Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Michael Beck Taylor (born February 4, 1949), commonly known as Michael Beck, is an American actor, perhaps best known for his role as Swan in the 1979 film, The Warriors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Beck, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
as Self
From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its celebration of...

The Grace of Jake
2017
as Henry Haynes
Ex-inmate and wandering musician Jake travels to a small town in Arkansas intent on exacting revenge from his father, but begins to unravel a complica...

The Warriors: Battleground
2007
as Self
Documents the filming process, along with technical insights by cinematographer Andrew Lazslo.

The Warriors: The Beginning
2007
as Self
Details the origins of the story, with anecdotes by the cast and crew about how they got involved in the project.

The Warriors: The Phenomenon
2007
as Self
Features the editing and scoring processes, a proposed narration by Orson Welles, and some of the controversies inherent in the film's release.

The Warriors: The Way Home
2007
as Self
An examination of the choreographed fight scenes and bizarre costuming.

The Jungle Book: Search for the Lost Treasure
1998
as Prof. Gershwin Donovan
Two teens (Lindsey Peter, Sean Price McConnell) get more than they bargained for when they join their fathers on a trek to the jungles of India to fin...

Forest Warrior
1996
as Arlen Slaighter
John McKenna is a spiritual being who is able to transform into bear, wolf or eagle. He lives in the forests of Tanglewood and has dedicated his life ...

Fade to Black
1993
as Braith
A professor accidentally records the murder of a neighbor on videotape and finds himself framed for the crime.

Stranger at My Door
1991
as Jimmy Lee Dancey
A cop on the run from his mob boss "in-laws" tries to start a new life on a deserted farm with his two children. But things are not that easy.

Deadly Game
1991
as Peterson
A group of seven strangers, including a dancer, a doctor, a teacher, and a disgraced former football player, are brought together on an island owned b...

Only One Survived
1990
as Paul Haskel
Four buddies set out on a three-week deep-sea fishing holiday in the Amazon and run into trouble.

Blackout
1985
as Mike Patterson
A police officer suspects that a local husband and father, who has recently undergone facial surgery because of injuries received in a car accident, i...

Chiller
1985
as Miles Creighton
A wealthy industrialist arranges for his body to be kept on ice in a high-tech cryonic chamber. When the instructions are not followed properly, he em...

Rearview Mirror
1984
as Jerry Sam Hopps
When the psychopathic jailbreaker Hopps and his cousin steal a camper to continue their flight, they notice too late that there's a baby on the back s...
The Streets
1984
as Sgt. Danny Wreade
Undercover cops Wreade & Grozzo (Beck & Orbach) are searching for the identity of a gang leader who is selling handguns to people for their self prote...

The Golden Seal
1983
as Crawford
A lonely 10-year-old boy living with his parents in a remote coastal part of Alaksa, spontaneously finds a legendary golden seal and her newborn pup. ...

The Last Ninja
1983
as Kenjiro Sakura
A successful art dealer is sought out by law enforcement after terrorists take some scientists hostage. Finding no possible solution, a law enforcemen...

Triumphs of a Man Called Horse
1983
as Koda
Shunka Wakan, formerly Lord John, helps his Dakota son defend their tribe against gold rushers.

MegaForce
1982
as Dallas
MegaForce is an elite multi-national military unit that does the jobs that individual governments won't. When the peaceful Republic of Sardun in under...

Warlords of the 21st Century
1982
as Hunter
It's the 21st century, the Oil Wars have made a mess of the planet and the land outside major cities is lawless. After Hunter comes to the aid of Corl...

Fly Away Home
1981
as Lt. Mark Wakefield
Ambitious pilot to a prospective series revolving around a combat cameraman in Vietnam. Carl Danton is in Saigon on assignment at the start of the 196...

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
as Clarence Carnes
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 "T...

Xanadu
1980
as Sonny Malone
A beautiful muse inspires an artist and his older friend to convert a dilapidated auditorium into a lavish rollerskating club.

Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure
1979
as John Alden
In 1620, the Assembly of the Pilgrims decides to emigrate to the young America because of the persecution they suffer by the English crown. The film t...

The Warriors
1979
as Swan
Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader ki...

Madman
1978
as Boris Abramovitch
Killing as many commies as he can is the goal of a hatred consumed private in the Israeli Army. The memory of his torture in a Russian mental hospital...