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Michael Swan
★ Acting

Michael Swan

Born 1948 · San Jose, California, USA · Active 1969–2022

Michael Swan, born in 1948, is an American actor who has made a notable impact in cult cinema. He appears in Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986), where he navigates the chaos unleashed by the infamous Jason Voorhees. Swan also stars in Piranhaconda (2012), a film that embodies the outrageous spirit of creature features. His roles in these films highlight his connection to the genre, showcasing his ability to embrace the absurdity that defines cult and exploitation cinema.

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Piranhaconda

Piranhaconda

2012 ★ 2.9
as Pike

A hybrid creature - half piranha and half anaconda -- attacks a low-budget horror movie crew on location near her nest when her egg is stolen. Now they must outrun and kill the deadly piranhaconda as well as stop the mad scientist who stole the egg - before they all become dinner.

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Filmography

57 credits
2020s 2 credits
2022
Movie ★ 7.4
2021
Movie ★ 6.2
2010s 14 credits
2017
Movie ★ 4.4
2017
Movie ★ 6.7
2017
Taken Heart as Detective Marsden
Movie ★ 3.8
2016
Movie ★ 5.5
2016
Movie ★ 4.1
2015
Scared Topless as Professor Rand (as Winter Redding)
Movie ★ 4.2
2013
Pleasure Spa as Captain Crane
Movie ★ 4.7
2012
Movie ★ 4.9
2012
Movie ★ 6.1
2012
TV ★ 6.2
2011
Camel Spiders as McNeil
Movie ★ 4.3
2010
Dinocroc vs. Supergator as Delirious Scientist
Movie ★ 4.4
2010
Turbulent Skies as Capt. Lankford
Movie ★ 5.4
2000s 5 credits
2009
She Alien as Kryocomm CEO
Movie ★ 2.0
2008
Midnight Movie as Dr. Wayne
Movie ★ 5.0
2008
Eli Stone as Jeff Medearis
TV ★ 6.7
2007
Big Shots as Chairman
TV ★ 6.5
2003
NCIS as Ray Vittorio
TV ★ 7.6
1980s 19 credits
1986
Movie ★ 6.3
1985
Movie ★ 4.0
1985
TV ★ 7.7
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Cliff Anderson
TV ★ 7.5
1984
TV ★ 4.9
1984
TV ★ 5.8
1983
TV ★ 6.5
1983
The A-Team as Trigg
TV ★ 7.5
1983
TV ★ 6.5
1982
T. J. Hooker as Peterson
TV ★ 6.5
1982
TV ★ 7.5
1982
TV ★ 6.3
1981
TV ★ 6.7
1980
Inside Moves as Cab Driver
Movie ★ 6.4
1980
Desperate Voyage as Lt. Taylor
Movie ★ 7.3
1980
Magnum, P.I. as Pirate Captain James Dawkins
TV ★ 7.3
1980
TV ★ 6.1
1980
Galactica 1980 as Deputy Collins
TV ★ 6.1
1980
TV ★ 7.0
1970s 16 credits
1979
The Girl Who Saved the World as Jack Schoengarth
Movie ★ 10.0
1979
TV ★ 7.0
1979
Cliffhangers as Jack Schoengarth
TV ★ 5.0
1978
Movie ★ 10.0
1978
TV ★ 7.0
1977
Babe as Reporter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.4
1977
TV ★ 6.9
1977
TV ★ 7.2
1977
TV ★ 8.0
1977
TV ★ 7.2
1976
Dynasty as Pilot (uncredited)
Movie ★ 8.0
1975
Bronk as Venneman
TV ★ 6.8
1975
Bronk as Detective
TV ★ 6.8
1974
TV ★ 6.4
1972
M*A*S*H as Lt. Brannum
TV ★ 7.9
1960s 1 credit
1969
TV ★ 6.4