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Michael Nouri

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Michael Nouri
Nouri in 2009
Born (1945-12-09) December 9, 1945 (age 79)
Alma materRollins College
Emerson College
OccupationActor
Years active1967–present
Spouses
Lynn Goldsmith
(m. 1976; div. 1978)
Vicki Light
(m. 1986; div. 2001)
Children2
Websitemichaelnouri.com

Michael Nouri (born December 9, 1945) is an American screen and stage actor.[1] He is best known for his television roles, including Dr. Neil Roberts on The O.C., Phil Grey on Damages, Caleb Cortlandt on All My Children, Eli David in NCIS, and Bob Schwartz on Yellowstone. He is also known for his starring roles in the films Flashdance (1983) and The Hidden (1987), and has appeared in several Broadway and Off-Broadway plays, including the original production of Victor/Victoria.[2] He is a Saturn Award and Daytime Emmy Award nominee.

Early life

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Nouri was born in Washington D.C. to Gloria (née Montgomery) and Edmond Nouri.[3] Edmond was an Iraqi immigrant from Baghdad who arrived in the United States on a Georgetown University scholarship, enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II, and became a writer for Stars and Stripes and The New Yorker.[4][5]

Career

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After starring in an off-Broadway production of The Crucible, Nouri landed his first Broadway role in Forty Carats, which ran for two years. He made his film debut in 1969 with an uncredited role in Goodbye, Columbus. He appeared on several television soap operas and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for his role as Steve Kaslo on Search for Tomorrow. Nouri portrayed Lucky Luciano in the miniseries The Gangster Chronicles and its theatrically released feature film Gangster Wars. In 1979, he appeared in the episode "The Curse of Dracula" of the series Cliffhangers.[citation needed]

In 1983, he had a starring role as Nick Hurley in the romantic drama Flashdance. Despite mixed reviews, the film was one of the highest-grossing films of 1983 and was nominated for several top awards, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song.[3]

Nouri has appeared in numerous television series and television films. He starred opposite Kyle MacLachlan in the horror film The Hidden. He starred on the short-lived series Bay City Blues and Downtown, and on the sitcom Love & War. Nouri also starred in the Broadway production of the musical Victor/Victoria as King Marchan opposite Julie Andrews. He appeared in three separate entries of Law & Order, each time in different roles. He had recurring roles on the series The O.C., Damages, NCIS, and Army Wives. Nouri returned to soap operas with a year-long stint on All My Children. More recently, he had a recurring role on the series Yellowstone for three seasons.

Personal life

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Nouri has been married and divorced twice. His first marriage was to Lynn Goldsmith and his second marriage was to Vicki Light. He has two daughters, Hannah and Jennifer. He is an ambassador of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society as a result of one of his ex-wives being affected by the condition.[citation needed]

Nouri also had fairly public relationships with Dyan Cannon and Roma Downey.[6][7]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role
1969 Goodbye, Columbus Don Farber (uncredited)
1981 Gangster Wars Charles "Lucky" Luciano
1983 Flashdance Nick Hurley
1986 The Imagemaker Roger Blackwell
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords Boulder (voice)
1987 The Hidden Detective Thomas Beck
1988 Thieves of Fortune Comandante Juan Luis Ferreira
1990 Little Vegas Frank de Carlo
Captain America Lieutenant Colonel Louis
Fatal Sky Jeff Milker
1991 The Psychic Theodore "Ted" Steering
Total Exposure Dave Murphy
1992 Black Ice Ben Shorr
1993 DaVinci's War Thomas "China" Smith
American Yakuza Dino Campanela
No Escape, No Return Dante
1994 Fortunes of War Father Aran
Inner Sanctum II Bill Reed
Lady In Waiting Jimmy Scavetti
1995 Hologram Man Edward Jameson
To the Limit Thomas "China" Smith
1996 Overkill Lloyd Wheeler
2000 Finding Forrester Dr. Spence
2001 Carman: The Champion Freddie
Lovely & Amazing Dr. Crane
2002 Terminal Error Brad Weston
2003 Klepto Dr. Cohn
Stuey Vincent
2004 The Terminal Max
2005 Searching for Bobby D Angelo
Boynton Beach Club Donald
2006 Last Holiday Congressman Stewart
Invincible Leonard Tose
2009 The Proposal Chairman Bergen
2012 Any Day Now Miles Dubrow
2015 The Squeeze Jimmy Diamonds
2017 Teleios Nordham
Alex & the List Rabbi Baskin
Woman Walks Ahead Karl Valentine
2018 Con Man Uncle Joe

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1974–1975 Somerset Tom Conway Main cast
1975 Beacon Hill Giorgio Bullock Main cast; season 1
1975–1978 Search for Tomorrow Steve Kaslo Main cast
1977 Contract on Cherry Street Lou Savage Television film
1979 The Curse of Dracula Count Dracula Main cast; season 1
The Last Convertible Jean RGR des Barres Miniseries; 3 episodes
1980 Nick and the Dobermans Nick Macazie Television film
Fun and Games Greg
1981 The Gangster Chronicles Charles "Lucky" Luciano Miniseries; 13 episodes
1983 Secrets of a Mother and Daughter Alex Shepherd Television film
1983–1984 Bay City Blues Joe Rohner Main cast; season 1
1984 Spraggue Michael Spraggue Television film
1985 Star Fairies Giant (voice)
1986 Between Two Women Harry Petherton
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues James Moretti
1986–1987 Downtown Detective John Forney Main cast; season 1
1988 Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story Charlie Wedemeyer Television film
1990 Shattered Dreams John Fedders
1991 Changes Peter Hallam
1992 In the Arms of a Killer Brian Venible
Exclusive Reed Pierce
The Sands of Time Jaime Miro
The Final Contract David Sloane
1992–1995 Love & War Kip Zakaris Main cast; Seasons 1-3
1994 Eyes of Terror Lieutenant David Zaccariah Television film
1995 Between Love & Honor Joe "Crazy Joe" Gallo
Burke's Law Judd Timmons Episode: "Who Killed the Tennis Ace?"
Victor/Victoria King Marchand Television film
1997 Law & Order Dr. Michael Cosgrove Episode: "Harvest"
1998 This Matter of Marriage Adam Barr Television film
Style & Substance Jeff Dennis Episode: "Chelsea's First Date"
Early Edition Stanley Hollenbeck Episode: "Nest Egg"
1999 Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke Porfirio Rubirosa Television film
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Dallas Warner Episode: "A Single Life"
2000–2003 Touched by an Angel Greg Sawyer / Carl Northum 2 episodes
2001 Second Honeymoon Phillip Television film
Gideon's Crossing Cardiologist 2 episodes
61* Joe DiMaggio Television film
2003 The District FBI Agent Spencer Episode: "Sacrifices"
2003 The Lyon's Den Simon Freed Episode: "Beach House"
2003–2007 Law and Order Criminal Intent Henry Webster / Elder Roberts 2 episodes
2004 The Practice Dwight Haber Episode: "Avenging Angels"
The West Wing Senator Roy Turner Episode: "Slow News Day"
Cold Case Kyle Silver Episode: "Maternal Instincts"
Medical Investigation Wes Douglas Episode: "You're Not Alone"
The Young and the Restless Elliot Hampton 17 episodes
Star Trek: Enterprise Syrran / Arev Episode: "The Forge"
2004–2007 The O.C. Dr. Neil Roberts Guest; season 1-2, main cast; season 3, recurring; season 4
2006 South Beach Warren Stella Episode: "Who Do You Trust"
CSI: NY Denney Lancaster Episode: "People with Money"
2007 Brothers & Sisters Milo Peterman 3 episodes
Without a Trace Byron Carlton Episode: "Run"
2007–2011 Damages Phil Grey Recurring cast; season 1-4
2008 Privileged Miles Franklin Episode: "All About Love, Actually"
2008–2013 NCIS Mossad Director Eli David Recurring cast; season 6-10
2009 Crash Wesley Thigpen 2 episodes
2010 Legend of the Seeker Frederick Amnell Episode: "Bound"
2009–2010 Army Wives General Ludwig Recurring cast; season 4
2010–2011 All My Children Caleb Cortlandt Main cast
2011 House Thad Barton Episode: "Risky Business"
2012 Dark Desire Phil Television film
2013 Body of Proof Daniel Russo Episode: "Mob Mentality"
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer Galen Anderson Television film
Major Crimes Congressman Steven Keller Episode: "Risk Assessment"
2014 The Exes James Malcolm Episode "The Old Man & the Holly
Taken Away Senator Worthington Television film
2015 The Slap Thanassis Miniseries; 5 episodes
Chicago P.D. Carlo Tafani Episode: "Never Forget I Love You"
2016 Blue Bloods Nick Constantine Episode "Town Without Pity"
Heartbeat Gérard Panttiere Episode: "Match Game"
2017 Manhunt: Unabomber Bob Guccione Episode: "Publish or Perish"
2018 The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Norman Blachford 2 episodes
Great Performances Himself Episode: "Ellis Island: The Dream of America" with Pacific Symphony"
2018–2020 Yellowstone Bob Schwartz Recurring cast; season 1-3
2019 Devils Jeremy Stonehouse Recurring
2019 NCIS: New Orleans Jason Campbell Guest Star
2020 Hawaii Five-0 Oscar Hirsch Episode: "He puhe'e miki"
2022 The Watcher Roger Kaplan Recurring

Stage (partial)

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Year Title Role Theatre Notes
1968-70 Forty Carats Pat/Peter Latham (replacement) Morosco Theatre Also assistant stage manager
1977 Nefertiti Hapi Blackstone Theatre
1982 Booth Edwin Booth South Street Theatre
1995-97 Victor/Victoria King Marchan Marquis Theatre
2000 Call Me Madam Cosmo Constantine Ralph Freud Playhouse Reprise! Los Angeles
2001 South Pacific Emile de Beque Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
2001-02 National tour
2003 Camille Claudel Auguste Rodin Terris Theatre Goodspeed Musicals
2004 Can-Can Aristide Forestier New York City Center Encores!

Awards and nominations

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Daytime Emmy Award

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Saturn Awards

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Sitges Film Festival

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References

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  1. ^ "Michael Nouri". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-25.
  2. ^ "Michael Nouri". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  3. ^ a b "That Guy in Flashdance". Observer. February 16, 2004.
  4. ^ Rusu, Christina (2022-01-09). "A walk with Michael Nouri in Rome". SURREAL GENERATION. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  5. ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths NOURI, EDMOND J." query.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  6. ^ Chase, Chris (June 5, 1981). "Dyan Cannon has plenty to laugh about". The New York Times.
  7. ^ Brouwer, Julian (November 10, 2002). "Besotted Roma moves in with married actor lover; COUPLE TO WED AFTER DIVORCE.". Sunday Mirror.
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