★ Acting

Mike Farrell

Born 1939 · St. Paul, Minnesota, USA · Active 1954–2026

Mike Farrell, born in 1939 in St. Paul, Minnesota, carved a niche in cult cinema with his performances in Dayton's Devils (1968) and She Cried Murder (1973). In Prime Suspect (1982), he further demonstrated his ability to navigate complex narratives, embodying characters that resonate with the gritty undertones of exploitation films. Farrell's work in these films reflects a commitment to the genre, blending his television roots with the raw energy of cult cinema, making him a noteworthy figure in the SassyFlix catalog.

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Prime Suspect

1982 ★ 6.5

as Frank Staplin

A respectable businessman becomes the prime suspect in the abduction and murder of several young girls. He is hounded by the media and disowned by his friends and neighbours.

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Career Highlights Top 6 by popularity · TMDB

Supernatural

2005

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Filmography

116 credits

2020s 3 credits

2026

The Strawberry as Herb

Movie

2024

M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television as Self

Movie ★ 8.6

2022

M*A*S*H: When Television Changed Forever as Self

Movie

2010s 5 credits

2018

Bucky and the Squirrels as Mike Farrell

Movie

2018

9-1-1 as William Schneider

TV ★ 8.2

2016

American Crime Story as Lee Miglin

TV ★ 7.6

2015

The Seventies as Self

TV ★ 7.4

2013

Valentino's Ghost as Narrator (voice)

Movie ★ 5.7

2000s 14 credits

2007

Out at the Wedding as Father of the Bride

Movie ★ 5.0

2006

Superman: Brainiac Attacks as Jonathan Kent (voice)

Movie ★ 6.1

2005

Locusts as Lyle Rierden

Movie ★ 3.8

2005

Ghost Whisperer as Bill Jett

TV ★ 8.1

2005

Supernatural as Fred Jones

TV ★ 8.3

2004

The Clinic as Dr. Cyrus Gachet

Movie ★ 5.0

2004

Desperate Housewives as Milton Lang

TV ★ 7.9

2004

Justice League Unlimited as Jonathan Kent / Brainiac (voice)

TV ★ 8.3

2003

The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron as Kenneth Lay

Movie ★ 4.4

2003

NCIS as Miles Deakin

TV ★ 7.6

2002

M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion as Himself/Host

Movie ★ 6.3

2002

Without a Trace as Ross Anderson

TV ★ 7.3

2001

Justice League as Jonathan Kent / Store Owner (voice)

TV ★ 8.2

2000

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

Movie ★ 9.0

1990s 16 credits

1999

Providence as Jim Hansen

TV ★ 6.7

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Jonah Malcolm

TV ★ 7.9

1998

Behind the Laughs as Host

Movie ★ 8.0

1997

Sins of the Mind as William

Movie ★ 4.7

1996

Hanged on a Twisted Cross as Bonhoeffer

Movie ★ 9.0

1996

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton as Jonathan Kent (voice)

Movie ★ 7.2

1996

Vows of Deception as Clay Spencer

Movie ★ 5.4

1996

E! True Hollywood Story

TV ★ 8.2

1996

Superman: The Animated Series as Jonathan Kent (voice)

TV ★ 7.7

1995

The Killers Within as Congressman Clayton

Movie ★ 7.5

1994

Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die as Frank Crane

Movie ★ 6.8

1991

Lockdown as Prentiss

Movie ★ 6.2

1991

Silent Motive as Detective Paul Trella

Movie ★ 4.5

1991

Memories of M*A*S*H as Self / BJ Hunnicutt

Movie ★ 8.5

1991

The Whereabouts of Jenny as Van Zandt

Movie ★ 6.0

1990

The Price of the Bride as Joe Roth

Movie ★ 10.0

1980s 17 credits

1989

A Deadly Silence as Atty. Gianelli

Movie ★ 6.2

1989

Incident at Dark River as Tim McFall

Movie ★ 7.0

1989

Coach as Jeffrey

TV ★ 6.7

1988

UFO Cover-Up?: Live!

Movie

1986

Vanishing Act as Harry Kenyon

Movie ★ 7.1

1986

Matlock as Judge David Bennett

TV ★ 7.1

1985

Private Sessions as Dr. Joe Braden

Movie ★ 4.0

1985

Video Shock: The Revolution in Your Living Room as Self - Host

Movie

1984

J.F.K.: A One-Man Show as John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Movie ★ 8.0

1984

Murder, She Wrote as Drew Borden

TV ★ 7.5

1983

Memorial Day as Matt Walker

Movie ★ 6.0

1983

Choices of the Heart as Ambassador Robert E. White

Movie ★ 6.2

1982

Prime Suspect● as Frank Staplin

Movie ★ 6.7

1981

El Salvador: Another Vietnam as Narrator

Movie ★ 6.7

1981

Good Evening Captain as Self

Movie ★ 10.0

1981

Making 'M*A*S*H' as Self

Movie

1980

Damien: The Leper Priest as William Robertson

Movie ★ 8.0

1970s 22 credits

1979

Letters from Frank as Richard Miller

Movie ★ 8.0

1979

Sex and the Single Parent as George McGee

Movie ★ 10.0

1978

Battered as Michael Hawks

Movie ★ 9.0

1976

McNaughton's Daughter as Colin Pierce

TV ★ 4.5

1974

The Questor Tapes as Jerry Robinson

Movie ★ 5.9

1974

Live Again, Die Again as James Carmichael

Movie ★ 7.8

1974

Harry O

TV ★ 5.2

1974

The New Land

TV ★ 5.0

1974

The Six Million Dollar Man as David Tate

TV ★ 7.3

1974

Dinah! as Self

TV ★ 7.0

1973

She Cried Murder● as Walter Stepanic

Movie ★ 6.6

1973

Nightmare Step as Steven

Movie

1972

The Longest Night as Wills

Movie ★ 7.3

1972

Doomsday Machine as 1st Reporter

Movie ★ 3.3

1972

M*A*S*H as B. J. Hunnicutt

TV ★ 7.9

1972

The Sixth Sense

TV ★ 6.1

1972

Ghost Story as Frank Simmons

TV ★ 7.4

1972

Banacek as Jason Trotter

TV ★ 8.5

1971

Cannon

TV ★ 6.7

1971

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Blair Cameron

TV ★ 6.5

1971

The Man and the City as Andy Hays

TV ★ 7.5

1970

The Interns as Dr. Sam March

TV ★ 7.0

1960s 24 credits

1969

Worthy to Stand as Fred Washburn

Movie ★ 10.0

1969

The Bill Cosby Show

TV ★ 5.5

1969

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Dr. Vic Wheelwright

TV ★ 4.8

1969

The Bill Cosby Show as Al Socconis

TV ★ 5.5

1969

Love, American Style as Young Man

TV ★ 6.1

1968

Dayton's Devils● as Voucher Captain

Movie ★ 4.0

1968

Targets as Man in Phonebooth

Movie ★ 7.1

1968

Panic in the City as Dick Blaine

Movie ★ 5.6

1967

The Graduate as Hotel Lobby Bellhop (uncredited)

Movie ★ 7.6

1967

Countdown as Houston Engineer (uncredited)

Movie ★ 5.8

1967

Garrison's Gorillas

TV ★ 8.1

1967

Ironside

TV ★ 6.9

1967

Ironside as Bellhop (uncredited)

TV ★ 6.9

1967

Mannix as Clay Riegles

TV ★ 6.8

1966

The Monkees as Agent Modell

TV ★ 6.6

1965

I Dream of Jeannie as Arland

TV ★ 7.8

1964

Daniel Boone as Johnson

TV ★ 7.0

1963

Captain Newman, M.D. as Patient (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.7

1962

Combat! as Doctor

TV ★ 7.8

1962

Ensign O'Toole as Ferguson

TV ★ 6.8

1962

McHale's Navy as The Gunner

TV ★ 6.7

1961

The Mike Douglas Show as Self

TV ★ 5.8

1961

The Dick Powell Show as Young Couple Boy

TV ★ 5.7

1961

The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host

TV ★ 5.8

1950s 1 credit

1954

Lassie

TV ★ 6.2

Crew Credits

2020s 1 credit

2025

The Window on Death Row Executive Producer

Movie

1990s 3 credits

1998

Patch Adams Producer

Movie ★ 7.3

1997

Sins of the Mind Executive Producer

Movie ★ 4.7

1991

Silent Motive Producer

Movie ★ 4.5

1980s 5 credits

1989

Incident at Dark River Story

Movie ★ 7.0

1989

Incident at Dark River Executive Producer

Movie ★ 7.0

1988

Run Till You Fall Director

Movie ★ 10.0

1988

Dominick and Eugene Producer

Movie ★ 6.9

1983

Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein Executive Producer

Movie ★ 8.5

1970s 5 credits

1979

Ebony, Ivory and Jade Teleplay

Movie ★ 7.5

1979

Ebony, Ivory and Jade Story

Movie ★ 7.5

1972

M*A*S*H Director

TV ★ 7.9

1972

M*A*S*H Writer

TV ★ 7.9

1972

M*A*S*H Story

TV ★ 7.9