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.
Media of
Michael J. Fox
Photos (21)
Filmography of
Michael J. Fox
... 2023
... 2023
Michael J. Bird (voice)
... 2021
Self [Archival Footage]
... 2019
Mr. Lockhart
... 2019
A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
... 2018
Self
... 2017
A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
... 2016
Himself
... 2015
Self
... 2015
... 2015
Self
... 2015
Himself
... 2014
... 2013
(archive footage)
... 2012
Self
... 2011
... 2010
... 2009
Self (archive footage)
... 2009
... 2008
Himself
... 2006
Stuart Little (voice)
... 2005
Self (uncredited)
... 2005
... 2003
Self (archive footage)
... 2003
... 2002
Stuart Little (voice)
... 2002
... 2002
Mr. Baker
... 2002
... 2002
... 2001
... 2001
Milo James Thatch (voice)
... 2001
Stuart Little (voice)
... 1999
... 1999
Himself
... 1998
... 1997
Jason Stone
... 1996
Frank Bannister
... 1996
Self (archive footage)
... 1996
Chance (voice)
... 1996
Lewis Rothschild
... 1995
Pete Maloney
... 1995
Tim Alexander
... 1995
Curious Guy on the Porch
... 1995
Axel Magee
... 1994
Daniel
... 1994
Doug Ireland
... 1993
Himself
... 1993
Clayton Farnsworth
... 1993
Michael Chapman
... 1993
Chance (voice)
... 1993
Self - Host
... 1992
Benjamin Stone
... 1991
Nick Lang
... 1991
... 1990
Marty McFly / Seamus McFly
... 1990
Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly
... 1989
... 1989
Private Eriksson
... 1989
Alex P. Keaton (archive footage) (uncredited)
... 1988
Jamie
... 1988
Raymond Griffiths (voice)
... 1987
... 1987
Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
... 1987
Michael J. Fox
... 1987
Joe Rasnick
... 1987
Self - Actor
... 1987
... 1986
... 1986
Alex P. Keaton
... 1985
Scott Howard
... 1985
Marty McFly
... 1985
... 1985
Dennis Baxter
... 1985
Future Son
... 1984
Jay-Jay Manners
... 1983
Arthur
... 1982
Thomas Elston
... 1980
Scott Larson
... 1980
Ricky
... 1979