Michael Currie

Michael Currie was an American actor who began his screen career in 1964. Born in Kingston, New York, he appeared in several Clint Eastwood films, among them the comedy Any Which Way You Can (1980) and Firefox (1982). He played Lt. Donnelly in Sudden Impact (1983) and returned as Capt. Donnelly in The Dead Pool (1988). His horror credits included Dead & Buried (1981) and Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982). Other films were Loving Couples (1980), Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (1983), The Philadelphia Experiment (1984), Distant Thunder (1988), The Man Without a Face (1993) and G.I. Jane (1997). On television he starred as Sheriff Jonas Carter in the 1960s show Dark Shadows and made guest appearances on Lou Grant, MASH, Barney Miller, Cheers, Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order. Currie died on December 22, 2009.