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Michael Chieffo(I)

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Michael Chieffo
ARGO, MAD MEN, THE CLOSER, GLEASON, L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, THE JOYRIDERS, COME ON GET HAPPY, CRIMINAL MINDS
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Mr. Chieffo, an actor for over four decades was born and raised in New York where he studied acting at The Juilliard School. His credits include working with renowned directors Barry Levinson on Disclosure, Tony Scott on Crimson Tide, Lawrence Kasden on I Love You To Death, Harold Becker on Mercury Rising, Mike Mills on Beginners as well as perhaps his favorite with Curtis Hanson playing the coroner in L.A. Confidential, to name a few.

A sampling of television shows Michael has guest starred are: Better Call Saul, Castle, Mad Men, Criminal Minds, The Closer, The Mentalist, Without a Trace, , Bones as well as West Wing, Boston Legal, CSI, Roswell and a particular "fan favorite", The X-Files as the deranged Carl Wade.

Favorite roles include playing the great Art Carney opposite Brad Garrett's Jackie Gleason in the CBS movie Gleason and playing Dave Madden/Reuben Kincaid in Come On Get Happy, The Partridge Family Story on ABC.

Michael was gratified to play the lead role of "Curtis" an extremely social phobic man in the Independent Feature Unreal Estate, directed by Todd Malkin and Nick Huntington. Unreal Estate premiered at the IFS Film Festival and was honored with Best Dramatic Feature Film award and ultimately won Best Picture of the entire festival.

Mr. Chieffo completed roles on the features Ben and Ara, and Ben Affleck's Live by Night, as well as playing Billie Jean King's Dad in Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' Battle of the Sexes. Recently he was thrilled to Guest on NCIS.

Most recently Mr. Chieffo was honored to be nominated for Best Supporting Actor by the Chlotrudis Society in 2022 for his turn in Fully Realized Humans directed by Joshua Leonard.

Michael is very happily married to actress Beth Grant and they have a daughter Mary Chieffo who has followed in the family's theatrical tradition.
BornSeptember 15, 1955
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      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Elisabeth Shue, Bill Pullman, Steve Carell, Sarah Silverman, and Emma Stone in Battle of the Sexes (2017)
    Battle of the Sexes
    6.7
    • Billie's Dad
    • 2017
    Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, and Guy Pearce in L.A. Confidential (1997)
    L.A. Confidential
    8.2
    • Coroner
    • 1997
    Michael Douglas and Demi Moore in Harcèlement (1994)
    Harcèlement
    6.2
    • Stephen Chase
    • 1994
    Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)
    Better Call Saul
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Mr. Ughetta

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    Actor



    • Michael Keaton in Goodrich (2024)
      Goodrich
      6.3
      • Ed
      • 2024
    • Keaton & Lloyd (2021)
      Keaton & Lloyd
      Short
      • Harold Lloyd
      • 2021
    • Wilmer Valderrama, Rocky Carroll, Gary Cole, Katrina Law, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, and Diona Reasonover in NCIS : Enquêtes spéciales (2003)
      NCIS : Enquêtes spéciales
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Randy Devereaux
      • 2021
    • Joshua Leonard and Jess Weixler in Fully Realized Humans (2020)
      Fully Realized Humans
      5.2
      • Bob
      • 2020
    • James Franco and Marianna Palka in A Rose for Emily (2018)
      A Rose for Emily
      3.8
      Short
      • Mr. Grierson
      • 2018
    • The Rookie : Le flic de Los Angeles (2018)
      The Rookie : Le flic de Los Angeles
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Man Reporting Stabbing
      • 2018
    • On the Day You Were Born (2018)
      On the Day You Were Born
      Short
      • George
      • 2018
    • Mississippi Requiem (2018)
      Mississippi Requiem
      5.5
      • Mr. Grierson
      • 2018
    • The Liberty (2018)
      The Liberty
      7.4
      Short
      • Harry Macaulay
      • 2018
    • Elisabeth Shue, Bill Pullman, Steve Carell, Sarah Silverman, and Emma Stone in Battle of the Sexes (2017)
      Battle of the Sexes
      6.7
      • Billie's Dad
      • 2017
    • Hater (2017)
      Hater
      TV Movie
      • Stew
      • 2017
    • Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)
      Better Call Saul
      9.0
      TV Series
      • Mr. Ughetta
      • 2016–2017
    • Liam James, Sarah Steele, and Austin P. McKenzie in Speech & Debate (2017)
      Speech & Debate
      5.9
      • Giles Corey
      • 2017
    • Sweet/Vicious (2016)
      Sweet/Vicious
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Albert Mays
      • 2016–2017
    • Dan Lauria, Zaki Rubenstein, David A. Cooper, Sarah Sweet, David Blue, John M. Keating, Talia Tabin, and Cosby Siringi in The Concessionaires Must Die! (2017)
      The Concessionaires Must Die!
      5.7
      • Coupon Man
      • 2017

    Producer



    • Unreal Estate One-Sheet (2014)
      Unreal Estate
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Octavia Spencer, Ahna O'Reilly, Mary Chieffo, and Jen Zaborowski in The Perfect Fit (2012)
      The Perfect Fit
      6.2
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2012

    Soundtrack



    • Vivica A. Fox and Christine Taylor in L'arbre des voeux (2010)
      L'arbre des voeux
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • performer: "Good King Wenceslas" (uncredited)
      • 2010

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    Fully Realized Humans
    Demo Reel 3:01
    Fully Realized Humans
    NCIS
    Demo Reel 1:57
    NCIS
    NCIS
    Demo Reel 1:57
    NCIS
    The Rookie
    Demo Reel 0:59
    The Rookie
    LAST WILL AND TESTICLE
    Demo Reel 4:26
    LAST WILL AND TESTICLE
    COMEDY CLIPS (recent sample)
    Demo Reel 4:02
    COMEDY CLIPS (recent sample)
    BETTER CALL SAUL clip
    Demo Reel 4:59
    BETTER CALL SAUL clip

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    • Alternative name
      • Mike Chieffo
    • Born
      • September 15, 1955
      • Huntington, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Beth GrantSeptember 1, 1985 - present (1 child)
    • Children
      • Mary Chieffo
    • Other works
      TV commercial for UBS PaineWebber (2001)

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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      Father, with Beth Grant, of Mary Chieffo.

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