Michael Greene

{{Infobox person

|name=Michael Greene

|birth_name=Michael Harris Greene

|birth_date = {{birth date|1933|11|4}}

|birth_place=San Francisco, California, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|2020|1|10|1933|11|4}}

|death_place=Maui, Hawaii, U.S.

|nationality=American

|occupation= Actor

|years_active=1962–2017

}}

Michael Harris Greene (November 4, 1933 – January 10, 2020) was an American actor who was active from the 1960s through the 1990s.

Career

Greene was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Gladys ({{nee|Pugh}}) and Harry Greene.{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/35/Michael-Greene.html|title = Michael Greene Biography (1933-)}} Early in his career, Greene was frequently featured in westerns, and was credited with over 100 television and film appearances, including the 1962 film This is Not a Test (as Mike Green).{{IMDb title|id=0183884|title=This is Not a Test}} In October of 1966, he appeared as the character, Nubu, in the episode "Space Circus"{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0636212/ |access-date=31 July 2022|title=Space Circus |website=IMDb }} of the TV series, Lost in Space, as well as a leading role in the 1973 film The Clones. He played Jimmy Hart, William Petersen's ill-fated partner in To Live and Die in L.A.

He is perhaps best remembered in his co-starring role as Deputy U.S. Marshal Vance Porter in the short-lived ABC–Warner Brothers western series The Dakotas, where he co-starred with Larry Ward, Jack Elam, and Chad Everett.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0338867/|title=Michael Greene|website=IMDb }} The series was controversially cancelled by ABC after only 19 episodes were aired during 1963.{{YouTube|lU2VrqFDQ9Y}}

Greene died in Maui, Hawaii in January 2020, at the age of 86.{{cite web|url=http://themichaelgreene.com/|title=Michael H. Greene|accessdate=July 22, 2020}}

Partial filmography

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scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| Notes
1961 \| Wanted Dead or Alive \|Sheriff Willis \|S3E17 "Bounty on Joss"
1962 \| This Is Not a Test \| Joe Baragi \| Credited as Mike Green
rowspan="2" \| 1963 \| Spencer's Mountain \| Spencer Brother \|
The Dakotas \| Deputy U.S. Marshall Vance Porter \| 19 episodes
1966 \| Gunsmoke \| 'Outlaw Holcroft' \| S12E2 "Goldstrikers"
1969 \| Naked Angels \| 'Mother', Biker Gang Leader \|
1972 \| Play It Again, Sam \| First Hoodlum \|
rowspan="3" \| 1973 \| The Clones \| Dr. Gerald Appleby \|
The Harrad Experiment \| Yoga Instructor \|
Kung Fu \| Huntoon \| S1E9 "Chains"
1976 \| Harry and Walter Go to New York \| Dan \|
1981 \| The Dukes of Hazzard \| Vic \| 1 episode
1984 \| Moscow on the Hudson \| 'Texas' \|
rowspan="3" \| 1985 \| Creator \| Guard \| Credited as Michael Green
To Live and Die in L.A. \| Secret Service Agent Jimmy Hart \|
Lost in America \| Paul Dunn \|
1986 \| Down and Out in Beverly Hills \| Ed 'Big Ed' \|
rowspan="3" \| 1987 \| Batteries Not Included \| Lacey \|
Less than Zero \| Robert Wells \|
Stranded \| Vernon Burdett \|
rowspan="2" \| 1988 \| The Night Before \| Captain Mitchell \|
Moon over Parador \| Clint \|
1990 \| Lord of the Flies \| Captain Benson \|
rowspan="3" \| 1991 \| Eve of Destruction \| General Curtis \|
Rubin and Ed \| Mr. Busta \|
For the Boys \| Major General Scott \|
rowspan="2" \| 1993 \| Undercover Blues \| Colonel Kenton \|
The Pickle \| Misson Control Farmer \|
1994 \| Roadflower \| Sheriff Hodes \|
1999 \| Nice Guys Sleep Alone \| Willie 'Slick Willie' \| {{cite web\|title=Michael Greene Biography (1933-)\|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/35/Michael-Greene.html\|accessdate=28 July 2010}}
2001 \| The Day Reagan Was Shot \| George Bush \|
2017 \| Permanent \| Jerry \|

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scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Notes

1961

| Wanted Dead or Alive

|Sheriff Willis

|S3E17 "Bounty on Joss"

1962

| This Is Not a Test

| Joe Baragi