Michael J. Fox
Acting
Michael Andrew Fox OC (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a retired Canadian-American actor. Beginning his career in the 1970s, he rose to prominence portraying Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sitcom Family Ties (1982–1989). Fox is famous for his role as protagonist Marty McFly in the Back to the Future film trilogy (1985–1990), a critical and commercial success. He went on to headline several films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including Teen Wolf (1985), The Secret of My Success (1987), Casualties of War (1989), Doc Hollywood (1991), and The Frighteners (1996). Fox returned to television on the ABC sitcom Spin City in the lead role of Mike Flaherty from 1996 to 2000. In 1998, Fox disclosed his 1991 diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. He subsequently became an advocate for finding a cure and founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2000 to help fund research. Worsening symptoms forced Fox to reduce his activities and led to his return to television in Spin City when he was still a major movie star. He continued to make guest appearances on television, including recurring roles on the FX comedy-drama Rescue Me (2009) and the CBS legal drama The Good Wife (2010–2016) that garnered him critical acclaim. He voiced the lead roles in the Stuart Little films (1999–2005) and the animated film Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001). His final major role was on the NBC sitcom The Michael J. Fox Show (2013–2014). Fox retired in 2020 due to his declining health. Fox won five Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Grammy Award. He was also appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2010, along with being inducted to Canada's Walk of Fame in 2000 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2002. For his advocacy of a cure for Parkinson's disease, he received an honorary doctorate in 2010 from the Karolinska Institute and an honorary Oscar in 2022.
Known for
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Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist
2026
Self (Archive Footage)
movieZootopia 2
2025
Michael J. The Fox (voice)
tvShrinking
2023
Gerry
movieBack Home Again
2021
Michael J. Bird (voice)
movieCola Wars
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieSee You Yesterday
2019
Mr. Lockhart
movieA.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
2018
A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
tvCorner Gas Animated
2018
Michael J. Fox (voice)
tvThe Good Fight
2017
Louis Canning
tvDesignated Survivor
2016
Ethan West
movieA.R.C.H.I.E.
2016
A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
movieAnnie
2014
Self
tvThe Michael J. Fox Show
2013
Mike Henry
movieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
(archive footage)
tvThe Good Wife
2009
Louis Canning
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
movieLooking Back to the Future
2009
Self (archive footage)
tvPhineas and Ferb
2007
Werewolf / Michael (voice)
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007
Self - Guest / Self
movieStuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
2005
Stuart Little (voice)
movieSaving Milly
2005
Self (uncredited)
tvBoston Legal
2004
Daniel Post
tvRescue Me
2004
Dwight
movie101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
Self (archive footage)
tvClone High
2002
Gandhi's Remaining Kidney (voice)
movieStuart Little 2
2002
Stuart Little (voice)
movieInterstate 60
2002
Mr. Baker
tvScrubs
2001
Kevin Casey
movieAtlantis: The Lost Empire
2001
Milo James Thatch (voice)
tvCurb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Michael J. Fox
movieStuart Little
1999
Stuart Little (voice)
tvThe View
1997
Self - Guest / Self
movieMars Attacks!
1996
Jason Stone
tvSpin City
1996
Mike Flaherty
movieThe Frighteners
1996
Frank Bannister
tvThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Self - Guest
movieThe Universal Story
1996
Self (archive footage)
movieHomeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996
Chance (voice)
movieThe American President
1995
Lewis Rothschild
movieBlue in the Face
1995
Pete Maloney
movieColdblooded
1995
Tim Alexander
movieYour Studio and You
1995
Curious Guy on the Porch
movieDon't Drink the Water
1994
Axel Magee
movieGreedy
1994
Daniel
movieFor Love or Money
1993
Doug Ireland
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993
Self - Guest
movieWhere the Rivers Flow North
1993
Clayton Farnsworth
movieLife with Mikey
1993
Michael Chapman
movieHomeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
1993
Chance (voice)
movieJames Cagney: Top of the World
1992
Self - Host
movieBlast 'Em
1992
Self (uncredited)
tvShelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992
Narrator (voice)
movieDoc Hollywood
1991
Benjamin Stone
movieThe Hard Way
1991
Nick Lang
movieBack to the Future Part III
1990
Marty McFly / Seamus McFly
movieBack to the Future Part II
1989
Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly
movieCasualties of War
1989
Private Eriksson
tvTales from the Crypt
1989
Prosecutor ("segment "The Trap")
movieMickey's 60th Birthday
1988
Alex P. Keaton (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieDear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
Raymond Griffiths (voice)
movieThe Secret of My Success
1987
Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
movieThe Return of Bruno
1987
Michael J. Fox
movieLight of Day
1987
Joe Rasnick
movieCitizen Steve
1987
Self - Actor
movieFamily Ties Vacation
1985
Alex P. Keaton
movieTeen Wolf
1985
Scott Howard
movieBack to the Future
1985
Marty McFly
moviePoison Ivy
1985
Dennis Baxter
tvNight Court
1984
Eddie Simms
movieDon't Ask Me, Ask God
1984
Future Son
movieHigh School U.S.A.
1983
Jay-Jay Manners
tvFamily Ties
1982
Alex P. Keaton
movieClass of 1984
1982
Arthur
tvLate Night with David Letterman
1982
Self - Guest
movieTrouble in High Timber Country
1980
Thomas Elston
tvPalmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
Willy-Joe Hall
movieMidnight Madness
1980
Scott Larson
tvTrapper John, M.D.
1979
Elliot Schweitzer
tvFamily
1976
Richard
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvPeople's Choice Awards
1975
Self - Presenter
movieDragoons
Dougie (voice)
Production3
Directing2
tvBrooklyn Bridge
1991
Director
tvTales from the Crypt
1989
Director