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Michael Brandon (born Michael Feldman; April 20, 1945)[1] is an American actor. He is known for his role as James Dempsey in the British drama series Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986). His theatre credits include the original Broadway production of Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? (1969), and playing Jerry Springer in the West End production of Jerry Springer: The Opera (2003–2004).

Michael Brandon
Brandon in Red Alert, 1977
Born
Michael Feldman

(1945-04-20) April 20, 1945 (age 77)[1]
EducationAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts
OccupationActor
Years active1967–present
Spouse(s)
(m. 1976; div. 1979)

(m. 1989)
Children1
Websitemichaelbrandon.net

Early life


Brandon was born Michael Feldman in Brooklyn, New York, to Miriam (née Tumen) and Sol Feldman.[1][2] At age nine, he and his family (brother Elliot and sister Debra Lynne) moved to Valley Stream, New York where he attended Memorial Junior High and graduated from Valley Stream Central High School. Brandon then attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and made his debut on Broadway before turning to cinema.[3] He is of Jewish extraction.[4]


Career


Brandon starred in the TV series Dempsey and Makepeace and Dinotopia, the movies Quattro mosche di velluto grigio (1971), F.M. (1978), A Vacation In Hell (1979) and A Change of Seasons (1980), and the plays Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? and Jerry Springer - The Opera. Since moving to the UK, Brandon has worked in television shows such as The Bill, Trial and Retribution, and Dead Man Weds. He also played the title role in the musical Jerry Springer: The Opera for over a year in the National Theatre and after its transfer into the West End. Brandon starred in Singin' in the Rain in the summer of 2012.

In 2004, He became the fourth U.S. narrator of the children's television series Thomas & Friends from 2004 to 2012, replacing Alec Baldwin.[5] In February 2008, he began his talk radio show on City Talk, a new local radio station in Liverpool.[6] In 2008, he appeared in the Series 4 finale of the BBC's Doctor Who, as General Sanchez, a UNIT officer. Also in 2008, he appeared in the television series Bones, as Roger Frampton, an American millionaire.

In 2011, Brandon guest-starred in an episode of the BBC1 con drama Hustle as Marcus Wendell (series 7, episode 3). Also in 2011, he was seen in a supporting role in the film Captain America: The First Avenger as a politician who befriends the titular character. In September 2013 he appeared in the ITV dancing show Stepping Out with wife Glynis Barber. In 2017, he collaborated with producer/director Guy Masterson to create his autobiographical stand-up comedy, Off Ramps which hit at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In 2022, he appeared in an episode of Casualty on BBC1.


Personal life


In the early 1970s, Brandon was in a relationship with the actress Kim Novak. Brandon was married to actress Lindsay Wagner from 1976 to 1979.[2] He has been married to actress Glynis Barber, with whom he co-starred in Dempsey & Makepeace, since 18 November 1989.[2] They remain in the United Kingdom.[2] The couple have a son, Alex.[7]


Filmography



Film


YearTitleRoleNotes
1967The Unicorn
1969Goodbye, ColumbusDartmouth
1970Lovers and Other StrangersMike
Jennifer on My MindMarcus Rottner
1971Four Flies on Grey VelvetRobert Tobias
1972Strangers in 7ABilly
1973Heavy TrafficStreet Cat (voice)
The Third Girl From the LeftDavid
1974Hitchhike!Keith Miles
The Red Badge of CourageJim Conklin
1975Queen of the Stardust BallroomDavid Asher
Cage Without a KeyBen Holian
1976James DeanBill Blast
1978FMJeff Dugan
1979A Vacation in HellAlan
Promises in the DarkDr. Jim Sanderson
1980A Change of SeasonsPete Lachapelle
1981Rich and FamousMax
1983Venice MedicalDr. Pete Marcus
1985Deadly MessagesMichael Krasnick
1989Divided We StandBryan Gibbs
1990Have a Nice NightTom Lepski
Want to Stay Alive?
Présumé dangereux
Try This One for Size
The Care of TimeRobert Halliday
1996The Disappearance of Kevin JohnsonJeff Littman
1997The Apocalypse WatchAmbassador Courtland
Deja VuAlex
2001Contaminated ManWyles
Scooby-Doo and the Cyber ChaseSkeleton Gladiator (voice)DVD movie
The Lost BattalionGeneral Robert Alexander
2004HawkingArno Penzias
2005Are You Ready For Love?Randy Bush
2006The DetonatorCommander Flint
2009Me and Orson WellesLes Tremayne
Toscanini in His Own WordsWilfrid Pelletier
The Last Days of Lehman BrothersJamie Dimon
2011Captain America: The First AvengerSenator Brandt
2014Born of WarHarm Helder
2017The Time of Their LivesHarry Scheider
2019Passport to OblivionParkington
2022RenegadesPalmer

Television


YearTitleRoleNotes
1969Medical CenterAndy TobinEpisode: "Thousands and Thousands of Miles"
Mr. Deeds Goes to TownUnknown role1 episode
1971The Impatient HeartFrank PescaderoTelevision film
1972Owen Marshall, Counsellor at LawPete GiannettaEpisode: "Journey Through Limbo"
Love American StyleLeonard1 episode
1973Love StoryGary StoneEpisode: "Love Came Laughing"
1974Medical CenterDr. LenskoEpisode: "Web of Intrigue"
1975Police SurgeonBrian LewisEpisode: "Insight to Murder"
Police StoryMike RipleyEpisode: "A Community of Victims"
1976Scott FreeTony ScottTelevision film
1977Red AlertCarl WycheTelevision film
1978The Comedy CompanyPaul LesterTelevision film
1980A Perfect MatchSteve TriandosTelevision film
1982Between Two BrothersLeadTelevision film
1983St. ElsewhereTony GiffordEpisode: "AIDS & Comfort"
1983–84Emerald Point N.A.S.David Marquette11 episodes
1984The Seduction of GinaKeith SindellTelevision film
1984–86Dempsey and MakepeaceLt. James Dempsey30 episodes
1987Screen TwoEddieEpisode: "Visitors"
1988Tales of the UnexpectedStephen BakerEpisode: "The Finger of Suspicion"
The Magical World of DisneyJeff RobinsEpisode "Rock and Roll Mom"
1991Dynasty: The ReunionArlen Marshall2 episodes
1992Home FiresTed Kramer6 episodes[8]
1994Shattering the SilenceTed RicciEpisode: "Not in My Family"
1994Murder, She WroteAlex WeaverEpisode: "Proof in the Pudding"
1996Gone in a NightDavid ProtessTelevision film
1997The KnockGreg TaylorMini-series
1998Dark RealmBristolEpisode: "Murder One"
J.A.G.D.A. Nardoni, Col.Hegstetter2 episodes
The NannyStanEpisode: "The Nanny & the Hunk Producer"
Ally McBealD.A. DawsonEpisode: "The Inmates"
1999CI5: The New ProfessionalsDr. WoodsEpisode: "Skorpion"
Jonathan CreekCapt. Frank CandyEpisode: "The Omega Man"
The PracticeD.A. Dawson2 episodes
2001The DivisionJudge StoneEpisode: "Deal with the Devil"
2002DinotopiaFrank Scott8 episodes
2003Ed Stone is DeadDad1 episode
2004–2012Thomas & FriendsNarrator (Series 6–16),
Diesel (Series 13–16),
Mr. Bubbles (Series 13–15) (voices)
US dub; 239 episodes
2004The Catherine Tate ShowVariousEpisode: "Car Party"
2005Dead Man WedsChuck Newman6 episodes
2006Miss MarpleMartin ZimmermanEpisode: "The Sittaford Mystery"
The Catherine Tate ShowRobertEpisode: "Large Breasted Doctor"
Trial and RetributionMax StanfordEpisode: "XI: Closure"
2007CasualtyMike BarnicottEpisode: "Inheritance"
The BillLouis Dreyfuss4 episodes
2008BewitchedRex1 episode
Doctor WhoGeneral SanchezEpisode: "The Stolen Earth"
2009After You've GoneBill TuckerEpisode: "There Will Be Pud"
BonesRoger FramptonEpisode: "The Yanks in the U.K.: Parts 1 and 2"
New TricksColonel NortonEpisode: "The Truth Is Out There"
2010Shades of LoveConrad2 episodes
HustleMarcus WendellEpisode: "Clearance from a Deal"
2012Mr. SelfridgeFW WoolworthEpisode: #1.8
2012–2017EpisodesElliot Salad8 episodes
2013Death in ParadiseJoel MauriceEpisode: "A Deadly Curse"
2014BlandingsGrummanEpisode: "Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best"
2015GalavantSid's DadEpisode: "Two Balls"
2016–2018Tracey Ullman's ShowHal4 episodes
2017I Live with ModelsDonEpisode: "Tommy's Dad"
Tracey Breaks the NewsRich1 episode
LoadedLeslie 'The Emperor'3 episodes
2018TrustWalter AnnenbergEpisode: "White Car in a Snowstorm"
2019Urban MythsRobert CalgaryEpisode: "The Trial of Joan Collins"
2022CasualtyBill PhillipsenEpisode: "On the Edge"

Video games


YearTitleRoleNotes
2017Star Wars: Battlefront IIAdditional voices

Theatre


YearTitleRoleNotes
1967Under the Yum Yum TreeLeadBarn Dinner Theater
1968The RainmakerJim CurryBarn Dinner Theater
1969Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?PrinceBelasco Theater, Broadway
1979Lady and the ClarinetJackLong Wharf Theatre
1992The Writing GameLeo RafkinManhattan Theater
1999Speed the PlowCoxThe Royal Lincoln
2000The AdjustmentMattGuildford's YvonneArnaud Theatre, National tour
2003–2004Jerry Springer: The OperaJerry SpringerNational Theatre / Cambridge, West End
2007On The WaterfrontCharlieHackney Empire Theatre
2010Wet Weather CoverBradKings Head / Arts Theatre, West End
2011–2012Singing in the RainR.F. SimpsonPalace Theatre, London
2014The Long Road SouthJake PriceHope Theatre, London
2016Off The Kings RoadJermyn Street Theatre, London
2016Carry On ChilcotDuke of Wales, London
2017All My SonsLyric Theatre, Hong Kong
2017Off Ramps - A Stand-Up StoryAssembly Rooms, Edinburgh Fringe
2018Local HeroMark KnopflerWorkshop, Mark Knopfler
2019Other People's MoneySouthwark, Part of Jorgy Jorgensen
2019Roman HolidayShanghai Theatre Festival
2019White ChristmasDominion Theatre, West End

References


  1. "The Jerry Springer rollercoaster". The Telegraph. October 14, 2003. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  2. "Michael Brandon Biography (1945-)". www.filmreference.com.
  3. Films and Filming. Hansom Books. 1973. p. 67.
  4. Leslie Bunder (3 August 2007), "Meet Michael Brandon",SomethingJewish. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  5. Thur Starr (July 19, 2007). "'Thomas' has new friend in Brosnan". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  6. "Radio City Talk - Rock, Sport & Talk". Radio City Talk.
  7. "Biography" Official website
  8. Home Fires. USA: IMDb. 1992.



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[de] Michael Brandon (Schauspieler)

Michael Brandon (* 20. April 1945 in Brooklyn, New York) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler. Bekannt wurde er unter anderem durch die Rolle des amerikanischen Lt. James Dempsey in der britischen Fernsehserie „Dempsey & Makepeace“.
- [en] Michael Brandon

[es] Michael Brandon

Michael Brandon (Nueva York, 20 de abril de 1945) es un actor estadounidense de cine, teatro y televisión.[1]



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