Acting
Michael Talbott
Born February 2, 1955 · Waverly, Iowa, USA (age 71)
Michael Talbott (born February 2, 1955) is an American actor. He portrayed Detective Stanley Switek in the crime drama television series Miami Vice (1984–1989).
Known For
First Blood · 1982First Blood
★ 7.51982
MovieActionThriller
When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
National Lampoon's Vacation · 1983National Lampoon's Vacation
★ 7.11983
MovieComedyAdventure
Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.
Carrie · 1976Carrie
★ 7.31976
MovieHorrorThriller
Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from her classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent turn.
Racing with the Moon · 1984Racing with the Moon
★ 6.31984
MovieDramaRomance
In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be wealthy. Mischievous and irresponsible, Nicky gets into trouble which forces the other two to become involved, testing their relationship, as well as the friendship between the boys.
Foolin' Around · 1980Foolin' Around
★ 6.21980
MovieComedyRomance
A working-class boy falls for a girl from a wealthy family, and must compete for her with a rich boy who also wants her.
Mommie Dearest · 1981Mommie Dearest
★ 6.41981
MovieDrama
Renowned film star Joan Crawford's abuse towards Christina, her adopted daughter, intensifies as her professional and romantic relationships turn sour.
Any Which Way You Can · 1980Any Which Way You Can
★ 5.81980
MovieActionAdventure
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 when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he's pushed into it. A motorcycle gang and an orangutan called Clyde all add to the 'fun'.
Used Cars · 1980Used Cars
★ 6.41980
MovieComedy
When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.
Movies
First Blood · 1982First Blood
★ 7.51982
MovieActionThriller
When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
National Lampoon's Vacation · 1983National Lampoon's Vacation
★ 7.11983
MovieComedyAdventure
Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.
Carrie · 1976Carrie
★ 7.31976
MovieHorrorThriller
Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from her classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent turn.
Racing with the Moon · 1984Racing with the Moon
★ 6.31984
MovieDramaRomance
In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be wealthy. Mischievous and irresponsible, Nicky gets into trouble which forces the other two to become involved, testing their relationship, as well as the friendship between the boys.
Foolin' Around · 1980Foolin' Around
★ 6.21980
MovieComedyRomance
A working-class boy falls for a girl from a wealthy family, and must compete for her with a rich boy who also wants her.
Mommie Dearest · 1981Mommie Dearest
★ 6.41981
MovieDrama
Renowned film star Joan Crawford's abuse towards Christina, her adopted daughter, intensifies as her professional and romantic relationships turn sour.
Any Which Way You Can · 1980Any Which Way You Can
★ 5.81980
MovieActionAdventure
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 when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he's pushed into it. A motorcycle gang and an orangutan called Clyde all add to the 'fun'.
Used Cars · 1980Used Cars
★ 6.41980
MovieComedy
When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.
Hero · 1992Hero
★ 6.31992
MovieComedyDrama
Bernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son, the cops are setting a trap for him, then to top it all, he loses a shoe whilst rescuing passengers of a crashed jet. Being a thief who is down on his luck, Bernie takes advantage of the crash, but then someone else claims credit for the rescue.
Big Bad Mama · 1974Big Bad Mama
★ 5.71974
MovieActionComedy
Circumstances force a mother and her two daughters to get into bootlegging and bank robbing, and travel across the country pursued by the law.
Big Wednesday · 1978Big Wednesday
★ 6.91978
MovieDramaComedy
Three 1960s California surfers fool around, drift apart and reunite years later to ride epic waves.
Miami Vice: Freefall · 1989Miami Vice: Freefall
1989
Movie
Crockett and Tubbs, figuring they're on their way out, are recruited by the government to help a dictator escape from his war-torn country - with double-crosses at every turn.
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper · 1984Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
★ 7.71984
MovieDramaCrime
Miami detective Sonny Crockett reluctantly teams with New York City cop Rico Tubbs when both of them end up pursuing a drug dealer who killed their respective partners.
Guilty As Charged · 1991Guilty As Charged
★ 4.11991
MovieCrimeComedy
A female parole officer discovers a secret death row prison under a meat plant, that's being run by the plant's unhinged vigilante owner and his reverend friend. A politician with a shady past becomes its latest "guest". But is he guilty?
Dead of Night · 1977Dead of Night
★ 6.11977
MovieHorrorThriller
This anthology tells three stories: a man buys a car that takes him back and forth through time; a tale of vampires; and a distraught mother asks for her drowned son to come back to life and gets more than she bargained for.
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance · 1996Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
★ 5.31996
MovieDramaThriller
Jack Reed is investigating a mass murder that occurred in a cemetery in broad daylight. Most individuals at the cemetery and the victims are Russian immigrants and they either fear or don't trust the police, because they have complaining about other problems to the police but they don't care or think it warrants investigating. Reed still investigates and it leads to a devious Russian who has turned some young Russians into his private army. Reed's friend, Charles Silvera, also has a problem. The son of an old friend and mayoral candidate, Gordon Thomas, has been arrested for killing someone while driving under the influence. Some of the people on Thomas' staff are afraid that this might jeopardize Thomas' bid for mayor, so they are pressuring Silvera to make it go away but Silvera relents so they threaten him to.
To Race the Wind · 1980To Race the Wind
★ 8.81980
MovieDramaComedy
A lighthearted dramatization of the autobiography of Harold Krents, a blind Harvard Law School student trying to make his way in a sighted world.
Out There · 1995Out There
★ 4.91995
MovieComedyScience Fiction
A Pulitzer Prize winning photographer is fired from his job for not being sensationalistic enough. After he purchases an old camera at a yard sale, he discovers some undeveloped film in it, including photos of an apparent alien abduction. When he goes public with the photos, he garners the attention of his former boss, the government and a woman who thinks her father was the abductee.
Little Vegas · 1990Little Vegas
★ 5.01990
MovieRomanceComedy
Quirky serio-comedy about the unusual residents of a desert trailer park that mobsters want to turn into a gambling mecca.
Uncommon Valor · 1983Uncommon Valor
1983
MovieTV Movie
The pilot for an unsold weekly series, Uncommon Valor stresses the courage and resourceful of a team of firefighters in Salt Lake City, Utah. Headed by dauntless battalion chief Tom Riordan (Mitchell Ryam), the unit tries to drench a raging conflagration at County General Hospital (a disaster enhanced by some pretty good special effects). They also have to battle the villain of the piece, discreetly described in the original network press release as a "deranged arsonist."
Acting on Impulse · 1993Acting on Impulse
★ 4.81993
MovieComedyThriller
An erotic thriller actress becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a B-movie producer, leading her to hide out and engage in sexual thrills with a pair of innocents.
A Death in Canaan · 1978A Death in Canaan
★ 5.31978
MovieTV MovieDrama
When a teenager is accused of his mother's murder, the community of Canaan rallies to his defense.
Jack Reed: One of Our Own · 1995Jack Reed: One of Our Own
★ 5.51995
MovieDramaCrime
Jack Reed investigates a young woman whom he and his wife take into their household when she turns out to be targeted by unknown assassins.
The Initiation of Sarah · 1978The Initiation of Sarah
★ 5.51978
MovieHorrorTV Movie
Shy misfit Sarah Goodwin has a secret gift: the ability to control — and destroy — with her mind. When Sarah goes off to college with her more outgoing and popular sister, Patty, their plans to join the most prestigious sorority on campus are scuttled by snobby president, Jennifer Lawrence. Separated from her sister, Sarah is taken in by a rival, less popular sorority, whose mysterious house mother, Mrs. Hunter, is harboring a secret of her own: a scheme to harness Sarah's terrifying power for revenge. Betrayed by Patty, humiliated by Jennifer, it can only be a matter of time before Sorority Hell Week erupts in flame!
TV Shows
Miami Vice · 1984Miami Vice
★ 7.41984
SeriesCrimeDrama
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.
M*A*S*H · 1972M*A*S*H
★ 7.91972
SeriesDrama
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.
The Jeffersons · 1975The Jeffersons
★ 7.31975
SeriesComedyFamily
Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as they “move on up” from working-class Queens to a ritzy Manhattan apartment. A spin-off of All in the Family.
Scarecrow and Mrs. King · 1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King
★ 6.61983
SeriesDrama
Scarecrow and Mrs. King is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to May 28, 1987 on CBS. The show stars Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner as divorced housewife Amanda King and top-level "Agency" operative Lee Stetson who begin a strange association, and eventual romance, after encountering one another in a train station.
The Streets of San Francisco · 1972The Streets of San Francisco
★ 7.01972
SeriesCrimeDrama
Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate murders and other serious crimes in San Francisco. Stone would become a second father to Keller as he learned the rigors and procedures of detective work.
Booker · 1989Booker
★ 5.21989
SeriesDrama
Booker is an American crime drama series starring Richard Grieco that aired on the Fox Network from September 24, 1989 to May 6, 1990. The series is a spin-off of 21 Jump Street and the second installment of the 21 Jump Street series. The character of Dennis Booker was originally a recurring character on that police drama during its third season. The theme song for the series, "Hot in the City", was performed by Billy Idol.
Out of the Blue · 1979Out of the Blue
★ 7.31979
SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Out Of The Blue is an American fantasy sitcom that aired on ABC during the fall of 1979. It is chiefly notable as having featured a Mork & Mindy crossover, and for the controversy surrounding its status as a spin-off of Happy Days.
The series stars Jimmy Brogan as Random, an angel-in-training who is assigned to live with a family and work as a high school teacher. The series aired from September 9 to December 16, 1979. Nine episodes had been aired at the time of cancellation. Some completed material was never broadcast.
Sugar and Spice · 1990Sugar and Spice
★ 7.51990
SeriesComedy
Sugar and Spice is a short-lived American sitcom that premiered on March 30, 1990 on CBS.