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{{Short description|American actor (1921–1996)}}
{{for|other people named Michael Fox|Michael Fox (disambiguation)}}
{{About|the character actor|the film and television actor|Michael J. Fox}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| birth_name = Myron Melvin Fox
| birth_name = Myron Melvin Fox
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| death_place = [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| death_place = [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| resting_place = [[Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery]]
| resting_place = [[Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Hannah Fox|1947|June 1, 1996}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Hannah Fox|1947}}
| children = 2
| children = 2
| years_active = 1952–1995
| years_active = 1952–1995
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Michael Fox began acting in stage plays in southern California circa 1945. Through his stage endeavors, Fox met Harry Sauber who introduced him to [[Sam Katzman]].<ref name="It Came from Horrorwood: Interviews with Moviemakers in the Science Fiction and Horror Tradition"/>
Michael Fox began acting in stage plays in southern California circa 1945. Through his stage endeavors, Fox met Harry Sauber who introduced him to [[Sam Katzman]].<ref name="It Came from Horrorwood: Interviews with Moviemakers in the Science Fiction and Horror Tradition"/>


Two of his regular TV roles were as the [[coroner]] in the courtroom drama ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'', and as Saul Feinberg on the [[CBS]] [[soap opera]] ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'' from 1989–1996.
Two of his regular TV roles were as the [[coroner]] in the courtroom drama ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'', and as Saul Feinberg on the [[CBS]] [[soap opera]] ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'' from 1989 to 1996.


Among his earlier television work was the next-to-last episode of ''[[Adventures of Superman (TV series)|Adventures of Superman]]'', as the ringleader of a criminal gang that tried to conduct a ''[[The Perils of Pauline (1914 serial)|Perils of Pauline]]''–style series of murder attempts on the show's various protagonists. He also appeared in several episodes on the 1955–1957 television series ''[[Science Fiction Theatre]]''.
Among his earlier television work was the penultimate episode of ''[[Adventures of Superman (TV series)|Adventures of Superman]]'', as the ringleader of a criminal gang that tried to conduct a ''[[The Perils of Pauline (1914 serial)|Perils of Pauline]]''–style series of murder attempts on the show's various protagonists. He also appeared in several episodes on the 1955–1957 television series ''[[Science Fiction Theatre]]''.


==The Dr. Fox effect==
==The Dr. Fox effect==


Fox also made an important contribution to the scholarly field of education, as the actor who portrayed "Dr. Myron L. Fox" in a study that would give rise to the [[Dr. Fox effect]],<ref>Donald H. Naftulin, John E. Ware, Jr., and Frank A. Donnelly, [http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r30034/PSY4180/Pages/Naftulin.html "The Doctor Fox Lecture: A Paradigm of Educational Seduction"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209144510/http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r30034/PSY4180/Pages/Naftulin.html |date=2008-02-09 }}, ''Journal of Medical Education'' 48 (1973): 630-635</ref> and also participated in the generation of additional materials in at least one follow-up study.<ref>R. Williams and J. Ware, "Validity of student ratings of instruction under different incentive conditions: A further study of the Dr. Fox effect", ''Journal of Educational Psychology'' 68 (1976): 48–56.</ref> In the initial demonstration of this effect, Fox delivered an engaging and expressive lecture that contained no meaningful content, and yet, the audience rated Fox just as highly as a genuine professor's lecture. The [[Dr. Fox effect]] has been often cited as a critique of the validity of [[student evaluations]] of teaching.
Fox also made an important contribution to the scholarly field of education, as the actor who portrayed "Dr. Myron L. Fox" in a study that would give rise to the [[Dr. Fox effect]],<ref>Donald H. Naftulin, John E. Ware, Jr., and Frank A. Donnelly, [http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r30034/PSY4180/Pages/Naftulin.html "The Doctor Fox Lecture: A Paradigm of Educational Seduction"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209144510/http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r30034/PSY4180/Pages/Naftulin.html |date=2008-02-09 }}, ''Journal of Medical Education'' 48 (1973): 630-635</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Schneider |first1=Reto U. |title=The Legendary Dr Fox Lecture - Footage Found! |url=https://ruschneider.webs.com/apps/blog/show/8846691-the-legendary-dr-fox-lecture-footage-found- |website=weirdexperiments.com |access-date=27 September 2021 |date=23 September 2021}}</ref> and also participated in the generation of additional materials in at least one follow-up study.<ref>R. Williams and J. Ware, "Validity of student ratings of instruction under different incentive conditions: A further study of the Dr. Fox effect", ''Journal of Educational Psychology'' 68 (1976): 48–56.</ref> In the initial demonstration of this effect, Fox delivered an engaging and expressive lecture that contained no meaningful content, and yet, the audience rated Fox just as highly as a genuine professor's lecture. The Dr. Fox effect has been often cited as a critique of the validity of [[student evaluations]] of teaching.


==Personal life and death==
==Personal life and death==
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He was married to Hannah, an actress he met while acting in the stage play ''[[The Dybbuk]]'', in a Los Angeles area theatre run by Lou Smuckler, father-in-law of [[Lee J. Cobb]]. Borrowing a car from [[Dorothy Gish]], Fox drove Hannah to a judge and married her between the matinee and evening performances of ''The Story of Mary Surratt''.<ref name="It Came from Horrorwood: Interviews with Moviemakers in the Science Fiction and Horror Tradition"/>
He was married to Hannah, an actress he met while acting in the stage play ''[[The Dybbuk]]'', in a Los Angeles area theatre run by Lou Smuckler, father-in-law of [[Lee J. Cobb]]. Borrowing a car from [[Dorothy Gish]], Fox drove Hannah to a judge and married her between the matinee and evening performances of ''The Story of Mary Surratt''.<ref name="It Came from Horrorwood: Interviews with Moviemakers in the Science Fiction and Horror Tradition"/>


Fox died of pneumonia June 1, 1996, in [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California]].<ref name="It Came from Horrorwood: Interviews with Moviemakers in the Science Fiction and Horror Tradition">{{cite book |title=It Came from Horrorwood: Interviews with Moviemakers in the Science Fiction and Horror Tradition |last=Weaver |first=Tom |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2004 |publisher=McFarland & Company |location= |isbn=978-0-7864-2069-8 |page= |pages=102–121 |url= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{Find a Grave|11489706|Michael Fox}}</ref> His death was written into ''The Bold and the Beautiful''.
Fox died of pneumonia June 1, 1996, in [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California]].<ref name="It Came from Horrorwood: Interviews with Moviemakers in the Science Fiction and Horror Tradition">{{cite book |title=It Came from Horrorwood: Interviews with Moviemakers in the Science Fiction and Horror Tradition |last=Weaver |first=Tom |year=2004 |publisher=McFarland & Company |isbn=978-0-7864-2069-8 |pages=102–121 }}</ref> His death was written into ''The Bold and the Beautiful''.


==Acting roles==
==Acting roles==


===Non-recurring or Recurring multiple roles in television series===
===Non-recurring or recurring multiple roles in television series===
{{Div col}}
{{Div col}}
*''[[Science Fiction Theatre]]''
*''[[Science Fiction Theatre]]''
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*:''The Brazen Bell'' (1962) - Prisoner Guard (uncredited)
*:''The Brazen Bell'' (1962) - Prisoner Guard (uncredited)
*:''No Drums, No Trumpets'' (1966) - General Howard
*:''No Drums, No Trumpets'' (1966) - General Howard
*:''The Price of Love'' (1969) - Coroner
*:''The Price of Love'' (1969) - Coroner
*''[[Gunsmoke]]''
*''[[Gunsmoke]]''
*:''Carter Caper'' (1963) - Waiter
*:''Carter Caper'' (1963) - Waiter
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*:''Come to Me, My Litigation Baby'' (1966) - Mr. Strate
*:''Come to Me, My Litigation Baby'' (1966) - Mr. Strate
*''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]''
*''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]''
*:''Holy Rat Race'' (1966) - Leo Gore
*:''[[Holy Rat Race]]'' (1966) - Leo Gore
*:''Smack in the Middle'' (1966) - Inspector Basch
*:''Smack in the Middle'' (1966) - Inspector Basch
*:''Hi Diddle Riddle'' (1966) - Inspector Basch
*:''[[Hi Diddle Riddle]]'' (1966) - Inspector Basch
*''[[Lost in Space]]''
*''[[Lost in Space]]''
*:''Cave of the Wizards'' (1967) - Alien on Computer Screen
*:''Cave of the Wizards'' (1967) - Alien on Computer Screen
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*:''Jury Duty'' (1981) - Dr. Feld
*:''Jury Duty'' (1981) - Dr. Feld
*:''Cover-Up'' (1980) - Fire Captain
*:''Cover-Up'' (1980) - Fire Captain
*''[[Mission Impossible]]''
*:''Operation Heart'' (1967) - Dr. Levya
*:''Underwater'' (1981) - Mr. Conners (uncredited)
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{{Div col end}}


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*''The Mickey Rooney Show'' - ''Pilot'' (1954) - Julie's Father
*''The Mickey Rooney Show'' - ''Pilot'' (1954) - Julie's Father
*''Hopalong Cassidy'' - ''Grubstake'' (1954) - Brock Fain
*''Hopalong Cassidy'' - ''Grubstake'' (1954) - Brock Fain
*''The Lone Wolf'' - The Runaway Story'' (1954) - Lt. Joe Neeley
*''The Lone Wolf'' - The Runaway Story'' (1954) - Lieutenant Joe Neeley
*''[[Celebrity Playhouse]]'' - ''The Hoax'' (1955)
*''[[Celebrity Playhouse]]'' - ''The Hoax'' (1955)
*''[[Warner Brothers Presents]]'' - ''Hand of Fate'' (1955) - Sasha
*''[[Warner Brothers Presents]]'' - ''Hand of Fate'' (1955) - Sasha
*''[[The Man Behind the Badge]]'' - ''The Case of the Red Letter Day'' (1955) - Stranger
*''[[The Man Behind the Badge]]'' - ''The Case of the Red Letter Day'' (1955) - Stranger
*''[[My Little Margie]]'' - ''Corpus Delecti'' (1955) - Roland Roberts
*''[[My Little Margie]]'' - ''Corpus Delecti'' (1955) - Roland Roberts
*''[[Cavalcade of America]]'' - ''Monument to a Young Man'' (1956) - George Wooley
*''[[Cavalcade of America]]'' - ''Monument to a Young Man'' (1956) - George Wooley
*''[[Tombstone Territory]]'' - ''Desert Survival'' (1957) - Warren
*''[[Tombstone Territory]]'' - ''Desert Survival'' (1957) - Warren
*''[[Highway Patrol (U.S. TV series)|Highway Patrol]]'' - ''Efficiency Secretary'' (1957) - Dusty Dunn
*''[[Highway Patrol (U.S. TV series)|Highway Patrol]]'' - ''Efficiency Secretary'' (1957) - Dusty Dunn
*''[[The Thin Man (TV series)|The Thin Man]]'' - ''Come Back Darling Asta'' (1957) - Police Lt. Heldon
*''[[The Thin Man (TV series)|The Thin Man]]'' - ''Come Back Darling Asta'' (1957) - Police Lieutenant Heldon
*''[[Meet McGraw]]'' - ''The Fighter'' (1957) - Sorrento
*''[[Meet McGraw]]'' - ''The Fighter'' (1957) - Sorrento
*''Undercurrent - Front Page Father'' (1957) - Malcolm Slade
*''Undercurrent - Front Page Father'' (1957) - Malcolm Slade
*''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' - ''Crackpot'' (1957) - Carpenter
*''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' (1957) (Season 2 Episode 15: ''Crackpot'') - Sergeant Carpenter
*''Dr. Christian - The Alien'' (1957) - Rausch
*''Dr. Christian - The Alien'' (1957) - Rausch
*''[[The Walter Winchell File]]'' - ''Muggy Night on Times Square: File #39'' (1958) - Harris
*''[[The Walter Winchell File]]'' - ''Muggy Night on Times Square: File #39'' (1958) - Harris
*''[[The Adventures of Jim Bowie]]'' - ''The Puma'' (1958) - Captain
*''[[The Adventures of Jim Bowie]]'' - ''The Puma'' (1958) - Captain
*''[[Adventures of Superman (TV series)|Adventures of Superman]]'' - ''The Perils of Superman'' (1958) - The Lead Masked Criminal
*''[[Adventures of Superman (TV series)|Adventures of Superman]]'' - ''The Perils of Superman'' (1958) - The Lead Masked Criminal
*''[[Harbor Command]]'' - ''Four to Die'' (1958)
*''[[Harbor Command]]'' - ''Four to Die'' (1958)
*''[[Man with a Camera]]'' - ''The Bride'' (1959) - Father Ehrlich
*''[[Man with a Camera]]'' - ''The Bride'' (1959) - Father Ehrlich
*''The David Niven Show'' - ''The Last Room ''(1959)
*''The David Niven Show'' - ''The Last Room ''(1959)
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*''[[The Rogues (TV series)|The Rogues]]'' - ''Hugger-Mugger, by the Sea'' (1964) - Hogan
*''[[The Rogues (TV series)|The Rogues]]'' - ''Hugger-Mugger, by the Sea'' (1964) - Hogan
*''[[My Favorite Martian]]'' - ''Who Am I?'' (1964) - Dr. Gilbert
*''[[My Favorite Martian]]'' - ''Who Am I?'' (1964) - Dr. Gilbert
*''[[The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|The New Twilight Zone]]'' -''[[Examination Day]]/[[A Message from Charity]]'' (1985) - Tom Carter
*''[[The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|The New Twilight Zone]]'' -''[[Examination Day]]/[[A Message from Charity]]'' (1985) - Tom Carter
*''[[Kraft Suspense Theatre]]'' - ''Kill No More ''(1965) Howard Link
*''[[Kraft Suspense Theatre]]'' - ''Kill No More '' (1965) Howard Link
*''[[Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)|Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]]'' - ''Deadly Invasion'' (1966) - General Haines
*''[[Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)|Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]]'' - ''Deadly Invasion'' (1966) - General Haines
*''[[Felony Squad]]'' - ''Prologue to Murder'' (1966) - Dr. Kilmer
*''[[Felony Squad]]'' - ''Prologue to Murder'' (1966) - Dr. Kilmer
*''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'' - ''Operation Heart'' (1967) - Dr. Levya
*''[[Laredo (TV series)|Laredo]]'' - ''The Seventh Day'' (1967) - Bartender
*''[[Laredo (TV series)|Laredo]]'' - ''The Seventh Day'' (1967) - Bartender
*''[[The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV series)|The Ghost & Mrs. Muir]]'' - ''The Ghost Hunter'' (1968) - Prof. Maxwell
*''[[The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV series)|The Ghost & Mrs. Muir]]'' - ''The Ghost Hunter'' (1968) - Professor Maxwell
*''[[The Wild Wild West]]'' - ''The Night of the Death-Maker'' (1968) - Gillespie
*''[[The Wild Wild West]]'' - ''The Night of the Death-Maker'' (1968) - Gillespie
*''[[The Flying Nun]]'' - ''A Fish Story'' (1968) - Ogden
*''[[The Flying Nun]]'' - ''A Fish Story'' (1968) - Ogden
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*''[[The Partners]]'' - ''New Faces'' (1971) - Dr. Mitchell
*''[[The Partners]]'' - ''New Faces'' (1971) - Dr. Mitchell
*''[[The Mod Squad]]'' - ''And a Little Child Shall Bleed Them'' (1971) - Doctor
*''[[The Mod Squad]]'' - ''And a Little Child Shall Bleed Them'' (1971) - Doctor
*''[[The Doris Day Show]]'' - ''A Fine Romance'' (1971) - Capt. Mallory
*''[[The Doris Day Show]]'' - ''A Fine Romance'' (1971) - Captain Mallory
*''[[The Bold Ones: The New Doctors]] - An Inalienable Right to Die'' (1972) - Carl Hedge
*''[[The Bold Ones: The New Doctors]] - An Inalienable Right to Die'' (1972) - Carl Hedge
*''[[The Rookies]]'' - ''The Good Die Young'' (1972) - Dr. Parkman
*''[[The Rookies]]'' - ''The Good Die Young'' (1972) - Dr. Parkman
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*''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' - ''Angels in the Wings'' (1977) - Austin Wells
*''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' - ''Angels in the Wings'' (1977) - Austin Wells
*''[[Fantasy Island (1977 TV series)|Fantasy Island]]'' - ''Seance/Treasure'' (1979) - Mr. McCloud
*''[[Fantasy Island (1977 TV series)|Fantasy Island]]'' - ''Seance/Treasure'' (1979) - Mr. McCloud
*''[[Concrete Cowboys (1979 film)|Concrete Cowboys]]'' - Episode #1.1 (1981) The Deacon
*''[[Concrete Cowboys (1979 film)|Concrete Cowboys]]'' - Episode #1.1 (1981) The Deacon
*''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'' - ''Time of the Hawk'' (1981) - High Judge
*''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'' - ''Time of the Hawk'' (1981) - High Judge
*''[[Voyagers!]]'' - ''The Travels of Marco... and Friends'' (1982) - Isaac Wolfstein
*''[[Voyagers!]]'' - ''The Travels of Marco... and Friends'' (1982) - Isaac Wolfstein
*''[[Tales from The Darkside]]'' - ''Episode #1-17 Madness Room'' (1983) - The Husband
*''[[Tales from the Darkside]]'' - ''Episode #1-17 Madness Room'' (1983) - The Husband
*''[[Hunter (1984 U.S. TV series)|Hunter]]'' - ''Pen Pals'' (1984) - Judge
*''[[Hunter (1984 American TV series)|Hunter]]'' - ''Pen Pals'' (1984) - Judge
*''[[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]'' - ''Fools Rush In'' (1984)
*''[[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]'' - ''Fools Rush In'' (1984)
*''[[Simon & Simon]]'' - ''The Skull of Nostradamus'' (1985) - Convention Official
*''[[Simon & Simon]]'' - ''The Skull of Nostradamus'' (1985) - Convention Official
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*''[[Without Warning!]]'' (1952) - Cab co Dispatcher (uncredited)
*''[[Without Warning!]]'' (1952) - Cab co Dispatcher (uncredited)
*''[[Blackhawk (serial)|Blackhawk]]'' (1952) - Mr. Case / The Leader
*''[[Blackhawk (serial)|Blackhawk]]'' (1952) - Mr. Case / The Leader
*''Last Train from Bombay'' (1952) - Capt. Tamil
*''Last Train from Bombay'' (1952) - Captain Tamil
*''Voodoo Tiger'' (1952) - Karl Werner, aka Heinrich Schultz
*''Voodoo Tiger'' (1952) - Karl Werner, aka Heinrich Schultz
*''The Pathfinder'' (1952) - Narrator (voice, uncredited)
*''The Pathfinder'' (1952) - Narrator (voice, uncredited)
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*''[[Serpent of the Nile]]'' (1953) - Octavius
*''[[Serpent of the Nile]]'' (1953) - Octavius
*''[[Siren of Bagdad]]'' (1953) - Telar
*''[[Siren of Bagdad]]'' (1953) - Telar
*''[[The Lost Planet]]'' (1953) - Dr. Ernst Grood
*''[[The Lost Planet (serial)|The Lost Planet]]'' (1953) - Dr. Ernst Grood
*''[[The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms]]'' (1953, also dialogue director) - ER Doctor
*''[[The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms]]'' (1953, also dialogue director) - ER Doctor
*''Run for the Hills'' (1953) - Phineas Cragg
* ''[[Run for the Hills]]'' (1953) - Phineas Cragg
*''Sky Commando'' (1953) - Major Scott
*''Sky Commando'' (1953) - Major Scott
*''[[The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd]]'' (1953) - Elias Smith (uncredited)
*''[[The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd]]'' (1953) - Elias Smith (uncredited)
*''Slaves of Babylon'' (1953) - Narrator (voice, uncredited)
*''Slaves of Babylon'' (1953) - Narrator (voice, uncredited)
*''Killer Ape'' (1953) - The Medical Officer (uncredited)
*''Killer Ape'' (1953) - The Medical Officer (uncredited)
*''[[Riders to the Stars]]'' (1954) - Dr. Klinger the Shrink
*''[[Riders to the Stars]]'' (1954) - Dr. Klinger (psychiatrist)
*''Charge of the Lancers'' (1954) - Narrator (voice, uncredited)
*''Charge of the Lancers'' (1954) - Narrator (voice, uncredited)
*''The Iron Glove'' (1954) - Opening Narrator (voice, uncredited)
*''The Iron Glove'' (1954) - Opening Narrator (voice, uncredited)
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*''[[A Tiger Walks]]'' (1964) - Television Interviewer (uncredited)
*''[[A Tiger Walks]]'' (1964) - Television Interviewer (uncredited)
*''The New Interns'' (1964) - Dr. Arthur Hellman, Psychiatrist
*''The New Interns'' (1964) - Dr. Arthur Hellman, Psychiatrist
*''[[Billie (film)|Billie]]'' (1965) - Ray Case, Reporter
*''[[Billie (1965 film)|Billie]]'' (1965) - Ray Case, Reporter
*''Angel's Flight'' (1965) - Jake the Bartender
*''Angel's Flight'' (1965) - Jake the Bartender
*''[[The Legend of Lylah Clare]]'' (1968) - Announcer
*''[[The Legend of Lylah Clare]]'' (1968) - Announcer
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* {{IMDb name|id=0289147|name=Michael Fox}}
* {{IBDB name|111920}}
* {{IBDB name|111920}}

* [http://www.fan.tv/people/51230-michael-fox Photo at fan.tv]
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[[Category:20th-century American male actors]]

Latest revision as of 16:44, 27 November 2024

This article is about the character actor. For the film and television actor, see Michael J. Fox.
Michael Fox
Born
Myron Melvin Fox

(1921-02-27)February 27, 1921
Yonkers, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 1, 1996(1996-06-01) (aged 75)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeWestwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Years active1952–1995
Spouse
Hannah Fox
​
(m. 1947)​
Children2

Michael Fox (born Myron Melvin Fox, February 27, 1921 – June 1, 1996) was an American character actor who appeared in numerous films and television shows. Some of his most famous recurring roles were as various autopsy physicians in Perry Mason, as Coroner George McLeod in Burke's Law, as Amos Fedders in Falcon Crest, and as Saul Feinberg in The Bold and the Beautiful.

Early life

[edit]

Fox was born in Yonkers, New York to Jacob Fox, an Austrian-born salesman, and his wife, the former Josephine Berkowitz. He was the youngest of four children, and the third son.[1]

Career

[edit]

Michael Fox began acting in stage plays in southern California circa 1945. Through his stage endeavors, Fox met Harry Sauber who introduced him to Sam Katzman.[2]

Two of his regular TV roles were as the coroner in the courtroom drama Perry Mason, and as Saul Feinberg on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful from 1989 to 1996.

Among his earlier television work was the penultimate episode of Adventures of Superman, as the ringleader of a criminal gang that tried to conduct a Perils of Pauline–style series of murder attempts on the show's various protagonists. He also appeared in several episodes on the 1955–1957 television series Science Fiction Theatre.

The Dr. Fox effect

[edit]

Fox also made an important contribution to the scholarly field of education, as the actor who portrayed "Dr. Myron L. Fox" in a study that would give rise to the Dr. Fox effect,[3][4] and also participated in the generation of additional materials in at least one follow-up study.[5] In the initial demonstration of this effect, Fox delivered an engaging and expressive lecture that contained no meaningful content, and yet, the audience rated Fox just as highly as a genuine professor's lecture. The Dr. Fox effect has been often cited as a critique of the validity of student evaluations of teaching.

Personal life and death

[edit]

He was married to Hannah, an actress he met while acting in the stage play The Dybbuk, in a Los Angeles area theatre run by Lou Smuckler, father-in-law of Lee J. Cobb. Borrowing a car from Dorothy Gish, Fox drove Hannah to a judge and married her between the matinee and evening performances of The Story of Mary Surratt.[2]

Fox died of pneumonia June 1, 1996, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.[2] His death was written into The Bold and the Beautiful.

Acting roles

[edit]

Non-recurring or recurring multiple roles in television series

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  • Science Fiction Theatre
    Beyond (1955) - Radar Man
    The Brain of John Emerson (1955) - Dr. Franklin
    The Frozen Sound (1955) - Dr. Gordine
    The Flicker (1956) - Dr. James Kincaid
    The Missing Waveband (1956) - Dr. Maxwell
    Jupitron (1956) - Dr. Norstad
    Signals from the Moon (1956) - Dr. Edwards
  • The Ford Television Theatre
    The Payoff (1956) - Lieutenant Bernard Shuman
    Catch at Straws (1956) - Jed Hartan
    Front Page Father (1956) - Malcolm Slade
    Miller's Millions (1957) - Judge Patterson
  • Perry Mason -
    Case of the Runaway Corpse (1957) - Dr. Hoxie
    Case of the Prodigal Parent (1958) - Dr. Samuel Anders
    Case of the Caretaker's Cat (1959) - Autopsy Surgeon
    Case of the Bedeviled Doctor (1959) - Dr. Hoxie
    Case of the Lame Canary (1959) - Dr. Hoxie
    Case of the Artful Dodger (1959) - Autopsy Surgeon
    Case of the Singular Double (1960) - Autopsy Surgeon
    Case of the Fickle Fortune (1961) - Autopsy Surgeon
    Case of the Wintry Wife (1961) - Autopsy Surgeon
    Case of the Duplicate Daughter (1961) - Autopsy Surgeon
    Case of the Promoter's Pillbox (1962) - Autopsy Surgeon
    Case of the Bogus Books (1962) - Coroner's Physician
    Case of the Libellous Locket (1963) - Physician
    Case of the Golden Oranges (1963) - Coroner's Physician
    Case of the Witless Witness (1963) - Autopsy Surgeon
    Case of the Festive Felon (1963) - Surgeon
  • Wanted: Dead or Alive
    Reunion for a Revenge (1959) - The Quaker
    The Hostage (1959) - Bartender Tom
  • Alcoa Theatre
    30 Pieces of Silver (1959) - Mr. Hammeker
    The Observer (1960) - Father Holze
  • The Rifleman
    Letter of the Law (1959) - Abel
    The Trade (1959) - Trager
    Miss Millie (1960) - Jim Oxford
    The Hangman (1960) - Joe Hannah
  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective
    Marineland Mystery (1959) - Paul Schofield
    Coat of Arms (1960)
    The Popskull (1960)
  • The Twilight Zone
    Nightmare as a Child (1960) - Doctor
    Mr. Dingle, the Strong (1961) - Martian
    Sounds and Silences (1964) - Psychiatrist
  • The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor
    The Queen of Craven Point (1961) - Lab Man
    The Reason (1961) - Andy
  • The Untouchables
    The Stryker Brothers (1962) - Lieutenant Miller
    Death for Sale (1961) - Bradley
  • The Dick Powell Show
    Somebody's Waiting (1961)
    The Big Day (1962) - Phil
    The Hook (1962)
    The Legend (1962) - Attorney
    The Old Man and the City (1963)
  • The Virginian
    The Brazen Bell (1962) - Prisoner Guard (uncredited)
    No Drums, No Trumpets (1966) - General Howard
    The Price of Love (1969) - Coroner
  • Gunsmoke
    Carter Caper (1963) - Waiter
    Wishbone (1966) - Buffalo Hunter
    The Raid: Part 1 (1966) - Mr. Simms - Hotel Clerk
    Hard Luck Henry (1967) - Jed Walsh
  • The Big Valley
    Forty Rifles (1965) - De Koven
    The Iron Box (1966) - MacGowan
    Point and Counterpoint (1969) - Jonathan Williams
  • Honey West
    A Matter of Wife and Death (1965) - Lieutenant Kovacs
    Come to Me, My Litigation Baby (1966) - Mr. Strate
  • Batman
    Holy Rat Race (1966) - Leo Gore
    Smack in the Middle (1966) - Inspector Basch
    Hi Diddle Riddle (1966) - Inspector Basch
  • Lost in Space
    Cave of the Wizards (1967) - Alien on Computer Screen
    The Ghost Planet (1966) - Cybernetic Leader/Supreme Brain
  • Ironside
    A Very Cool Hot Car (1967) - Technician
    Beyond a Shadow (1969) - Dr. Leonard Marcus
    Death by the Numbers (1972) - Dr. Albert Gold
  • Hogan's Heroes
    The Well (1969) - Captain Ritter
    It's Dynamite (1970) - Berger
    Get Fit or Go Fight (1970) Major Kimmel
  • Quincy, M.E.
    Jury Duty (1981) - Dr. Feld
    Cover-Up (1980) - Fire Captain
  • Mission Impossible
    Operation Heart (1967) - Dr. Levya
    Underwater (1981) - Mr. Conners (uncredited)

Singular appearances in television series

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Feature-length films

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Yonkers, Westchester, New York; Roll: T627_2863; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 68-14
  2. ^ a b c Weaver, Tom (2004). It Came from Horrorwood: Interviews with Moviemakers in the Science Fiction and Horror Tradition. McFarland & Company. pp. 102–121. ISBN 978-0-7864-2069-8.
  3. ^ Donald H. Naftulin, John E. Ware, Jr., and Frank A. Donnelly, "The Doctor Fox Lecture: A Paradigm of Educational Seduction" Archived 2008-02-09 at the Wayback Machine, Journal of Medical Education 48 (1973): 630-635
  4. ^ Schneider, Reto U. (23 September 2021). "The Legendary Dr Fox Lecture - Footage Found!". weirdexperiments.com. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  5. ^ R. Williams and J. Ware, "Validity of student ratings of instruction under different incentive conditions: A further study of the Dr. Fox effect", Journal of Educational Psychology 68 (1976): 48–56.
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