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Michael Gaston
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Michael Gaston

Born 1962 · Walnut Creek, California, USA · Active 1990–2026

Michael Gaston, born in 1962, is an American actor known for his diverse roles across film and television. He appears in The Notorious Bettie Page (2005), where he contributes to the film's examination of the complex life of the iconic pin-up model. With a background in both drama and comedy, Gaston has built a career that includes notable performances in series like The Sopranos and Prison Break, but it is his role in cult cinema that allows him to explore the fringes of American culture. His work in The Notorious Bettie Page adds depth to the film's narrative, reflecting the era's fascination with sexuality and fame.

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The Notorious Bettie Page

The Notorious Bettie Page

2005 ★ 6.3
as Mr. Gaughan

Bettie Page grew up in a conservative religious family in Tennessee and became a photo model sensation in 1950s New York. Bettie's legendary pin-up photos made her the target of a Senate investigation into pornography, and transformed her into an erotic icon who continues to enthrall fans to this day.

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Filmography

123 credits
2020s 13 credits
2026
Movie ★ 7.2
2025
Movie
2025
TV ★ 8.2
2025
TV ★ 6.9
2025
The Waterfront as Sheriff Clyde Porter
TV ★ 7.1
2025
Sheriff Country as Enoch Barlow
TV ★ 7.3
2022
Five Days at Memorial as Arthur 'Butch' Schafer
TV ★ 7.5
2022
Fleishman Is in Trouble as Dr. Donald Bartuck
TV ★ 7.2
2021
Movie ★ 6.5
2021
TV ★ 7.9
2020
Spenser Confidential as Captain Boylan
Movie ★ 6.5
2020
TV ★ 7.0
2020
The Good Lord Bird as Mayor Fontaine Beckham
TV ★ 6.7
2010s 32 credits
2019
Togo as Joe Dexter
Movie ★ 8.1
2019
The Code as General H.H. Carrick IV
TV ★ 6.4
2019
Treadstone as Dan Levine
TV ★ 7.1
2018
Irreplaceable You as Crochet Master
Movie ★ 6.9
2018
The Land of Steady Habits as Mitchell Ashford
Movie ★ 5.6
2018
First Reformed as Edward Balq
Movie ★ 7.0
2018
Strange Angel as Virgil Byrne
TV ★ 6.6
2018
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan as President Pickett
TV ★ 7.7
2018
Yellowstone as Auction Manager
TV ★ 8.3
2017
Movie ★ 6.4
2017
TV ★ 8.1
2016
Designated Survivor as John Royce
TV ★ 7.1
2015
Bridge of Spies as Agent Williams
Movie ★ 7.2
2015
Blindspot as Thomas Carter
TV ★ 7.4
2015
TV ★ 7.5
2014
Power as Judge Tapper
TV ★ 7.7
2014
TV ★ 7.8
2014
TV ★ 7.8
2014
TV ★ 7.7
2014
Chicago P.D. as Patrick O'Neal
TV ★ 8.4
2014
Murder in the First as Alfred Arkin
TV ★ 5.8
2014
Madam Secretary as Hugh Haymond
TV ★ 7.0
2013
The Following as Sheriff Windsor
TV ★ 6.9
2013
TV ★ 7.5
2013
The Americans as Agent Bartholomew
TV ★ 7.9
2012
Big Miracle as Porter Beckford
Movie ★ 6.7
2012
Elementary as Kurt Yoder
TV ★ 7.6
2011
Unforgettable as Mike Costello
TV ★ 7.2
2011
Person of Interest as Mike Richelli
TV ★ 8.1
2010
Inception as Immigration Officer
Movie ★ 8.4
2010
Hurricane Season as Coach Frank Landon
Movie ★ 6.6
2010
Terriers as Ben Zeitlin
TV ★ 8.0
2000s 43 credits
2009
Home as Hermann
Movie ★ 5.4
2009
TV ★ 7.0
2009
White Collar as Thompson
TV ★ 8.2
2009
The Good Wife as Ernie Nolan
TV ★ 7.6
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles as CIA Agent Doug Emmerich
TV ★ 7.5
2008
W. as General Tommy Franks
Movie ★ 6.2
2008
Body of Lies as Holiday
Movie ★ 6.6
2008
Sugar as Stu Sutton
Movie ★ 6.6
2008
Fringe as Sanford Harris
TV ★ 8.1
2008
The Mentalist as Gale Bertram
TV ★ 8.4
2008
Raising the Bar as Robert Shepherd
TV ★ 6.3
2007
Mad Men as Burt Peterson
TV ★ 8.1
2007
Damages as Roger Kastle
TV ★ 7.5
2007
Saving Grace as Charlie Hudson
TV ★ 7.3
2006
Lonely Hearts as D.A. Hunt
Movie ★ 6.1
2006
Out There as Wayne
Movie ★ 5.3
2006
Movie ★ 6.3
2006
Jericho as Gray Anderson
TV ★ 7.4
2006
Brotherhood as Mr. Speaker
TV ★ 6.8
2005
Runaway as Jesse Adler
Movie ★ 6.5
2005
Stay as Sheriff Kennelly / Security Officer
Movie ★ 6.6
2005
Numb3rs as Gil Fisher
TV ★ 7.0
2005
Blind Justice as Lt. Gary Fisk
TV ★ 6.1
2005
Bones as Agent Brandt Walker
TV ★ 8.2
2005
TV ★ 8.1
2004
Mind the Gap as Priest
Movie ★ 6.1
2003
NCIS as Major Dougherty
TV ★ 7.6
2002
Far from Heaven as Stan Fine
Movie ★ 7.1
2002
High Crimes as Major Waldron
Movie ★ 6.4
2002
John Doe as Gary Murchison
TV ★ 7.3
2002
Without a Trace as George Stanley
TV ★ 7.3
2002
TV ★ 6.5
2002
Hack as Claymore
TV ★ 7.9
2001
The Guardian as Coach Steve Bernardo
TV ★ 7.0
2001
24 as General David Brucker
TV ★ 7.8
2000
Bless the Child as Det. Frank Bugatti
Movie ★ 5.4
2000
Cora Unashamed as Arthur Studevant
Movie ★ 7.3
2000
Thirteen Days as Captain of USS Pierce
Movie ★ 7.0
2000
TV ★ 7.6
2000
The $treet as Jerry
TV ★ 5.8
2000
Ed as Frank Kerwin
TV ★ 7.7
2000
TV ★ 8.5
2000
Deadline as Walter Fresco
TV ★ 10.0
1990s 34 credits
1999
Movie ★ 6.6
1999
Wayward Son as Edgar
Movie ★ 4.4
1999
TV ★ 6.8
1999
Third Watch as Sergeant
TV ★ 7.9
1999
TV ★ 7.9
1999
The West Wing as Eric Hayden
TV ★ 8.3
1999
The Sopranos as Alex Mahaffey
TV ★ 8.7
1999
TV ★ 7.9
1999
TV ★ 7.9
1999
TV ★ 7.9
1997
Cop Land as IA Detective #2 - Rubin
Movie ★ 6.8
1997
Ally McBeal as Mark Horace
TV ★ 6.5
1997
Oz as Zeke Bellinger
TV ★ 8.1
1997
The Practice as Roland Hubert
TV ★ 7.7
1996
Ransom as Agent Jack Sickler
Movie ★ 6.7
1996
The Crucible as Marshal Herrick
Movie ★ 6.6
1996
Spin City as Detective
TV ★ 7.0
1996
Profiler as Art Behar
TV ★ 7.0
1995
Hackers as S.S. Agent Bob
Movie ★ 6.4
1995
Sudden Death as Hickey
Movie ★ 6.0
1995
JAG as Makaway
TV ★ 7.3
1995
New York News as Charles Powell
TV ★ 7.0
1995
JAG as Col. Lewis Atwater
TV ★ 7.3
1994
Amateur as Sharpshooter
Movie ★ 6.1
1994
TV ★ 7.3
1994
ER as Rick
TV ★ 7.8
1993
The Wedding Banquet as Justice of the Peace
Movie ★ 7.2
1993
TV ★ 7.7
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street as Lt. Commander Alex Clifton
TV ★ 8.1
1990
Law & Order as Peter Gardner
TV ★ 7.3
1990
Law & Order as Wheeler
TV ★ 7.3
1990
Law & Order as Ron Fletcher
TV ★ 7.3
1990
Law & Order as Defense Attorney Delany
TV ★ 7.3
1990
Law & Order as Jim Wyman
TV ★ 7.3
s 1 credit
Spenser Confidential 2 as Captain John Boylan
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