Michael Kearns
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 8, 1950
- Died
- October 6, 2026 (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Biography
Michael Kearns (born January 8, 1950, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American actor, writer, director, teacher, producer, and activist. He is noted for being one of the first openly gay actors, and after an announcement on Entertainment Tonight in 1991, the first openly HIV-positive actor in Hollywood.
Known For
Filmography
Old Dogs & New Tricks
TV · as Bill Shannon · 1 ep
The Perfect Gentleman
Movie · as Charles
River Made to Drown In
Movie · as Arthur
It's My Party
Movie · as Party Guest
A Mother's Prayer
Movie · as Buddy
And the Band Played On
Movie · as Cleve
Dream Man
Movie
Street Asylum
Movie · as Additional Voices
Beverly Hills, 90210
TV · as Hal · 3 eps
The Execution
Movie
Body Double
Movie · as Male Porn Star
Crazy like a Fox
TV · as Pro · 1 ep
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Reporter · 1 ep
Rimbaud in L.A.
Movie · as Tom Verlaine
Dorothy and Alan at Norma Place
Movie · as Jack Perkins
Cheers
TV · as Richard · 1 ep
L.A. Tool & Die
Movie · as Jim
Knots Landing
TV · as Stan · 1 ep
Silent No More
Movie