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Michael Edward Gross (born June 21, 1947) is an American television, movie and stage actor. He is notable for playing Steven Keaton on the sitcom Family Ties (1982–89) and the survivalist Burt Gummer in the Tremors film franchise, being the only actor to appear in all the movies, show and a canceled pilot.

Michael Gross
Gross in 2015
Born	Michael Edward Gross (1947-06-21) June 21, 1947 (age 75) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education	University of Illinois, Chicago (BA) Yale University (MFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1975–present
Spouse	Elza Bergeron ​ (m. 1984)​
Children	Two stepchildren
Relatives	Mary Gross (sister) Ron Masak (cousin)

Early life

Gross was born in Chicago, the son of Virginia Ruth (née Cahill), a telephone operator, and William Oscar Gross, a tool designer.[1] Gross and his younger sister, Mary, were raised Catholic. He attended St. Francis Xavier [2] and St. Genevieve[3] schools in Chicago in his early years, graduating from the latter in 1961.

He attended Kelvyn Park High School on the north side of Chicago, graduating in 1965. He received his drama degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago before attending Yale University for his Master of Fine Arts degree. His sister, Mary, a former Saturday Night Live cast member, is an actress. The siblings are first cousins to actor Ron Masak.

Career

Gross was first seen by a broad audience in his role as Steven Keaton in the 1980s sitcom Family Ties; he and his co-star Meredith Baxter, who played his wife Elyse Keaton, were born on the same day, June 21, 1947.[4] However, his longest-running and highest-profile role has been that of Burt Gummer in the Tremors movies and subsequent TV series,[5] having played the role for thirty years from the release of the original Tremors in 1990 to Tremors: Shrieker Island in 2020. His performance in Tremors 3: Back to Perfection earned him a Best Actor award from the DVD Exclusive Awards, formerly known as the Video Premiere Awards.[6][7]

Gross guest-starred in an episode of the sitcom Night Court, in which he played a sexual predator of Markie Post's character, Christine Sullivan. In 1988, he portrayed a murderous bank robber in the true life movie In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders. His other television credits include Boston Legal, How I Met Your Mother, Batman Beyond, ER, Parks and Recreation (Episode: "Summer Catalog"), Law & Order, and two of its spin-offs: SVU and Criminal Intent. From August 2008 to January 2009, Gross appeared on the CBS soap The Young and the Restless as River Baldwin. Gross appeared in 2000 on Spin City as a therapist to Michael J. Fox's character on Fox's final show as a regular on that program. In November 1979, Gross originated the role of Greta in the Broadway production of Martin Sherman's Bent.[8]

Personal life

Gross has been married to casting director Elza Bergeron since June 2, 1984, and he is the stepfather to her two children.[9]

Gross remains close friends with his Family Ties co-star Meredith Baxter.[10]

Gross is a passionate railfan with an extensive collection of railroad antiques. He is an amateur railroad historian, photographer, modeler, and part-owner in a working railroad, the Santa Fe Southern Railway, a former branch line of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway which operates between Lamy and Santa Fe, New Mexico.[11] He is also the spokesman for the World's Greatest Hobby campaign sponsored by the Model Railroad Industry Association that promotes the hobby of model railroading. He has also been a spokesperson for Operation Lifesaver, a campaign promoting safety at railroad grade crossings.[12]

Since 2009, Gross has been the "celebrity spokesman" for the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.[13] He is the host of the B&O Railroad Museum Television Network on YouTube. He is also a member of the Santa Fe Railway Historical Society.

Gross is a fan of the Chicago Cubs baseball team. After the Cubs won the 2016 World Series, Gross suggested his character Burt Gummer switch to a Cubs cap for Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell, replacing the Atlanta Hawks cap he had worn in the first five films of the series.

Filmography

Film

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Just Tell Me What You Want	Lothar
1987	Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz	Himself / Host	Voice Animated short film Direct-to-video
1988	Big Business	Dr. Jay Marshall
1990	Tremors	Burt Gummer
1991	Cool as Ice	Gordon Winslow / James Anthony Hackett
1992	Alan & Naomi	Sol Silverman
1994	In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful	Howard
1996	Tremors 2: Aftershocks	Burt Gummer	Direct-to-video
	Sometimes They Come Back... Again	Jon Porter	Direct-to-video
	Kounterfeit	Captain Evans	Direct-to-video
1997	True Heart	Dick
1998	Ground Control	Murray
2001	Tremors 3: Back to Perfection	Burt Gummer	Direct-to-video
2003	Super Chief: Speed-Style-Service	Narrator	Documentary
2004	Tremors 4: The Legend Begins	Hiram Gummer	Tremors 4 or Tremors: The Legend Begins Direct-to-video
	You're on the Set of "Tremors 4: The Legend Begins"	Himself	Documentary short
	Daylight: The Most Beautiful Train In The World	Host / Narrator	Documentary
2006	Frühlingsgefühle		Short film
2007	The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández	Himself	Documentary
2008	El Sonoma	Mr. Goreman
	An American in China	Manny Braddock
	100 Million BC	Dr. Frank Reno	Direct-to-video
	Broken Windows	Teddy
2009	Stay Cool	Mr. McCarthy
2011	You're a Wolf	Dad	Short film
	Pizza Man	Professor Tucker
	Just Like Her	Paul Marston	Short film
2012	Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie	Narrator
	Atlas Shrugged: Part II	Ted "Buzz" Killman
	Meant to Be	Mr. Trantham
2013	Guest House	Lou Wesley	Short film
2014	Our Father	John	Short film
2015	Tremors 5: Bloodlines	Burt Gummer	Direct-to-video
	Christmas at Rosemont	Dr. Molina
	Bilal: A New Breed of Hero	Okba	Voice
	He Said	Walter Elling
2016	Quackerz	Duckmus	Voice
	Last Call at Murray's	Murray
	C Street	Governor Appalachia
	20th Century Limited: America's Most Famous Passenger Train	Narrator	Documentary
	Model Citizens	Himself	Documentary
2017	Camp Cool Kids	Grandpa Norman
2018	Tremors Franchise Recap	Burt Gummer	Short film
	Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell	Burt Gummer	Also known as Tremors 6: A Cold Day in Hell Direct-to-video
	Power of the Air[14]	Chairman
2019	Noelle	Elder Elf Abe	Cameo
2020	Tremors: Making Perfection	Himself	Documentary short
	A Ring for Christmas	Graham Moore
	Tremors: Shrieker Island	Burt Gummer	Also known as Tremors 7 and Tremors: Island Fury Direct-to-video

Television

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1975	A Girl Named Sooner	Jim Seevey	TV movie
1980	F.D.R.: The Last Year	Dr. Howard Bruenn	TV movie
1981	Dream House	Julius "J.J." Jacobson	TV movie
1982	The Neighborhood	Jack Wolfe	TV movie
	Little Gloria... Happy at Last	Gilchrist	Miniseries
1982–89	Family Ties	Steven Keaton	Main role, 171 episodes
1983	Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole	James Troth	TV movie
1984	Summer Fantasy	Ben Brannigan	TV movie
1985	Finder of Lost Loves	Tom Lindsay	Episode 12: "Last Wish"
	Family Ties Vacation	Steven Keaton	TV movie
	A Letter to Three Wives	George Phipps	TV movie
1987	Night Court	Arthur Thursby	Season 4 episode 18: "Caught Red Handed"
	Right to Die	Bob Bauer	TV movie
1988	In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders	William Russell Matix	TV movie
	Day by Day	Steven Keaton	Season 2 episode 3: "Trading Places"
1989	A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court	King Arthur	TV movie
1990	Vestige of Honor	Don Scott	TV movie
1991	In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas	Agent Richard Mayberly	TV movie
1992	With a Vengeance	Frank Tanner	TV movie
1993	With a Vengeance	Frank Tanner	TV movie
	Batman: The Animated Series	Lloyd Ventrix / Mojo	Voice
1994	Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story	Kevin Mulligan	TV movie
	In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance	Tom Williams	TV movie
	Dream On	Father Sherman McKigney	Season 4 episode 18: "The Second Coming"
	Avalanche	Brian Kemp	TV movie
1995	Awake to Danger	Ben McAdams	TV movie
	Deceived by Trust	Dr. Gordon Powell	TV movie
1996	Hijacked: Flight 285	Ben Horn	TV movie
	Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice	Lt. Peter Byrnes	TV movie
	The Making of a Hollywood Madam	Paul Fleiss	TV movie
	The Outer Limits	Professor Stanley Hurst	Season 2 episode 12: "Inconstant Moon"
	The Outer Limits Phenomenon	Himself	TV documentary
	Promised Land	Greg Smith	Season 1 episode 1: "The Expatriate"
1997	Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave	Lt. Peter Byrnes	TV movie
	The Hunger	Professor Frank Ingram	Season 1 episode 9: "But at My Back I Always Hear"
1999	Batman Beyond: The Movie	Warren McGinnis	Voice TV movie
	Batman Beyond	Warren McGinnis	Voice Season 1 episode 1: "Rebirth: Part 1"
	Ally McBeal	Mr. Volpe	Season 2 episode 20: "Only the Lonely"
	Norm	Councilman Krantz	2 episodes
2000	Law & Order	Carl Braddock	Season 10 episode 16: "Trade This"
	Spin City	Dr. Peterson	Season 4 episode 25: "Goodbye: Part 1"
	Family Law	Anthony Jacobs	Season 2 episode 3: "Affairs of the State"
2001	The Undesirable		TV movie
2001-04	ER	John Carter Sr.	6 episodes
2002	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Dr. Charles Webb	Season 1 episode 12: "Crazy"
2002-2016	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Jeffrey Prince / Arthur Esterman	2 episodes
2003	Tremors	Burt Gummer	Main role; 13 episodes
2004	Combustion	Talbot	TV movie
	Drew Carey Show	Don Newmark	4 episodes
2004-2005	Nature	Narrator	2 episodes
2005	Mrs. Harris	Leslie Jacobson	TV movie
	CSI: NY	Tom Endecott	Season 2 episode 7: "Manhattan Manhunt"
2006	Dome Car Magic: A History of Railroad Dome Cars	Narrator
2006–2011	How I Met Your Mother	Alfred Mosby	3 episodes
2007	Boston Legal	Father Nicholas McClinton	Season 3 episode 23: "Duck and Cover"
2008–2009	The Young and the Restless	River Baldwin	36 episodes Credit - 4 episodes Uncredited - 1 episode
2010	Parks and Recreation	Michael Tansley	Season 2 episode 20: "Summer Catalog"
	Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!	Robin	Season 5 episode 5: "Crows"
	Psych	Cody Blair	Season 5 episode 5: "Dead Bear Walking"
2011	Brothers & Sisters	Edward LeMonde	Season 5 episode 14: "The One That Got Away"
	Family Guy	Steven Keaton	Season 9 episode 15: "Brothers & Sisters"
	Drop Dead Diva	Principal Blake	Season 3 episode 5: "Prom"
	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Dermatologist Dr. Rivkin	Season 8 episode 4: "The Smiley Face"
	12 Wishes of Christmas	Harry	TV movie
	On Set: The Making of "12 Wishes of Christmas"	Himself	Short documentary
2011-2013	Dan Vs.	Don	Voice 5 episodes
2012	Blue-Eyed Butcher	Ron Wright	TV movie
	Adopting Terror	Dr. Ziegler	TV movie
	NTSF:SD:SUV::	Huck Jingles	Season 2 episode 10: "Family Dies"
	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	President Rob Austin	Season 13 episode 6: "Pick and Roll"
	Naughty or Nice	Walter Kringle	Hallmark movie
	The Dog Who Saved the Holidays	Ned	TV movie
2013	Call Me Fitz	Pat Childs	5 episodes
2014	Last Man Standing	Mr. Hardin	Episode: "Hard-Ass Teacher"
	Suits	Walter Gillis	4 episodes
	Partners	J.P. Buchanan	Episode 8: "The Law School Reunion"
	Anger Management	Dr. Randy Warren	4 episodes
2015	Carbon Dating	Chris	Main role; 6 episodes
	Becoming Santa	Nick Claus	TV movie
2015-2016	Grace and Frankie	Jeff	4 episodes
2015-2017	The Stanley Dynamic	Grandpa / Lawrence Sr.	5 episodes
2016	Togetherness	Mr. Pierson	Season 2 episode 3: "Advanced Pretend"
2018	A.P. Bio	Brandon	Season 1 Episode 9: "Rosemary's Boyfriend"
	The Affair	Dr. Ezra Kaplan	2 episodes
	Christmas Pen Pals	Ted	TV movie
2019	Sister of the Bride	Robert	Hallmark movie
	Christmas Reservations	Tom Anderson	TV movie

References

External links

• Michael Gross at IMDb
• Michael Gross at the Internet Broadway Database
• Michael Gross at Internet Off-Broadway Database

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Michael Edward Gross (Chicago, 21 de junio de 1947) es un actor estadounidense, conocido por haber interpretado a Steven Keaton en la serie Family Ties.

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