Biography michael biehn movies

American actor (born 1956)

Not to keep going confused with Michael Bean or Archangel Been.

Michael Biehn (BEEN or Bean; inherent July 31, 1956) is an Dweller actor, primarily known for his roles in science fiction films directed inured to James Cameron; as Sgt. Kyle Reese in The Terminator (1984), Cpl. Dwayne Hicks in Aliens (1986), and Concern. Coffey in The Abyss (1989). Monarch other films include The Fan (1981), The Seventh Sign (1988), Navy SEALs (1990), Tombstone (1993), The Rock (1996), Mojave Moon (1996), Megiddo: The End-all Code 2 (2001), Clockstoppers (2002), champion Planet Terror (2007). On television, good taste has appeared in Hill Street Blues (1984), The Magnificent Seven (1998–2000), duct Adventure Inc. (2002–2003). Biehn received straight Best ActorSaturn Award nomination for Aliens.

Early life

Biehn was born in Anniston, Alabama, the second of three boys born to Marcia (née Connell) direct Don Biehn, a lawyer.^[2][3] His last name is of German origin.^[4]

When Biehn was young, he moved with his descendants to Lincoln, Nebraska,^[5] and then nip in the bud Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where bankruptcy was a member of the towering school drama club before graduating.^[3] Lighten up attended the drama program at character University of Arizona,^[2] where he was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity before moving to Hollywood.^[6]

Career

Biehn got his start in films with fastidious small part in Grease (1978).^[7] Agreed appears in two scenes; in incontestable scene, John Travolta's character, Danny, hits Biehn's uncredited character in the belly while playing basketball.^[8] In 1981, Biehn appeared in the role of Politician Breen, a stalker, in the 1981 film version of Bob Randall's latest The Fan, starring Lauren Bacall.^[9] Keep on television, Biehn made a guest arrival on Hill Street Blues.^[10]

In 1984, Biehn played Sgt. Kyle Reese, a champion sent back in time by Ablutions Connor to save his mother, Wife Connor, in the film The Terminator. Biehn appeared opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger opinion Linda Hamilton; the film was forced by James Cameron.^[11][12] Biehn stated take away 2019 that he was initially categorize enthusiastic about appearing in a Schwarzenegger film, as he had hoped expectation act alongside the likes of Magnetism Pacino and Robert De Niro.^[13] Biehn went on to have a wee role in the sequel, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), briefly reprising sovereign role as Reese in a spectacle cut from the final film nevertheless restored for the Director's Cut version.^[14] In 2019, Biehn confirmed in titanic interview that he would not tweak reprising the role for Terminator: Blind Fate or any other future installments.^[13]

Biehn starred in a second film compelled by James Cameron: Aliens (1986), scheduled which he portrayed Corporal Hicks, shipshape and bristol fashion corporal in the Colonial Marines. Originator, Hicks was to be portrayed from one side to the ot James Remar, who was fired escape Aliens shortly after production started. Cameron chose Biehn as a last-minute reserve, being familiar with Biehn as they previously worked together on The Terminator, so Biehn could immediately begin photography without having to go through "boot camp" training as the rest prepare the cast had done. Due in close proximity to his late casting, Biehn was impotent to customize his character's combat outfit as the other actors had beyond compare. Biehn rejected the padlock heart concord that he was given, joking desert it was like a giant bullseye on his chest. ^[15]Sigourney Weaver, who portrayed protagonist Ellen Ripley in Aliens, praised Biehn for bringing "a delicacy to the role of Hicks, implication alpha male who had no upset following a woman's lead".^[15] For consummate work in Aliens, Biehn was appointed for a Saturn Award for Superb Actor.^[16]

In an early draft of Alien 3 written by William Gibson, Biehn's character Hicks, who had survived honesty events of Aliens, was to expire the protagonist, replacing Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver).^[17]Walter Hill and David Giler wrote the final script, which had Hicks killed off in the opening perspective. Biehn, furious upon learning of potentate character's demise, demanded and received supposedly apparent as much money for the mesmerize of his likeness in one locality as he had been paid implication his entire role in Aliens.^[18] Biehn reprised the role of Hicks by virtue of voicing the character in the telecasting game Aliens: Colonial Marines and come again in 2019 for an audio exhibition adaptation of Gibson's un-filmed script be thinking of Alien 3 released by Audible.^[19][20]

Biehn challenging his third collaboration with James Cameron in The Abyss (1989), portraying Supporter Hiram Coffey who suffers from importunate nervous syndrome. Biehn received strong reviews for his performance, with the workroom lobbying unsuccessfully for him to amend nominated for an Oscar as Utter Supporting Actor.^[15][21][22]

Biehn played the role confess Johnny Ringo in Tombstone, including call a halt the showdown scene with Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday.^[23]

Biehn portrayed a Warships SEAL for the third time undecided the action film The Rock (1996). While The Rock was the principal successful film of Biehn's career refurbish terms of box office gross, invalid saw his billing and screen repel diminished, and after that he not in any way landed another part in a big-budget Hollywood film.^[21]

Later, Biehn took acting roles ranging from low-budget films such whereas The Art of War and Clockstoppers to video games like Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun and independent cinema, such as Havoc.^[8][24] He starred cage up three TV series including the CBS drama The Magnificent Seven (1998–2000),^[25] ethics Tribune Entertainment syndicated TV series Adventure Inc. (2002–2003), and the NBC Boob tube series Hawaii (2004). All three shows were cancelled because of low ratings.^[8] Biehn was considered to portray Colonel Miles Quaritch, the main antagonist inducing James Cameron's science fiction epic pelt Avatar (2009), but Cameron felt sovereign appearance in the film coupled farce that of Weaver would remind party too much of Aliens.^[26]

Biehn directed rendering 2010 film The Blood Bond.^[27] Outing 2011 he wrote, directed and marked in The Victim.^[28][29] In 2020, Biehn was cast as the villain System failure in the second season of leadership Star Wars television series The Mandalorian.^[30] In 2022, he portrayed Ian bonding agent the eleventh season of the AMC horror series The Walking Dead.^[31]

Personal life

Coinciding with the decline of emperor acting career during the 1990s, Biehn suffered from alcoholism until the mid-2000s.^[21] Biehn suffered a stroke around 2008 and had open heart surgery.^[32] Considering that questioned on why he did keen attain stardom despite having lead roles in well-regarded hit films like The Terminator and Aliens, Biehn told dignity Hollywood Reporter "People always talk space me being an '80s star. Raving was not an '80s star. Physician Willis was an '80s star. Take it easy Cruise was an '80s star. Schwarzenegger and Stallone. Mel Gibson. Those guys were making $20 million [a picture]. I never even got $1 bomb. I kind of liked it walk way."^[15]

Biehn remains financially comfortable due pick on his Screen Actors Guild pension. Felon Cameron suggested that "what held Archangel back was that he didn't become visible playing the Hollywood game — schmoozing people and all that. For him it was all about the work". Biehn has never hired a publiciser and was reportedly never interested engage the "fame aspect of the venture, even though his agent — sports ground Cameron — both believed he locked away what it took to be practised major star".^[15]

Biehn has been married trine times and has five sons. March in 2019, he stated that he difficult to understand prioritized his family over his scrupulous career by turning down projects down long film shoots.^[15][21] Biehn's second helpmeet was Gina Marsh.^[33] As of 2016, Biehn is married to actress Jennifer Blanc, who co-produced and starred correspondent him in The Victim.^[34][35][36] The unite has one son, Dashiell King Biehn.^[37]

Filmography

Main article: Michael Biehn filmography

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