Biography
A stage, screen and TV actor, Michael Moriarty came to prominence with his sensitive performance as baseball pitcher Henry Wiggen in the acclaimed 1973 drama, "Bang the Drum Slowly". Not all of Moriarty's subsequent work has lived up to that early promise, nor has he proven to be "box office", yet he has remained in demand for stage and TV roles. Additionally, he has branched out as a composer and jazz pianist.
Moriarty has worked extensively …
Career Milestones
1963 | Stage debut as Octavius, "Antony and Cleopatra" at the New York Shakespeare Festival |
1971 | Film debut, "Glory Boy" |
1973 | Henry Wiggen in "Bang the Drum Slowly" |
1973 | TV movie debut, "A Summer Without Boys"; Jim in "The Glass Menagerie" |
1974 | Julian Weston, "Find Your Way Home", Brooks Atkinson Theatre, NY |
1978 | Erik Dorf, "Holocaust" miniseries |
1979 | Debut as playwright, "Flight to the Fatherland" |
1982 | Contributed song, "Evil Dream" to feature "Q" |
1984 | Symphony for String Orchestra" performed in NY |
1990 | Album "Reaching Out" released |
1990 | Starred as Ben Stone in "Law & Order" |
1994 | Replaced Richard Chamberlain as Henry Higgins in revival of "My Fair Lady" on Broadway |
1995 | Starred in miniseries, "Children of the Dust" |
1996 | First feature in six years, "Courage Under Fire" |
1996 | Wrote and acted in one-person show, "Special Providence" |
1997 | Joined the cast of the synidcated series "The PSI Factor" |
2001 | Cast as James Dean's father in the TNT biopic "James Dean" |
2002 | Cast in the television miniseries "Living With The Dead" |
Awards
1974 | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor In Drama in The Glass Menagerie |
1974 | Primetime Emmy Award for Supporting Actor of the Year in The Glass Menagerie |
1974 | Tony Award for Actor (Dramatic) |
1978 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in Holocaust -- The Story of the Family Weiss |
1978 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In a Limited Series in Holocaust -- The Story of the Family Weiss |
1989 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Drama Series in The Equalizer |
1991 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in Law & Order |
1992 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in Law & Order |
1993 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in Law & Order |
1993 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in Law & Order |
1994 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in Law & Order |