Michael Moriarty

Biography

Michael Moriarty (born April 5, 1941) is an American-Canadian actor of stage and screen, and a jazz musician. He played Benjamin Stone for four seasons on the TV series Law & Order.

Career Overview

Michael Moriarty has 76 screen credits in a career dating back to 1971. Their work spans 6 cinematic universes — most prominently Shiloh Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Courage Under Fire, Pale Rider, The Stuff. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

76

Birth Date

1941-04-05 00:00:00

Birth Place

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Known For

• 

  Courage Under Fire
• 

  Pale Rider
• 

  The Stuff
• 

  Q
• 

  James Dean
• 

  A Return to Salem's Lot

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 6 universes

• Shiloh Collection (2 titles)
• Santa Baby Collection (1 titles)
• Masters of Horror Collection (1 titles)
• Alex Cross Collection (1 titles)
• Cagney & Lacey Collection (1 titles)
• Troll (1986) Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• James Dixon (3 collaborations)
• Peter Hock (3 collaborations)
• Brad Rijn (2 collaborations)
• Richard Duggan (2 collaborations)
• Denzel Washington (1 collaborations)
• Meg Ryan (1 collaborations)
• Lou Diamond Phillips (1 collaborations)
• Matt Damon (1 collaborations)
• Bronson Pinchot (1 collaborations)
• Seth Gilliam (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (75 credits)

  • Diamonds on the Silver Screen

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Of Things Past

    Michael Dietrich

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Gunfight at Dry River

    John 'Boone' Hawkins

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • How Holocaust came to Television

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Yellow Wallpaper

    Mr. Isaac Hendricks

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Hitler Meets Christ

    Hitler

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Santa Baby

    T.J. Hamilton

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Deadly Skies

    General Dutton

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • 12 Hours to Live

    Donald Saunders

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Pick Me Up

    Jim Wheeler

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Neverwas

    Dick

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Fugitives Run

    Callohan

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Masters of Horror

    - Pick Me Up (2006) ... Jim Wheeler actor actors
    2005
  • The 4400

    - Pilot (2004) ... Orson Bailey actor actors
    2004
  • Mob Princess

    Eddy

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Living with the Dead

    Adrian, Psychic

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Swimming Upstream

    Morris Bird II

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Out of Line

    Larry Frank

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • James Dean

    Winton Dean

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Along Came a Spider

    Senator Hank Rose

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Mindstorm

    Schmidt

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • House of Luk

    Mr. Kidd

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Children of Fortune

    Sheriff Bast

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Cold Blooded

    Mark Solomon

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Becoming Dick

    Director / Mirkin

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • The Art of Murder

    Cole Sheridan

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Woman Wanted

    Richard

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season

    Ray Preston

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Earthquake in New York

    Paul Stenning

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Major Crime

    Gordon Tallas

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • The Arrow

    President Dwight D. Eisenhower

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants

    Galileo Galilei

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Calm at Sunset

    Russell Pfeiffer

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Shiloh

    Ray Preston

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Crime of the Century

    Governor Harold Hoffman

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Courage Under Fire

    Brigadier General Hershberg

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Managua

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions

    Matthew Wylie

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Broken Silence

    Father Mulligan

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • The Outer Limits

    - Final Appeal (2) (2000) ... Solicitor-General Wallace Gannon actor actors

    - Final Appeal (1) (2000) ... Solicitor-General Wallace Gannon actor actors
    1995
  • Touched by an Angel

    - Seek and Ye Shall Find (1998) ... Dr. Chester Crayton actor actors
    1994
  • Baseball

    - Inning Four: A National Heirloom (1994) ... (voice) actor actors

    - Inning Two: Something Like a War (1994) ... (voice) actor actors
    1994
  • Born Too Soon

    Fox Butterfield

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Full Fathom Five

    Garvin

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Law & Order

    - Old Friends (1994) ... Ben Stone actor actors

    - Doubles (1994) ... Ben Stone actor actors

    - Nurture (1994) ... Ben Stone actor actors

    - Sanctuary (1994) ... Ben Stone actor actors

    - Wager (1994) ... Ben Stone actor actors
    1990
  • Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy

    Hank Daniels

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • The Secret of the Ice Cave

    Manny Wise

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Frank Nitti: The Enforcer

    Hugh Kelly

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Dark Tower

    Dennis Randall

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • A Return to Salem's Lot

    Joe Weber

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Odd Birds

    Brother T.S. Murphy

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

    Stephen Jarvis

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • The Hanoi Hilton

    Williamson

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Troll

    Harry Potter Sr.

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Pale Rider

    Hull Barret

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • The Stuff

    David 'Mo' Rutherford

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • The Equalizer

    - Starfire (1989) ... Wayne 'Seti' Virgil actor actors

    - Encounter in a Closed Room (1987) ... Dr. Peter Kapik actor actors
    1985
  • The Twilight Zone

    - 20/20 Vision (1988) ... actor actors
    1985
  • The Sound of Murder

    Charles Norberry

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Blood Link

    Keith Mannings / Craig Mannings

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Q

    Jimmy Quinn

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Hotel

    - Heroes (1986) ... actor actors
    1982
  • Reborn

    Mark

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Too Far to Go

    Richard Maple

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Winds of Kitty Hawk

    Wilbur Wright

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Deadliest Season

    Gerry Miller

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Report to the Commissioner

    Bo Lockley

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue

    Herbert G. Rucker

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Glass Menagerie

    Jim

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Last Detail

    Marine O. D.

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • A Summer Without Boys

    Abe Battle

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Bang the Drum Slowly

    Henry Wiggen

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Hickey & Boggs

    Ballard

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • My Old Man's Place

    Trubee Pell

    actor

    actors
    1971

• writing (1 credits)

  • Hitler Meets Christ

    screenplay

    writing
    2007