Actors - Michael Wincott

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Michael Wincott is a Canadian-American character actor best known for his deep, gravelly voice.

Born on January 21, 1958, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Wincott was raised in Scarborough, Canada which is a suburb of Toronto. He graduated from Juilliard Drama School in 1986.

Wincott is most identifiable playing either small, character roles in indie films or villains in more mainstream fare. His most recognizable role was the evil crime lord Top Dollar in 1994's The Crow. Other roles include Jean-Michel Basquiat's mentor Rene Ricard in 1996's Basquiat
, Doors producer Paul A. Rothchild in Oliver Stone's The Doors, a sadistic prison warden in 2002's The Count of Monte Cristo, and the equally despicable villain of the 1997 Eddie Murphy movie Metro.

Partial filmography

The Sicilian (1987)—Cpl. Silvestro Canio
Talk Radio (1988)—Kent/Michael/Joe
The Doors (1991)—Paul A. Rothchild
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
(1991)—Guy of Gisbourne
1492: Conquest of Paradise
(1992)—Adrian de Moxica
The Three Musketeers (1993)—Rochefort
The Crow (1994)—Top Dollar
Dead Man
(1995)—Conway Twill
Strange Days
(1996)—Philo Gant
Basquiat
(1996)—Rene Ricard
Metro (1997)—Michael Korda
Alien: Resurrection
(1997)—Frank Elgyn
Gunshy (1998)—Frankie McGregor
Before Night Falls
(1998)—Herberto Zorilla Ochoa
Along Came a Spider
(2001)—Gary Soneji
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)—Dorleac
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
(2004)—Julius Bicke

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