Acting
Michael J. Fox
EN, PT, HU cinema · 91 credits
Born
9 June 1961 (age 65)
Birthplace
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Also known as Michael Andrew Fox · Michael Fox · Mike Fox
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.
Known for
Filmography
Dragoons
as Dougie (voice)
O Pequeno Stuart Little 2
as Stuart Little (voice)
Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist
as Self (Archive Footage)
Zootopia 2
as Michael J. The Fox (voice)
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
as Self, Book
Back Home Again
as Michael J. Bird (voice)
See You Yesterday
as Mr. Lockhart
Cola Wars
as Self (archive footage)
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
as A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
A.R.C.H.I.E.
as A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
Back in Time
as Self
Being Canadian
as Self
Mr. Calzaghe
as Self
Annie
as Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
The Love We Make
as Self
Looking Back to the Future
as Self (archive footage), Thanks
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
as Stuart Little (voice)
Saving Milly
as Self (uncredited)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
Stuart Little 2
as Stuart Little (voice)
Interstate 60
as Mr. Baker
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
as Milo (voice)
Stuart Little
as Stuart Little (voice)
Mars Attacks!
as Jason Stone
The Frighteners
as Frank Bannister
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
as Chance (voice)
The Universal Story
as Self (archive footage)
Blue in the Face
as Pete Maloney
The American President
as Lewis Rothschild
Your Studio and You
as Curious Guy on the Porch
Coldblooded
as Tim Alexander, Producer
Don't Drink the Water
as Axel Magee
Greedy
as Daniel
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
as Chance (voice)
For Love or Money
as Doug Ireland
Life with Mikey
as Michael Chapman
Where the Rivers Flow North
as Clayton Farnsworth
James Cagney: Top of the World
as Self - Host
Blast 'Em
as Self (uncredited)
The Hard Way
as Nick Lang
Doc Hollywood
as Benjamin Stone
Back to the Future Part III
as Marty McFly / Seamus McFly
Back to the Future Part II
as Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly
Casualties of War
as Private Eriksson
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Alex P. Keaton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Light of Day
as Joe Rasnick
The Secret of My Success
as Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
Citizen Steve
as Self - Actor
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as Raymond Griffiths (voice)
The Return of Bruno
as Michael J. Fox
Back to the Future
as Marty McFly
Teen Wolf
as Scott Howard
Poison Ivy
as Dennis Baxter
Family Ties Vacation
as Alex P. Keaton
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
as Future Son
High School U.S.A.
as Jay-Jay Manners
Class of 1984
as Arthur
Midnight Madness
as Scott Larson
Trouble in High Timber Country
as Thomas Elston
Letters from Frank
as Ricky