Cast & creator
Michael Chiklis
Best known for The Simpsons, Family Guy, Family Guy
Michael Charles Chiklis (/ˈtʃɪklɪs/; born August 30, 1963) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detective Vic Mackey on the FX police drama The Shield (2002–2008), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2002 and was nominated in 2003. Other starring television roles of his include Commissioner Tony Scali on the ABC police drama The Commish (1991–1996), Chris Woods in Daddio (2000), Jim Powell on the ABC science-fiction comedy-drama No Ordinary Family (2010–2011), Vincent Savino in the CBS crime drama Vegas (2012), Dell Toledo in American Horror Story: Freak Show (2014), and Nathaniel Barnes in Gotham (2015–2017). In film, he is best known for his roles as The Thing in two Fantastic Four films (2005–2007), George Callister in Eagle Eye (2008), Terry Eidson in When the Game Stands Tall (2014), and Father Dave in Hubie Halloween (2020). Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Chiklis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Michael Charles Chiklis, 마이클 치클리스, مایکل چکلیس
48
film credits
54
television credits
96
1944–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (102)
Showing 102 of 102 credits
The Simpsons
Quarterback (voice)
1989
Family Guy
Henessy (voice)
1999Family Guy
Big Fat Paulie (voice)
1999Family Guy
Bronx Guy #1 (voice)
1999Family Guy
Cartoony Crewman / Mechanic (voice)
1999
American Horror Story
Dell Toledo
2011
The Mongoose
Major Walter Pope
2026
The View
Self
1997
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Mean Tweets
2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
Seinfeld
Steve Pocatello
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Sons of Anarchy
Milo
2008
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Robot Chicken
The Thing / Sherlock Holmes (voice)
2005
Gotham
Nathaniel Barnes
2014
Touched by an Angel
Matt Colletti
1994
L.A. Law
Jimmy Hoffs
1986
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Self - Guest appearance
2013
Miami Vice
NYPD Det. Jeffrey Whitehead
1984
The Shield
Vic Mackey
2002The Shield
Producer
2002The Shield
Director
2002
DuckTales
Zeus (voice)
2017
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self
1992
Wiseguy
1987
The Commish
Tony Scali
1991
Match Game
Self - Panelist
2016
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self
2004
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Red Auerbach
2022
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975
Accused
Dr. Scott Corbett
2023Accused
Justin
2023Accused
Director
2023
Don't Look Up
Dan Pawketty
2021
Hollywood Game Night
Self
2013
Fantastic Four
Ben Grimm
2005
Godzilla: The Series
Colonel Charles Tarrington (voice)
1998
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Ben Grimm
2007
Stuart Little: The Animated Series
Tiger (voice)
2003
Heavy Gear
2001
Vegas
Vincent Savino
2012Vegas
Co-Executive Producer
2012
No Ordinary Family
Jim Powell
2010
Eagle Eye
Defense Secretary Callister
2008
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
1999
Hotel Cocaine
Agent Zulio
2024
Hubie Halloween
Father Dave
2020
Parker
Melander
2013
B.L. Stryker
Brother Powell
1989
The Do-Over
Carmine
2016
Soldier
Jimmy Pig
1998
10 Minutes Gone
Frank
2019Daddio
Chris Woods
2000TV Revolution
2004
Coyote
Ben Clemens
2021Coyote
Executive Producer
2021
Nixon
TV Director
1995
When the Game Stands Tall
Terry Eidson
2014
Rise: Blood Hunter
Clyde Rawlins
2007
Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons - The Movie
Slade Wilson / Deathstroke (voice)
2020
Pawn
Derrick
2013Pawn
Producer
2013
The Senior
Mike Flynt
2025
Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons
Slade Wilson / Deathstroke (voice)
2020
High School
Dr. Leslie Gordon
2010
Rupture
Bald Man
2016
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Self
2010
The Legend of Secret Pass
Calabar (voice)
2010
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Roman / King Webster (voice)
2003
The Shield: Wrap Day
Self
2006
The Three Stooges
Curly Howard
2000Family Bonds: The Making of 'Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer'
Self
2007
Do Not Disturb
Hartman
1999Cigars!: The New Rage!
Self
1996Making of 'Fantastic Four'
Self
2005
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tophet Campaign
Lieutenant Ross
2001
John Bronco Rides Again
2021Fantastic Four Video Diary Tour
Self
2005
1985
Dale
2018
The Curse of the Bambino
Himself
2003
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
Self
2003
Tyrant
The Fantasticar: State of the Art
Self
2007
Body and Soul
Tiny O'Toole
2000The Four Elements
Self
2007Reverse of the Curse of the Bambino
Himself
2004
Carlo's Wake
Marco
1999
Wired
John Belushi
1989
Taxman
Andre Rubakov
1999
The Rain Killer
Reese
1990
Tough Justice
2014
We the People: The Market Basket Effect
Narrator
2016Last Request
Victim
2001The Tuck Rule
2017
Fallen
Narration (voice)
2017