Michael Kearns

Acting

Michael Kearns

Born 8 January 1950 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA · 76

Michael Kearns (born January 8, 1950, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American actor, writer, director, teacher, producer, and activist. He is noted for being one of the first openly gay actors, and after an announcement on Entertainment Tonight in 1991, the first openly HIV-positive actor in Hollywood.

Known for

Highlights

Cheers1982 · Series · Richard
Beverly Hills, 902101990 · Series · Hal
Murder, She Wrote1984 · Series · Reporter
Body Double1984 · Film · Male Porn Star
And the Band Played On1993 · Film · Cleve
Knots Landing1979 · Series · Stan

Filmography

Movies

13 films

The Perfect Gentleman2010 · Film · Charles
River Made to Drown In1997 · Film · Arthur
It's My Party1996 · Film · Party Guest
A Mother's Prayer1995 · Film · Buddy
And the Band Played On1993 · Film · Cleve
Dream Man1991 · Film
Street Asylum1990 · Film · Additional Voices
The Execution1985 · Film
Body Double1984 · Film · Male Porn Star
Rimbaud in L.A.1982 · Film · Tom Verlaine
Dorothy and Alan at Norma Place1982 · Film · Jack Perkins
L.A. Tool & Die1979 · Film · Jim
Silent No More1977 · Film

Filmography

Series

6 shows

Old Dogs & New Tricks2011 · Series · Bill Shannon
Beverly Hills, 902101990 · Series · Hal
Crazy like a Fox1984 · Series · Pro
Murder, She Wrote1984 · Series · Reporter
Cheers1982 · Series · Richard
Knots Landing1979 · Series · Stan