Biography
Michael Currie (born Herman Christian Schwenk Jr.; July 24, 1928 – December 22, 2009) was an American actor who appeared in several films and on television. Born in Kingston, New York to Herman C. Schwenk and Mabel Lockwood, he began his career in 1964. He had roles in several Clint Eastwood movies including the comedy film Any Which Way You Can (1980) and Firefox (1982). He also played Lt. Donnelly in the fourth installment of the "Dirty Harry" film series Sudden Impact (1983), and reprised hi...
Known For
Complete Filmography
G.I. Jane
1997
as Commission Speaker
In response to political pressure from Senator Lillian DeHaven, the U.S. Navy begins a program that would allow for the eventual integration of women ...
The Man Without a Face
1993
as Mr. Cameron, General Store Owner
Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town after his face is disfigured from an automobile accident ten years earlie...
Devlin
1992
as Major
A troubled cop is framed in the murder of his brother-in-law, whose father is a political boss.
Distant Thunder
1988
as Coach Swabey
A troubled Vietnam war vet deserts his wife and child shortly after he returns from the war. He returns after 10 years, where he's been living like an...
The Dead Pool
1988
as Capt. Donnelly
Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of actors and ...
Island Sons
1987
as Jess Hamlin
A successful businessman in Hawaii disappears amid allegations of illegal activities. Years later his four sons bear the burden and repercussions of t...
Deadly Intentions
1985
as Dr. Lawrence
Katherine married Dr. Charles Raynor. She later discovers that Raynor is a sadist who torments her physically and mentally. She divorces him and take ...
The Philadelphia Experiment
1984
as Magnussen
Based on an "actual event" that took place in 1943. About a US Navy Destroyer Escort that disappeared from the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, and sent t...
Sudden Impact
1983
as Lt. Donnelly
When a young rape victim takes justice into her own hands and becomes a serial killer, it's up to Dirty Harry Callahan, on suspension from the SFPD, t...
Quarterback Princess
1983
as Chairman
The Maida family has moved to Oregon, and daughter Tami wants to play quarterback for the high school football team. There's just one problem. She's a...
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
1982
as Rafferty
A terrified toy salesman is mysteriously attacked, and at the hospital, babbles and clutches the year's most popular Halloween costume, an eerie pumpk...
Firefox
1982
as Captain Seerbacker
The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon—as there are ...
Mae West
1982
as Bill Le Baron
Biography of the curvaceous and sharp-witted actress who scandalized Broadway and Hollywood in the 1920s-30s with her frank approach to sex.
Pray TV
1982
as Artie Allman
A newly ordained minister accepts a summer job with a dynamic TV evangelist only to find deep conflicts between the latter's conventional activities s...
The Other Victim
1981
as Dr. Coombs
After his wife is raped, a man struggles to find ways to express the anger and helplessness which the crime has instilled in him.
Our Family Business
1981
as Mr. Allingham
A syndicate mob boss doesn't realize that his eldest son, Gep, has been informing to the police on the family's dealings in exchange for protection, w...
Dead & Buried
1981
as Herman
After a series of gory murders commited by mobs of townspeople against visiting tourists, the corpses appear to be coming back to life and living norm...
Any Which Way You Can
1980
as Wyoming Officer
Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight – as he does – to make more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire, but wh...
Mark, I Love You
1980
as Mr. Schmidt
A distraught widower is caught in a bitter custody battle with his late wife's parents over his 10-year-old son, following his plans to remarry and mo...
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
1980
The story of Col. Paul Tibbets and his crew who flew the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, bringing World War II t...
Loving Couples
1980
as Ken
Walter is a successful doctor, and so is his wife Evelyn. Wealthy and good-looking, they should be a happily married couple, but they're not. Walter ...
A Perfect Match
1980
as Dr. Banks
A successful fashion designer who learns that she has a mysterious illness that threatens her life searches frantically for the one suitable donor for...
What Are Friends For?
1980
as Dr. Mudd
Two 12-year-old girls going through a divorce make a pact never to divorce their friendship.
Bogie
1980
as Fogelson
The Humphrey Bogart story from the early '30s until his death, covering the period as a struggling young actor through movie stardom and his marriages...
Mother and Daughter: The Loving War
1980
as 1st Doctor
A love-hate relationship among three generations of women, spanning 30 years.
See How She Runs
1978
as Cop Friend
A middle-aged housewife and mother, after spending a lifetime giving to others, decides to claim a piece for herself and enters the grueling 26-mile B...
The Troublemaker
1964
as Electrical Inspector
A naive chicken farmer from New Jersey moves to Greenwich Village to open a coffee house.