Michael Nouri

{{Infobox person

| name = Michael Nouri

| image = MichaelNouriJune09.jpg

| caption = Nouri in 2009

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1945|12|9|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.

| birth_name =

| website = {{URL|michaelnouri.com}}

| alma_mater = Rollins College
Emerson College

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1967–present

| spouse = {{plainlist|

{{marriage|Lynn Goldsmith
|1976|1978|end=divorced}}
{{marriage|Vicki Light
|1986|2001|end=divorced}}

}}

| children = 2

}}

Michael Nouri (born December 9, 1945) is an American screen and stage actor.{{cite web|title=Michael Nouri|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/535338/Michael-Nouri/filmography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325144629/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/535338/Michael-Nouri/filmography|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|date=2016|archive-date=2016-03-25}} He is best known for his television roles, including Dr. Neil Roberts on The O.C., Phil Grey on Damages, Caleb Cortlandt on All My Children, Eli David in NCIS, and Bob Schwartz on Yellowstone. He is also known for his starring roles in the films Flashdance (1983) and The Hidden (1987), and has appeared in several Broadway and Off-Broadway plays, including the original production of Victor/Victoria.{{Cite web|title=Michael Nouri|url=http://www.playbill.com/person/michael-nouri-vault-0000015813|access-date=2020-10-20|website=Playbill|language=en}} He is a Saturn Award and Daytime Emmy Award nominee.

Early life

Nouri was born in Washington D.C. to Gloria (née Montgomery) and Edmond Nouri."[http://observer.com/2004/02/that-guy-in-flashdance/ That Guy in Flashdance]". Observer. February 16, 2004. Edmond was an Iraqi immigrant from Baghdad who arrived in the United States on a Georgetown University scholarship, enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II, and became a writer for Stars and Stripes and The New Yorker.{{Cite web |last=Rusu |first=Christina |date=2022-01-09 |title=A walk with Michael Nouri in Rome |url=https://surrealgeneration.com/2022/01/09/michaelnouri/ |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=SURREAL GENERATION |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Paid Notice: Deaths NOURI, EDMOND J. |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage-9E03E7DC1F3AF933A25755C0A9649D8B63.html |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=query.nytimes.com |language=en}}

Career

After starring in an off-Broadway production of The Crucible, Nouri landed his first Broadway role in Forty Carats, which ran for two years. He made his film debut in 1969 with an uncredited role in Goodbye, Columbus. He appeared on several television soap operas and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for his role as Steve Kaslo on Search for Tomorrow. Nouri portrayed Lucky Luciano in the miniseries The Gangster Chronicles and its theatrically released feature film Gangster Wars. In 1979, he appeared in the episode "The Curse of Dracula" of the series Cliffhangers.{{Citation needed |date=March 2024}}

In 1983, he had a starring role as Nick Hurley in the romantic drama Flashdance. Despite mixed reviews, the film was one of the highest-grossing films of 1983 and was nominated for several top awards, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Nouri has appeared in numerous television series and television films. He starred opposite Kyle MacLachlan in the horror film The Hidden. He starred on the short-lived series Bay City Blues and Downtown, and on the sitcom Love & War. Nouri also starred in the Broadway production of the musical Victor/Victoria as King Marchan opposite Julie Andrews. He appeared in three separate entries of Law & Order, each time in different roles. He had recurring roles on the series The O.C., Damages, NCIS, and Army Wives. Nouri returned to soap operas with a year-long stint on All My Children. More recently, he had a recurring role on the series Yellowstone for three seasons.

Personal life

Nouri has been married and divorced twice. His first marriage was to Lynn Goldsmith and his second marriage was to Vicki Light. He has two daughters, Hannah and Jennifer. He is an ambassador of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society as a result of one of his ex-wives being affected by the condition.{{Citation needed |date=March 2024}}

Nouri also had fairly public relationships with Dyan Cannon and Roma Downey.Chase, Chris (June 5, 1981). "[https://www.nytimes.com/1981/06/05/movies/at-the-movies-dyan-cannon-has-plenty-to-laugh-about.html Dyan Cannon has plenty to laugh about]". The New York Times.Brouwer, Julian (November 10, 2002). "[https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Besotted+Roma+moves+in+with+married+actor+lover%3B+COUPLE+TO+WED+AFTER...-a094090000 Besotted Roma moves in with married actor lover; COUPLE TO WED AFTER DIVORCE.]". Sunday Mirror.

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role
1969 \| Goodbye, Columbus \| Don Farber (uncredited)
1981 \| Gangster Wars \| Charles "Lucky" Luciano
1983 \| Flashdance \| Nick Hurley
rowspan="2" \| 1986 \| The Imagemaker \| Roger Blackwell
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords \| Boulder (voice)
1987 \| The Hidden \| Detective Thomas Beck
1988 \| Thieves of Fortune \| Comandante Juan Luis Ferreira
rowspan="3" \| 1990 \| Little Vegas \| Frank de Carlo
Captain America \| Lieutenant Colonel Louis
Fatal Sky \| Jeff Milker
rowspan="2" \| 1991 \| The Psychic \| Theodore "Ted" Steering
Total Exposure \| Dave Murphy
1992 \| Black Ice \| Ben Shorr
rowspan="3" \| 1993 \| DaVinci's War \| Thomas "China" Smith
American Yakuza \| Dino Campanela
No Escape, No Return \| Dante
rowspan="3" \| 1994 \| Fortunes of War \| Father Aran
Inner Sanctum II \| Bill Reed
Lady In Waiting \| Jimmy Scavetti
rowspan="2" \| 1995 \| Hologram Man \| Edward Jameson
To the Limit \| Thomas "China" Smith
1996 \| Overkill \| Lloyd Wheeler
2000 \| Finding Forrester \| Dr. Spence
rowspan="2" \| 2001 \| Carman: The Champion \| Freddie
Lovely & Amazing \| Dr. Crane
2002 \| Terminal Error \| Brad Weston
rowspan="2" \| 2003 \| Klepto \| Dr. Cohn
Stuey \| Vincent
2004 \| The Terminal \| Max
rowspan="2" \| 2005 \| Searching for Bobby D \| Angelo
Boynton Beach Club \| Donald
rowspan="2" \| 2006 \| Last Holiday \| Congressman Stewart
Invincible \| Leonard Tose
2009 \| The Proposal \| Chairman Bergen
2012 \| Any Day Now \| Miles Dubrow
2015 \| The Squeeze \| Jimmy Diamonds
rowspan="3" \| 2017 \| Teleios \| Nordham
Alex & the List \| Rabbi Baskin
Woman Walks Ahead \| Karl Valentine
2018 \| Con Man \| Uncle Joe

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

1969

| Goodbye, Columbus

| Don Farber (uncredited)

1981

| Gangster Wars

| Charles "Lucky" Luciano

1983

| Flashdance

| Nick Hurley

rowspan="2" | 1986

| The Imagemaker

| Roger Blackwell

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

| Boulder (voice)

1987

| The Hidden

| Detective Thomas Beck

1988

| Thieves of Fortune

| Comandante Juan Luis Ferreira

rowspan="3" | 1990

| Little Vegas

| Frank de Carlo

Captain America

| Lieutenant Colonel Louis

Fatal Sky

| Jeff Milker

rowspan="2" | 1991

| The Psychic

| Theodore "Ted" Steering

Total Exposure

| Dave Murphy

1992

| Black Ice

| Ben Shorr

rowspan="3" | 1993

| DaVinci's War

| Thomas "China" Smith

American Yakuza

| Dino Campanela

No Escape, No Return

| Dante

rowspan="3" | 1994

| Fortunes of War

| Father Aran

Inner Sanctum II

| Bill Reed

Lady In Waiting

| Jimmy Scavetti

rowspan="2" | 1995

| Hologram Man

| Edward Jameson

To the Limit

| Thomas "China" Smith

1996

| Overkill

| Lloyd Wheeler

2000

| Finding Forrester

| Dr. Spence

rowspan="2" | 2001

| Carman: The Champion

| Freddie

Lovely & Amazing

| Dr. Crane

2002

| Terminal Error

| Brad Weston

rowspan="2" | 2003

| Klepto

| Dr. Cohn

Stuey

| Vincent

2004

| The Terminal

| Max

rowspan="2" | 2005

| Searching for Bobby D

| Angelo

Boynton Beach Club

| Donald

rowspan="2" | 2006

| Last Holiday

| Congressman Stewart

Invincible

| Leonard Tose

2009

| The Proposal

| Chairman Bergen

2012

| Any Day Now

| Miles Dubrow

2015

| The Squeeze

| Jimmy Diamonds

rowspan="3" | 2017

| Teleios

| Nordham

Alex & the List

| Rabbi Baskin

Woman Walks Ahead

| Karl Valentine

2018

| Con Man

| Uncle Joe

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
1974–1975 \| Somerset \| Tom Conway \| Main cast
1975 \| Beacon Hill \| Giorgio Bullock \| Main cast; season 1
1975–1978 \| Search for Tomorrow \| Steve Kaslo \| Main cast
1977 \| Contract on Cherry Street \| Lou Savage \| Television film
rowspan="2" \| 1979 \| The Curse of Dracula \| Count Dracula \| Main cast; season 1
The Last Convertible \| Jean RGR des Barres \| Miniseries; 3 episodes
rowspan="2" \| 1980 \| Nick and the Dobermans \| Nick Macazie \| rowspan="2" \| Television film
Fun and Games \| Greg
1981 \| The Gangster Chronicles \| Charles "Lucky" Luciano \| Miniseries; 13 episodes
1983 \| Secrets of a Mother and Daughter \| Alex Shepherd \| Television film
1983–1984 \| Bay City Blues \| Joe Rohner \| Main cast; season 1
1984 \| Spraggue \| Michael Spraggue \| rowspan="4" \| Television film
1985 \| Star Fairies \| Giant (voice)
rowspan="2" \|1986 \| Between Two Women \| Harry Petherton
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues \| James Moretti
1986–1987 \| Downtown \| Detective John Forney \| Main cast; season 1
1988 \| Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story \| Charlie Wedemeyer \| rowspan="7" \| Television film
1990 \| Shattered Dreams \| John Fedders
1991 \| Changes \| Peter Hallam
rowspan="4" \| 1992 \| In the Arms of a Killer \| Brian Venible
Exclusive \| Reed Pierce
The Sands of Time \| Jaime Miro
The Final Contract \| David Sloane
1992–1995 \| Love & War \| Kip Zakaris \| Main cast; Seasons 1-3
1994 \| Eyes of Terror \| Lieutenant David Zaccariah \| rowspan="2" \| Television film
rowspan="3" \| 1995 \| Between Love & Honor \| Joe "Crazy Joe" Gallo
Burke's Law \| Judd Timmons \| Episode: "Who Killed the Tennis Ace?"
Victor/Victoria \| King Marchand \| Television film
1997 \| Law & Order \| Dr. Michael Cosgrove \| Episode: "Harvest"
rowspan="3" \| 1998 \| This Matter of Marriage \| Adam Barr \| Television film
Style & Substance \| Jeff Dennis \| Episode: "Chelsea's First Date"
Early Edition \| Stanley Hollenbeck \| Episode: "Nest Egg"
rowspan="2" \| 1999 \| Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke \| Porfirio Rubirosa \| Television film
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit \| Dallas Warner \| Episode: "A Single Life"
2000–2003 \| Touched by an Angel \| Greg Sawyer / Carl Northum \| 2 episodes
rowspan="3" \| 2001 \| Second Honeymoon \| Phillip \| Television film
Gideon's Crossing \| Cardiologist \| 2 episodes
61* \| Joe DiMaggio \| Television film
2003 \| The District \| FBI Agent Spencer \| Episode: "Sacrifices"
2003 \| The Lyon's Den \| Simon Freed \| Episode: "Beach House"
2003–2007 \| Law and Order Criminal Intent \| Henry Webster / Elder Roberts \| 2 episodes
rowspan="6" \| 2004 \| The Practice \| Dwight Haber \| Episode: "Avenging Angels"
The West Wing \| Senator Roy Turner \| Episode: "Slow News Day"
Cold Case \| Kyle Silver \| Episode: "Maternal Instincts"
Medical Investigation \| Wes Douglas \| Episode: "You're Not Alone"
The Young and the Restless \| Elliot Hampton \| 17 episodes
Star Trek: Enterprise \| Syrran / Arev \| Episode: "The Forge"
2004–2007 \| The O.C. \| Dr. Neil Roberts \| Guest; season 1-2, main cast; season 3, recurring; season 4
rowspan="2" \| 2006 \| South Beach \| Warren Stella \| Episode: "Who Do You Trust"
CSI: NY \| Denney Lancaster \| Episode: "People with Money"
rowspan="2" \| 2007 \| Brothers & Sisters \| Milo Peterman \| 3 episodes
Without a Trace \| Byron Carlton \| Episode: "Run"
2007–2011 \| Damages \| Phil Grey \| Recurring cast; season 1-4
2008 \| Privileged \| Miles Franklin \| Episode: "All About Love, Actually"
2008–2013 \| NCIS \| Mossad Director Eli David \| Recurring cast; season 6-10
2009 \| Crash \| Wesley Thigpen \| 2 episodes
2010 \| Legend of the Seeker \| Frederick Amnell \| Episode: "Bound"
2009–2010 \| Army Wives \| General Ludwig \| Recurring cast; season 4
2010–2011 \|All My Children \| Caleb Cortlandt \| Main cast
2011 \| House \| Thad Barton \| Episode: "Risky Business"
2012 \| Dark Desire \| Phil \| Television film
rowspan="3" \| 2013 \| Body of Proof \| Daniel Russo \| Episode: "Mob Mentality"
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer \| Galen Anderson \| Television film
Major Crimes \| Congressman Steven Keller \| Episode: "Risk Assessment"
rowspan="2" \| 2014 \| The Exes \| James Malcolm \| Episode "The Old Man & the Holly
Taken Away \| Senator Worthington \| Television film
rowspan="2" \| 2015 \| The Slap \| Thanassis \| Miniseries; 5 episodes
Chicago P.D. \| Carlo Tafani \| Episode: "Never Forget I Love You"
rowspan="2" \| 2016 \|Blue Bloods \| Nick Constantine \| Episode "Town Without Pity"
Heartbeat \| Gérard Panttiere \| Episode: "Match Game"
2017 \| Manhunt: Unabomber \| Bob Guccione \| Episode: "Publish or Perish"
rowspan="2" \| 2018 \| The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story \| Norman Blachford \| 2 episodes
Great Performances \| Himself \| Episode: "Ellis Island: The Dream of America" with Pacific Symphony"
2018–2020 \| Yellowstone \| Bob Schwartz \| Recurring cast; season 1-3
2019 \| Devils \| Jeremy Stonehouse \| Recurring
2019 \| NCIS: New Orleans \| Jason Campbell \| Guest Star
2020 \| Hawaii Five-0 \| Oscar Hirsch \| Episode: "He puhe'e miki"
2022 \| The Watcher \| Roger Kaplan \| Recurring

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1974–1975

| Somerset

| Tom Conway

| Main cast

1975

| Beacon Hill

| Giorgio Bullock

| Main cast; season 1

1975–1978

| Search for Tomorrow

| Steve Kaslo

| Main cast

1977

| Contract on Cherry Street

| Lou Savage

| Television film

rowspan="2" | 1979

| The Curse of Dracula

| Count Dracula

| Main cast; season 1

The Last Convertible

| Jean RGR des Barres

| Miniseries; 3 episodes

rowspan="2" | 1980

| Nick and the Dobermans

| Nick Macazie

| rowspan="2" | Television film

Fun and Games

| Greg

1981

| The Gangster Chronicles

| Charles "Lucky" Luciano

| Miniseries; 13 episodes

1983

| Secrets of a Mother and Daughter

| Alex Shepherd

| Television film

1983–1984

| Bay City Blues

| Joe Rohner

| Main cast; season 1

1984

| Spraggue

| Michael Spraggue

| rowspan="4" | Television film

1985

| Star Fairies

| Giant (voice)

rowspan="2" |1986

| Between Two Women

| Harry Petherton

Rage of Angels: The Story Continues

| James Moretti

1986–1987

| Downtown

| Detective John Forney

| Main cast; season 1

1988

| Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story

| Charlie Wedemeyer

| rowspan="7" | Television film

1990

| Shattered Dreams

| John Fedders

1991

| Changes

| Peter Hallam

rowspan="4" | 1992

| In the Arms of a Killer

| Brian Venible

Exclusive

| Reed Pierce

The Sands of Time

| Jaime Miro

The Final Contract

| David Sloane

1992–1995

| Love & War

| Kip Zakaris

| Main cast; Seasons 1-3

1994

| Eyes of Terror

| Lieutenant David Zaccariah

| rowspan="2" | Television film

rowspan="3" | 1995

| Between Love & Honor

| Joe "Crazy Joe" Gallo

Burke's Law

| Judd Timmons

| Episode: "Who Killed the Tennis Ace?"

Victor/Victoria

| King Marchand

| Television film

1997

| Law & Order

| Dr. Michael Cosgrove

| Episode: "Harvest"

rowspan="3" | 1998

| This Matter of Marriage

| Adam Barr

| Television film

Style & Substance

| Jeff Dennis

| Episode: "Chelsea's First Date"

Early Edition

| Stanley Hollenbeck

| Episode: "Nest Egg"

rowspan="2" | 1999

| Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

| Porfirio Rubirosa

| Television film

Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

| Dallas Warner

| Episode: "A Single Life"

2000–2003

| Touched by an Angel

| Greg Sawyer / Carl Northum

| 2 episodes

rowspan="3" | 2001

| Second Honeymoon

| Phillip

| Television film

Gideon's Crossing

| Cardiologist

| 2 episodes

61*

| Joe DiMaggio

| Television film

2003

| The District

| FBI Agent Spencer

| Episode: "Sacrifices"

2003

| The Lyon's Den

| Simon Freed

| Episode: "Beach House"

2003–2007

| Law and Order Criminal Intent

| Henry Webster / Elder Roberts

| 2 episodes

rowspan="6" | 2004

| The Practice

| Dwight Haber

| Episode: "Avenging Angels"

The West Wing

| Senator Roy Turner

| Episode: "Slow News Day"

Cold Case

| Kyle Silver

| Episode: "Maternal Instincts"

Medical Investigation

| Wes Douglas

| Episode: "You're Not Alone"

The Young and the Restless

| Elliot Hampton

| 17 episodes

Star Trek: Enterprise

| Syrran / Arev

| Episode: "The Forge"

2004–2007

| The O.C.

| Dr. Neil Roberts

| Guest; season 1-2, main cast; season 3, recurring; season 4

rowspan="2" | 2006

| South Beach

| Warren Stella

| Episode: "Who Do You Trust"

CSI: NY

| Denney Lancaster

| Episode: "People with Money"

rowspan="2" | 2007

| Brothers & Sisters

| Milo Peterman

| 3 episodes

Without a Trace

| Byron Carlton

| Episode: "Run"

2007–2011

| Damages

| Phil Grey

| Recurring cast; season 1-4

2008

| Privileged

| Miles Franklin

| Episode: "All About Love, Actually"

2008–2013

| NCIS

| Mossad Director Eli David

| Recurring cast; season 6-10

2009

| Crash

| Wesley Thigpen

| 2 episodes

2010

| Legend of the Seeker

| Frederick Amnell

| Episode: "Bound"

2009–2010

| Army Wives

| General Ludwig

| Recurring cast; season 4

2010–2011

|All My Children

| Caleb Cortlandt

| Main cast

2011

| House

| Thad Barton

| Episode: "Risky Business"

2012

| Dark Desire

| Phil

| Television film

rowspan="3" | 2013

| Body of Proof

| Daniel Russo

| Episode: "Mob Mentality"

Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer

| Galen Anderson

| Television film

Major Crimes

| Congressman Steven Keller

| Episode: "Risk Assessment"

rowspan="2" | 2014

| The Exes

| James Malcolm

| Episode "The Old Man & the Holly

Taken Away

| Senator Worthington

| Television film

rowspan="2" | 2015

| The Slap

| Thanassis

| Miniseries; 5 episodes

Chicago P.D.

| Carlo Tafani

| Episode: "Never Forget I Love You"

rowspan="2" | 2016

|Blue Bloods

| Nick Constantine

| Episode "Town Without Pity"

Heartbeat

| Gérard Panttiere

| Episode: "Match Game"

2017

| Manhunt: Unabomber

| Bob Guccione

| Episode: "Publish or Perish"

rowspan="2" | 2018

| The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

| Norman Blachford

| 2 episodes

Great Performances

| Himself

| Episode: "Ellis Island: The Dream of America" with Pacific Symphony"

2018–2020

| Yellowstone

| Bob Schwartz

| Recurring cast; season 1-3

2019

| Devils

| Jeremy Stonehouse

| Recurring

2019

| NCIS: New Orleans

| Jason Campbell

| Guest Star

2020

| Hawaii Five-0

| Oscar Hirsch

| Episode: "He puhe'e miki"

2022

| The Watcher

| Roger Kaplan

| Recurring

Stage (partial)

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role !Theatre ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1968-70 \| Forty Carats \| Pat/Peter Latham (replacement) \|Morosco Theatre \| Also assistant stage manager
1977 \|Nefertiti \|Hapi \|Blackstone Theatre \|
1982 \|Booth \|Edwin Booth \|South Street Theatre \|
1995-97 \|Victor/Victoria \| King Marchan \|Marquis Theatre \|
2000 \|Call Me Madam \| Cosmo Constantine \|Ralph Freud Playhouse \| Reprise! Los Angeles
2001 \| rowspan="2" \|South Pacific \| rowspan="2" \| Emile de Beque \|Ordway Center for the Performing Arts \|
2001-02 \|National tour \|
2003 \|Camille Claudel \| Auguste Rodin \|Terris Theatre \|Goodspeed Musicals
2004 \|Can-Can \| Aristide Forestier \|New York City Center \|Encores!

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

!Theatre

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1968-70

| Forty Carats

| Pat/Peter Latham (replacement)

|Morosco Theatre

| Also assistant stage manager

1977