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Michael Parks
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Michael Parks, born Harry Samuel Parks on 24 April 1940 in Corona, was an American actor, singer, film director, and film producer. He sang using his voice within the pop music and country rock genres, and worked in the industry from 1960 until 2016. He spoke English, and his child was James Parks.
He died in Los Angeles on 9 May 2017.
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Film & TV
Corona, California, USA
Michael Parks (born Harry Samuel Parks; April 24, 1940 – May 9, 2017) was an American singer and actor. He appeared in many films and made frequent television appearances, notably starring in the 1969–1970 series Then Came Bronson, but was probably best known for his work in his later years with filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez and Kevin Smith. Description above from the…
Known for
- Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks — Self (archival footage)2025
- Pines — Harrison2022
- Walrus Yes: The Making of Tusk — Self2019
- The Queen of Hollywood Blvd — Chet Fuller2018
- Blood Father — Preacher2016
- Greater — Leo2016
- Tusk — Howard Howe2014
- We Are What We Are — Doc Barrow2013
- Django Unchained — The LeQuint Dickey Mining Co. Employee2012
- Argo — Jack Kirby2012
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Russia
- Active from
- 1940
- Active to
- 2017
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,488
- Total plays
- 15,076
Tags
Michael Parks (born Harry Samuel Parks; April 24, 1940 – May 10, 2017) was an American singer and actor. He appeared in many films and made frequent television appearances, but was probably best known for his work in recent years with filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, and Kevin Smith. Parks was born in Corona, California, the son of a baseball player. He drifted from job to job during his teenage years, including picking fruit, digging ditches, driving trucks, and fighting
Key facts
- Born
- Harry Samuel Parks , ( 1940-04-24 ) April 24, 1940, Corona, California , U.S.
- Died
- May 9, 2017 (2017-05-09) (aged 77), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Occupations
- Actor singer
- Years active
- 1960–2017
- Children
- 2, including James
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michael
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Corona
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Child
- James Parks
- Occupation
- film producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- country rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Michael Parks Then Came Bronson 1969.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1940-04-24
- date of death
- 2017-05-09
- name in native language
- Michael Parks
- birth name
- Harry Samuel Parks
- Commons category
- Michael Parks
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- end of work period
- 2016-00-00
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
Michael Parks (born Harry Samuel Parks; April 24, 1940 – May 9, 2017) was an American singer and actor who made numerous film and television appearances, starring in the 1969–1970 series Then Came Bronson. He was widely known for his work in his later years with filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, and Kevin Smith.
Early life
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