Michael Fairman

'Michael Fairman' (qv) is a veteran of film, stage and television, with a career spanning more than 40 years. He has portrayed 'Adlai Stevenson' (qv) in the political thriller _Thirteen Days (2000)_ (qv) starring 'Kevin Costner' (qv), was featured in 'David Lynch' (qv)'s Academy Award-nominated _Mulholland Drive (2001)_ (qv) and played 'Ben Affleck' (qv)'s father in Dreamworks' _Forces of Nature (1999)_ (qv). This versatile actor can be seen regularly on television, having guest appearances on popular shows such as _ER (1994)_ (qv), _The Practice (1997)_ (qv), _The X-Files (1993)_ (qv), _Boston Public (2000)_ (qv), _Family Law (1999)_ (qv) and _Dharma & Greg (1997)_ (qv), to name just a few.He started out his career as a navigator in the U.S. Air Force. While stationed at Tachikawa Air Force Base near Tokyo, he joined a theater group and has been acting ever since. After the Air Force, he enrolled in the Dramatic Arts Department of New York University. Beginning with Oedipus in 'Sophocles' (qv) Oedipus Rex, he played leads throughout college, including a series of classical roles at the Oregon Shakespearean Festival. He has played everything from Stanley Kowalski in "A Streetcar Named Desire" to Pozzo in "Waiting for Godot" to his critically acclaimed "The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail" and was in numerous productions off-Broadway.This extensive stage experience led Michael to numerous recurring roles in such hit TV shows as _L.A. Law (1986)_ (qv), _Hill Street Blues (1981)_ (qv) and _Cagney & Lacey (1981)_ (qv), and extended runs on the soap operas _General Hospital (1963)_ (qv), _Ryan's Hope (1975)_ (qv) and _Love of Life (1951)_ (qv). Fairman is in the soon-to-be-released feature film comedy _Wheelmen (2005)_ (qv).::A. Nonymous