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.
A Future on Stage
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Zootopia 2
Michael J. The Fox (voice)
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
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STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
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Back Home Again
Michael J. Bird (voice)
Cola Wars
Self (archive footage)
See You Yesterday
Mr. Lockhart
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
Michael J. Fox
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A.R.C.H.I.E.
A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
Mr. Calzaghe
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Back in Time
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Back To the Present: The Special
Being Canadian
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Annie
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Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
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Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
The Love We Make
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Tales from the Future
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Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Himself
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
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Looking Back to the Future
Self (archive footage)
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
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Looking Back at the Future
Himself
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Stuart Little (voice)
Saving Milly
Self (uncredited)
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
Self
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
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Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
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Stuart Little 2
Stuart Little (voice)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
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Interstate 60
Mr. Baker
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
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Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox
Self
The Concert for New York City
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Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Milo James Thatch (voice)
Stuart Little
Stuart Little (voice)
Stuart Little: Making It Big
Self
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
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Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
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Mars Attacks!
Jason Stone
The Frighteners
Frank Bannister
The Universal Story
Self (archive footage)
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Chance (voice)
The American President
Lewis Rothschild
Coldblooded
Tim Alexander
Blue in the Face
Pete Maloney
Your Studio and You
Curious Guy on the Porch
Don't Drink the Water
Axel Magee
Greedy
Daniel
For Love or Money
Doug Ireland
Time Machine: The Journey Back
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Where the Rivers Flow North
Clayton Farnsworth
Life with Mikey
Michael Chapman
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Chance (voice)
James Cagney: Top of the World
Self - Host
Doc Hollywood
Benjamin Stone
The Hard Way
Nick Lang
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
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Back to the Future Part III
Marty McFly / Seamus McFly
Back to the Future Part II
Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly
Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
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Casualties of War
Private Eriksson
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Alex P. Keaton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bright Lights, Big City
Jamie
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Raymond Griffiths (voice)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
The Secret of My Success
Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
The Return of Bruno
Michael J. Fox
Light of Day
Joe Rasnick
Citizen Steve
Self - Actor
The Ice Man Hummeth
The Making of Back to the Future
Self
Family Ties Vacation
Alex P. Keaton
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Teen Wolf
Scott Howard
Back to the Future
Marty McFly
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Poison Ivy
Dennis Baxter
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Future Son
High School U.S.A.
Jay-Jay Manners
Class of 1984
Arthur
Trouble in High Timber Country
Thomas Elston
Midnight Madness
Scott Larson
Letters from Frank
Ricky