Michael Carter (actor)
| Michael Carter | |
|---|---|
| Born |
29 June 1947 Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1971–2012 |
Michael Carter (born 29 June 1947) is a Scottish actor of film, stage and television.
Early years
He was born and brought up in Dumfries, Scotland. Carter was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London.
Career
Carter's earliest role was in Doctor Who (in the 1971 serial The Mind of Evil), which he played as a UNIT Soldier and a Prisoner. He made his film debut in An American Werewolf in London (1981) as London Underground passenger Gerald Bringsley, although he is probably best known for his portrayal of Bib Fortuna in Return of the Jedi (1983). Carter also played Radu Molasar in Michael Mann's cult horror movie The Keep (1983). He has been in several other films including The Draughtsman's Contract (1982), A Christmas Carol (1984) as the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, Young Adam (2003), The Illusionist (2006) and Centurion (2010).
Onstage Carter has appeared at the National Theatre, the West End and on Broadway with Dustin Hoffman. He co-wrote the film One Man's War which starred Anthony Hopkins.
He has made many appearances on television including both series of Rebus with both John Hannah and Ken Stott, and Taggart. He also starred as the husband of Brenda Fricker and Josette Simon in the 1992 TV mini-series Seekers and as Tulloch the head of the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service in Thames TV's seven part series Call Red. Carter created the role of Douglas Raeburn in twenty two episodes of BBC Scotland's Two Thousand Acres of Sky.
He has done voice work in video games, as Biorr of the Twin Fangs and Blacksmiths Ed and Boldwin in Demon's Souls, and as Hawkeye Gough in the Artorias of the Abyss add-on content for Dark Souls.
In October 2012, he appeared briefly in Hunted (TV series), as Vincent Cage, a genius mathematician before being killed by Jack Turner (Patrick Malahide).[1]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | An American Werewolf in London | Gerald Bringsley | |
| 1982 | The Draughtsman's Contract | Mr Clarke | Credited as Mike Carter |
| 1983 | Return of the Jedi | Bib Fortuna | |
| The Keep | Radu Molasar | ||
| 1985 | Out of the Darkness | Julian Reid | |
| 2003 | Young Adam | Prosecutor | |
| 2006 | The Illusionist | Von Thurnburg | |
| 2010 | Centurion | General Antoninus | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil | Prisoner/UNIT Soldier | Episodes 3,4 and 5, uncredited |
| 1982 | Nobody's Hero | Dodge | 5 episodes |
| Saturday Night Thriller | Ringer | Episode: Grass | |
| 1983 | Heather Ann | Geoffrey | TV movie |
| Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime | Rodriguez | Episode: The Ambassador's Boots | |
| 1986-2005 | Taggart | Jack Stobo/Sandy Russell | 2 episodes |
| 1992 | Civvies | Arnie | 4 episodes |
| 1994 | How High the Moon | TV mini-series | |
| 1995 | The Tales of Para Handy | Rankin | Episode: Para Handy's Piper |
| 1996 | Call Red | Philip Tulloch | |
| 1999 | C15: The New Professionals | Superintendent | Episode: Hostage |
| 2000-07 | Rebus | Rev John Carson/Joe Toal | 2 episodes |
| 2001-03 | Two Thousand Acres of Sky | Douglas Raeburn | 13 episodes |
| 2003 | Seven Wonders of the Industrial World | John Scott Russell | Episode: The Great Ship |
| 2004 | Red Cap | Maj. Gen. Guy Walpole | Episode: Betrayed |
| Rosemary & Thyme | Professor Reeves | Episode: Swords into Ploughshares | |
| 2005 | Casualty | Michael de Fraine | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Spooks | Sir Maurice Clark | Series 5 episode 10, Also known as MI-5 |
| 2012 | Hunted | Vincent Cage | Episode: Kismet |