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Michael Brandon

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Dempsey and Makepeace WWW Page

Michael Brandon was born on April 20, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. His real name is Michael Feldman. Born into a working-class family he had a lot of different jobs before starting acting. After a lot of theatrical assignments, Michael Brandons first film appearance - apart from a minor roll in Goodbye, Columbus (1969) - was as Mike Vecchio in the movie Lovers and Other Strangers (1970). He also appeared as real-life biographer and confidant William Bast in the 1976 biopic James Dean - A Legend in His Own Time. In the TV series Emerald Point N.A.S he played David Marquette, but maybe he is best known for his role as Lt. James Dempsey in the British television series Dempsey and Makepeace (1985-1986). Since then Michael Brandon has appeared in many TV movies, but also doing some stage work.

Michael Brandon was married from 1973 to 1976 to Lindsay Wagner, whom he had met in an acting class [for a picture of him and Lindsay Wagner together see the Links section]. Lindsay Wagner is probably still best known as Jaime Sommers in the popular 70s TV series The Bionic Woman, although she has appeared in countless TV movies since then. Since 1989 Michael Brandon is married to Glynis Barber, his Dempsey & Makepeace co-star. They have a son, Alexander, who was born in 1992. Michael Brandon likes gardening and jogging to keep fit. He also likes to scuba dive.

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Medical Center (1969-1976) (TV series) (episode "Thousands and Thousands of Miles", 1969)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1969-1970) (TV series) (episode, 1969)
Goodbye, Columbus (1969)
[Video available (US/Canada) from (US/Canada)]
Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)
[Video available (US/Canada) from (US/Canada)]
Jennifer on My Mind (1971)
The Impatient Heart (1971) (TV movie)
Four Flies on Grey Velvet (4 mosche di velluto grigio) (1971)
Man in the Middle (1972) (TV pilot)
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971-1974) (TV series) (episode "Journey Through Limbo", 1972)
Strangers in 7A (1972) (TV movie)
Love, American Style (1969-1974) (TV series) (episode, 1972)
Love Story (1973-1974) (TV series) (episode "Love Came Laughing, 1973)
The Third Girl from the Left (1973) (TV movie)
Heavy Traffic (1973) [voice characterization]
Medical Center (1969-1976) (TV series) (episode "Web Intrigue", 1974)
Hitchhike! (1974) (TV movie)
The Red Badge of Courage (1974) (TV movie)
Police Surgeon (Dr. Simon Locke) (1971-1975) (TV series) (episode, 1975)
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (1975) (TV movie)
Cage Without a Key (1975) (TV movie)
Police Story (1973-1977) (TV series) (episode "A Community of Victims", 1975)
Insight (1976) (TV series) (episode "Juvie", 1976)
James Dean - A Legend in His Own Time (1976) (TV movie)
[Video available from (US/Canada)]
Scott Free (1976) (TV movie)
Red Alert (1977) (TV movie)
[Video available from (US/Canada)]
FM (1978)
The Comedy Company (1978) (TV movie)
A Vacation in Hell (1979) (TV movie)
Promises in the Dark (1979)
[Video available from (US/Canada)]
A Perfect Match (1980) (TV movie)
A Change of Seasons (1980)
[Video available from (US/Canada)]
Rich and Famous (1981)
[Video available from (US/Canada)]
Between Two Brothers (1981) (TV movie)
Venice Medical (1983) (TV movie)
Emerald Point N.A.S. (1983-1984) (TV series)
The Seduction of Gina (1984) (TV movie)
Deadly Messages (1985) (TV movie)
Dario Argento's World of Horror (1985)
[Video available from (UK)]
Dempsey & Makepeace (1985-1986) (TV series)
Visitors (1987) (TV movie)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979-1988) (TV series) (episode "Finger of Suspicion", 1988)
Rock 'n' Roll Mom (1988) (TV movie)
Divided We Stand (1988) (TV movie)
Have a Nice Night (1989) (TV movie)
Try This One for Size (Sauf votre respect) (1989)
Believed Violent (Présumé dangereux) (1990)
Want to Stay Alive? (Le Dernier du colt) (1990) (TV movie)
The Care of Time (1990) (TV movie)
Dynasty: The Reunion (1991) (TV movie)
Home Fires (1992) (TV series)
Not in My Family (1993) (TV movie)
Murder or Memory?: A Moment of Truth Movie (1994) (TV movie)
Murder, She Wrote (1984-1996) (TV series) (episode "Proof in the pudding", 1994)
The Marshal (1995) (TV series) (episode (pilot), 1995)
The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson (1996)
[Video available from (US/Canada)]
Kiss and Tell (1996)
Gone in the night (1996)
[Video available from (UK)]
J.A.G. (1995-) (TV series) (episode "The Guardian", 1997)
The Nanny (1993-) (TV series) (episode "The Nanny & The Hunk Producer", 1997)
The Knock (1994-1995) (TV series) (episode, 1994)
The Apocalypse Watch (1997)
Dèjá Vu (1997)
Ally McBeal (1997-) (TV series) (episode "The Inmates", 1998)
[Ally McBeal/Practice crossover, Part 1]
The Practice (1997-) (TV series) (episode "Axe Murderer", 1998)
[Ally McBeal/Practice crossover, Part 2]
The Practice (1997-) (TV series) (episode "Crossfire, 1999)
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Biography // Film and TV Credits // Picture Gallery // Links
Dempsey & Makepeace WWW Page
Glynis Barber // Ray Smith // Tony Osoba