Michael Anderson, Jr.

Michael Anderson, Jr.
Michael Anderson Jr. in trailer for "The Sons of Katie Elder" (1965)
Born	6 August 1943 Hillingdon, Middlesex, England
Years active	1956–1999
Spouse(s)	Marina Anderson (1986–1990) (divorced) Vikki Harrington (1966–?) (divorced) 3 children Maria O'Brien (?–?) (divorced) 1 child

Michael Joseph Anderson, Jr. (born 6 August 1943) is an English actor.^[1]

He was born in Hillingdon, Middlesex, into a theatrical family. His grandparents and great-great-aunt were actors. His father is the film director Michael Anderson, Sr. He is the stepson of actress Adrienne Ellis, and stepbrother of actress Laurie Holden. His brother is producer David Anderson.

Anderson trained at the Arts Educational School in drama and ballet. He appeared in seventy-two films between 1956 and 1998, the most notable of which include The Sundowners (1960), In Search of the Castaways (1962), Major Dundee (1965), The Glory Guys (1965), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) and Logan's Run (1976, which his father directed and was filmed in Dallas, Texas).

In the 1966–67 season Anderson co-starred as Clayton Monroe with Barbara Hershey, who portrayed his sister Kathy in the ABC family Western series The Monroes.

He guest starred as well in episodes of ABC's Stoney Burke and Love, American Style along with Hawaii Five-O on CBS.

Filmography

• The Sundowners (1960)
• Play It Cool (1962)
• Reach for Glory (1962)
• In Search of the Castaways (1962)
• Dear Heart (1964)
• The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
• Major Dundee (1965)
• The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
• The Glory Guys (1965)
• WUSA (1970)
• The House That Would Not Die (1970)
• Logan's Run (1976)
• Nightkill (1980)
• Making of a Male Model (1983)
• Sunset Grill (1993)
• Rent-a-Kid (1995)
• Terminal Rush (1996)

References

1. Born: 6 August 1943, Uxbridge, Middlesex (1943-08-06). "Michael Anderson Jr | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-31.

External links

• Michael Anderson, Jr. at the Internet Movie Database