Michael Carter (actor)

This biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (May 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

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[]

Television[]

Video games[]

References[]

External links[]

• Michael Carter at IMDb
• Michael Carter BFI