Michael Kearns

Biography

Michael Kearns (born January 8, 1950, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American actor, writer, director, teacher, producer, and activist. He is noted for being one of the first openly gay actors, and after an announcement on Entertainment Tonight in 1991, the first openly HIV-positive actor in Hollywood.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Body Double (1984) — Male Porn Star
2. Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) — Hal
3. Cheers (1982) — Richard
4. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Reporter
5. And the Band Played On (1993) — Cleve
6. Knots Landing (1979) — Stan
7. It's My Party (1996) — Party Guest
8. River Made to Drown In (1997) — Arthur
9. Street Asylum (1990) — Additional Voices
10. Crazy like a Fox (1984) — Pro
11. L.A. Tool & Die (1979) — Jim
12. A Mother's Prayer (1995) — Buddy
13. Dream Man (1991)
14. The Execution (1985)
15. Old Dogs & New Tricks (2011) — Bill Shannon
16. The Perfect Gentleman (2010) — Charles
17. Rimbaud in L.A. (1982) — Tom Verlaine
18. Silent No More (1977)
19. Dorothy and Alan at Norma Place (1982) — Jack Perkins