Michael Kearns

Michael Kearns

Known for

Acting

Born

January 8, 1950 (age 76)

Birthplace

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Biography

Michael Kearns (born January 8, 1950, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American actor, writer, director, teacher, producer, and activist. He is noted for being one of the first openly gay actors, and after an announcement on Entertainment Tonight in 1991, the first openly HIV-positive actor in Hollywood.

Best known work

Body Double
Body Double
1984
Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
Cheers
Cheers
1982
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
1984
And the Band Played On
And the Band Played On
1993
Knots Landing
Knots Landing
1979
It's My Party
It's My Party
1996
River Made to Drown In
River Made to Drown In
1997
Street Asylum
Street Asylum
1990
Crazy like a Fox
Crazy like a Fox
1984

Filmography

  1. 2011

    Old Dogs & New TricksTV

    as Bill Shannon (1 episode)

  2. 2010

    The Perfect Gentleman

    as Charles

  3. 1997

    River Made to Drown In

    as Arthur

  4. 1996

    It's My Party

    as Party Guest

  5. 1995

    A Mother's Prayer

    as Buddy

  6. 1993

    And the Band Played On

    as Cleve

  7. 1991

    Dream Man

  8. 1990

    Beverly Hills, 90210TV

    as Hal (3 episodes)

  9. 1990

    Street Asylum

    as Additional Voices

  10. 1985

    The Execution

  11. 1984

    Crazy like a FoxTV

    as Pro (1 episode)

  12. 1984

    Body Double

    as Male Porn Star

  13. 1984

    Murder, She WroteTV

    as Reporter (1 episode)

  14. 1982

    CheersTV

    as Richard (1 episode)

  15. 1982

    Rimbaud in L.A.

    as Tom Verlaine

  16. 1982

    Dorothy and Alan at Norma Place

    as Jack Perkins

  17. 1979

    Knots LandingTV

    as Stan (1 episode)

  18. 1977

    Silent No More
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