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Michael Higgins
Born
Michael Patrick Higgins, Jr.
(1920-01-20 ) January 20, 1920Died November 5, 2008(2008-11-05) (aged 88 ) Years active 1949–2008 Spouse
Elizabeth Lee (Betty) Goodwin
(m. 1946) Children 3
Michael Patrick Higgins Jr. (January 20, 1920 – November 5, 2008) was an American actor who appeared in film and on stage, and was best known for his role in the original Broadway production of Equus
Early life [ edit ]
Higgins was born in Brooklyn on January 20, 1920, the son of Mary Katherine (née McGowan) and Michael Peter Higgins, a poet and grocer who worked in the insurance business.[1] Brooklyn accent , hoping for a future career in theater. His father gave him an early a love of Shakespeare. He served in the United States Army in Italy during World War II , where he earned a Bronze Star Medal and a Purple Heart .[2]
After returning from military service, Higgins made his Broadway debut on February 18, 1946, in a production of Antigone Katharine Cornell and Sir Cedric Hardwicke in a modern-dress adaptation of the Sophocles play based on Jean Anouilh 's French version.[2] [3] [4]
Higgins appeared in the original Broadway production of Peter Shaffer 's Equus Peter Firth as the youth, Frances Sternhagen as Alan's mother and Anthony Hopkins as his psychiatrist.[2] Clive Barnes called "exemplary", Walter Kerr found Higgins "excellent as a father turned ashen when caught out at a skin flick".[5] [6]
Among his Broadway performances are Romeo and Juliet as Benvolio with Olivia de Havilland in 1951, Jean Anouilh's The Lark Julie Harris and Christopher Plummer , Eugene O'Neill 's The Iceman Cometh James Earl Jones at Circle in the Square Theatre in 1973, and the 1980 production of Mixed Couples , his final Broadway appearance. In 1963, he starred in Antony and Cleopatra Colleen Dewhurst , in Joseph Papp 's Shakespeare Festival in Central Park. He won two Obie Awards for his work Off Broadway ; for his 1958 performance as John Proctor in The Crucible David Mamet 's play Reunion .[2] Drama Desk Award in 1978 for his role in Molly , earning honors as Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play.[4]
He appeared in early live television productions including Kraft Television Theatre Academy Theatre Studio One Ben Casey Gunsmoke The Andy Griffith Show One Man's Family [7]
Later in his career he worked primarily on screen, appearing in over 50 films. He co-starred in Coppola's The Conversation Barbara Loden 's Wanda Angel Heart The Black Stallion The Seduction of Joe Tynan The Stepford Wives David Mamet 's State and Main Charlie Kaufman 's Synecdoche, New York [4] [7]
Higgins died at age 88 on November 5, 2008, at Beth Israel Medical Center of heart failure .[2]
Selected filmography [ edit ]
Shades of Gray (1948) - U.S. Army Soldier
Edge of Fury
Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki
Terror in the City (1964) - Carl
The Arrangement
Wanda
Desperate Characters
The Conversation
The Stepford Wives
Death Play (1976) - Sam
An Enemy of the People
King of the Gypsies
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
The Black Stallion
Fort Apache, The Bronx
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
Staying Alive
Rumble Fish
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
1918
Seven Minutes in Heaven
On Valentine's Day
Angel Heart
Courtship (1987) - Mr. Vaughn
Crusoe
New York Stories
Dead Bang
Forced March (1989) - Andras Bereg
The Local Stigmatic
An Empty Bed (1990) - Man in 50's Restaurant
Death Becomes Her
Wind
School Ties
The Impostors
Just the Ticket
State and Main
Swimfan
Messengers (2004) - Poor Old Man from Room 410
Off the Black
The Savages
The Favor
Synecdoche, New York
An American Carol
Television [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d e Fox, Margalit. "Michael Higgins, an Actor Popular on New York Stages, Dies at 88" , The New York Times
^ Zolotow, Sam . "'ANTIGONE' OPENS AT CORT TONIGHT; Katharine Cornell, Sir Cedric Hardwicke to Star in Modern Dress Version of Classic" , The New York Times
^ a b c Simonson, Robert . "Michael Higgins, Obie-Winning Actor, Dies at 88" Archived 2008-12-07 at the Wayback Machine , Playbill
^ Barnes, Clive . "Theater Review: Equus" , The New York Times
^ Kerr, Walter . "'Equus' Takes Risks and Emerges Victorious; STAGE VIEW" , The New York Times
^ a b "Michael Higgins at IMDB" . IMDb.
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