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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Zootopia 2
Character:Michael J. The Fox (voice)
Release Date:26/11/2025
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
Character:Self
Release Date:08/09/2023
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Character:Self
Release Date:20/01/2023
Back Home Again
Character:Michael J. Bird (voice)
Release Date:28/10/2021
Cola Wars
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/08/2019
See You Yesterday
Character:Mr. Lockhart
Release Date:03/05/2019
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
Character:A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
Release Date:17/07/2018
Michael J. Fox
Character:Self
Release Date:29/06/2017
A.R.C.H.I.E.
Character:A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
Release Date:19/04/2016
Mr. Calzaghe
Character:Himself
Release Date:20/11/2015
Back in Time
Character:Self
Release Date:20/10/2015
Back To the Present: The Special
Character:
Release Date:18/10/2015
Being Canadian
Character:Self
Release Date:18/09/2015
Annie
Character:Himself
Release Date:18/12/2014
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
Character:Self
Release Date:19/07/2013
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:04/02/2012
The Love We Make
Character:Self
Release Date:10/09/2011
Tales from the Future
Character:Self
Release Date:26/10/2010
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
Character:Himself
Release Date:07/05/2009
Looking Back to the Future
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:10/02/2009
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Character:Self
Release Date:17/07/2008
Looking Back at the Future
Character:Himself
Release Date:16/06/2006
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Character:Stuart Little (voice)
Release Date:14/07/2005
Saving Milly
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:13/03/2005
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
Character:Self
Release Date:10/08/2003
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/07/2003
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
Character:Self
Release Date:17/12/2002
Stuart Little 2
Character:Stuart Little (voice)
Release Date:19/07/2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Character:Self
Release Date:05/05/2002
Interstate 60
Character:Mr. Baker
Release Date:13/04/2002
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
Character:Self
Release Date:29/01/2002
Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox
Character:Himself
Release Date:11/12/2001
The Concert for New York City
Character:Self
Release Date:20/10/2001
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Character:Milo James Thatch (voice)
Release Date:02/06/2001
Stuart Little
Character:Stuart Little (voice)
Release Date:17/12/1999
Stuart Little: Making It Big
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1999
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
Character:Himself
Release Date:24/11/1998
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
Character:Self
Release Date:28/02/1997
Mars Attacks!
Character:Jason Stone
Release Date:13/12/1996
The Frighteners
Character:Frank Bannister
Release Date:19/07/1996
The Universal Story
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:21/04/1996
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Character:Chance (voice)
Release Date:08/03/1996
The American President
Character:Lewis Rothschild
Release Date:17/11/1995
Blue in the Face
Character:Pete Maloney
Release Date:15/09/1995
Coldblooded
Character:Tim Alexander
Release Date:15/09/1995
Your Studio and You
Character:Curious Guy on the Porch
Release Date:01/02/1995
Don't Drink the Water
Character:Axel Magee
Release Date:18/12/1994
Greedy
Character:Daniel
Release Date:04/03/1994
For Love or Money
Character:Doug Ireland
Release Date:01/10/1993
Time Machine: The Journey Back
Character:Himself
Release Date:25/08/1993
Where the Rivers Flow North
Character:Clayton Farnsworth
Release Date:14/06/1993
Life with Mikey
Character:Michael Chapman
Release Date:04/06/1993
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Character:Chance (voice)
Release Date:03/02/1993
James Cagney: Top of the World
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:05/07/1992
Doc Hollywood
Character:Benjamin Stone
Release Date:02/08/1991
The Hard Way
Character:Nick Lang
Release Date:08/03/1991
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
Character:Self
Release Date:12/06/1990
Back to the Future Part III
Character:Marty McFly / Seamus McFly
Release Date:25/05/1990
Back to the Future Part II
Character:Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly
Release Date:22/11/1989
Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
Character:Himself
Release Date:17/11/1989
Casualties of War
Character:Private Eriksson
Release Date:18/08/1989
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Character:Alex P. Keaton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:13/11/1988
Bright Lights, Big City
Character:Jamie
Release Date:01/04/1988
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Character:Raymond Griffiths (voice)
Release Date:01/10/1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:18/05/1987
The Secret of My Success
Character:Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
Release Date:10/04/1987
The Return of Bruno
Character:Michael J. Fox
Release Date:07/02/1987
Light of Day
Character:Joe Rasnick
Release Date:06/02/1987
Citizen Steve
Character:Self - Actor
Release Date:01/01/1987
The Ice Man Hummeth
Character:
Release Date:28/11/1986
The Making of Back to the Future
Character:Self
Release Date:25/10/1986
Family Ties Vacation
Character:Alex P. Keaton
Release Date:22/09/1985
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Character:
Release Date:16/09/1985
Teen Wolf
Character:Scott Howard
Release Date:23/08/1985
Back to the Future
Character:Marty McFly
Release Date:03/07/1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Character:Self
Release Date:10/03/1985
Poison Ivy
Character:Dennis Baxter
Release Date:10/02/1985
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Character:Future Son
Release Date:01/01/1984
High School U.S.A.
Character:Jay-Jay Manners
Release Date:16/10/1983
Class of 1984
Character:Arthur
Release Date:20/08/1982
Trouble in High Timber Country
Character:Thomas Elston
Release Date:27/06/1980
Midnight Madness
Character:Scott Larson
Release Date:08/02/1980
Letters from Frank
Character:Ricky
Release Date:22/11/1979
Television Appearances
The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards
Character:Self - Winner & Presenter
Reunited Apart
Character:Self
Corner Gas Animated
Character:Michael J. Fox (voice)
The Good Fight
Character:Louis Canning
Designated Survivor
Character:Ethan West
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
The Michael J. Fox Show
Character:Mike Henry
The Good Wife
Character:Louis Canning
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Phineas and Ferb
Character:Werewolf / Michael (voice)
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The Reichen Show
Character:Self
Boston Legal
Character:Daniel Post
Rescue Me
Character:Dwight
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Comedy Central Roasts
Character:Self
Clone High
Character:Gandhi's Remaining Kidney (voice)
Scrubs
Character:Kevin Casey
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Character:Michael J. Fox
The View
Character:Self - Guest
Spin City
Character:Mike Flaherty
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:Self
The Daily Show
Character:Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character:Self - Guest
Inside the Actors Studio
Character:Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Tales from the Crypt - Uncut
Character:
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Character:Narrator (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Prosecutor ("segment "The Trap")
Goldene Kamera
Character:Self
Night Court
Character:Eddie Simms
Family Ties
Character:Alex P. Keaton
Teachers Only
Character:
This Week
Character:
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Character:Willy-Joe Hall
Here's Boomer
Character:
Trapper John, M.D.
Character:
CBS News Sunday Morning
Character:Self
Leo and Me
Character:Jamie
Family
Character:Richard
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
People's Choice Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Emmy Awards
Character:Self
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