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Michael Carter

Born: 29th Jun 1947 Dumfries, Scotland, UK
Dept: Acting
Michael Carter (born 29 June 1947) is a Scottish actor of film, stage and television, known for portraying Gerald Bringsley in An American Werewolf in London, Bib Fortuna in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, and Von Thurnburg in The Illusionist.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 35
Film: 21 (60%)
Television: 14 (40%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Adventure, Romance, War & Politics, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Family

Filmography

2025
Exploring Michael Mann's 1983 film adapted from the F. Paul Wilson novel and its impact. ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
Reeling Drama
2025
A man mutters to himself, checks his to-do list, introduces himself to old friends, and grasps for a memory that always slips away. A pig slowly roast ... view
Character:
Uncle Pat
The New Look Drama, War & Politics
Feb 2024 (first aired)
The shocking story of how fashion icon Christian Dior and his contemporaries including Coco Chanel, Pierre Balmain, and Cristóbal Balenciaga navigate ... view
Character:
Maurice Dior (4 ep.)
Falling into Place Romance, Drama
2023
Kira and Ian – both in their mid-30s – meet on a winter weekend on the Isle of Skye. Both are on the run – from their past as well as from the r ... view
Character:
John
House of the Dragon Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure
Aug 2022 (first aired)
The Targaryen dynasty is at the absolute apex of its power, with more than 15 dragons under their yoke. Most empires crumble from such heights. In the ... view
Character:
King Jaehaerys Targaryen (1 ep.)
Maul Dogs Comedy
2015
Three store owners discover their strip mall has been gambled away to a thug who loves to bowl. After unsuccessful attempts to pay the thug back they ... view
Character:
VIP
Centurion Adventure, Action, Drama
2010
Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Leg ... view
Character:
General Antoninus
2009
Host Paul Davis takes a trip through some of the iconic backdrops of John Landis' 1981 werewolf classic An American Werewolf In London. The original c ... view
Character:
Self
The Illusionist Fantasy, Drama, Thriller, Romance
2006
With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crown prince. But Eise ... view
Character:
Von Thurnburg
Spooks Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime
May 2002 (first aired)
Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The ti ... view
Character:
Sir Maurice Clark (1 ep.)
Rebus Crime, Drama
Apr 2000 (first aired)
Detective series set in and around Edinburgh, Scotland. Inspector John Rebus, whose methods earn him the wrath of his superiors, does not hesitate to ... view
Character:
Rev John Carson (1 ep.)
Call Red Drama
Jan 1996 (first aired)
Call Red is a British drama television series created by J. C. Wilsher. The series premiered 8 January 1996, on ITV. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (5 ep.)
Seekers Mystery, Drama
Apr 1993 (first aired)
Seekers is a four-part TV mini-series released in 1992 about a police officer who disappears, and when his wife tries to find him, she discovers... an ... view
Character:
Mike Hazard (2 ep.)
Heartbeat Crime, Drama, Comedy
Apr 1992 (first aired)
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines. ... view
Character:
Auctioneer (1 ep.)
The Cloning of Joanna May Science Fiction, TV Movie
1992
Joanna once was married to Carl May, a very rich and powerful nuclear energy magnate. They love each other, but had to divorce after Joanna was caught ... view
Character:
Police Inspector
Soldier Soldier Drama, War & Politics
Jun 1991 (first aired)
The daily lives of a group of soldiers in 'B' Company, 1st Battalion The King's Fusiliers. ... view
Character:
Brig Hemmings (1 ep.)
Dreaming Drama, TV Movie
1991
Unemployed Ayrshire teenager Sammy Nelson is a dreamer, using his vivid imagination to conjure up a gallery of heroes. But far from simply providing a ... view
Character:
Peter Nelson
The Chief Drama
Apr 1990 (first aired)
The Chief is a British crime drama transmitted on ITV from 20 April 1990 to 16 June 1995. Produced by Anglia Television, it centred on the politics at ... view
Character:
Thomas Setter (1 ep.)
She's Been Away Drama, TV Movie
1989
A woman who has been institutionalized for 60 years for the "crime" of not conforming to the 1920s image of what a proper young woman should be (in ot ... view
Character:
Head Waiter
1987
A young woman vanishes on a visit to an island with her husband and child, only to turn up decades later apparently unchanged in age or appearance and ... view
Character:
Cameron
Blood Hunt Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
1986
The Highlands of Scotland. A fight outside the village hall. Robert Menzies lies dead and Allan Innes flees to the hills, pursued by Robert's brother. ... view
Character:
Nicol Menzies
Dempsey and Makepeace Action & Adventure, Drama
Jan 1985 (first aired)
Dempsey and Makepeace is a British television crime drama made by London Weekend Television for ITV, created and produced by Ranald Graham. The leadin ... view
Character:
Hurst (1 ep.)
Operation Julie Crime, Drama, TV Movie
1985
A TV movie directed by Bob Mahoney. Based on the book by Dick Lee & Colin Pratt it tells the true story of a long running Police investigation which r ... view
Character:
Hugh Truscott
A Christmas Carol Drama, Fantasy, TV Movie, Family
1984
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his yout ... view
Character:
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Sherlock Holmes Crime, Drama, Mystery
Apr 1984 (first aired)
Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend Dr. ... view
Character:
Godfrey Norton (1 ep.)
The Keep Horror, Fantasy
1983
Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks i ... view
Character:
Radu Molasar
Taggart Crime, Drama
Sep 1983 (first aired)
Taggart is a Scottish detective television program. The series revolves around a group of detectives initially in the Maryhill CID of Strathclyde Poli ... view
Character:
Sandy Russell (1 ep.)
Heather Ann Drama, TV Movie
1983
Cornish fisherman John Lewis is waiting for a stroke of luck which will give him the money to pay his debts and rid himself of his wife and his trawle ... view
Character:
Geoffrey
Return of the Jedi Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
1983
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, the Emperor prepares to crush the Rebellion with a m ... view
Character:
Bib Fortuna
1982
A petty criminal decides to turn into an informant, a grass, after he learns about a crooked chief inspector. But instead of getting paid all he gets ... view
Character:
Ringer
Nov 1982 (first aired)
Billy and his family are forced to leave their temporary home in Wales and return to London. Billy escapes and starts living rough on the streets. The ... view
Character:
Dodge (6 ep.)
1981
American tourists David and Jack are savagely attacked by an unidentified animal while hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. After retiring to the home of a ... view
Character:
Gerald Bringsley
The Flipside of Dominick Hide Science Fiction, TV Movie
1980
Dominick Hide, a time traveller from the year 2130, is studying the London transport system of 1980. Time travellers are supposed to be observers, and ... view
Character:
1st Youth
A Most Public Affair Documentary, Drama
1978
A re-creation of some of the confrontations and sketches in the remarkable background of the Windscale Enquiry. The dialogue is taken from the Officia ... view
Character:
Dr. Wynne
Oct 1970 (first aired)
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more tha ... view
Character:
1st Youth (1 ep.)