Michael J. Fox
Actor
Born June 9, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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.
Filmography
Dragoons
Dougie (voice)
A Future on Stage
Self
Zootopia 2
Michael J. The Fox (voice)
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
Self
Shrinking
Gerry
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Self
Back Home Again
Michael J. Bird (voice)
Reunited Apart
Self
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)
Corner Gas Animated
Michael J. Fox (voice)
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
Marty McFly
Michael J. Fox
Self
The Good Fight
Louis Canning
Designated Survivor
Ethan West
A.R.C.H.I.E.
A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
Mr. Calzaghe
Self
Back in Time
Self
Back To the Present: The Special
Being Canadian
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Annie
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Michael J. Fox Show
Mike Henry
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
The Love We Make
Self
Tales from the Future
Self
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Himself
The Good Wife
Louis Canning
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
Self
Looking Back to the Future
Self (archive footage)
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Self
Phineas and Ferb
Werewolf / Michael (voice)
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
The Reichen Show
Self
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Stuart Little (voice)
Saving Milly
Self (uncredited)
Boston Legal
Daniel Post
Rescue Me
Dwight
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
Self
Comedy Central Roasts
Self
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
Self
Clone High
Gandhi's Remaining Kidney (voice)
Stuart Little 2
Stuart Little (voice)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
Interstate 60
Mr. Baker
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
Self
The Concert for New York City
Self
Scrubs
Kevin Casey
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Milo James Thatch (voice)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Michael J. Fox
Stuart Little
Stuart Little (voice)
Stuart Little: Making It Big
Self
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
Self
The View
Self - Guest
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
Self
Mars Attacks!
Jason Stone
Spin City
Mike Flaherty
E! True Hollywood Story
Self
The Daily Show
Self
The Frighteners
Frank Bannister
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
The Universal Story
Self (archive footage)
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Chance (voice)
The American President
Lewis Rothschild
Blue in the Face
Pete Maloney
Coldblooded
Tim Alexander
Your Studio and You
Curious Guy on the Porch
Don't Drink the Water
Axel Magee
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
Greedy
Daniel
For Love or Money
Doug Ireland
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
Time Machine: The Journey Back
Self
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
Blast 'Em
Self (uncredited)
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice)
Brooklyn Bridge
Doc Hollywood
Benjamin Stone
The Hard Way
Nick Lang
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
Self
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
Self
Casualties of War
Private Eriksson
Tales from the Crypt
Prosecutor ("segment "The Trap")
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
Time Travel: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Poison Ivy
Dennis Baxter
Night Court
Eddie Simms
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Future Son
High School U.S.A.
Jay-Jay Manners
Family Ties
Alex P. Keaton
Class of 1984
Arthur
Teachers Only
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
This Week
Here's Boomer
Trouble in High Timber Country
Thomas Elston
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Willy-Joe Hall
Midnight Madness
Scott Larson
Letters from Frank
Ricky
Trapper John, M.D.
Elliot Schweitzer
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
Family
Richard
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Emmy Awards
Self