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name: "Michael Des Barres"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-des-barres"
fi1m_id: "michael-des-barres"
imdb_id: "nm0220735"
tmdb_id: 65334
wikidata_id: "Q683828"
roles: []
born: "24 January 1948"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T22:08:21.860858+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Michael Des Barres

## Identity

Michael Des Barres

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-des-barres
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-des-barres
- **IMDb ID:** nm0220735
- **TMDB ID:** 65334
- **Wikidata ID:** Q683828
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Des_Barres, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q683828, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0220735/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65334

Actor. Born 24 January 1948 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Born:** 24 January 1948, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1992–2001
- **Also known as:** Micheal Des Barres , Michael Desbarre , Michael DeBarre, Michael DesBarres
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 77 (1), 2000s 92 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Des_Barres, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q683828, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0220735/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65334

## Biography

Michael Des Barres is an English actor and singer. Born Michael Philip Des Barres on 24 January 1948 in Hove, Sussex, he trained at the Corona Academy drama school in London and began acting as a child.

His film roles include a part in *To Sir, with Love* (1967) and Damiani in *Under Siege* (1992). He has appeared in numerous television series, among them *MacGyver* as Murdoc, *Mulholland Drive* (2001) and episodes of *Suits*, *Bones* and *NCIS*.

Des Barres has also pursued a music career, fronting the glam rock band Silverhead and replacing Robert Palmer in The Power Station, with whom he performed at Live Aid in 1985.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, michaeldesbarres.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Mulholland Drive* (2001), Fi1m 92, as Billy — [page](https://film.one/film/mulholland-drive.md)
- *Under Siege* (1992), Fi1m 77, as Damiani — [page](https://film.one/film/under-siege.md)

## Complete filmography (81)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *MacGyver* (2016), series, as Nicholas Helman
- *Me* (2014), as Sanford
- *California Solo* (2012), as Wendell
- *The Finder* (2012), series, as Icepick
- *Suits* (2011), series, as Sergei Baskov
- *Four Kings* (2006), series, as Nick Dresden
- *Bones* (2005), series, as Simon Graham — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/bones.md)
- *Love Lounge* (2005), series, Actor
- *Hawaii* (2004), series, as Preston Tucker
- *Catch That Kid* (2004), as Brisbane
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Del Finney — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *Nip/Tuck* (2003), series, as Everett Poe — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/nip-tuck.md)
- *Dead Like Me* (2003), series, as Gideon Jeffries
- *She Spies* (2002), series, as Dr. Zirby
- *Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown* (2002), as Jackson Weele (voice)
- *Ocean Park* (2002), as Gower
- *My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star* (2002), series, as Eric Darnell
- *Diary of a Sex Addict* (2001), as Sammy Horn
- *Alias* (2001), series, as Miles Devereaux — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *The Man from Elysian Fields* (2001), as Nigel
- *Mulholland Drive* (2001), as Billy — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/mulholland-drive.md)
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Marty 'The Cat' Kirch
- *Gilmore Girls* (2000), series, as Claude Clemenceau — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/gilmore-girls.md)
- *Poison* (2000), as Evan Lazlo
- *The Hungry Bachelors Club* (1999), as Harold Spinner
- *Sugar Town* (1999), as Nick
- *Providence* (1999), series, as Yule
- *Charmed* (1998), series, as Dark Priest
- *The Jungle Book: Search for the Lost Treasure* (1998), as Kohabeez
- *Poison Ivy: The New Seduction* (1997), as Ivan Greer
- *Just Shoot Me!* (1997), series, as Nick Hewitt
- *Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm* (1996), series, as Kano / Captain (voice), Kano (voice)
- *The Pretender* (1996), series, as Douglas Willard, The Blue Moon Killer
- *E! True Hollywood Story* (1996), series, Actor
- *Limp Fangs: The Adventures of Count Malt Liquela* (1996), as Narrator
- *Nash Bridges* (1996), series, as Niles Maynard
- *JAG* (1995), series, as King Josif, Howie Black
- *Freakazoid!* (1995), series, as Man In Hole (voice)
- *Sliders* (1995), series, as Prof. Vincent Cardoza
- *Marker* (1995), series, Actor
- *Spider-Man* (1994), series, as Jackson Weele (voice)
- *A Simple Twist of Fate* (1994), as Bryce
- *Silk Degrees* (1994), as Degrillo
- *The High Crusade* (1994), as Monsieur du Lac
- *Ellen* (1994), series, as Nigel the Director, The Patient
- *Deep Red* (1994), as Lew Ramirez
- *Frasier* (1993), series, as Georges — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman* (1993), series, as Lenny Stoke
- *Under Siege* (1992), as Damiani — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/under-siege.md)
- *Batman: The Animated Series* (1992), series, as Nostromos / Carl Fowler (voice)
- *Melrose Place* (1992), series, as Arthur Field
- *Waxwork II: Lost in Time* (1992), as George
- *The Commish* (1991), series, Actor
- *The New WKRP in Cincinnati* (1991), series, as Jack Allen
- *Super Force* (1990), series, Actor
- *Northern Exposure* (1990), series, as Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/northern-exposure.md)
- *Midnight Cabaret* (1990), as Paul Van Dyke
- *Seinfeld* (1989), series, as Restauranteur — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)
- *Pink Cadillac* (1989), as Alex
- *Roseanne* (1988), series, Actor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/roseanne.md)
- *Superboy* (1988), series, Actor
- *Nightflyers* (1987), as Jon Winderman
- *J.J. Starbuck* (1987), series, Actor
- *21 Jump Street* (1987), series, as Gavin McHugh, Mr. Karst
- *Double Switch* (1987), as Simon
- *Sledge Hammer!* (1986), series, as Sir Guy
- *ALF* (1986), series, as Eddie
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Mr. Allesio
- *MacGyver* (1985), series, as Murdoc
- *Ghoulies* (1984), as Malcolm Graves
- *Miami Vice* (1984), series, as Shane Dubois, Power Station Vocalist — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)
- *The Hitchhiker* (1983), series, as The Wise Man
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), series, as Donald — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)
- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), series, Actor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)
- *Hart to Hart* (1979), series, as Syd Sado
- *WKRP in Cincinnati* (1978), series, as Sir Charles 'Dog' Weatherby
- *The Rockford Files* (1974), series, as Keith — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)
- *Arizona Slim* (1973), as Michael Pearson
- *I, Monster* (1971), as Boy in alley
- *To Sir, with Love* (1967), as Williams
- *Arrivederci, Baby!* (1966), as Boy in Orphanage (uncredited)

## Gallery

- ![Michael Des Barres](https://film.one/media/person/348495/gallery-271a3fc60b4f.jpg) Michael Des Barres — Rob DiCaterino, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Michael_Des_Barres_at_the_Chiller_Theatre_Expo_2017.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Michael Des Barres (1972)](https://film.one/media/person/348495/gallery-761cc1e111c1.jpg) Michael Des Barres (1972) — Allan warren, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Michael_des_Barres_2_Allan_Warren.jpg/1280px-Michael_des_Barres_2_Allan_Warren.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Michael des Barres (1972)](https://film.one/media/person/348495/gallery-06c9f15888eb.jpg) Michael des Barres (1972) — Allan warren, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Michael_Des_Barres_5_allan_Warren.jpg/1280px-Michael_Des_Barres_5_allan_Warren.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Michael Des Barres (1972)](https://film.one/media/person/348495/gallery-7d5ce1d1a48d.jpg) Michael Des Barres (1972) — Allan warren, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Michael_des_Barres_4_Allan_Warren.jpg/1280px-Michael_des_Barres_4_Allan_Warren.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Michael des Barres](https://film.one/media/person/348495/gallery-515efb9adcf2.jpg) Michael des Barres — Allan warren, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Michael_des_Barres.jpg/1280px-Michael_des_Barres.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![With Greg at the Chiller Theatre Expo at the Hilton Parsippany Hotel in Parsippany, NJ. Saturday, October 28, 2017. pictured (left to right): Greg and Michael D](https://film.one/media/person/348495/gallery-cc6798c044fa.jpg) With Greg at the Chiller Theatre Expo at the Hilton Parsippany Hotel in Parsippany, NJ. Saturday, October 28, 2017. pictured (left to right): Greg and Michael D — Rob DiCaterino, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Greg_and_Michael_Des_Barres_at_the_Chiller_Theatre_Expo_2017.jpg/1280px-Greg_and_Michael_Des_Barres_at_the_Chiller_Theatre_Expo_2017.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song 1987: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song (nominated), for *I Do What I Do*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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