Michael Gross

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Gross (born June 21, 1947) is an American television, movie, and stage actor who plays both comedic and dramatic roles. His most notable roles are father Steven Keaton from Family Ties and the Graboid hunter Burt Gummer from the Tremors franchise.

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Known For

How I Met Your Mother

Alfred Mosby

Suits

Walter Gillis

Family Guy

Steven Keaton (voice)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Arthur Esterman

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Jeffrey Prince

Tremors

Burt Gummer

Batman: The Animated Series

Lloyd Ventrix (voice)

Parks and Recreation

Michael

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	I Am Raquel Welch MOVIE	Self
2024	The Merry Gentlemen MOVIE	Stan
2024	Chosen Family MOVIE	Alfred
2020	A Ring for Christmas MOVIE	Graham Moore
2020	The Legend of Burt Gummer MOVIE	self
2020	Tremors: Shrieker Island MOVIE	Burt Gummer
2020	Tremors: Making Perfection MOVIE	Himself
2019	Noelle MOVIE	Elder Elf Abe
2019	Christmas Reservations MOVIE	Tom
2019	Sister of the Bride MOVIE	Robert
2018	Christmas Pen Pals MOVIE	Ted
2018	Power of the Air MOVIE	Chairman
2018	Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell MOVIE	Burt Gummer
2018	A.P. Bio TV	Brandon
2017	Camp Cool Kids MOVIE	Grandpa Norman
2016	Bilal: A New Breed of Hero MOVIE	Okba (voice)
2016	C Street MOVIE	Governor Appalachia
2016	Last Call at Murray's MOVIE	Murray
2016	Quackerz MOVIE	Duckmus
2015	Becoming Santa MOVIE	Nick Claus
2015	Rosemont MOVIE	Dr. Molina
2015	Tremors 5: Bloodlines MOVIE	Burt Gummer
2015	Grace and Frankie TV	Jeff
2015	The Stanley Dynamic TV	Lawrence Sr.
2015	Togetherness TV	Mr. Pierson
2014	The Affair TV	Dr. Ezra Kaplan
2014	Our Father MOVIE	Self
2013	Guest House MOVIE	Lou Wesley
2012	Meant to Be MOVIE	Mr. Trantham
2012	Naughty or Nice MOVIE	Walter Kringle
2012	Atlas Shrugged: Part II MOVIE	Ted 'Buzz' Killman
2012	Anger Management TV	Dr. Randy
2012	Adopting Terror MOVIE	Dr. Ziegler
2012	Blue-Eyed Butcher MOVIE	Ron Wright
2012	Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie MOVIE	Narrator
2011	12 Wishes of Christmas MOVIE	Harry
2011	Last Man Standing TV	Mr. Hardin
2011	Stay Cool MOVIE	Mr. McCarthy
2011	Suits TV	Walter Gillis
2011	Pizza Man MOVIE	Professor Tucker
2010	Rails to Suburbia: The Strang Line & Overland Park MOVIE	Narrator
2009	Drop Dead Diva TV	Principal Blake
2009	Parks and Recreation TV	Michael
2008	100 Million BC MOVIE	Dr. Frank Reno
2008	An American in China MOVIE	Manny Braddock
2007	Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! TV	Robin
2006	Brothers and Sisters TV	Edward LeMonde
2006	Psych TV	Cody Blair
2006	Mrs. Harris MOVIE	Leslie Jacobson
2005	How I Met Your Mother TV	Alfred Mosby
2005	Medium TV	Peter Barrister
2004	Combustion MOVIE	Talbot
2004	Chasing Big Cats MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
2004	Boston Legal TV	Father Nicholas McClinton
2004	CSI: NY TV	Tom Endecott
2004	Tremors 4: The Legend Begins MOVIE	Hiram Gummer
2003	Tremors TV	Burt Gummer
2002	NBC 75th Anniversary Special MOVIE	Self
2001	Tremors 3: Back to Perfection MOVIE	Burt Gummer
2001	Law & Order: Criminal Intent TV	Charles Webb
2000	Curb Your Enthusiasm TV	Dr. Rivkin
2000	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV	Rob Austin
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV	Arthur Esterman
1999	Family Law TV	Anthony Jacobs
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV	Jeffrey Prince
1999	The Norm Show TV	Self
1999	True Heart MOVIE	Dick
1999	Family Guy TV	Steven Keaton (voice)
1999	Batman Beyond: The Movie MOVIE	Warren McGinnis (voice)
1999	Batman Beyond TV	Warren McGinnis (voice)
1998	Ground Control MOVIE	Murray
1997	Ally McBeal TV	Mr. Volpe
1997	The Hunger TV	Professor Frank Ingram
1997	Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave MOVIE	Lt. Peter Byrnes
1996	Spin City TV	Dr. Peterson
1996	Sometimes They Come Back... Again MOVIE	Jon Porter
1996	Tremors 2: Aftershocks MOVIE	Burt Gummer
1996	The Making of a Hollywood Madam MOVIE	Paul Fleiss
1996	Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice MOVIE	Lt. Peter Byrnes
1996	Hijacked: Flight 285 MOVIE	Ben Horner
1995	Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie MOVIE	Gordon Powell
1995	The Drew Carey Show TV	Don Newmark
1995	The Outer Limits TV	Professor Stanley Hurst
1995	Awake to Danger MOVIE	Ben McAdams
1994	Avalanche MOVIE	Brian Kemp
1994	ER TV	John 'Jack' Carter Jr.
1994	In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance MOVIE	Tom Williams
1994	Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story MOVIE	Kevin Mulligan
1994	In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful MOVIE	Howard
1992	With a Vengeance MOVIE	Self
1992	Batman: The Animated Series TV	Lloyd Ventrix (voice)
1992	Alan & Naomi MOVIE	Sol Silverman
1991	Cool as Ice MOVIE	Gordon
1991	In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas MOVIE	Agent Richard Mayberly
1990	Vestige of Honor MOVIE	Don Scott
1990	Law & Order TV	Carl Braddock
1990	Dream On TV	Father Sherman McKigney
1990	Tremors MOVIE	Burt Gummer
1989	A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court MOVIE	King Arthur
1988	In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders MOVIE	William Russell Matix
1988	Big Business MOVIE	Dr. Jay Marshall
1988	Day by Day TV	Steven Keaton
1987	Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz MOVIE	Himself - Host
1987	Right to Die MOVIE	Bob Bauer
1985	A Letter to Three Wives MOVIE	George Phipps
1985	Family Ties Vacation MOVIE	Steven Keaton
1984	Finder of Lost Loves TV	Tom Lindsay
1984	Summer Fantasy MOVIE	Ben Brannigan
1984	Night Court TV	Arthur Thursby
1983	Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole MOVIE	James Troth
1982	Little Gloria... Happy at Last TV	Gilchrist
1982	Nature TV	Narrator (voice)
1982	Family Ties TV	Steven Keaton
1982	The Neighborhood MOVIE	Jack Wolfe
1981	Dream House MOVIE	Julius 'J.J.' Jacobson
1980	F.D.R.: The Last Year MOVIE	Dr. Howard Bruenn
1980	Just Tell Me What You Want MOVIE	Lothar
1975	A Girl Named Sooner MOVIE	Jim Seevey
	Dada Knows Best MOVIE	Self

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