Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Michael Anthony Thomas Charles Hall
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Homepage: http://www.anthonymichaelhall.net
Movie Involvements: 43
TV Involvements: 14
Most Famous Work
Biography
Michael Anthony Hall (born April 14, 1968), known professionally as Anthony Michael Hall, is an American actor best known for his leading role as Johnny Smith in The Dead Zone from 2002 to 2007. He also rose to fame starring in films with John Hughes, which include the teen classics Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Weird Science. Hall diversified his roles to avoid becoming typecast as his geek persona, joining the cast of Saturday Night Live (1985–1986) and starring in films such as Out of Bounds (1986), Johnny Be Good (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Six Degrees of Separation (1993). After a series of minor roles in the 1990s, he starred as Microsoft's Bill Gates in the 1999 television film Pirates of Silicon Valley and started in 2001 comedy Freddy Got Fingered. He had the leading role in the USA Network series The Dead Zone from 2002 to 2007. In 2008, he appeared in a minor role in The Dark Knight. In 2020, he appeared in ABC's The Goldbergs. Additionally, he starred in the slasher film Halloween Kills (2021).
Most Famous Work
Diagnosis: Murder
(1993) Dr. JohnsonMurder, She Wrote
(1984) Les FranklinMarvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
(2013) Mister KitsonTouched by an Angel
(1994) Thomas PrescottThe Dead Zone
(2002) Johnny SmithThe Blacklist
(2013) Robby ResslerRiverdale
(2017) Principal FeatherheadCelebrity Ghost Stories
(2009) SelfActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2023 | Jerry Baskin | |
2022 | Faulk | |
Auditioner | ||
Agent William Baron | ||
Himself | ||
Himself | ||
Self | ||
Himself | ||
2021 | Tommy Doyle | |
Self | ||
N/A | ||
Jack | ||
2018 | Professor Merkin | |
2017 | Greg Pulver | |
Glenn Lear | ||
Principal Featherhead | ||
2016 | Gary Smith | |
Mr. Stevenson | ||
2015 | Detective Willet | |
Grigory | ||
2014 | Jack | |
Gideon Gould | ||
2013 | Tom Fiorini | |
Patrick | ||
Red Hernandez | ||
Mister Kitson | ||
Security Guard | ||
Mr. Perott | ||
Self (archive footage) | ||
Robby Ressler | ||
Burk | ||
Mark Von Dutch | ||
2011 | Mr. Hart | |
Nick Collins | ||
Self | ||
2009 | Self | |
Mike | ||
Walter Sykes | ||
2008 | Himself | |
Self | ||
Mike Engel | ||
Mike Engel | ||
Greg Gilliad | ||
2007 | Larry | |
2006 | Harris Trout | |
2005 | Josh | |
Tom (voice) | ||
(voice) | ||
2004 | (archive footage) | |
Self | ||
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
2003 | Self - Guest | |
N/A | ||
2002 | Johnny Smith | |
N/A | ||
Johnny Smith | ||
Lil J | ||
2001 | N/A | |
Mutt Lange | ||
Whitey Ford | ||
Mr. Davidson | ||
Bob | ||
2000 | Man with Torch | |
Greg | ||
Himself | ||
1999 | Dr. Neil Bachman | |
Jeffry Alan Spacy | ||
Brian Cutler | ||
Bill Gates | ||
1998 | N/A | |
Art Styles | ||
1997 | Eddie Rogers | |
Bus Driver | ||
Nick | ||
Self | ||
1996 | N/A | |
N/A | ||
Peter Cronin | ||
Travis Purcell | ||
1995 | Walter | |
Yancey Quimper | ||
1994 | Jimmy's Friend Kevin Friedland | |
Thomas Prescott | ||
Julius Caesar McMurty | ||
1993 | Trent | |
Dr. Johnson | ||
1992 | Tom Slade | |
1990 | Jim | |
Casey Gallagher | ||
Voice of Mason Reese | ||
1989 | Reggie Skulnick | |
1988 | N/A | |
Johnny Walker | ||
1986 | Daryl Cage | |
1985 | Gary Wallace | |
Brian Johnson | ||
1984 | Les Franklin | |
Geek (Ted) | ||
1983 | Rusty Griswold | |
Kylie | ||
1982 | Doc | |
Huck Finn | ||
1980 | The Boy | |
1975 | Self - Various Characters | |
N/A | ||
Ezekiel Swann | ||
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2022 | Executive Producer | |
2007 | Executive Producer | |
2006 | Producer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2002 | Director | |
1994 | Director | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |