Michael Winters (born February 21, 1945) is an American actor of stage and television. He is best known for playing uptight town selectman Taylor Doose on the WB series Gilmore Girls (2000–2007). He played the role for all seven seasons of the comedy-drama and reprised it for the 2016 revival Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.
Biography On stage, Winters appeared on Broadway in Wrong Mountain. He spent seven seasons with the Oregon Shakespeare Company, including roles as King Lear and Falstaff. He has also played Prospero with the Seattle Shakespeare Company. He previously spent 10 years with the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts and has performed with several other theater companies in Western USA.
His other screen credits include recurring roles on Days of Our Lives and Ally McBeal, and guest roles on Friends, The Nanny, Cheers, Frasier, The Wayan Bros. and Law & Order.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1991Until the End of the World1993Fingerprint Detective1993Mercer1998Deep ImpactNASA Guy1998Love KillsThe Lawyer
Television Year Title Role Notes 1987Eye on the SparrowOphthalmologistTV film1992Brooklyn BridgeMr. Myler"In the Still of the Night"1992L.A. LawJudge Lester Knot"Helter Shelter", "Christmas Stalking"1993NursesRoy"Family Outing"1993Between Love and HateProcess ServerTV film1993CheersSecurity Guard"The Last Picture Show"1993And the Band Played OnMiddle-aged ManTV film1995Doug Emerson"The Will"1995Grace Under FireDanny"Emmet's Secret", "Emmet, We Hardly Knew Ye"1995–96Mike"Neighbors", "Davy Jones"1996Mr. & Mrs. SmithIke Warren"The Bob Episode"1996Doomsday VirusProf. Ernest HelmsTV miniseries1997Home ImprovementThe Minister"Taps"1997ArlissOscar Schumacher"Visionary for a New Millennium"1997Hiller and DillerMr. Esclante"The Play's the Thing"1997–98Ally McBealJudge Herbert Spitt"The Promise", "Cro-Magnon", "The Playing Field"1998Dr. BradenTV film1998FriendsThe Doctor"The One with All the Thanksgivings"1999ProvidenceDr. Anthony"Runaway Sydney"1999Mr. Crump"Pops Gets Evicted"1999Invisible ChildTV film1999Dharma & GregRodney"Dharma Drags Edward Out of Retirement"1999JesseINS Guy"I Do, I Think I Do"2000Law & OrderMr. Clayborn"Narcosis"2000–2007Gilmore GirlsTaylor DooseRecurring role2001Dr. Ridestrom"Heart"2002Spence"Beyond the Grave"2003Dr. Gavin Bloomberg"Down the Hatch"2003FrasierBank President"Roe to Perdition"2003NYPD BlueAdam Zaretsky / Dr. Kenneth Hale"Meet the Grandparents"2006Days of Our LivesDr. Jim Finch3 episodes2016Gilmore Girls: A Year in the LifeTaylor DooseTV miniseries
Theater
Year Title Role Notes1983Twelfth NightSir Toby BelchMarian Theater at Allan Hancock College1988God's CountryVariousACT1988Principia ScriptoriaeHans EinhornACT1989Red NosesMonselet / BigodACT1989HappenstanceVariousACT1989Woman in MindBillACT1990ACT1990HapgoodPaul BlairACT1991Intiman Theatre1991Our Country's GoodCapt. Jeremy Campbell / Midshipman Harry Brewer / John ArscottACT1991Halcyon DaysRaperACT1992Center Theater Group1992ShadowlandsC. S. LewisACT1993Lonely PlanetJodyACT1993Life During WartimeVariousACT1994Gray's AnatomyPhineas WingfieldACT1994Man of the MomentDouglas BeecheyACT1995Handing Down the NamesEnsembleACT1996Laughter on the 23rd FloorVal SkolskyACT2000Wrong MountainGuy HalperinBroadway2000Talley's FollyMatt FriedmanACT2001TobiasSeattle Repertory Theatre2002Dirty BlondeVariousACT2003Absurd Person SingularRonald Brewster-WrightACT2004AlkiKing of the Haints / EnsembleACT2004Enchanted AprilFrederick ArnottACT2005Three SistersIvan Romanich ChebutykinIntiman Theatre2005CandidaThe Malibu Stage Company2006Richard IIIHenry Stafford, Duke of BuckinghamIntiman Theatre2006Heartbreak HouseCapt. ShotoverIntiman Theatre2007Stuff HappensDick CheneyACT2007Heartbreak HouseCapt. ShotoverBerkeley Repertory Theatre2008MameUncle Jeff / Mr. Upson5th Avenue Theatre2008Mr. Hermann van DaanIntiman Theatre2008AgamemnonThe Getty Villa2008Becky's New CarWalter FloodACT2008–09You Can't Take It With YouGrandpaSeattle Repertory Theatre2009ProsperoSeattle Shakespeare Company2010Cat on a Hot Tin RoofBig DaddyOregon Shakespeare Festival2010Old Gobbo / EnsembleOregon Shakespeare Festival2010Throne of BloodOld General / EnsembleOregon Shakespeare Festival2011Ten ChimneysSydney GreenstreetArizona Theatre Company2011Henry IV, Part 2Sir John FalstafOregon Shakespeare Festival2011Love's Labour's LostHolofernesOregon Shakespeare Festival2012VariousPlayMakers Repertory Company2012Inspecting CarolSidney CarltonSeattle Repertory Theatre2013King LearLearOregon Shakespeare Fesetival2013James De WoolfOregon Shakespeare Festival2014WaltSeattle Repertory Theatre2014Sir John FalstaffColorado Shakespeare Festival2014GonzaloColorado Shakespeare Festival2015VariousSeattle Repertory Theatre2015All the WaySen. Richard RussellSeattle Repertory Theatre2015Long Day's Journey into NightJames TyroneOregon Shakespeare Festival2015Father DantèsOregon Shakespeare Festival2016Straight White MenEdThe Studio Theatre2017Evidence of Things UnseenJackTaproot Theatre Company
References
External links
Michael Winters at the Internet Broadway Database