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- CBS has announced that original Murdoc, Michael Des Barres, will guest star in an upcoming episode of the MacGyver reboot. He is set to play the role of a mentor for the current Murdoc (David Dastmalchian).
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CBS has announced that original Murdoc, Michael Des Barres, will guest star in an upcoming episode of the MacGyver reboot. He is set to play the role of a mentor for the current Murdoc (David Dastmalchian). But when the Des Barres character decides to retire, the new Murdoc tries to kill him.
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Michael Des Barres was the actor for Murdoc in the original MacGyver series, and has played Nicholas Helman (Murdoc's mentor/teacher) in this new installation of the series. This will be his second time seen in the show, as he has appeared once during season two in the episode titled "Murdoc+Handcuffs." In that episode he was shot by Murdoc and it ...
Michael Des Barres is a European Marquis, raised in England and living in Los Angeles. As the host of Little Steven's Underground Garage on SiriusXM Radio Channel 21, he is heard by more than six million listeners, five days a week (5am-8am and 9pm-midnight PT). He has appeared in over 150 hours of American television and more than 40 feature films, and has sold over 7 million albums as both a recording artist and songwriter.
Over the past five decades, Michael has appeared in numerous feature films such as "To Sir With Love" with Sidney Poitier, "Pink Cadillac" with Clint Eastwood, "The Man From Elysian Fields" with Mick Jagger as well as countless television shows such as NCIS, Bones, CSI, Seinfeld, Frasier, Roseanne and Melrose Place, and as the infamous assassin Murdoc on MacGyver.
Michael Des Barres was also the touring singer for the Duran Duran spin-off group, The Power Station, performing at Live Aid with one of the most iconic live acts of the mid-1980s. From 1982 to 1984, Michael was a member of Chequered Past, which included Steve Jones from the Sex Pistols, and Clem Burke and Nigel Harrison of Blondie. In 1983, Michael penned the song "Obsession," a number one hit in 27 countries for LA new wave group Animotion.
Recently, Michael narrated the one-night only performance of Frank Zappa's legendary 200 Motels with the LA Philharmonic, released a live follow up to his 2012 album Carnaby Street called Hot 'n Sticky, and co-starred alongside Gene Simmons of KISS on an episode of CSI: Las Vegas. His latest album, "The Key to the Universe" was released in 2015 on FOD Records and was produced by Bob Rose.
Feb 2, 2018 · Des Barres concedes that this MacGyver is very different from the one he starred in from 1987-91 (“It’s much more of an action-oriented show than the initial incarnation”), but when he ...
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May 16, 2024 · Michael Des Barres began acting in 1960 with a small role on the show Whack-O! We’d also see him in films such as the classic 1967 To Sir, with Love, and opposite Clint Eastwood in 1989’s Pink Cadillac. Besides MacGuyver, Michael also appeared on TV with The New WKRP in Cincinnati and Melrose Place.
Jan 12, 2018 · CBS announced Thursday that Michael Des Barres, who played Murdoc in the original series, will guest star in the episode as a mentor for the current Murdoc (David Dastmalchian).
Apr 4, 2019 · In this MacGyver interview, Michael Des Barres previews Friday's new episode, playing Helman, and his incredible life's journey.
May 30, 2019 · Des Barres is probably best remembered for his character on MacGyver, but he made many other appearances on television shows. Just in the '80s, these included: Hart to Hart (1980), Cagney & Lacey (1983), St. Elsewhere (1985), My Sister Sam (1986), Sledge Hammer!
