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Michael McCleery
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Michael McCleery

Born 1959 · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Active 1973–2003

Michael McCleery is an actor known for his roles in the cult horror film Mother's Day (1980) and the sci-fi adventure Alien Space Avenger (1989). With a career that spans the fringes of genre cinema, McCleery embodies the eccentric characters that define the exploitation and grindhouse aesthetic. His performances contribute to the offbeat charm of these films, making them staples for fans of cult cinema.

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Alien Space Avenger

Alien Space Avenger

1989 ★ 4.6
as Derek (as Mike McClerie)

In 1939 a spaceship carrying four alien escaped prisoners crash-lands on Earth and the aliens take over the bodies of four locals. Fifty years later the aliens find out that an artist has written a comic book called "Space Avenger," which they believe is about them. They go to New York to try to kill the artist.

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Filmography

11 credits
2000s 2 credits
2003
Movie ★ 6.5
2001
Joy Ride as Officer Akins
Movie ★ 6.5
1990s 5 credits
1999
Best Laid Plans as Recycling Owner
Movie ★ 5.7
1998
Movie ★ 5.1
1997
L.A. Confidential as Carlisle - Dudley's Guy
Movie ★ 7.8
1991
Fires Within as Deckhand
Movie ★ 4.6
1990
Impulse as Punk Delivering Flowers
Movie ★ 5.6
1980s 2 credits
1989
Alien Space Avenger as Derek (as Mike McClerie)
Movie ★ 4.3
1980
Movie ★ 5.6
1970s 2 credits
1974
Movie ★ 7.1
1973
Movie ★ 7.2