
Michael was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida. He spent most of his youth studying jazz music and attended North Texas State University on a scholarship. He played lead trumpet with Stan Kenton's 1979 Tour and appeared with Woody Herman and his Thundering Heard. After a car accident left him unable to play, Michael re-directed his creativity into acting. On the small screen, Michael starred in the series Something So Right, landed the leads in two television movies The Princess And The Marine and A Loss Of Innocence and recurred on 3rd Rock From The Sun as the high school gym coach. He has also made a number of guest starring appearances in series including That 70's Show, X-Files, Arli$$, The Drew Carey Show, Home Improvement, Seinfeld, Murphy Brown, Two Guys And A Girl, and 7th Heaven, where he played the father of a child with Tourette's Syndrome. An avid golfer, Michael is most recognizable for his role as Boone in Tin Cup with Kevin Costner. Additional big screen credits include Pearl Harbor, Collateral Damage, Anywhere But Here, Crimson Tide, Executive Decision, Phenomenon, Dreamweaver as James Spader's lawyer, and as Chicago White Sox third baseman Buck Weaver in Field Of Dreams. When not working, Michael spends every free minute golfing. Set on achieving one of his goals, playing on a PGA Senior tour. IMDb Mini Biography By: Christy Lawson
Mind Games
2021
American Gun
2005
Dirty Deeds
2005
Grey's Anatomy
2005
First Daughter
2004
Without a Trace
2002
Do Over
2002
8 Simple Rules
2002
Reba
2001
Pearl Harbor
2001
American Virgin
2000
Family Law
1999
She's All That
1999
Providence
1999
Malibu, CA
1998
Charmed
1998
L.A. Doctors
1998
That '70s Show
1998
Bulworth
1998
In Dark Places
1997
Most Wanted
1997
7th Heaven
1996
Tin Cup
1996
Arli$$
1996
Multiplicity
1996
Phenomenon
1996
Crimson Tide
1995
Dream Lover
1994
The X-Files
1993
Renegade
1992
Sneakers
1992
Step by Step
1991
Home Improvement
1991
Lookwell
1991
The Rocketeer
1991
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Seinfeld
1989
Field of Dreams
1989
Coach
1989
Matlock
1986































































