Michael Chieffo

Michael Chieffo is an American actor who has worked for over four decades. Born and raised in New York, he studied acting at The Juilliard School. His film credits include roles for Barry Levinson in Disclosure (1994), Tony Scott in Crimson Tide, and Curtis Hanson in L.A. Confidential, where he played the coroner. On television, he guest starred in Better Call Saul, Mad Men, and The X-Files as Carl Wade, among many others. He played Art Carney in the CBS movie Gleason and Dave Madden in Come On Get Happy, The Partridge Family Story on ABC. His lead role in the independent feature Unreal Estate earned Best Dramatic Feature Film at the IFS Film Festival and Best Picture of the festival. Later films include Ben and Ara, Live by Night, and Battle of the Sexes, in which he played Billie Jean King's father.