Michael J. Fox
49 movies · 26 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 9, 1961 (age 65)
- Place of birth
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Also known as
- Michael Andrew Fox · Michael Fox · Mike Fox
Biography
Michael Andrew Fox OC (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a retired Canadian-American actor. Beginning his career in the 1970s, he rose to prominence portraying Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sitcom Family Ties (1982–1989). Fox is famous for his role as protagonist Marty McFly in the Back to the Future film trilogy (1985–1990), a critical and commercial success. He went on to headline several films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including Teen Wolf (1985), The Secret of My Success (1987), Casualties of War (1989), Doc Hollywood (1991), and The Frighteners (1996). Fox returned to television on the ABC sitcom Spin City in the lead role of Mike Flaherty from 1996 to 2000.
In 1998, Fox disclosed his 1991 diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. He subsequently became an advocate for finding a cure and founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2000 to help fund research. Worsening symptoms forced Fox to reduce his activities and led to his return to television in Spin City when he was still a major movie star. He continued to make guest appearances on television, including recurring roles on the FX comedy-drama Rescue Me (2009) and the CBS legal drama The Good Wife (2010–2016) that garnered him critical acclaim. He voiced the lead roles in the Stuart Little films (1999–2005) and the animated film Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001). His final major role was on the NBC sitcom The Michael J. Fox Show (2013–2014). Fox retired in 2020 due to his declining health.
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Fox won five Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Grammy Award. He was also appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2010, along with being inducted to Canada's Walk of Fame in 2000 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2002. For his advocacy of a cure for Parkinson's disease, he received an honorary doctorate in 2010 from the Karolinska Institute and an honorary Oscar in 2022.
Known for
Michael J. Fox: movies and TV shows
Acting (74)
- Upcoming Dragoons
as Dougie (voice)
- 2025 Zootopia 2
as Michael J. The Fox (voice)
- 2023
- 2021 Back Home Again
as Michael J. Bird (voice)
- 2019 See You Yesterday
as Mr. Lockhart
- 2018 A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
as A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
- 2018
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2016 A.R.C.H.I.E.
as A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
- 2015
- 2013
- 2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
- 2009
- 2007
- 2005 Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
as Stuart Little (voice)
- 2004
- 2004
- 2002
- 2002 Stuart Little 2
as Stuart Little (voice)
- 2002 Interstate 60
as Mr. Baker
- 2001
- 2001 Atlantis: The Lost Empire
as Milo (voice)
- 2000
- 1999 Stuart Little
as Stuart Little (voice)
- 1996 Mars Attacks!
as Jason Stone
- 1996
- 1996 The Frighteners
as Frank Bannister
- 1996 Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
as Chance (voice)
- 1995 The American President
as Lewis Rothschild
- 1995 Blue in the Face
as Pete Maloney
- 1995 Coldblooded
as Tim Alexander
- 1995 Your Studio and You
as Curious Guy on the Porch
- 1994 Don't Drink the Water
as Axel Magee
- 1994 Greedy
as Daniel
- 1993 For Love or Money
as Doug Ireland
- 1993 Where the Rivers Flow North
as Clayton Farnsworth
- 1993 Life with Mikey
as Michael Chapman
- 1993 Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
as Chance (voice)
- 1992
- 1991 Doc Hollywood
as Benjamin Stone
- 1991 The Hard Way
as Nick Lang
- 1990 Back to the Future Part III
as Marty McFly / Seamus McFly
- 1989 Back to the Future Part II
as Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly
- 1989 Casualties of War
as Private Eriksson
- 1989
- 1988 Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Alex P. Keaton (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1988 Bright Lights, Big City
as Jamie
- 1987 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as Raymond Griffiths (voice)
- 1987 The Secret of My Success
as Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
- 1987 The Return of Bruno
as Michael J. Fox
- 1987 Light of Day
as Joe Rasnick
- 1986
- 1985 Family Ties Vacation
as Alex P. Keaton
- 1985
- 1985 Teen Wolf
as Scott Howard
- 1985 Back to the Future
as Marty McFly
- 1985 Poison Ivy
as Dennis Baxter
- 1984
- 1984 Don't Ask Me, Ask God
as Future Son
- 1983 High School U.S.A.
as Jay-Jay Manners
- 1982
- 1982 Class of 1984
as Arthur
- 1982
- 1981
- 1980 Trouble in High Timber Country
as Thomas Elston
- 1980
- 1980 Midnight Madness
as Scott Larson
- 1979 Letters from Frank
as Ricky
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976
Behind the camera (7)
- 2023
- 2013
- 2009 Looking Back to the Future
Thanks
- 1996
- 1995 Coldblooded
Producer
- 1991
- 1989
Talk shows and appearances (62)
- 2026
- 2025
- 2023
- 2020 Reunited Apart
1 episode
- 2019
- 2017
- 2015
- 2015
- 2015
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1 episode
- 2014
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
1 episode
- 2013
- 2011
- 2010
- 2010
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2 episodes
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show
2 episodes
- 2006
- 2005 The Reichen Show
1 episode
- 2005
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
1 episode
- 2003
- 2003 Comedy Central Roasts
1 episode
- 2003
- 2003
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2001
- 2001
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997 The View
3 episodes
- 1997
- 1996 E! True Hollywood Story
3 episodes
- 1996 The Daily Show
3 episodes
- 1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1 episode
- 1996
- 1994 Inside the Actors Studio
1 episode
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1 episode
- 1993 Late Show with David Letterman
1 episode
- 1993
- 1992
- 1992
- 1990
- 1989
- 1987
- 1987
- 1986
- 1985
- 1985
- 1984 Goldene Kamera
1 episode
- 1982 Late Night with David Letterman
1 episode
- 1981 This Week
1 episode
- 1979 CBS News Sunday Morning
1 episode
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
1 episode
- 1975 People's Choice Awards
1 episode
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
3 episodes
- 1949 The Emmy Awards
2 episodes