Michael BeckFilmography

The Jungle Book: Search for the Lost Treasure

Actors: Gary Collins, Michael Beck

Synopsis: In this adventure story inspired by the characters from Rudyard Kipling's classic novel, Mowgli the Jungle Boy comes to the rescue of a scientist who became lost while doing research on the rain forest. While finding their way back to camp, they discover a lost city filled with treasure -- only to Read More

Babylon 5: Spider in the Web

Actors: Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan, Andreas Katsulas

Synopsis: Business executive Taro Isogi (James Shigeta) meets with Mars Conglomerate representative Amanda Carter (Adrienne Barbeau), in hopes establishing the Mars colony as an independent entity. But before negotiations can begin, Isogi is murdered. Witnessing the tragedy, Talia suddenly experiences a Read More

Murder, She Wrote: The Big Kill

Synopsis: Two men, a fisherman and banker, have both died of carbon monoxide poisoning while sailing in the waters around Cabot Cove. At first this seems to be merely a coincidence--but then the fisherman's daughter gains access to her father's logbooks and charts. Suddenly, a link develops between the two Read More

Fade to Black

Synopsis: This made-for-cable movie features a social anthropology professor (Timothy Busfield) thrown into the role of detective when he discovers that he has unwittingly videotaped the murder of his next-door neighbor. Although he is able to identify the murderer, the professor is unable to solicit the Read More

Final Judgement

Synopsis: In this drama, a renegade Los Angeles priest, Father Daniel Tyrone, must return to his gang-land roots to prove himself innocent of killing a stripper. His investigation leads him to the seamy underbelly of the pornographic film industry. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Stranger at My Door

Synopsis: The only relationship the 1991 made-for-TV Stranger at My Door bears to the 1956 theatrical film of the same name is in having a fugitive as a main character--actually, two fugitives. One of the runaways is Markie Post, a rich city woman escaping from her homicidal husband. She takes refuge in the Read More

Deadly Game

Synopsis: Made for cable TV, the story involves a wealthy man who believes that a series of people have wronged him during his life. He invites the seven persons to his private island under the pretense of rewarding them for their good deeds, but they soon find out that his plan is much more devious. ~ John Read More

Murder, She Wrote: Trials & Tribulations

Synopsis: Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) finds herself facing a lawsuit--and a possible prison term--as Murder She Wrote launches its seventh season. The litigant is the daughter of a man whom Jessica sent to prison, and who subsequently died in a botched escape attempt. As out heroine fends off charges Read More

Only One Survived

Synopsis: In this adventure, four folk from New York city, and their Brazilian boat captain attempt to keep a ship filled with dynamite from foundering along the South American coastline. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Final Judgement

Synopsis: An unsolved case involving murder and suicide is reopened after another series of horrible crimes. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Murder, She Wrote: The Search for Peter Kerry

Synopsis: Just before attending the funeral of an old friend, Jessica (Angela Lansbury) makes the acquaintance of young Rick Banner (Marc Singer), former college roommate of the dead woman's long-lost son Peter. When Rick hears a song written by Peter, the ball starts rolling for a onslaught of intrigue Read More

Houston Knights

Synopsis: A hardened Chicago cop transfers to a Houston precinct where he is teams up with a relaxed cop causing problems between their differing work attitudes. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Killer Workout

Actors: Marcia Karr, David James Campbell, Fritz Matthews, Ted Prior, Teresa Van Der Woude

Synopsis: Rhoda used to be a model but suffered some disfiguring burns in a defective tanning box. She used her savings to open a health spa catering to the beautiful people and those who aspire to be like them. Someone is fatally stabbing the patrons of her establishment, and it is up to a rather Read More

Houston: The Legend of Texas

Actors: Sam Elliott, Michael Beck, Devon Ericson, Bo Hopkins, Michael Gwynne

Synopsis: Sam Elliot stars as Sam Houston, the visionary who nearly single-handedly forged the state of Texas into a powerful entity in its own right. Refusing to forget the Alamo (as if anyone could), Houston led the military in Texas' rebellion against Mexico. G.D. Spradlin co-stars as President Andrew Read More

Celebrity

Synopsis: After twenty-five years, a trio of old high school friends are held responsible for a rape incident they have, until now, kept secret in this television miniseries based on Thomas Thompson's novel. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide Read More

Blackout

Actors: Richard Widmark, Dameon Clarke, Keith Carradine, Martina Deignan, Paul Drake, Kathleen Quinlan, Michael Beck, Lawrence Lott, Ken Kimmins

Synopsis: A woman fears that her amnesia-stricken husband may be a serial killer in this made-for-cable thriller. After family man Ed Vinson gruesomely murders his wife and kids and skips town, police investigator Joe Steiner (Richard Widmark) becomes obsessed with capturing the monster -- even after he's Read More

Chiller

Actors: Michael Beck, Beatrice Straight

Synopsis: This made-for-TV effort from horror director Wes Craven and Salem's Lot producer Richard Kobritz involves a case of cryogenic suspension gone horribly wrong. A wealthy industrialist (Michael Beck) arranges for his body to be kept on ice in a high-tech cryonic chamber with specialized instructions Read More

Rearview Mirror

Synopsis: In this thriller, based on a novel by Caroline B. Crosney, an insane escaped convict evades cops by hijacking a car and holding the female driver and her baby hostage. He then takes off through rural South Carolina. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Triumphs of a Man Called Horse

Actors: Richard Harris, Michael Beck, Ana De Sade, Vaughn Armstrong, Anne Seymour

Synopsis: This is the second sequel in the saga of an English aristocrat who was captured by the Sioux in 1825 and eventually became their leader. This version centers on Man Called Horse's warrior son Koda as he tries to keep avaricious European settlers and prospectors from overrunning their land and Read More

The Golden Seal

Actors: Steve Railsback, Penelope Milford, Michael Beck, Torquil Campbell, Sandra Seacat

Synopsis: The Golden Seal manages to be excellent family entertainment without ever resorting to gimmickry or phony sentimentality. The story focuses on a family living in the Aleutian Islands. The father, Jim Lee (Steve Railsback), has long been awaiting the return of the fabled golden seal, which comes to Read More

The Last Ninja

Synopsis: In this martial arts movie, an American art dealer, who doubles as a Ninja, must use his fighting skill, to save a group of scientists being held hostage by terrorists in Dallas. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Megaforce

Actors: Barry Bostwick, Persis Khambatta, Michael Beck, Edward Mulhare, George Furth

Synopsis: A crack military team led by pilot Ace Hunter (Barry Bostwick) is called in to save democracy in a small nation threatened by tyranny. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide Read More

Battletruck

Actors: Michael Beck, Annie McEnroe, James Wainwright, John Ratzenberger, Randolph Powell

Synopsis: Harley Cokliss (second-unit director for The Empire Strikes Back) made his feature-film directing debut in this Mad Max-inspired action film. The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic civilization carrying on after a war for oil has depleted the world's petroleum supplies. An outlaw army under Read More

Fly Away Home

Synopsis: The made-for-TV Fly Away Home was intended as the pilot for a weekly series. Bruce Boxleitner stars as Carl Danton, a combat photographer assigned to Vietnam. This time around, Danton is compelled to cover the Tet Offensive--and to battle with bureaucratic red tape in order to maintain his Read More

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

Actors: Michael Beck, Telly Savalas, Ronny Cox, Alex Karras, Art Carney

Synopsis: Filmed on location at Alcatraz Island, this two-part "whole story" actually concentrates on a handful of the denizens behind the cold grey walls of "The Rock". Michael Beck plays the real-life Clarence Carnes, an Oklahoma Choctaw Indian said to be the youngest man ever incarcerated in the Read More

Xanadu

Actors: Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, Michael Beck, James J. Sloyan, Dimitra Arliss

Synopsis: In this film, the mysterious Kira (Olivia Newton-John) appears to assist and inspire a young artist, Sonny Malone (Michael Beck). When she helps him meet up with the rich Danny McGuire (Gene Kelly), the two join up together to create an artistic and business success, an unique club called Read More

Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure

Synopsis: Originally titled The Voyage of the Mayflower, this made-for-TV historical drama was, not surprisingly, first telecast as a CBS Thanksgiving special. In the tradition of the 1952 theatrical feature Plymouth Adventure, the film meticulously recounted the journey in 1620 A.D. of 103 Pilgrim Read More

Madman

Synopsis: A Soviet Jew defects to the Israeli Army so he can get even with the hated Russians in this 1979 film, the first big role for Sigourney Weaver (released the same year as her break in Alien). ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide Read More

The Warriors

Actors: Michael Beck, James Remar, David Patrick Kelly, Thomas G. Waites, Dorsey Wright, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Mercedes Ruehl

Synopsis: Walter Hill's hip, super-stylized action film unfurls in a dystopian near-future, when various gangs control New York City. Each gang sports a unique moniker ('The Warriors,' 'The Baseball Furies,' 'The Rogues'), with a costume underscoring its "theme"; each, in turn, is also responsible for one Read More

Holocaust

Actors: Fritz Weaver, Rosemary Harris, Joseph Bottoms, James Woods, Sam Wanamaker, Michael Moriarty, Tovah Feldshuh, Meryl Streep

Synopsis: The now-legendary miniseries Holocaust first aired as a presentation in NBC's Big Event series. Written by Gerald Green, the story begins in the Germany of 1935. We are introduced to the family of Jewish doctor Joseph Weiss (Fritz Weaver) his wife Berta (Rosemary Harris), his brother Moses (Sam Wanamaker Read More