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Name
  
Michael Horton

Role
  
Actor

Spouse
  
Debbie Zipp


Michael Horton smiling while wearing a black coat, black vest, and white and blue striped long sleeves

Movies and TV shows
  
Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, The Legend of Prince Va, Happily Ever After

Similar People
  
Debbie Zipp, Keith Michell, Gene Roddenberry, Jonathan Frakes, Fred Rogers

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Michael Horton (born September 5, 1952) is an American actor and voice over artist, whose best known and longest running role was as Jessica Fletcher's nephew, Grady Fletcher, in the television series Murder, She Wrote.

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Michael Horton, in one of his interviews, wearing a black coat and blue long sleeve

Horton appeared in such films and television series as Star Trek: Voyager, ER, Dances with Wolves, Taxi, M*A*S*M*A*S*H, 21 Jump Street, Baywatch, and The Eddie Capra Mysteries. He played the recurring role of Lieutenant Daniels in Star Trek: First Contact and Star Trek: Insurrection. His voice-over work in 1980s animation includes Rick Jones in The Incredible Hulk, Chip Chase in The Transformers, Hollywood stuntman Jeff Wright and Stormer's brother Craig Phillips on Jem, the younger brother Tommy Talltree of Airborne in the G.I. Joe episode "Operation Mind Menace", and Arn in The Legend of Prince Valiant. Horton also voiced The Prince in the 1993 animated film, Happily Ever After. His last credited acting role was in an episode of Judging Amy as Principal Alvin Harvey in 2002.

Horton is also a producer, director, and editor. He is co-host of the podcast Digital Production Buzz, and a founder of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group.

Personal life

Horton is married to actress Debbie Zipp, who played Horton's onscreen girlfriend and wife Donna Mayberry in Murder, She Wrote, and whose last known acting role was in the television series Gilmore Girls in two episodes (one in 2005 and one in 2007) as Katherine. The couple has two children.

Filmography

Actor
2005
Spider-Man Venom Saga (Video) as
John Jameson (voice)
2002
Judging Amy (TV Series) as
Principal Alvin Harvey
- A Pretty Good Day (2002) - Principal Alvin Harvey
1983
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (TV Series) as
Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones / James Michael Jones / Old Goat / ...
- 1765: Celebrates the Arts (2001) - Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones (voice)
- 1755: Curiosity (2000) - Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones (voice)
- 1754: Curiosity (2000) - Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones (voice)
- 1753: Curiosity (2000) - Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones (voice)
- 1734: Little and Big (1998) - Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones (voice)
- 1733: Little and Big (1998) - Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones
- 1724: Giving and Receiving (1998) - Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones
- 1723: Giving and Receiving (1998) - Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones (voice)
- 1715: Sharing (1997) - Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones (voice)
- 1714: Sharing (1997) - Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones (voice)
- 1713: Sharing (1997) - Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones (voice)
- 1695: Mad Feelings (1995) - Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones (voice)
- 1694: Mad Feelings (1995) - Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones (voice)
- 1675: Things to Wear (1994) - Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones (voice)
- 1674: Things to Wear (1994) - Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones (voice)
- 1673: Things to Wear (1994) - Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones (voice)
- 1672: Things to Wear (1994) - James Michael Jones (voice)
- 1660: Up and Down (1992) - Old Goat (voice)
- 1659: Up and Down (1992) - Old Goat (voice)
- 1655: Learning (1992) - James Michael Jones (voice)
- 1654: Learning (1992) - James Michael Jones (voice)
- 1618: Environment (1990) - Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones (voice)
- 1610: Josephine the Short Neck Giraffe (1989) - Butterfly / Bird / Bee
- 1609: Josephine the Short Neck Giraffe (1989) - Butterfly / Bird / Bee
- 1608: Josephine the Short Neck Giraffe (1989) - Butterfly / Bird / Bee (voice)
- 1598: Secrets (1988) - Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones (voice)
- 1595: Kindness and Unkindness (1988) - Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones (voice)
- 1590: Nighttime (1988) - Yo-Yo LaBelle (voice)
- 1589: Nighttime (1988) - Yo-Yo LaBelle (voice)
- 1588: Nighttime (1988) - Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones / James Michael Jones (voice)
- 1585: Alike and Different (1987) - Darrell Butterfly / Nancy Caterpillar
- 1583: Alike and Different (1987) - Nancy Caterpillar (voice)
- 1582: Alike and Different (1987) - Nancy Caterpillar / Darrell Butterfly (voice)
- 1581: Alike and Different (1987) - Nancy Caterpillar / Darrell Butterfly (voice)
- 1570: Playthings (1986) - James Michael Jones (voice)
- 1565: A Star for Kitty Opera (1986) - Tiny's Teacher
- 1564: Celebrations (1986) - James Michael Jones (voice)
- 1558: Making and Creating (1986) - James Michael Jones (voice)
- 1553: Families (1985) - James Michael Jones / Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones (voice)
- 1552: Families (1985) - James Michael Jones / Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones (voice)
- 1550: Music (1985) - James Michael Jones / Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones / Old Goat (voice)
- 1548: Music (1985) - James Michael Jones / Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones (voice)
- 1547: Music (1985) - Old Goat (voice)
- 1545: No and Yes (1985) - James Michael Jones / Betty Okanak Templeton-Jones (voice)
- 1544: No and Yes (1985) - Betty Okanak Templeton (voice)
- 1543: No and Yes (1985) - James Michael Jones / Betty Okanak Templeton (voice)
- 1542: No and Yes (1985) - Betty Okanak Templeton (voice)
- 1541: No and Yes (1985) - James Michael Jones (voice)
- 1540: Food (1984) - Old Goat (voice)
- 1539: Food (1984) - Betty Okanak Templeton / Old Goat (voice)
- 1538: Food (1984) - Old Goat
- 1537: Food (1984) - Betty Okanak Templeton / Old Goat (voice)
- 1535: A Grandad for Daniel Opera (1984) - Starfish (Betty Okanak Templeton) / Old Goat (voice)
- 1534: Grandparents (1984) - Betty Okanak Templeton (voice)
- 1525: Conflict (1983) - Betty Okanak Templeton (voice)
- 1524: Conflict (1983) - Betty Okanak Templeton (voice)
2000
Titans (TV Series) as
Ted
- Desperately Seeking Heather (2000) - Ted
- Stormy Heather (2000) - Ted
1999
The Learning Curve as
Coucilman Nolan
1999
The Brothers Flub (TV Series) as
Additional Voices
- Unlucky Charmers; Bunch of Trouble (1999) - Additional Voices (voice)
- It's a Mystery; for the Birds (1999) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Teacher's Pest; Yippy-Ki-Yay! (1999) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Finders Keepers; Shrinky Dinky (1999) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Paradise Shmaridise; Sore Losers (1999) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Warped Speed; Double Feature (1999) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Warped Speed; Double Feature (1999) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Cold Soreheads; Operation Flubpossible (1999) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Tarara Birthdeeyay; Big Business (1999) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Guapos Galore; Snow Doomed (1999) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Pizza! Pizza!; Bad Judgement Day (1999) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Tiresome Twosome; Hair Brains (1999) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Flubs Overeasy; Village Idiots (1999) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Cookie Crumbles; Flub, Flub and Away! (1999) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Queen Bees; Fitness Freaks (1999) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Wrestlemaniacs; Bard Brain (1999) - Additional Voices (voice)
1999
California Myth as
Cop
1998
Star Trek: Insurrection as
Lt. Daniels
1998
Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series) as
Kovin
- Retrospect (1998) - Kovin
1997
ER (TV Series) as
Tom Angevine
- Good Touch, Bad Touch (1997) - Tom Angevine
1997
Extreme Ghostbusters (TV Series)
- Ghost Apocalyptic Future (1997) - (voice)
1997
Executive Power (Video) as
Victor Kern
1997
Pacific Palisades (TV Series) as
Richard Hughes
- Motherly Love (1997) - Richard Hughes
- Private Showing (1997) - Richard Hughes
- Best Laid Plans (1997) - Richard Hughes
1997
The Beautician and the Beast as
Fairytale Prince (voice)
1996
Star Trek: First Contact as
Security Officer
1995
Spider-Man: The Animated Series (TV Series) as
John Jameson / Additional Voices
- Sins of the Fathers Chapter 7: The Man Without Fear (1996) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Sins of the Fathers Chapter 6: Framed (1996) - Additional Voices (voice)
- The Alien Costume: Part 3 (1995) - John Jameson (voice)
- The Alien Costume: Part 2 (1995) - John Jameson (voice)
- The Alien Costume: Part 1 (1995) - John Jameson (voice)
1995
Siringo (TV Movie) as
Emmet
1984
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) as
Grady Fletcher / Grady Ambrose Fletcher
- The Dream Team (1995) - Grady Fletcher
- The Szechuan Dragon (1990) - Grady Fletcher
- Something Borrowed, Someone Blue (1989) - Grady Ambrose Fletcher
- J.B.. as in Jailbird (1988) - Grady Fletcher
- Just Another Fish Story (1988) - Grady Fletcher
- Doom with a View (1987) - Grady Fletcher
- No Accounting for Murder (1987) - Grady Fletcher
- Crossed Up (1987) - Grady Fletcher
- Christopher Bundy - Died on Sunday (1986) - Grady Fletcher
- Murder by Appointment Only (1986) - Grady Fletcher
- Broadway Malady (1985) - Grady Fletcher
- The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (1984) - Grady Fletcher
1991
The Legend of Prince Valiant (TV Series) as
Arn
- The Hinge of Fate (1993) - Arn (voice)
- The Gathering Storm (1993) - Arn (voice)
- The Death of Arthur (1993) - Arn (voice)
- A New Dawn (1993) - Arn (voice)
- The Ghost (1993) - Arn (voice)
- A Light in the Dark (1993) - Arn (voice)
- The Ring of Truth (1993) - Arn (voice)
- The Song of Valor (1993) - Arn (voice)
- The Sage (1993) - Arn (voice)
- The Burning Bridge (1993) - Arn (voice)
- The Aurora (1993) - Arn (voice)
- The Spirit of Valor (1993) - Arn (voice)
- The Eyes of the Serpent (1993) - Arn (voice, credit only)
- The Shadows of Destiny (1993) - Arn (voice, credit only)
- The Vision (1993) - Arn (voice)
- The Hero (1993) - Arn (voice)
- The Blackest Poison (1993) - Arn (voice)
- The Treaty (1993) - Arn (voice, credit only)
- The Jubilee (1993) - Arn (voice)
- The Walls of Tyranny (1993) - Arn (voice)
- The Parting (1993) - Arn (voice)
- The Rescue (1993) - Arn (voice, credit only)
- Mordred's Return (1993) - Arn (voice)
- The Voyage (1993) - Arn (voice)
- The Princess Aleta (1993) - Arn (voice)
- The Tree (1993) - Arn (voice, credit only)
- The Rival (1992) - Arn (voice)
- The Crossbow (1992) - Arn (voice)
- Empty Justice (1992) - Arn (voice)
- The Traitor (1992) - Arn (voice)
- The Cursed (1992) - Arn (voice, credit only)
- Peace on Earth (1992) - Arn (voice)
- The Lesson Twice Learned (1992) - Arn (voice, credit only)
- The Color of Honor (1992) - Arn (voice)
- The Flute (1992) - Arn (voice, credit only)
- The Deception (1992) - Arn (voice, credit only)
- The Beggar (1992) - Arn (voice)
- The Black Rose (1992) - Arn (voice, credit only)
- The Lost (1992) - Arn (voice)
- The Dream Come True (1992) - Arn (voice)
- The Triumph (1992) - Arn (voice)
- The Choice (1992) - Arn (voice)
- The Reunion (1992) - Arn (voice)
- The Battle of Greystone (1992) - Arn (voice)
- The Dawn of Darkness (1992) - Arn (voice)
- The Waif (1992) - Arn (voice)
- The Fist of Iron (1992) - Arn (voice, credit only)
- The Road Back (1992) - Arn (voice)
- The Competitor (1992) - Arn (voice)
- The Turn of the Wheel (1992) - Arn (voice)
- The Trap (1992) - Arn (voice)
- The Guardian (1991) - Arn (voice)
- The Awakening (1991) - Arn (voice)
- The Visitor (1991) - Arn (voice)
- The Return (1991) - Arn (voice)
- The Secret of Perilous Garde (1991) - Arn (voice)
- The Trust Betrayed (1991) - Arn (voice)
- The Singing Sword (1991) - Arn (voice)
- The Gift (1991) - Arn (voice)
- The Finding of Camelot (1991) - Arn (voice)
- The Trust (1991) - Arn (voice)
- The Kidnapping (1991) - Arn (voice)
- The Blacksmith's Daughter (1991) - Arn (voice)
- The Journey (1991) - Arn (voice)
- The Dream (1991) - Arn (voice, credit only)
1993
Matlock (TV Series) as
Rick Stafford
- The Fortune (1993) - Rick Stafford
1991
Keeping Secrets (TV Movie) as
Danny
1990
Zazoo U (TV Series) as
Boink
- Boink's Rap (1991) - Boink (voice)
- One Single Seed (1991) - Boink (voice)
- No Strings Attached (1991) - Boink (voice)
- Ms. Devine's Blues (1990) - Boink (voice)
- Share a Chair (1990) - Boink (voice)
- Bully Loses His Temper (1990) - Boink (voice)
- Har V and Sue (1990) - Boink (voice)
- Is Bigger Better? (1990) - Boink (voice)
- Yesterday's Zoo (1990) - Boink (voice)
- The Search for the Meaning of Life (1990) - Boink (voice)
- The Crayon Box That Talked (1990) - Boink (voice)
- The Nine Mile Pile (1990) - Boink (voice)
- Money for Music (1990) - Boink (voice)
1990
Dances with Wolves as
Captain Cargill - extended version
1989
Vytor: The Starfire Champion (TV Movie) as
Vytor (voice)
1989
Baywatch (TV Series) as
Tony
- The Reunion (1989) - Tony
1989
Freddy's Nightmares (TV Series) as
Doug Wodehouse
- Welcome to Springwood (1989) - Doug Wodehouse
1989
The Karate Kid (TV Series) as
Additional Characters
- My Brother's Keeper (1989) - Additional Characters (voice)
1989
Happily Ever After as
The Prince (voice)
1989
In the Heat of the Night (TV Series) as
Jody Ware
- The Pig Woman of Sparta (1989) - Jody Ware
1988
My Father, My Son (TV Movie) as
Geoff
1988
Mr. Belvedere (TV Series) as
Perry
- The Counselor (1988) - Perry
1985
Jem (TV Series) as
Jeff Wright / Craig Phillips / Mason Hawthorne / ...
- Hollywood Jem: Part 2 - And the Winner Is- (1988) - Jeff Wright (voice)
- Hollywood Jem: Part 1 - For Your Consideration (1988) - Jeff Wright (voice)
- Britrock (1988) - Craig Phillips / Mason Hawthorne / Alan (voice)
- The Talent Search: Part 2 (1987) - Craig Phillips (voice)
- The Talent Search: Part 1 (1987) - Craig Phillips (voice)
- Glitter and Gold (1987) - Jeff Wright (voice)
- The Rock Fashion Book (1986) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Starbright: Part 3 - Rising Star (1986) - Jeff Wright (voice)
- Starbright: Part 2 - Colliding Stars (1986) - Jeff Wright (voice)
- Starbright, Part 1: Falling Star (1986) - Jeff Wright (voice)
- Battle of the Bands (1985) - (voice)
- Frame Up (1985) - (voice)
- Kimber's Rebellion (1985) - (voice)
- Disaster (1985) - (voice)
- The Beginning (1985) - (voice)
1987
21 Jump Street (TV Series) as
Brent Sayles
- Higher Education (1987) - Brent Sayles
1987
Like Father Like Son as
Dr. Mike O'Donald
1987
Baby Girl Scott (TV Movie)
1987
Roomies (TV Series) as
Jason
- Pilot (1987) - Jason
1986
Lazer Tag Academy (TV Series) as
Additional Voices
- Jamie and the Spitfires (1986) - Additional Voices (voice)
- StarLyte on the Orient Express (1986) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Drear's Doll (1986) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Redbeard's Treasure (1986) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Sir Tom of Jaren (1986) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Battle Hymn of Jaren's (1986) - Additional Voices (voice)
- The Olanga Story (1986) - Additional Voices (voice)
- The Witch Switch (1986) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Charles' Science Project (1986) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Pay Dirt (1986) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Yamoto's Curse (1986) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Skugg Duggery (1986) - Additional Voices (voice)
- The Beginning (1986) - Additional Voices (voice)
1986
L.A. Law (TV Series) as
Tom Locklin
- The House of the Rising Flan (1986) - Tom Locklin
1986
Remington Steele (TV Series) as
Wally Donovan
- Santa Claus Is Coming to Steele (1986) - Wally Donovan
1986
Prince of Bel Air (TV Movie) as
Michael Jacobs
1984
The Transformers (TV Series) as
Chip Chase / Teenager at Discotheque
- Child's Play (1985) - Chip Chase (voice)
- The Autobot Run (1985) - Chip Chase (voice)
- The Core (1985) - Chip Chase (voice)
- Megatron's Master Plan: Part 2 (1985) - Chip Chase / Teenager at Discotheque (voice)
- Megatron's Master Plan: Part 1 (1985) - Chip Chase (voice)
- Dinobot Island: Part 2 (1985) - Chip Chase (voice)
- Heavy Metal War (1984) - Chip Chase (voice)
- War of the Dinobots (1984) - Chip Chase (voice)
- Divide and Conquer (1984) - Chip Chase (voice)
- Roll for It (1984) - Chip Chase (voice)
1985
G.I. Joe (TV Series) as
Tommy Talltree
- Operation Mind Menace (1985) - Tommy Talltree (voice)
1984
Second Sight: A Love Story (TV Movie) as
Gary Renzi
1984
Newhart (TV Series) as
John Payne
- Best Friends (1984) - John Payne
1984
Hart to Hart (TV Series) as
Young Man
- Whispers in the Wings (1984) - Young Man
1983
Hill Street Blues (TV Series) as
Nicky Kasner
- Praise Dilaudid (1983) - Nicky Kasner
1982
The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) as
Rick Jones / Jonah / Beta Leader
- The Hulk Destroys Bruce Banner (1983) - Rick Jones (voice)
- The Boy Who Saw Tomorrow (1983) - Rick Jones / Jonah (voice)
- Enter: She-Hulk (1983) - Rick Jones (voice)
- Punks on Wheels (1983) - Rick Jones (voice)
- The Incredible Shrinking Hulk (1982) - Rick Jones (voice)
- It Lives! It Grows! It Destroys! (1982) - Rick Jones (voice)
- The Creature and the Cavegirl (1982) - Rick Jones (voice)
- Bruce Banner Unmasked (1982) - Rick Jones (voice)
- The Cyclops Project (1982) - Rick Jones (voice)
- When Monsters Meet (1982) - Rick Jones (voice, credit only)
- Origin of the Hulk (1982) - Rick Jones / Beta Leader (voice)
- Prisoner of the Monster (1982) - Rick Jones (voice)
- Tomb of the Unknown Hulk (1982) - Rick Jones (voice)
1983
Whiz Kids (TV Series) as
Gallagher
- Programmed for Murder (1983) - Gallagher
1983
Casablanca (TV Series) as
Claude Moulin
- The Cashier and the Belly Dancer (1983) - Claude Moulin
1983
The Lords of Discipline as
Bobby Bentley
1983
M*A*S*H (TV Series) as
Lt. Curt Collins
- Say No More (1983) - Lt. Curt Collins
1982
The Blue and the Gray (TV Mini Series) as
Mark Geyser
- Part 3 (1982) - Mark Geyser
- Part 2 (1982) - Mark Geyser (credit only)
- Part 1 (1982) - Mark Geyser
1982
T.J. Hooker (TV Series) as
Parker English
- The Protectors (1982) - Parker English
1981
All the Way Home (TV Movie) as
Andrew
1981
Chicago Story (TV Movie) as
George Stepak
1981
Kent State (TV Movie) as
Cody
1980
Alone at Last (TV Movie) as
Michael Elliott
1979
Taxi (TV Series) as
Steven Jensen
- Wherefore Art Thou, Bobby? (1979) - Steven Jensen
1979
Not Until Today (TV Movie) as
Jake Warren
1979
Quincy M.E. (TV Series) as
Steve
- Dark Angel (1979) - Steve
1978
The Eddie Capra Mysteries (TV Series) as
Harvey Winchell
- The Two Million Dollar Stowaway (1978) - Harvey Winchell
- Murder on the Flip Side (1978)
- Murder, Murder (1978) - Harvey Winchell
- Nightmare at Pendragon Castle (1978) - Harvey Winchell
1978
Columbo (TV Series) as
Kerry Malone
- The Conspirators (1978) - Kerry Malone
1978
Barnaby Jones (TV Series) as
Duane Pierson
- Uninvited Peril (1978) - Duane Pierson
1977
Police Story (TV Series) as
Dana Green
- Nightmare on a Sunday Morning (1977) - Dana Green
1970
220 Blues (Short) as
Bob
Soundtrack
1985
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- 1550: Music (1985) - (performer: "Won't You Be My Neighbor?", "Bass Violet", "Bass Violin")

References

Michael Horton (actor) Wikipedia