Acting
Michael J. Fox
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.
Filmography
Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist
Film · 2026
Zootopia 2
Film · 2025
A Future on Stage
Film · 2025
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
Film · 2023
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Film · 2023
Shrinking
Series · 2023
Back Home Again
Film · 2021
Reunited Apart
Series · 2020
See You Yesterday
Film · 2019
Cola Wars
Film · 2019
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
Film · 2018
Corner Gas Animated
Series · 2018
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
Series · 2018
Michael J. Fox
Film · 2017
The Good Fight
Series · 2017
A.R.C.H.I.E.
Film · 2016
Designated Survivor
Series · 2016
Back in Time
Film · 2015
Being Canadian
Film · 2015
Mr. Calzaghe
Film · 2015
Back To the Present: The Special
Film · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Annie
Film · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
Film · 2013
The Michael J. Fox Show
Series · 2013
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Film · 2012
The Love We Make
Film · 2011
Tales from the Future
Film · 2010
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Film · 2010
Looking Back to the Future
Film · 2009
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
Film · 2009
The Good Wife
Series · 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Film · 2008
Phineas and Ferb
Series · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
Looking Back at the Future
Film · 2006
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Film · 2005
Saving Milly
Film · 2005
The Reichen Show
Series · 2005
Boston Legal
Series · 2004
Rescue Me
Series · 2004
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
Film · 2003
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Film · 2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Film · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Comedy Central Roasts
Series · 2003
Stuart Little 2
Film · 2002
Interstate 60
Film · 2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Film · 2002
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
Film · 2002
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
Film · 2002
Clone High
Series · 2002
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Film · 2001
Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox
Film · 2001
The Concert for New York City
Film · 2001
Scrubs
Series · 2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Series · 2000
Stuart Little
Film · 1999
Stuart Little: Making It Big
Film · 1999
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
Film · 1998
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Mars Attacks!
Film · 1996
The Frighteners
Film · 1996
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Film · 1996
The Universal Story
Film · 1996
Spin City
Series · 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
Series · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Series · 1996
Blue in the Face
Film · 1995
The American President
Film · 1995
Your Studio and You
Film · 1995
Coldblooded
Film · 1995
Don't Drink the Water
Film · 1994
Greedy
Film · 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Series · 1994
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Film · 1993
For Love or Money
Film · 1993
Life with Mikey
Film · 1993
Where the Rivers Flow North
Film · 1993
Time Machine: The Journey Back
Film · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
James Cagney: Top of the World
Film · 1992
Blast 'Em
Film · 1992
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Series · 1992
The Hard Way
Film · 1991
Doc Hollywood
Film · 1991
Back to the Future Part III
Film · 1990
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
Film · 1990
Back to the Future Part II
Film · 1989
Casualties of War
Film · 1989
Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
Film · 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Series · 1989
Bright Lights, Big City
Film · 1988
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Film · 1988
Light of Day
Film · 1987
The Secret of My Success
Film · 1987
Citizen Steve
Film · 1987
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Film · 1987
The Return of Bruno
Film · 1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Film · 1987
The Making of Back to the Future
Film · 1986
The Ice Man Hummeth
Film · 1986
Back to the Future
Film · 1985
Teen Wolf
Film · 1985
Poison Ivy
Film · 1985
Family Ties Vacation
Film · 1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Film · 1985
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Film · 1985
Time Travel: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy
Film · 1985
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Film · 1984
Night Court
Series · 1984
Goldene Kamera
Series · 1984
High School U.S.A.
Film · 1983
Class of 1984
Film · 1982
Family Ties
Series · 1982
Teachers Only
Series · 1982
Late Night with David Letterman
Series · 1982
This Week
Series · 1981
Here's Boomer
Series · 1981
Midnight Madness
Film · 1980
Trouble in High Timber Country
Film · 1980
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Series · 1980
Letters from Frank
Film · 1979
CBS News Sunday Morning
Series · 1979
Trapper John, M.D.
Series · 1979
Leo and Me
Series · 1978
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
Family
Series · 1976
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
People's Choice Awards
Series · 1975
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
The Emmy Awards
Series · 1949
Dragoons
Film