Michael Margotta
# Michael Margotta

Michael Margotta (born September 1, 1946) is an American actor.

## Career

Margotta appeared in the film that was Jack Nicholson's directorial debut, Drive, He Said (1971). In the year of its release, the film caused a stir because of Margotta appearing fully nude in a mental breakdown scene. Censors at the time attempted to give the film an X rating.

On television, Margotta appeared in the 1968 I Dream of Jeannie episode "The Guru" as a strung-out hippie named Harold.

Margotta was nominated for an Emmy for his appearance on Kojak in 1976. In the same year, he acted in the Canadian thriller film Partners.

## Filmography

### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| - | - | - |
| 1968 | Maryjane | Jerry Blackburn |
| 1968 | Wild in the Streets | Jimmy Fergus |
| 1970 | The Strawberry Statement | Swatch |
| 1970 | Cover Me Babe | Steve Winston |
| 1971 | Drive, He Said | Gabriel |
| 1976 | Partners | Paul Howard |
| 1977 | I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | Hallucinated Character |
| 1980 | Times Square | JoJo |
| 1983 | Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? | Larry |
| 1986 | 9½ Weeks | Michael |
| 1999 | 18 Shades of Dust | Petey |
| 2013 | Third Person | Daniel |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1968 | The Outcasts | Matt | Episode: "The Heroes" |
| 1968 | Shadow on the Land | Timothy Willing | Television film |
| 1968 | I Dream of Jeannie | Harold | Episode: "Jeannie, My Guru" |
| 1969 | Judd, for the Defense | Paul Miller | Episode: "Between the Dark and the Daylight" |
| 1969–1970 | Death Valley Days | Various roles | 3 episodes |
| 1969, 1970 | The Mod Squad | Fred Dawson / Jerry Kane | 2 episodes |
| 1972 | Hawaii Five-O | Niki | Episode: "Death Wish on Tantalus Mountain" |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | Thanos Kampacalas | Episode: "Bitter Wine" |
| 1972 | Young Dr. Kildare | Matt | Episode: "No More Than a Bad Cold" |
| 1973 | She Lives! | Al Reed | Television film |
| 1973 | Needles and Pins | Jeff | Episode: "Do Your Own Thing" |
| 1973 | Toma | Paul Ziegler | Episode: "The Cain Connection" |
| 1973 | Kojak | Jack Donnelly | Episode: "Requiem for a Cop" |
| 1974 | Sorority Kill | Jackie | Television film |
| 1974 | Police Story | Cateman | Episode: "Chief" |
| 1974 | The Last Angry Man | Frankie Parelli | Television film |
| 1975 | The Blue Knight | Frank Zugarelli | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1976 | Cannon | Allen Behr | Episode: "Snapshot" |
| 1976 | Serpico | Jerry | Episode: "Dawn of the Furies" |
| 1977 | Starsky & Hutch | Miller | Episode: "A Body Worth Guarding" |
| 1978 | Sam | Suspect | Episode #1.1 |
| 1985 | Search for Tomorrow | Hardy | 5 episodes |
| 1985 | Miami Vice | Tony Rivers | Episode: "Phil the Shill" |
| 1986 | Another World | Rolfe | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | The Equalizer | Frank Carter | Episode: "Heartstrings" |
| 1987, 1988 | Max Headroom | Sully | 3 episodes |
| 1989 | Something Is Out There | Jimmy | Episode: "A Hearse of Another Color" |
| 1995 | Law & Order | Mitchell | Episode: "Rebels" |
| 2017 | The Comedians | Giampaolo, Acting Coach | Episode #1.3 |
