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Michael David Lally

  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
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Michael David Lally in NYPD Blue (1993)
Michael David Lally was born on May 25, 1942 in Orange, New Jersey, USA as Michael David Lally. He is an actor best known for the films Basic Instinct (1992), Cool World (1992) and White Fang (1991), as well as his roles in NYPD Blue (1993) as artist Walter Hoyt and in Deadwood (2004) as Captain Bubb.
BornMay 25, 1942
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    • Known for

    Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct (1992)
    Basic Instinct
    7.1
    • Detective
    • 1992
    Brad Pitt and Kim Basinger in Cool World (1992)
    Cool World
    4.9
    • Sparks(voice)
    • 1992
    Ethan Hawke and Jed in White Fang (1991)
    White Fang
    6.7
    • Sykes
    • 1991
    Catherine Bell, David James Elliott, and Tracey Needham in JAG (1995)
    JAG
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Det. Frank Coster

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    Actor

    • The Overnight
      7.5
      • Collin Rosen
      • 2010
    • Do Not Disturb (2009)
      Do Not Disturb
      8.6
      • Collin Rosen
      • 2009
    • Powers Boothe, Keith Carradine, Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, and Molly Parker in Deadwood (2004)
      Deadwood
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Captain Bubb
      • 2004
    • Tom Cavanagh in Ed (2000)
      Ed
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Chet's Client
      • 2001
    • Big Apple (2001)
      Big Apple
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Father O'Connor
      • 2001
    • Law & Order (1990)
      Law & Order
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Paul Wheeler
      • 2000
    • NYPD Blue (1993)
      NYPD Blue
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Hubert
      • Walter Hoyt
      • 1995–1999
    • Catherine Bell, David James Elliott, and Tracey Needham in JAG (1995)
      JAG
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Det. Frank Coster
      • 1997–1998
    • Yancy Butler, Gary Basaraba, Michael DeLuise, Richard T. Jones, Adam Rodriguez, Klea Scott, James Sikking, Jon Tenney, and Dylan Walsh in Brooklyn South (1997)
      Brooklyn South
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Priest
      • 1997
    • Not Again! (1996)
      Not Again!
      4.8
      • Lenny
      • 1996
    • Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder (1993)
      Diagnosis Murder
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Pauli Rupp
      • 1994
    • Gregory Harrison and Leslie Hope in Caught in the Act (1993)
      Caught in the Act
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Rinehart
      • 1993
    • Brad Pitt and Kim Basinger in Cool World (1992)
      Cool World
      4.9
      • Sparks (voice)
      • 1992
    • Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct (1992)
      Basic Instinct
      7.1
      • Detective
      • 1992
    • David Duchovny and Mimi Rogers in The Rapture (1991)
      The Rapture
      6.3
      • Man on Television
      • 1991

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Bo Derek in Tarzan the Ape Man (1981)
      Tarzan the Ape Man
      3.5
      • first assistant director (as Michael Lally)
      • 1981
    • Jaclyn Smith in Nightkill (1980)
      Nightkill
      5.5
      • second assistant director (as Michael Lally)
      • 1980

    Writer

    • Fogbound (2002)
      Fogbound
      4.9
      • Writer (as Michael Lally)
      • 2002

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Michael Lally
    • Born
      • May 25, 1942
      • Orange, New Jersey, USA
    • Spouse
      • Penelope MilfordFebruary 14, 1982 - ? (divorced)
    • Other works
      TV commercial for Apple ("Curveball") (1996)

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