Michael J. Fox
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.
Filmography
Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist
as Self (Archive Footage)
Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist
as Self (Archive Footage)
A Future on Stage
as Self
A Future on Stage
as Self
Zootopia 2
as Michael J. The Fox (voice)
Zootopia 2
as Michael J. The Fox (voice)
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
as Self
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
as Self
Back Home Again
as Michael J. Bird (voice)
Back Home Again
as Michael J. Bird (voice)
Cola Wars
as Self (archive footage)
Cola Wars
as Self (archive footage)
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
as A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
as A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
Michael J. Fox
as Self
Michael J. Fox
as Self
A.R.C.H.I.E.
as A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
A.R.C.H.I.E.
as A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
Back in Time
as Self
Back in Time
as Self
Back To the Present: The Special
Back To the Present: The Special
Being Canadian
as Self
Being Canadian
as Self
Annie
as Self
Annie
as Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
The Love We Make
as Self
The Love We Make
as Self
Tales from the Future
as Self
Tales from the Future
as Self
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
as Himself
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
as Himself
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
as Self
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
as Self
Looking Back to the Future
as Self (archive footage)
Looking Back to the Future
as Self (archive footage)
Looking Back at the Future
as Himself
Looking Back at the Future
as Himself
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
as Stuart Little (voice)
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
as Stuart Little (voice)
Saving Milly
as Self (uncredited)
Saving Milly
as Self (uncredited)
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
as Self
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
as Self
Stuart Little 2
as Stuart Little (voice)
Stuart Little 2
as Stuart Little (voice)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
Interstate 60
as Mr. Baker
Interstate 60
as Mr. Baker
The Concert for New York City
as Self
The Concert for New York City
as Self
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
as Milo (voice)
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
as Milo (voice)
Stuart Little
as Stuart Little (voice)
Stuart Little
as Stuart Little (voice)
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
as Self
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
as Self
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
as Self
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
as Self
The Frighteners
as Frank Bannister
The Frighteners
as Frank Bannister
Blue in the Face
as Pete Maloney
Blue in the Face
as Pete Maloney
For Love or Money
as Doug Ireland
For Love or Money
as Doug Ireland
Time Machine: The Journey Back
as Self
Time Machine: The Journey Back
as Self
Where the Rivers Flow North
as Clayton Farnsworth
Where the Rivers Flow North
as Clayton Farnsworth
Doc Hollywood
as Benjamin Stone
Doc Hollywood
as Benjamin Stone
The Hard Way
as Nick Lang
The Hard Way
as Nick Lang
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
as Self
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
as Self
Back to the Future Part III
as Marty McFly / Seamus McFly
Back to the Future Part III
as Marty McFly / Seamus McFly
Back to the Future Part II
as Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly
Back to the Future Part II
as Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly
Casualties of War
as Private Eriksson
Casualties of War
as Private Eriksson
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Alex P. Keaton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Alex P. Keaton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as Raymond Griffiths (voice)
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as Raymond Griffiths (voice)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
The Return of Bruno
as Michael J. Fox
The Return of Bruno
as Michael J. Fox
Light of Day
as Joe Rasnick
Light of Day
as Joe Rasnick
Citizen Steve
as Self - Actor
Citizen Steve
as Self - Actor
The Making of Back to the Future
as Self
The Making of Back to the Future
as Self
Back to the Future
as Marty McFly
Back to the Future
as Marty McFly
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
as Future Son
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
as Future Son
Trouble in High Timber Country
as Thomas Elston
Trouble in High Timber Country
as Thomas Elston
Midnight Madness
as Scott Larson
Midnight Madness
as Scott Larson
Letters from Frank
as Ricky
Letters from Frank
as Ricky