adam West, Roddy McDowall, Bob Hastings, Barry Dennen, Steve Franken and Judy Strangis, he is one of only seven actors to appear in both Batman (1966) and Batman: The Animated Series (1992).

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