Cast & creator
Michael J. Fox
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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.
Also known as: Michael Andrew Fox, Michael Fox, Mike Fox
93
film credits
54
television credits
140
1949–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (147)
Showing 147 of 147 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
2007The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The View
Self - Guest
1997The View
Self
1997
The Good Wife
Louis Canning
2009
Scrubs
Kevin Casey
2001
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Phineas and Ferb
Werewolf / Michael (voice)
2007
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Michael J. Fox
2000
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1982
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
1979
The Love Boat
Jimmy Cowens
1977
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Zootopia 2
Michael J. The Fox (voice)
2025
Boston Legal
Daniel Post
2004
Night Court
Eddie Simms
1984
The Good Fight
Louis Canning
2017
Spin City
Mike Flaherty
1996Spin City
Producer
1996
Family Ties
Alex P. Keaton
1982
Rescue Me
Dwight
2004
Designated Survivor
Ethan West
2016
Tales from the Crypt
Prosecutor ("segment "The Trap")
1989Tales from the Crypt
Director
1989
Trapper John, M.D.
Elliot Schweitzer
1979
Shrinking
Gerry
2023The Reichen Show
Self
2005
Back to the Future Part II
Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly
1989
Back to the Future
Marty McFly
1985
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975
Family
Richard
1976Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
The Michael J. Fox Show
Mike Henry
2013The Michael J. Fox Show
Executive Producer
2013
Back to the Future Part III
Marty McFly / Seamus McFly
1990
Comedy Central Roasts
Self
2003
Mars Attacks!
Jason Stone
1996
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Milo (voice)
2001
Clone High
Gandhi's Remaining Kidney (voice)
2002
Teachers Only
1982
This Week
1981
Brooklyn Bridge
Director
1991
Corner Gas Animated
Michael J. Fox (voice)
2018
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Chance (voice)
1993
Stuart Little
Stuart Little (voice)
1999
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Teen Wolf
Scott Howard
1985
Reunited Apart
Self
2020
Here's Boomer
1981
The Frighteners
Frank Bannister
1996
Annie
Self
2014
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Chance (voice)
1996
Stuart Little 2
Stuart Little (voice)
2002
Casualties of War
Private Eriksson
1989
The Hard Way
Nick Lang
1991
The Secret of My Success
Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
1987
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Interstate 60
Mr. Baker
2002
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice)
1992
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Willy-Joe Hall
1980
The American President
Lewis Rothschild
1995
For Love or Money
Doug Ireland
1993
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Self
2023STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Book
2023
E! True Hollywood Story
Self
1996
Doc Hollywood
Benjamin Stone
1991
Class of 1984
Arthur
1982
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Stuart Little (voice)
2005
Greedy
Daniel
1994
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
Marty McFly
2018
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Alex P. Keaton (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
Bright Lights, Big City
Jamie
1988
Blue in the Face
Pete Maloney
1995
Life with Mikey
Michael Chapman
1993
The Concert for New York City
Self
2001
Cola Wars
Self (archive footage)
2019
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Being Canadian
Self
2015
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
A.R.C.H.I.E.
A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
2016
Midnight Madness
Scott Larson
1980
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2003
Back in Time
Self
2015
See You Yesterday
Mr. Lockhart
2019
Back Home Again
Michael J. Bird (voice)
2021
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
2002
Citizen Steve
Self - Actor
1987
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
2003
High School U.S.A.
Jay-Jay Manners
1983
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
Self
2003
Light of Day
Joe Rasnick
1987
Mr. Calzaghe
Self
2015
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
2018
Looking Back to the Future
Self (archive footage)
2009Looking Back to the Future
Thanks
2009
Don't Drink the Water
Axel Magee
1994
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Himself
2010
The Love We Make
Self
2011
Your Studio and You
Curious Guy on the Porch
1995
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Raymond Griffiths (voice)
1987
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
Self
2023
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
Self
2013
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Self
2008
Where the Rivers Flow North
Clayton Farnsworth
1993
Poison Ivy
Dennis Baxter
1985
Coldblooded
Tim Alexander
1995Coldblooded
Producer
1995
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987
Back To the Present: The Special
2015
The Making of Back to the Future
Self
1986
A Future on Stage
Self
2025
Tales from the Future
Self
2010
Stuart Little: Making It Big
Self
1999
Trouble in High Timber Country
Thomas Elston
1980
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Future Son
1984
Saving Milly
Self (uncredited)
2005
Letters from Frank
Ricky
1979
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
Self
2002
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
Self
1990
Family Ties Vacation
Alex P. Keaton
1985
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
Self
1998
Blast 'Em
Self (uncredited)
1992
Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
Self
1989
James Cagney: Top of the World
Self - Host
1992
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
Self
1997Leo and Me
Jamie
1978
The Return of Bruno
Michael J. Fox
1987
Time Machine: The Journey Back
Self
1993Looking Back at the Future
Himself
2006
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
Self
2002
The Ice Man Hummeth
1986
The Universal Story
Self (archive footage)
1996Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox
Self
2001
Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist
Self (Archive Footage)
2026
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
Self
2009
Time Travel: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy
Self
1985
Michael J. Fox
Self
2017
Dragoons
Dougie (voice)