Michael J. Fox
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 9, 1961 (age 65)
- Place of birth
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Credits
- 138
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.
Known for
Back to the Future
1985Movie
Marty McFly
Back to the Future Part II
1989Movie
Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly
Back to the Future Part III
1990Movie
Marty McFly / Seamus McFly
Mars Attacks!
1996Movie
Jason Stone
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001Movie
Milo (voice)
Stuart Little
1999Movie
Stuart Little (voice)
Filmography
Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist
2026Movie
Self (Archive Footage)
A Future on Stage
2025Movie
Self
Zootopia 2
2025Movie
Michael J. The Fox (voice)
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
2023Movie
Self
Shrinking
2023TV
Gerry
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
2023Movie
Self
Back Home Again
2021Movie
Michael J. Bird (voice)
Reunited Apart
2020TV
Self
Cola Wars
2019Movie
Self (archive footage)
See You Yesterday
2019Movie
Mr. Lockhart
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
2018Movie
A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
Corner Gas Animated
2018TV
Michael J. Fox (voice)
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
2018TV
Marty McFly
Michael J. Fox
2017Movie
Self
The Good Fight
2017TV
Louis Canning
Designated Survivor
2016TV
Ethan West
A.R.C.H.I.E.
2016Movie
A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
Mr. Calzaghe
2015Movie
Self
Back in Time
2015Movie
Self
Back To the Present: The Special
2015Movie
Being Canadian
2015Movie
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015TV
Self - Guest
Annie
2014Movie
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self
The Michael J. Fox Show
2013TV
Mike Henry
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013Movie
Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012Movie
(archive footage)
The Love We Make
2011Movie
Self
Tales from the Future
2010Movie
Self
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2010Movie
Self
The Good Wife
2009TV
Louis Canning
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009TV
Self - Guest
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
2009Movie
Self
Looking Back to the Future
2009Movie
Self (archive footage)
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
2008Movie
Self
Phineas and Ferb
2007TV
Werewolf / Michael (voice)
The Graham Norton Show
2007TV
Self - Guest, Self
Looking Back at the Future
2006Movie
Himself
The Reichen Show
2005TV
Self
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
2005Movie
Stuart Little (voice)
Saving Milly
2005Movie
Self (uncredited)
Boston Legal
2004TV
Daniel Post
Rescue Me
2004TV
Dwight
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003TV
Self
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
2003Movie
Self
Comedy Central Roasts
2003TV
Self
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003Movie
Self (archive footage)
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003Movie
Self
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
2002Movie
Self
Clone High
2002TV
Gandhi's Remaining Kidney (voice)
Stuart Little 2
2002Movie
Stuart Little (voice)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002Movie
Self
Interstate 60
2002Movie
Mr. Baker
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
2002Movie
Self
Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox
2001Movie
Self
The Concert for New York City
2001Movie
Self
Scrubs
2001TV
Kevin Casey
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001Movie
Milo (voice)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000TV
Michael J. Fox
Stuart Little
1999Movie
Stuart Little (voice)
Stuart Little: Making It Big
1999Movie
Self
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
1998Movie
Self
The View
1997TV
Self - Guest, Self
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
1997Movie
Self
Mars Attacks!
1996Movie
Jason Stone
Spin City
1996TV
Mike Flaherty
E! True Hollywood Story
1996TV
Self
The Daily Show
1996TV
Self
The Frighteners
1996Movie
Frank Bannister
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996TV
Self - Guest
The Universal Story
1996Movie
Self (archive footage)
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996Movie
Chance (voice)
The American President
1995Movie
Lewis Rothschild
Blue in the Face
1995Movie
Pete Maloney
Coldblooded
1995Movie
Tim Alexander
Your Studio and You
1995Movie
Curious Guy on the Porch
Don't Drink the Water
1994Movie
Axel Magee
Inside the Actors Studio
1994TV
Self
Greedy
1994Movie
Daniel
For Love or Money
1993Movie
Doug Ireland
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993TV
Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993TV
Self - Guest
Time Machine: The Journey Back
1993Movie
Self
Where the Rivers Flow North
1993Movie
Clayton Farnsworth
Life with Mikey
1993Movie
Michael Chapman
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
1993Movie
Chance (voice)
James Cagney: Top of the World
1992Movie
Self - Host
Blast 'Em
1992Movie
Self (uncredited)
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992TV
Narrator (voice)
Doc Hollywood
1991Movie
Benjamin Stone
The Hard Way
1991Movie
Nick Lang
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
1990Movie
Self
Back to the Future Part III
1990Movie
Marty McFly / Seamus McFly
Back to the Future Part II
1989Movie
Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly
Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
1989Movie
Self
Casualties of War
1989Movie
Private Eriksson
Tales from the Crypt
1989TV
Prosecutor ("segment "The Trap")
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988Movie
Alex P. Keaton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bright Lights, Big City
1988Movie
Jamie
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987Movie
Raymond Griffiths (voice)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987Movie
Self
The Secret of My Success
1987Movie
Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
The Return of Bruno
1987Movie
Michael J. Fox
Light of Day
1987Movie
Joe Rasnick
Citizen Steve
1987Movie
Self - Actor
The Ice Man Hummeth
1986Movie
The Making of Back to the Future
1986Movie
Self
Family Ties Vacation
1985Movie
Alex P. Keaton
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985Movie
Teen Wolf
1985Movie
Scott Howard
Back to the Future
1985Movie
Marty McFly
Time Travel: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy
1985Movie
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
1985Movie
Self
Poison Ivy
1985Movie
Dennis Baxter
Goldene Kamera
1984TV
Self
Night Court
1984TV
Eddie Simms
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
1984Movie
Future Son
High School U.S.A.
1983Movie
Jay-Jay Manners
Family Ties
1982TV
Alex P. Keaton
Class of 1984
1982Movie
Arthur
Teachers Only
1982TV
Late Night with David Letterman
1982TV
Self - Guest
This Week
1981TV
Here's Boomer
1981TV
Trouble in High Timber Country
1980Movie
Thomas Elston
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980TV
Willy-Joe Hall
Midnight Madness
1980Movie
Scott Larson
Letters from Frank
1979Movie
Ricky
Trapper John, M.D.
1979TV
Elliot Schweitzer
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979TV
Self
Leo and Me
1978TV
Jamie
The Love Boat
1977TV
Jimmy Cowens
Family
1976TV
Richard
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Host
People's Choice Awards
1975TV
Self - Presenter
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV
Self
The Emmy Awards
1949TV
Self
Dragoons
Movie
Dougie (voice)