Michael Ensign (born 13 February 1944) is an American actor. He was born in Arizona (height 6' 1" (1,85 m)), and he is of British/American descent, living extensively in both the USA and the UK. He trained as an actor at The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He spent the first eleven years of his professional career in the theatre in Britain. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1972 to 1975. He played the leading man (Donald) in the musical, 'Irene', at London's Adelphi Theatre in 1978. He appeared in the London productions of The Curse Of The Starving Class (Royal Court Theatre), The Red Devil Battery Sign (Phoenix Theatre) and numerous English Repertory Theatres. His film and television work has been primarily in the USA. In 2009 he was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award by the College of Fine Arts, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Michael Ensign is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Filmography

• 2015Love by the Book — Philip
• 2012Cupid — Louis Maitre 'D
• 2012The Five-Year Engagement — Grandpa Harold
• 2010Love Shack — Tush Bushman
• 2008Ladies of the House — Pastor Wesley
• 2008Prairie Fever — The Reverend
• 2007Mystery Woman: In the Shadows — Yuri Slipchenko
• Big Love — Ritual Superior (voice)
• Hannah Montana — Mr. Elderman
• Boston Legal — Judge Paul Resnick
• 2004The Drone Virus — Dr. Jamison
• 2003Bringing Down the House — Daniel Barnes
• Cold Case — Bruce Davies (2008)
• 2003Down with Love — J.R.
• NCIS — Ishmael Havana
• 2003Seabiscuit — Steamer Owner
• 2002Confessions of a Dangerous Mind — Simon Oliver
• Monk — Raymond Toliver
• 2002Solaris — Friend
• Alias — Vogel
• 2001Not Another Teen Movie — Father O'Flannagan
• Star Trek: Enterprise — Dr. Oratt
• The Guardian — Gerry Webber
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Judge Brenner, Judge Peter Croft
• 2000Secrets of a Chambermaid — Hollingsworth
• Son of the Beach
• Batman Beyond — Butler (voice)
• Judging Amy — Dr. Riley
• Providence
• Brimstone — Dr. Morris (uncredited)
• Two Guys and a Girl — Chairman at Presentation
• 1997A Thousand Men and a Baby — Bert Schumann
• Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction — Donald Blanchard (segment "Ghost Visitor")
• Just Shoot Me! — Bob Fennel
• 1997Titanic — Benjamin Guggenheim
• 3rd Rock from the Sun — Fordham
• Goode Behavior
• Malcolm & Eddie
• Profiler — Brooks Winchell
• Can't Hurry Love — Mr. Baxter
• Caroline in the City — Mr. Fogel
• 1995Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest — Father Frank Nolan
• 1995Fatal Pursuit — Pinkrose
• JAG — Gen. Tillman
• Murder One
• 1995Rough Magic — Powerbroker
• Star Trek: Voyager — Bard
• 1995The Christmas Box — Stephen Hoover
• The Wayans Bros. — Lloyd
• Chicago Hope — Andrew Shaddock
• 1994Dangerous Heart — Father Korcheck
• Friends — Dr. Ledbetter
• 1994Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
• Vanishing Son — Rory Rasmussen
• 1993Born Yesterday — Phillipe
• Diagnosis: Murder — Chick
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Lojal
• The Nanny — Trevor
• The X-Files — Dr. Barnes
• 1993Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth — Ronald Marsh
• Melrose Place — Sheriff
• 1991Life Stinks — Knowles
• 1990Rock Hudson — Mark Miller
• Coach — Father Engler
• 1989Dr. Hackenstein — Dean Slesinger
• 1989Just Another Secret — Chuck Lupus
• Mancuso, F.B.I.
• 1989Single Women, Married Men — John Briggs
• 1988Inherit the Wind — Reverend Brown
• 1988Ladykillers — Dr. Eisenmann
• 1988License to Drive — School Teacher/Bus Driver
• 1988The Couch Trip — Hendricks
• The Wonder Years — Mr. Finora
• 21 Jump Street — Mickey Hoskett
• A Different World — Auctioneer
• Beauty and the Beast — Dr. Edward Hughes
• Jake and the Fatman
• Star Trek: The Next Generation — Minister Krola
• Wiseguy
• L.A. Law — George Leeson
• Matlock — Spaulding Kane, Doctor
• Sledge Hammer! — Claude Goldfunger, Crandell
• 1986Sylvan in Paradise
• 1985House — Chet Parker
• MacGyver — Derek Thompson, Professor Wycliff
• 1985Maxie — Cleopatra Director
• 1985One Too Many — Mr. Grey
• Otherworld — Baxter Dromo
• The Golden Girls — Donald
• 1984A Touch of Scandal — Manderly
• 1984All of Me — Mr. Mifflin
• Cover Up
• 1984Ghostbusters — Hotel Manager
• 1984Shattered Vows — Father Meyer
• 1984The Ratings Game — Le Boeuf Maitre D'
• 1984Velvet — Stefan
• Hardcastle and McCormick
• 1983Mr. Mom — Exec. #2
• 1983Sunset Limousine — Gavrik
• The A-Team — Cartel leader
• 1983The Man Who Wasn't There — Assistant Secretary
• 1983The Star Chamber — Judge Kirkland
• The Winds of War — Lt. Sissons
• 1983WarGames — Beringer's Aide
• Cagney & Lacey
• 1982Games Mother Never Taught You — Jennings Lachman
• 1982Kiss Me Goodbye — Billy
• 1982Pink Floyd: The Wall — Hotel Manager
• 1982Six Weeks — Choreographer
• St. Elsewhere — Proctor
• Tales of the Gold Monkey
• 1982The Luck of Roaring Camp — Man-O-War
• 1982Vice Squad — Chauffeur
• Voyagers!
• 1981Buddy Buddy — Assistant Manager
• Falcon Crest — Frank
• Hill Street Blues
• 1980Raise the Titanic — Lieutenant Northacker
• Hart to Hart
• 1978Midnight Express — Stanley Daniels
• 1978Superman — Newscaster
• Three's Company — Doctor
• 1973Assassin — The Customs Officer
• Colditz — Lt. Dave Olding
• M*A*S*H — Major Cass

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 2020Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters — Self
• Reunited Apart — Self