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.
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Movies (90)
Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist
2026 · Self (Archive Footage)
A Future on Stage
2025 · Self
Zootopia 2
2025 · Michael J. The Fox (voice)
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
2023 · Self
STILL: Una película sobre Michael J. Fox
2023 · Self, Book
Back Home Again
2021 · Michael J. Bird (voice)
Cola Wars
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Nos vemos ayer
2019 · Mr. Lockhart
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Misión Impowsible
2018 · A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
Michael J. Fox
2017 · Self
A.R.C.H.I.E.
2016 · A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
Mr. Calzaghe
2015 · Self
Back in Time
2015 · Self
Back To the Present: The Special
2015
Being Canadian
2015 · Self
Annie
2014 · Self
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013 · Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 · (archive footage)
The Love We Make
2011 · Self
Tales from the Future
2010 · Self
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2010 · Self
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
2009 · Self
Looking Back to the Future
2009 · Self (archive footage), Thanks
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
2008 · Self
Looking Back at the Future
2006 · Himself
Stuart Little 3: La llamada de la selva
2005 · Stuart Little (voice)
Saving Milly
2005 · Self (uncredited)
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
2003 · Self
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003 · Self (archive footage)
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003 · Self
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
2002 · Self
Stuart Little 2: La aventura continúa
2002 · Stuart Little (voice)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 · Self
Interstate 60
2002 · Mr. Baker
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
2002 · Self
Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox
2001 · Self
The Concert for New York City
2001 · Self
Atlantis: El imperio perdido
2001 · Milo (voice)
Stuart Little
1999 · Stuart Little (voice)
Stuart Little: Making It Big
1999 · Self
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
1998 · Self
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
1997 · Self
Mars Attacks!
1996 · Jason Stone
The Frighteners
1996 · Frank Bannister
The Universal Story
1996 · Self (archive footage)
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996 · Chance (voice)
The American President
1995 · Lewis Rothschild
Blue in the Face
1995 · Pete Maloney
Coldblooded
1995 · Tim Alexander, Producer
Your Studio and You
1995 · Curious Guy on the Porch
Don't Drink the Water
1994 · Axel Magee
Greedy
1994 · Daniel
For Love or Money
1993 · Doug Ireland
Time Machine: The Journey Back
1993 · Self
Where the Rivers Flow North
1993 · Clayton Farnsworth
Life with Mikey
1993 · Michael Chapman
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
1993 · Chance (voice)
James Cagney: Top of the World
1992 · Self - Host
Blast 'Em
1992 · Self (uncredited)
Doc Hollywood
1991 · Benjamin Stone
The Hard Way
1991 · Nick Lang
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
1990 · Self
Back to the Future Part III
1990 · Marty McFly / Seamus McFly
Back to the Future Part II
1989 · Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly
Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
1989 · Self
Casualties of War
1989 · Private Eriksson
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988 · Alex P. Keaton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bright Lights, Big City
1988 · Jamie
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987 · Raymond Griffiths (voice)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 · Self
The Secret of My Success
1987 · Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
The Return of Bruno
1987 · Michael J. Fox
Light of Day
1987 · Joe Rasnick
Citizen Steve
1987 · Self - Actor
The Ice Man Hummeth
1986
The Making of Back to the Future
1986 · Self
Family Ties Vacation
1985 · Alex P. Keaton
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
Teen Wolf
1985 · Scott Howard
Back to the Future
1985 · Marty McFly
Time Travel: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy
1985 · Self
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Self
Poison Ivy
1985 · Dennis Baxter
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
1984 · Future Son
High School U.S.A.
1983 · Jay-Jay Manners
Class of 1984
1982 · Arthur
Trouble in High Timber Country
1980 · Thomas Elston
Midnight Madness
1980 · Scott Larson
Letters from Frank
1979 · Ricky
Dragoons
· Dougie (voice)
TV shows (50)
Terapia sin filtro
2023 · Gerry
Reunited Apart
2020 · Self
Corner Gas Animated
2018 · Michael J. Fox (voice)
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
2018 · Marty McFly
The Good Fight
2017 · Louis Canning
Sobreviviente designado
2016 · Ethan West
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
The Michael J. Fox Show
2013 · Mike Henry, Executive Producer
La esposa ejemplar
2009 · Louis Canning
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
Phineas y Ferb
2007 · Werewolf / Michael (voice)
El show de Graham Norton
2007 · Self - Guest, Self
The Reichen Show
2005 · Self
Justicia Ciega
2004 · Daniel Post
Rescue Me
2004 · Dwight
Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Comedy Central Roasts
2003 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Marty McFly
Clone High
2002 · Gandhi's Remaining Kidney (voice)
Scrubs
2001 · Kevin Casey
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Michael J. Fox
The View
1997 · Self - Guest, Self
Spin City
1996 · Mike Flaherty, Producer
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Self
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self - Guest
Inside the Actors Studio
1994 · Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Guest
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992 · Narrator (voice)
Brooklyn Bridge
1991 · Director
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Prosecutor ("segment "The Trap"), Director
Goldene Kamera
1984 · Self
Night Court
1984 · Eddie Simms
Family Ties
1982 · Alex P. Keaton
Teachers Only
1982
Late Night with David Letterman
1982 · Self - Guest
This Week
1981
Here's Boomer
1981
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980 · Willy-Joe Hall
Trapper John, M.D.
1979 · Elliot Schweitzer
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979 · Self
Leo and Me
1978 · Jamie
The Love Boat
1977 · Jimmy Cowens
Family
1976 · Richard
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host
People's Choice Awards
1975 · Self - Presenter
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
The Emmy Awards
1949 · Self