Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
January 8, 1950 (age 76)
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
Grant Tracy Saxon
Michael Kearns
Biography
Michael Kearns (born January 8, 1950, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American actor, writer, director, teacher, producer, and activist. He is noted for being one of the first openly gay actors, and after an announcement on Entertainment Tonight in 1991, the first openly HIV-positive actor in Hollywood.
Known For
TV
Cheers
Richard
1982
TV
Knots Landing
Stan
1979
TV
Murder, She Wrote
Reporter
1984
TV
Beverly Hills, 90210
Hal
1990
TV
Crazy like a Fox
Pro
1984
Film
Body Double
Male Porn Star
1984
TV
Old Dogs & New Tricks
Bill Shannon
2011
Film
River Made to Drown In
Arthur
1997
Film
And the Band Played On
Cleve
1993
Film
Street Asylum
Additional Voices
1990
Film
It's My Party
Party Guest
1996
Film
The Execution
1985
Film
A Mother's Prayer
Buddy
1995
Film
Dorothy and Alan at Norma Place
Jack Perkins
1982
Film
The Perfect Gentleman
Charles
2010
Film
Rimbaud in L.A.
Tom Verlaine
1982
Film
Dream Man
1991
Film
Silent No More
1977
Film
L.A. Tool & Die
Jim
1979
Filmography
2011TVOld Dogs & New Tricksas Bill Shannon2010FilmThe Perfect Gentlemanas Charles1997FilmRiver Made to Drown Inas Arthur1996FilmIt's My Partyas Party Guest1995FilmA Mother's Prayeras Buddy1993FilmAnd the Band Played Onas Cleve1991FilmDream Man1990TVBeverly Hills, 90210as Hal1990FilmStreet Asylumas Additional Voices1985FilmThe Execution1984TVCrazy like a Foxas Pro1984FilmBody Doubleas Male Porn Star1984TVMurder, She Wroteas Reporter1982TVCheersas Richard1982FilmRimbaud in L.A.as Tom Verlaine1982FilmDorothy and Alan at Norma Placeas Jack Perkins1979TVKnots Landingas Stan1979FilmL.A. Tool & Dieas Jim1977FilmSilent No More