Michael Paré
Michael Kevin Paré (Brooklyn (New York), 9 oktober 1958) is een Amerikaans acteur.

Levensloop

Jeugd 
Paré werd geboren in Brooklyn, New York de zoon van Joan, een huisvrouw en Francis Paré die een drukkerij bezat. Hij heeft zes zussen en drie broers. Paré's vader was van Frans-Canadese afkomst. Zijn vader stierf aan leukemie toen Paré vijf jaar oud was, en liet zijn moeder achter om het grote gezin van kinderen groot te brengen. Paré werkte als kok in New York toen hij een talentagent ontmoette, Yvette Bikoff die hem overtuigde om te proberen te acteren.

Carrière 
Zijn eerste hoofdrol was als Tony Villicana in de televisieserie The Greatest American Hero. Zijn bekendste filmrollen waren als Eddie Wilson in Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) en het vervolg Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989), evenals Streets of Fire (1984) en The Philadelphia Experiment (1984). Paré verscheen ook in de remake van 2012 van The Philadelphia Experiment. Andere films waren Moon 44 (1990), Village of the Damned (1995), Bad Moon (1996), Hope Floats (1998), en The Virgin Suicides (1999).

Paré won de prijs voor Beste Acteur op PollyGrind Film Festival voor de film Road to Hell die opnieuw de rol van Tom Cody speelde.
Op televisie speelde Paré samen met Michael Beck in het CBS-politiedrama Houston Knights in 1987–1988, evenals de kortstondige sciencefiction-televisieserie Starhunter uit 2001. Hij verschijnt ook regelmatig in de werken van regisseur Uwe Boll.

Privé 
Paré trouwde driemaal. Zijn eerste vrouw (1980–1984) was filmproducent Lisa Katselas. zijn tweede vrouw, Marisa Roebuck (1986–1988). zijn huidige vrouw, Marjolein Booy (sinds 1992), een voormalig fotomodel, met wie hij één kind heeft.

Filmografie 

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| 1983 || Eddie and the Cruisers || Eddie Wilson ||
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| 1984 || Undercover || Max ||
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| 1984 || Streets of Fire || Tom Cody ||
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| 1984 || The Philadelphia Experiment || David Herdeg ||
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| 1985 || Space Rage || Grange ||
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| 1986 || Instant Justice || Sgt. Scott Youngblood ||
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| 1987 || The Women's Club || Patrick ||
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| 1987 || World Gone Wild || George Landon ||
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| 1989 || Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! || Eddie Wilson / Joe West ||
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| 1990 || Moon 44 || Felix Stone ||
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| 1990 || Il sole buio || Ruggero Brickman ||
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| 1990 || The Closer || Larry Freed ||
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| 1990 || Dragonfight || Moorpark ||
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| 1991 || The Last Hour || Jeff ||
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| 1991 || Killing Streets || Chris / Craig Brandt ||
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| 1991 || Into the Sun || Kapitein Paul Watkins ||
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| 1992 || Sunset Heat || Eric Wright ||
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| 1992 || Blink of an Eye || Sam Browning ||
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| 1993 || Point of Impact || Jack Davis ||
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| 1993 || Deadly Heroes || Brad Cartowski ||
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| 1994 || Warriors || Colin ||
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| 1995 || Lunarcop || Joe Brody ||
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| 1995 || Village of the Damned || Frank McGowan ||
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| 1995 || Raging Angels || Colin ||
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| 1995 || The Dangerous || Random ||
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| 1996 || Coyote Run || Pershing ||
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| 1996 || Bad Moon || Uncle Ted ||
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| 1997 || 2103: The Deadly Wake || Tarkis ||
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| 1997 || Falling Fire || Daryl Boden ||
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| 1997 || Strip Search || Robby Durrell ||
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| 1997 || Merchant of Death || Jim Randell ||
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| 1998 || Hope Floats || Bill Pruitt ||
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| 1998 || Back to Even || Boyle ||
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| 1998 || October 22 || Gary ||
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| 1998 || Men of Means || Rico 'Bullet' Burke ||
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| 1999 || The Virgin Suicides || Trip Fontaine (volwassene) ||
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| 1999 || Space Fury || Konrad ||
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| 2000 || Peril || Vincent ||
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| 2000 || Sanctimony || Jim Renart ||
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| 2001 || A Month of Sundays || Tomas McCabe ||
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| 2001 || Blackwoods || Sheriff Harding ||
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| 2002 || Heart of America || Will Prat ||
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| 2003 || Fate || Rechercheur Cody Martin ||
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| 2003 || Red Serpent || Steve Nichols ||
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| 2004 || Gargoyle || Ty "Griff" Griffin ||
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| 2005 || Crash Landing || Kapitein Williams ||
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| 2005 || BloodRayne || Iancu ||
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| 2006 || Seed || Rechercheur Matt Bishop ||
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| 2007 || Polycarp || Rechercheur Barry Harper ||
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| 2007 || Postal || Bedelaar ||
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| 2007 || BloodRayne II: Deliverance || Pat Garrett ||
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| 2007 || Furnace || Rechercheur Michael Turner ||
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| 2008 || Ninja Cheerleaders || Victor Lazzaro ||
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| 2008 || 1968 Tunnel Rats || Luitenant Vic Hollowborn ||
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| 2008 || 100 Feet || Mike Watson ||
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| 2008 || Alone in the Dark II || Willson ||
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| 2008 || Far Cry || Paul Summer ||
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| 2008 || Road to Hell || Cody ||
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| 2008 || Dark World || Harry ||
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| 2009 || The Perfect Sleep || Officier Pavlovich ||
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| 2009 || Direct Contact || Clive Connelly ||
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| 2009 || Rampage || Sheriff Melvoy ||
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| 2010 || Tales of an Ancient Empire || Oda ||
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| 2010 || Cool Dog || Dean ||
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| 2010 || Amphibious 3D || Jack Bowman ||
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| 2011 || The Lincoln Lawyer || Rechercheur Kurlen ||
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| 2011 || BloodRayne: The Third Reich || Commandant ||
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| 2011 || Blubberella || Commandant ||
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| 2012 || Gone || Lt. Ray Bozeman ||
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| 2012 || Maximum Conviction || Chris Blake ||
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| 2013 || How Sweet It Is || Mike Cicero ||
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| 2013 || Real Gangsters || Frank D'Cecco 'Frankie' ||
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| 2013 || Bailout: The Age of Greed || Frank ||
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| 2013 || Suddenly || Conklin ||
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| 2013 || Jet Set || Ryan ||
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| 2014 || The Last Outlaw || Sheriff Atherton ||
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| 2014 || Snapshot || President ||
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| 2014 || Wings of the Dragon || Jackson Lee ||
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| 2014 || The Big Fat Stone || Rechercheur Farinelli ||
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| 2015 || Evil Within || Rechercheur Lancaster ||
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| 2015 || 24 Hours || Kapitein Mike Ryan ||
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| 2015 || A Perfect Vacation || Xander ||
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| 2015 || No Deposit || Mickey Ryan ||
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| 2015 || Checkmate || Kapitein Raymond Mitchell Howard ||
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| 2015 || The Vatican Tapes || Rechercheur Harris
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| 2015 || Operator || Howard ||
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| 2015 || The Shelter || Thomas ||
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| 2015 || Sicilian Vampire || Sammy ||
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| 2015 || The Good, the Bad and the Dead || Sheriff Olson ||
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| 2015 || Bone Tomahawk || Mr. Wallington ||
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| 2016 || Decommissioned || Rechercheur Tom Weston ||
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| 2016 || Swap || Kapitein Doug Rice ||
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| 2016 || Abattoir || Richard Renshaw ||
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| 2016 || Traded || Clay ||
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| 2016 || The Infiltrator || Barry Seal ||
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| 2016 || Nessie & Me || Dad ||
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| 2016 || The Red Maple Leaf || Ambassadeur Patrick Adams Jr. ||
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| 2017 || Povratak || Michael Shreder ||
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| 2017 || A Doggone Hollywood || Sheriff Evans ||
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| 2017 || American Violence || Martin Bigg ||
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| 2017 || The Neighborhood || Johnny 3 ||
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| 2017 || In the Absence of Good Men || O'Connor ||
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| 2017 || Jason's Letter || Brad Macaulay ||
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| 2018 || Battle Drone || Karl Kess ||
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| 2018 || Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich || Rechercheur Brown ||
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| 2018 || The Debt Collector || Mad Alex ||
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| 2018 || Astro || Allen Smith ||
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| 2018 || The Wrong Friend || Lt. Forni ||
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| 2018 || Reborn || Rechercheur Marc Fox ||
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| 2018 || City of Lies || Rechercheur Varney ||
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| 2019 || The Last Big Save || Derek ||
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| 2019 || Making a Deal with the Devil || Pierre ||
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| 2019 || Hollow Point || Damian Wakefield ||
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| 2019 || Mayday || Adam Anderson ||
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| 2019 || Once Upon a Time in Deadwood || Swearengen ||
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| 2019 || Manipulated || Duke ||
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| 2019 || Big Kill || Col. Granger ||
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| 2019 || Lockdown || Roger Kinkaid ||
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| 2020 || Emerald Run || Matteo Trino ||
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| 1981 || Crazy Times || Harry || Televisiefilm
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| 1981–1983 || The Greatest American Hero || Tony Villicana || 30 afleveringen
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| 1987–1988 || Houston Knights || Sgt. Joey La Fiamma || 30 afleveringen
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| 1992 || Empire City || Joey Andre || Televisiefilm
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| 1995 || Triplecross || Teddy || Televisiefilm
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| 1996 || The Colony || Alec Harken || Televisiefilm
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| 1996 || Carver's Gate || Carver || Televisiefilm
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| 2000–2003 || Starhunter || Dante Montana || 25 afleveringen
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| 2004 || Cold Case || Randy Price || Aflevering "Greed"
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| 2005 || Komodo vs. Cobra || Mike A. Stoddard || Televisiefilm
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| 2006 || South Beach || Charlie Evans || 3 afleveringen
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| 2006 || Saurian || Jace Randall || Televisiefilm
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| 2011 || Memphis Beat || Dave Hargrove || Aflevering "The Things We Carry"
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| 2011 || House M.D. || Warden Delaire || Aflevering "Twenty Vicodin"
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| 2012 || Leverage || FBI Special Agent Dennis Powell || Aflevering "The Radio Job"
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| 2012 || The Philadelphia Experiment || Hagan || Televisiefilm
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| 2015 || La Trattoria Sitcom || Mikey Valentino || Televisiefilm
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| 2017 || Global Meltdown || Amos Cade || Televisiefilm
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| 2017 || Starhunter Transformation || Dante Montana || Miniserie, 3 afleveringen
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| 2017 || The Wrong Man || Gary Moore || Televisiefilm
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| 2017–2018 || Starhunter ReduX || Dante Montana || 24 afleveringen
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| 2018 || A Christmas in Royal Fashion || Dan Carson || Televisiefilm
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| 2018 || Dogwood Pass || Randall Montgomery || Aflevering "Be all my sins remembered"
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| 2019 || Seven Days'' || O'Donnell || Aflevering "#1.1"
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Externe link 
 

Amerikaans filmacteur
Amerikaans televisieacteur