Michael Carter (actor)
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Michael Carter | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
Occupation | Actor, writer |
Years active | 1971–present |
Known for |
Michael Carter (born 29 June 1947)[1] is a Scottish actor of film, stage and television, known for portraying Gerald Bringsley in An American Werewolf in London, Von Thurnburg in The Illusionist and Bib Fortuna in the third installment of the original Star Wars trilogy, Return of the Jedi.
Early years[]
Carter was born and brought up in Dumfries, Scotland and educated at Dumfries Academy where he was goalkeeper in the school football team. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London.
Career[]
Carter's earliest role was in the Doctor Who serial The Mind of Evil (1971), in which he played a UNIT soldier and a prisoner.[citation needed] He made his film debut in An American Werewolf in London (1981) as London Underground passenger Gerald Bringsley who is killed by the werewolf. In 1983, he portrayed Bib Fortuna in Return of the Jedi (1983). He co-wrote the film One Man's War starring Anthony Hopkins.
On stage Carter has appeared at the National Theatre, in the West End, and in Broadway theatre.
His appearances on television include Rebus with both John Hannah and Ken Stott, and Taggart. He starred as the polygynist husband of Brenda Fricker and Josette Simon in the 1992 TV mini-series Seekers, and as Tulloch, head of the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service in Thames TV's seven part series Call Red. Carter created the role of Douglas Raeburn in twenty two episodes of BBC Scotland's Two Thousand Acres of Sky.
He has performed voice work in video games, in Demon's Souls, and Dark Souls.
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | An American Werewolf in London | Gerald Bringsley | |
1982 | The Draughtsman's Contract | Mr Clarke | Credited as Mike Carter |
1983 | Return of the Jedi | Bib Fortuna | |
The Keep | Radu Molasar | ||
1985 | Out of the Darkness | Julian Reid | |
2003 | Young Adam | Prosecutor | |
2006 | The Illusionist | Von Thurnburg | |
Attack Force | Admiral Morgan | ||
2010 | Centurion | General Antoninus |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971 | Doctor Who | Prisoner/UNIT Soldier | Episodes: The Mind of Evil, Uncredited |
1982 | Nobody's Hero | Dodge | 5 episodes |
Saturday Night Thriller | Ringer | Episode: Grass | |
1983 | Heather Ann | Geoffrey | TV movie |
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime | Rodriguez | Episode: The Ambassador's Boots | |
1984 | A Christmas Carol | Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come | TV Movie |
1986-2005 | Taggart | Jack Stobo/Sandy Russell | 2 episodes |
1991 | One Man's War | TV movie Writer Only | |
1992 | Civvies | Arnie | 4 episodes |
1993 | The Chief | Thomas Setter | Episode: The Trust of Justice |
The Bill | Ronnie Gurman | Episode: Soft Touch | |
1994 | How High the Moon | Miniseries | |
1995 | The Tales of Para Handy | Rankin | Episode: Para Handy's Piper |
1996 | Call Red | Philip Tulloch | |
1999 | C15: The New Professionals | Superintendent | Episode: Hostage |
2000-07 | Rebus | Rev John Carson/Joe Toal | 2 episodes |
2001-03 | Two Thousand Acres of Sky | Douglas Raeburn | 13 episodes |
2003 | Seven Wonders of the Industrial World | John Scott Russell | Episode: The Great Ship |
2004 | Red Cap | Maj. Gen. Guy Walpole | Episode: Betrayed |
Rosemary & Thyme | Professor Reeves | Episode: Swords into Ploughshares | |
2005 | Casualty | Michael de Fraine | 4 episodes |
2006 | Spooks | Sir Maurice Clark | Series 5 episode 10, Also known as MI-5 |
2012 | Hunted | Vincent Cage | Episode: Kismet |
2017 | The Halcyon | Wilfred Reynolds |
Video games[]
Year | Title | Role |
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2009 | Demon's Souls | Biorr of the Twin Fangs Blacksmith Boldwin Blacksmith Ed |
2011 | Dark Souls | Hawkeye Gough |
References[]
- ^ "Michael Carter". BFI. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
External links[]
- 1947 births
- 20th-century Scottish male actors
- 21st-century Scottish male actors
- Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Living people
- People from Dumfries
- Scottish male film actors
- Scottish male television actors
- Scottish male stage actors
- Scottish male video game actors
- Scottish male voice actors
- Scottish screenwriters