Michael Hogan (born March 13, 1949) is a Canadian actor best known for playing Colonel Saul Tigh in the 2004 Battlestar Galactica series. Other notable roles include Billy in The Peanut Butter Solution and villainous werewolf hunter Gerard Argent in Teen Wolf. He also lent his voice to Armando-Owen Bailey in the Mass Effect series, General Tullius in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and Doc Mitchell in Fallout: New Vegas.
Biography Michael Hogan was born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario in 1949, raised in North Bay, Ontario and studied at National Theatre School of Canada.
Career Hogan began his career in 1978 and has starred in numerous TV shows, plays, radio dramas and operas. He started in plays at the Shaw Festival.Dahlen, Chris (January 13, 2009). Battlestar Galactica's Michael Hogan. The A.V. Club
He made his film debut in the Peter Fonda trucker picture High-Ballin' (1978). He and his wife soon became a popular television couple, as the stars of the 1983 Canadian series Vanderberg and the 1986 Canadian-German series The Little Vampire. In 1985, he also starred in the children's film The Peanut Butter Solution.
Hogan portrayed Jack Budyansky in Diplomatic Immunity (1990) and in Solitaire (1991). He was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor for the former role and won it for the latter. In 1998, he portrayed Tony Logozzo in Cold Squad (1998). Hogan was nominated for the Gemini Award for Best Actor in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries, for the 2003 telefilm Betrayed.
From 2003 to 2009, Hogan starred as Colonel Saul Tigh, Executive Officer of the Battlestar Galactica on the Sci Fi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica. He portrayed Irwin Fairbanks in The L Word (2004–2006). He also had a recurring role on the hit MTV show Teen Wolf (2012–2017) as Gerard Argent, the werewolf-hunting grandfather of Allison Argent and the latest nemesis of main protagonist, Scott McCall.
He made guest appearances on Millennium (1997), The Outer Limits (1997), Andromeda (2002), in the two-hour premiere of Monk (2002), Dollhouse (2009), Numb3rs (2009), Warehouse 13 (2009), Psych (2010), Supernatural (2011), and the third season of the sitcom Husbands.
Hogan's movies include Road to Saddle River, Clearcut, Stella, Cowboys Don't Cry and The Cutting Edge and the telefilms Dead Man's Gun, Shadow Lake, Scorn, Shadow Realm and Nights Below Station Street, for which he received the Manitoba Motion Picture Industry Association's Blizzard Award for Best Leading Actor. He appeared in the romance horror film Red Riding Hood (2011).
Hogan has also lent his voice to the video game industry, providing the voice of Captain Armando-Owen Bailey in the role-playing games (RPG) Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3, as well as the opening character, Doc Mitchell, in Fallout: New Vegas. Hogan also voiced the character General Tullius in the RPG, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.Rubin, Brian P. (September 27, 2011) "Skyrim Voice Cast Revealed". Inside Gaming Daily. Most recently, he lent his voice as Samael in the American release of the Korean multiplayer role-playing game TERA (2012).
Personal life On February 17, 2020, Hogan sustained a brain injury after falling and hitting his head. This caused paralysis of his left side, memory loss, and dysphagia. The slip and fall accident happened at a dinner event following a Battlestar Galactica fan convention.
Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes1978High-Ballin'Reggie1979Title ShotDyce1980Klondike FeverWill Ryan1981GasGuido Vespucci1982Deadly EyesCop in Subway1983Candy the StripperLarryDirect-to-video1985 The Peanut Butter SolutionBilly1986Lost!Bob1988Palais RoyaleSergeant LeonardCowboys Don't CryRon Grady1990StellaBilly1991Diplomatic ImmunityJack BudyanskySolitaireAlClearcutBud Rickets1992 The VisitBristolShort film The Cutting EdgeDoctor1994I Love a Man in UniformDetective ItchRoad to Saddle RiverLouis1995Soul SurvivorDonald2000Marine LifeHumphrey2001GaslineKennyShort film2005 A Simple CurveJim2008 The Day the Earth Stood StillGeneral2010ConfinedFitz WolframHunt to KillLawson2011UnderFrankShort filmPleased to Meet YouBobRed Riding HoodThe ReeveHypoxiaCaptainShort filmSearching for SonnyPrincipal Faden2012By My SideRussell GrantShort film2014Balls OutMr. Albrecht 2019 The Devil Has a NameJudge 2020Sonic the HedgehogAir Force Chief of Staff 2025The KeepersScientistShort Film
Television
Year Title Role Notes1980–1984 The Littlest HoboChuck/Lucky/PolicemanGuest role; 3 episodes1981 The Intruder WithinChiliTelevision film1983VanderbergHank Vanderberg1984He's Fired, She's HiredFreddie's Ad ManTelevision film1985 The Suicide MurdersBill WardTelevision film1986Kay O'BrienSean McCandlissEpisode: "Big Vacation"AdderlyShankillEpisode: "Adderly with Eggroll"1986–1987 The Little VampireRobert BeskerRecurring role; 6 episodes1988 The Twilight ZoneSheriff RoyEpisode: "The Hunters"1988–1991Street LegalWarden Vanderklat/Brent ElliotGuest role; 3 episodes1989E.N.G.CrothersEpisodes: "E.N.G. Pilot: Part 1" and "Part 2"1990Mom P.I.Vic StevensEpisode: "Spinal Trap"War of the WorldsNashEpisode: "The True Believer"CounterstrikeFather Milady Episode: "Now and at the Hour of Our Death" The Last Best YearBilly HallerTelevision film1991African SkiesHookerEpisode: "Crocodile Tears"1992Beyond RealityJebidiah SmithEpisode: "The Burning Judge"I'll Fly AwayEddieEpisode: "Ruler of My Heart"Hearts AfireTom Dybala Jr.Episode: "Smithersgate"1993Road to AvonleaMr. DunnEpisode: "Home Movie"MatrixDr. Martin SandsEpisode: "Conviction of His Courage"Lifeline to VictoryChief EngineerTelevision film1994Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesDuncanEpisode: "The Innocent"1995End of SummerThe GeneralTelevision film1996Jake and the KidGateEpisodes: "Full Circle" and "Looks Can Be Deceiving"For Those Who Hunt the Wounded DownAlvinTelevision film The Boys Next DoorDr. RacineTelevision film A Kidnapping in the FamilyTelevision film1997MillenniumCaptain BigelowEpisode: "The Wild and the Innocent"TwoOfficer PierceEpisode: "Leap of Faith" The Outer LimitsDr. Lawrence SinclairEpisode: "Last Supper"Ellen FosterPrincipalTelevision film1997–1998Dead Man's GunFlagg/Sheriff HaynesEpisodes: "My Brother's Keeper" and "Ties That Bind"1998Due SouthGeorgeEpisode: "Mountie Sings the Blues"Nights Below Station StreetJoe WalshTelevision film1998–1999Cold SquadDetective Tony LogozzoSeries regular (seasons 1–2); 24 episodes1998Nothing SacredTelevision film1999Shadow LakeTelevision filmFirst WaveMr. BennettEpisode: "Normal, Illinois"2000Earth: Final ConflictDetectiveEpisode: "Apparition"ScornRalphTelevision film2001UC: UndercoverSergeant DrakeEpisode: "City on Fire"Night VisionsLarryEpisode: "Harmony"So WeirdSam HardyEpisode: "Gone Fishin"2002 The Eleventh HourMiltAlso known as Bury the LeadEpisode: "The 37-Year-Itch"Mysterious WaysAndy AndersonEpisode: "Logan Miller"MonkWarren St. ClaireEpisodes: "Mr. Monk and the Candidate: Part 1" and "Part 2"AndromedaCrescentEpisode: "The Leper's Kiss"Just CauseDane's LawyerEpisode: "Lies, Speculation & Deception" The InvestigationRayTelevision filmShadow RealmLarryTelevision film2003BetrayedDoug BryceTelevision filmBattlestar GalacticaColonel Saul TighTelevision mini-series2004Blue MurderColin GladdenEpisode: "Spooks"2004–2006 The L WordIrwin FairbanksRecurring role; 4 episodes2004–2009Battlestar GalacticaColonel Saul TighMain role; 69 episodes2006Battlestar Galactica: The ResistanceColonel Saul TighWebseries; 6 episodes2007Robot ChickenColonel Saul Tigh (voice) / Matt Trakker (voice)Episode: "Rabbits on a Roller Coaster"Battlestar Galactica: RazorColonel Saul Tigh Television film2008–2009Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the EnemyColonel Saul TighWebseries; 3 episodes2009Warehouse 13Warren BeringEpisode: "Nevermore"DollhouseBradley KarrensEpisode: "Belle Chose"Numb3rsRay TillEpisode: "Old Soldiers"Battlestar Galactica: The PlanColonel Saul TighTelevision film2010PsychWilliam TannerEpisode: "The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damn Episode"SmallvilleGeneral Slade WilsonEpisodes: "Patriot" and "Icarus"2011HeartlandArchie MorrisEpisode: "What's in a Name?"SupernaturalSheriff OsbourneEpisode: "Slash Fiction"Ice Road TerrorTerry Lowman Television filmSnowmageddonFred Baker Television film2012Fairly LegalGeorge AlgersEpisode: "Satisfaction"2012–2013Arctic AirDoc HossaRecurring role; 4 episodes2012–2013, 2016–2017Teen WolfGerard ArgentMain Role (Season 2), Recurring role (Seasons 3, 5–6); 22 episodes2013Republic of DoylePhonseEpisode: "Gimme Shelter" The MentalistSean BarlowEpisode: "Red John's Rules"Falling SkiesGeneral DonovanEpisode: "At All Costs"CultDr. Robert KimbleEpisode: "Flip the Script"HusbandsScottRecurring role; 5 episodesRomeo Killer: The Chris Porco StoryTerry KindlonTelevision filmHavenLincoln HarkerS4E12: "When the Bough Breaks"2014 The Tomorrow PeopleSenator KelseyEpisodes: "Kill Switch" and "Son of Man" The Christmas SecretMarshal WilsonTelevision film2015FargoOtto GerhardtRecurring role; 6 episodes201612 MonkeysDr. David EcklandRecurring role; 6 episodes The Man in the High CastleHagan / Ex-PreacherGuest role; 4 episodes2017You Me HerEmma's fatherGuest role; 2 episodesZooIADG Officer GrissamGuest role; 4 episodes2018Criminal MindsBenjamin David MervaGuest role; 2 episodes The MagiciansEdwinEpisode: "The Art of the Deal" No Easy DaysBob Carson8 episodesChilling Adventures of SabrinaGrandfather KinkleEpisode: "Chapter 7: Feast of Feasts"2020When Calls the HeartArchie GrantGuest role; 2 episodes
Video games Year Title Role Notes2010Mass Effect 2Captain Bailey (voice)Red Dead RedemptionThe Local PopulationFallout: New VegasDoc Mitchell (voice)2011 The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimGeneral Tullius (voice)2012Mass Effect 3Commander Armando-Owen Bailey (voice)TERA: RisingCommander Samael (voice)2021Mass Effect Legendary EditionCommander Armando-Owen Bailey (voice) Archival audio
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