Michael Carter (born 29 June 1947) is a Scottish actor of film, stage and television, known for portraying Gerald Bringsley in An American Werewolf in London, Bib Fortuna in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, and Von Thurnburg in The Illusionist.

Filmography

• 2025Reeling — Uncle Pat
• The New Look — Maurice Dior
• 2023Falling into Place — John
• House of the Dragon — King Jaehaerys Targaryen
• The Halcyon — Wilfred Reynolds
• 2015Maul Dogs — VIP
• 2010Centurion — General Antoninus
• 2006The Illusionist — Von Thurnburg
• Seven Wonders of the Industrial World — John Scott Russell
• 2003Young Adam — Prosecutor
• Spooks — Sir Maurice Clark
• Rebus — Rev John Carson
• Call Red
• Seekers — Mike Hazard
• Civvies — Arnie
• Heartbeat — Auctioneer
• The Cloning of Joanna May — Police Inspector
• 1991Dreaming — Peter Nelson
• 1991One Man’s War — Screenplay
• Soldier Soldier — Brig Hemmings
• The Chief — Thomas Setter
• 1989She's Been Away — Head Waiter
• 1987Mary Rose — Cameron
• 1986Blood Hunt — Nicol Menzies
• Dempsey and Makepeace — Hurst
• 1985Operation Julie — Hugh Truscott
• Screen Two — Peter Nelson
• 1984A Christmas Carol — Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
• Sherlock Holmes — Godfrey Norton
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Godfrey Norton
• Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime — Rodriguez
• 1983Heather Ann — Geoffrey
• 1983Return of the Jedi — Bib Fortuna
• Taggart — Sandy Russell
• 1983The Keep — Radu Molasar
• 1982Grass — Ringer
• Nobody's Hero — Dodge
• 1981An American Werewolf in London — Gerald Bringsley
• 1980The Flipside of Dominick Hide — 1st Youth
• 1978A Most Public Affair — Dr. Wynne
• Play for Today — 1st Youth

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 2025A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep' — Self (archive footage)
• 2009Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' — Self
• 1999The Unauthorized Star Wars Story — Self