Michael Margotta (born September 1, 1946) is an American actor.
Career Margotta appeared in the film that was Jack Nicholson's directorial debut, Drive, He Said (1971). In the year of its release, the film caused a stir because of Margotta appearing fully nude in a mental breakdown scene. Censors at the time attempted to give the film an X rating.
On television, Margotta appeared in the 1968 I Dream of Jeannie episode "The Guru" as a strung-out hippie named Harold.
Margotta was nominated for an Emmy for his appearance on Kojak in 1976. In the same year, he acted in the Canadian thriller film Partners."Partners: much ado about nothing". The Globe and Mail, October 30, 1976.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1968MaryjaneJerry Blackburn1968Wild in the StreetsJimmy Fergus1970The Strawberry StatementSwatch1970Cover Me BabeSteve Winston1971Drive, He SaidGabrielDirected by Jack Nicholson1976PartnersPaul Howard1977I Never Promised You a Rose GardenHallucinated Character1980Times SquareJoJo1983Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?Larry19869½ WeeksMichaelDirected by Adrian Lyne199918 Shades of DustPetey2013Third PersonDaniel
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1968The OutcastsMattEpisode: "The Heroes"1968Shadow on the LandTimothy WillingTelevision film1968I Dream of JeannieHaroldEpisode: "Jeannie, My Guru"1969Judd, for the DefensePaul MillerEpisode: "Between the Dark and the Daylight"1969–1970Death Valley DaysVarious roles3 episodes1969, 1970The Mod SquadFred Dawson / Jerry Kane2 episodes1972Hawaii Five-ONikiEpisode: "Death Wish on Tantalus Mountain"1972The Streets of San FranciscoThanos KampacalasEpisode: "Bitter Wine"1972Young Dr. KildareMattEpisode: "No More Than a Bad Cold"1973She Lives!Al ReedABC Movie of the Week1973Needles and PinsJeffEpisode: "Do Your Own Thing"1973TomaPaul ZieglerEpisode: "The Cain Connection"1973KojakJack DonnellyEpisode: "Requiem for a Cop"1974Sorority KillJackieTelevision film1974Police StoryCatemanEpisode: "Chief"1974The Last Angry ManFrankie ParelliTelevision film1975The Blue KnightFrank ZugarelliEpisode: "Pilot"1976CannonAllen BehrEpisode: "Snapshot"1976SerpicoJerryEpisode: "Dawn of the Furies"1977Starsky & HutchMillerEpisode: "A Body Worth Guarding"1978SamSuspectEpisode #1.11985Search for TomorrowHardy5 episodes1985Miami ViceTony RiversEpisode: "Phil the Shill"1986Another WorldRolfe2 episodes1986The Equalizer Norrell Episode: "Heartstrings"1987, 1988Max HeadroomSully3 episodes1989Something Is Out ThereJimmyEpisode: "A Hearse of Another Color"1995Law & OrderMitchellEpisode: "Rebels"2008The Teacher (Italian series)ActorEpisode: "Una sera troppo fredda"2017The ComediansGiampaolo, Acting CoachEpisode #1.3
References
External links
Profile, Fandango.com Official site