Mike Farrell

Mike Farrell was born on Feb 06, 1939 in USA. Mike Farrell's big-screen debut came with Captain Newman, M.D. directed by David Miller in 1963, strarring Patient (uncredited). Mike Farrell is known for The Red Road directed by Randall Einhorn, Martin Henderson stars as Harold Jensen and Jason Momoa as Phillip Kopus. Mike Farrell has got 2 awards and 5 nominations so far. The most recent award Mike Farrell achieved is TV Land Awards. The upcoming new tvshow Mike Farrell plays is The Red Road - Season 2 which will be released on Feb 27, 2014.

Mike is one of four children. His father, Joe, who died in 1956, was a carpenter at Hollywood studios. Mike attended grammar school with Natalie Wood and Ricky Nelson. He entered the Marines in the 1950s for two years. Later, he attended the University of California at Los Angeles and studied acting at the Jeff Corey Workshop. He started getting big parts in movies, which led to a regular role on Des jours et des vies (1965) and, ultimately, to M.A.S.H. (1972). When M.A.S.H. (1972) went off the air, he resisted series TV for many years until he was offered Providence (1999). In the meantime, he formed his own production company, which made the Robin Williams vehicle, Docteur Patch (1998), based on Mike's own acquaintance with the doctor. Mike is very politically involved. He lobbied against the firing of gay teachers. He was outspoken about the US involvement in El Salvador in the 80s. He served as a member of California's Commission on Judicial Performance from February 2, 1998 to February 28, 2001.