| Name |
Michael Parks |
| Height |
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| Naionality |
American |
| Date of Birth |
24-April-1940 |
| Place of Birth |
Corona, California U.S. |
| Famous for |
Acting |
Michael Parks is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in almost fifty films and has made frequent TV appearances, but is probably best known for his work in recent years with Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, and Kevin Smith as well as the 1969 television series Then Came Bronson.
Parks appeared opposite Bette Davis as Cal Leonard in the 1963 Perry Mason episode, "The Case of Constant Doyle." He gained recognition in the role of Adam in John Huston's The Bible: In the Beginning (1966) featuring his concealed frontal nudity. Swedish actress Ulla Bergryd portrayed his wife, Eve. She dropped from sight shortly thereafter and was not seen in the movies again, except in Apollo Goes on Holiday two years later. Other early roles included an appearance in two NBC series, the legal drama Sam Benedict in the role of Larry Wilcox in the 1962 episode entitled "Too Many Strangers" and the medical drama The Eleventh Hour, in the role of Mark Reynolds in the 1963 segment "Pressure Breakdown". He also appeared in The China Lake Murders and Stranger by Night, having portrayed a police officer in both. Parks was the star of the television series Then Came Bronson from 1969 to 1970. He sang the theme song for the show, "Long Lonesome Highway," which became a #20 Billboard Hot 100 and #41 Hot Country Songs hit. Albums he recorded under MGM Records (the label of the studio which produced the series) include Closing The Gap (1969), Long Lonesome Highway (1970), and Blue. He also had various 45 rpm records of songs included on these albums.
In July 2010, at the San Diego Comic Con, filmmaker Kevin Smith announced that Parks had been cast as the villain (Pastor Abin Cooper), in his upcoming horror film Red State. Smith later announced on his podcast "Plus One" that Parks had recorded an album during Red State's production, after Smith and producer Jon Gordon noticed his singing talent during filming. The album, titled The Red State Sessions, was released August 15, 2011, as a download from the film's website.
