Michael J. Fox
Television

Michael J. Fox

Section Title: Television
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Year	Title	Role	Notes

1977	The Magic Lie	Nicky	Episode: "The Master"

1979	Letters from Frank	Ricky	Television film (CBS)

1979	Lou Grant	Paul Stone	Episode: "Kids"

1980–1981	Palmerstown, U.S.A.	Willy-Joe Hall	Main role (11 episodes)

1980	Family	Richard Topol	Episode: "Such a Fine Line"

1980	Here's Boomer	Jackie	Episode: "Tell 'Em Boomer Sent You"

1980	Trapper John, M.D.	Elliot Schweitzer	Episode: "Brain Child"

1981	Leo and Me	Jamie	Produced in 1976, was not televised on CBC, until 1981; Credited as "Mike Fox"

1982	Teachers Only	Jeff	Episode: "The Make Up Test"

1982–1989	Family Ties	Alex P. Keaton	Lead role (176 episodes)

1983	The Love Boat	Jimmy	Episode: "I Like to Be in America"

1983	High School U.S.A.	Jay-Jay Manners	Television film (NBC)

1983–1984	The $25,000 Pyramid	Himself	Celebrity Contestant (30 episodes)

1984	Night Court	Eddie Simms	Episode: "Santa Goes Downtown"

1984	The Homemade Comedy Special	Host	Television special (NBC)

1984	Don't Ask Me, Ask God	Future Son	Television special (CBN)

1985	Family Ties Vacation	Alex P. Keaton	Television film (NBC)

1985	Poison Ivy	Dennis Baxter	Television film (NBC)

1986	David Letterman's 2nd Annual Holiday Film Festival	Himself	Television special (NBC); Segment: "The Iceman Hummeth"

1987	Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam	Pfc. Raymond Griffiths	Voice role; Television film documentary (HBO)

1988	Mickey's 60th Birthday	Alex P. Keaton	Flashback clip; Television special (NBC)

1990	Sex, Buys, & Advertising	Himself	Television special

1991	Saturday Night Live	Host	Episode: "Michael J. Fox/The Black Crowes"

1991	Tales from the Crypt	Prosecutor	Also director; Episode: "The Trap"

1992	Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories	Narrator	Episode: "There's a Nightmare in My Closet"

1994	Don't Drink the Water	Axel Magee	Television film (ABC)

1996–2000, 2001	Spin City	Mike Flaherty	Lead role (103 episodes)

1997	The Chris Rock Show	Himself	Episode: "Jesse Jackson/Rakim" (uncredited)

2002	Clone High	Gandhi's Remaining Kidney	Voice role; Episode: "Escape to Beer Mountain: A Rope of Sand"

2004	Scrubs	Dr. Kevin Casey	Episodes: "My Catalyst", "My Porcelain God"

2005	Saving Milly	Himself	Television film; (uncredited)

2006	Boston Legal	Daniel Post	Recurring role (6 episodes)

2009	Rescue Me	Dwight	Recurring role (5 episodes)

2010–16	The Good Wife	Louis Canning	Recurring role (26 episodes)

2011	Ace of Cakes	Himself	Episode: "Charm City Cakes Goes Back to the Future"

2011	Phineas and Ferb	Michael	Voice role; Episode: "The Curse of Candace"

2011, 2017	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Himself	Episodes: "Larry vs. Michael J. Fox", "Never Wait for Seconds!"

2013–2014	The Michael J. Fox Show	Mike Henry	Lead role (22 episodes)

2015	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Marty McFly	Episode: "Michael J. Fox/Sen. Bernie Sanders/Big Grams"

2016	Nightcap	Himself	Episode: "The Cannon" (appeared with his wife, Tracy Pollan)

2018	Designated Survivor	Ethan West	5 episodes

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In 2018, Fox was cast in the role of "Ethan West" in, Designated Survivor.

final_sentence: In 2018, Fox was cast in the role of "Ethan West" in, Designated Survivor.