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Michael Nouri

Michael Nouri

Born: 1945-12-09 • Washington, D.C., USA

Michael David Nouri (born December 9, 1945) is an American television and film actor. He may be best known for his role as Nick Hurley, in the 1983 film Flashdance.

He's known for his recurring roles on soap operas as Caleb Cortlandt/Cooney on All My Children, Elliott Hampton on The Young and the Restless, and Steve Kaslo on Search for Tomorrow.

He's also known for his recurring roles on TV series as Jeremy Stonehouse on Devils, Bob Schwartz on Yellowstone, Eli David (father of Ziva David) on NCIS, Thanassis on The Slap, Phil Grey on Damages, Dr. Neil Roberts on The O.C., and Kip Zakaris on the sitcom Love & War, Det. John Forney on Downtown, Joe Rohner on Bay City Blues, Charles 'Lucky' Luciano on The Gangster Chronicles, Count Dracula on The Curse of Dracula, and Giorgio Bullock on Beacon Hill.

Other than his major role in Flashdance, his best known roles in film are as King Marchan in Victor/Victoria, Dr. Spence in Finding Forrester, Joe DiMaggio in 61*, Congressman Stewart in Last Holiday, Mr. Tose in Invincible, Chairman Bergen in The Proposal, and Karl Valentine in Woman Walks Ahead. He's also appeared in numerous TV movies.

Filmography
Swiped poster
Swiped
2025 • Hugh
I Am Raquel Welch poster
I Am Raquel Welch
2025 • Self
The Grotto poster
The Grotto
2022 • Bert King
My Favorite Girlfriend poster
My Favorite Girlfriend
2022 • Paul Forrester
Woman Walks Ahead poster
Woman Walks Ahead
2018 • Karl Valentine (uncredited)
Alex & the List poster
Alex & the List
2018 • Rabbi Baskin
Con Man poster
Con Man
2018 • Uncle Joe
Teleios poster
Teleios
2017 • Nordham
Street Level poster
Street Level
2016 • Larry
The Squeeze poster
The Squeeze
2015 • Jimmy Diamonds
Taken Away poster
Taken Away
2014 • Senator Worthington
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer poster
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
2013 • Galen Anderson
Any Day Now poster
Any Day Now
2012 • Miles Dubrow
Dark Desire poster
Dark Desire
2012 • Phil
Easy Rider: The Ride Back poster
Easy Rider: The Ride Back
2012 • Ward
At the Sinatra Club poster
At the Sinatra Club
2010 • Fatico
The Proposal poster
The Proposal
2009 • Chairman Bergen
Invincible poster
Invincible
2006 • Mr. Tose
Last Holiday poster
Last Holiday
2006 • Congressman Stewart
Boynton Beach Club poster
Boynton Beach Club
2005 • Donald
Searching for Bobby D poster
Searching for Bobby D
2005 • Angelo
The Terminal poster
The Terminal
2004 • Max
High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story poster
High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story
2003 • Vincent
Klepto poster
Klepto
2003 • Dr. Cohn
Terminal Error poster
Terminal Error
2002 • Brad
Lovely & Amazing poster
Lovely & Amazing
2002 • Dr. Crane
61* poster
61*
2001 • Joe DiMaggio
Second Honeymoon poster
Second Honeymoon
2001 • Phillip
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Carman: The Champion
2001 • Freddie
Finding Forrester poster
Finding Forrester
2000 • Dr. Spence
This Matter of Marriage poster
This Matter of Marriage
1998 • Adam Barr
Overkill poster
Overkill
1996 • Lloyd Wheeler
Victor/Victoria poster
Victor/Victoria
1995 • King Marchand
To the Limit poster
To the Limit
1995 • Thomas 'China' Smith
Hologram Man poster
Hologram Man
1995 • Edward Jameson
Between Love and Honor poster
Between Love and Honor
1995 • Joey Gallo
Lady in Waiting poster
Lady in Waiting
1994 • Jimmy Scavetti
Fortunes of War poster
Fortunes of War
1994 • Father Aran
Inner Sanctum II poster
Inner Sanctum II
1994 • Bill Reed
Eyes of Terror poster
Eyes of Terror
1994 • Lt. David Zaccariah
No Escape, No Return poster
No Escape, No Return
1993 • Dante
American Yakuza poster
American Yakuza
1993 • Dino Campanela
Da Vinci's War poster
Da Vinci's War
1993 • China Smith
The Final Contract poster
The Final Contract
1993 • David Sloane
Black Ice poster
Black Ice
1992 • Ben Shorr
The Sands of Time poster
The Sands of Time
1992 • Jaime Miro
Exclusive poster
Exclusive
1992 • Reed Pierce
Psychic poster
Psychic
1992 • Steering
In the Arms of a Killer poster
In the Arms of a Killer
1992 • Brian Venible
Total Exposure poster
Total Exposure
1991 • Dave Murphy
Changes poster
Changes
1991 • Peter Hallam
Project Alien poster
Project Alien
1990 • Jeff Milker
Captain America poster
Captain America
1990 • Lt. Colonel Louis
Little Vegas poster
Little Vegas
1990 • Frank de Carlo
Thieves of Fortune poster
Thieves of Fortune
1990 • Juan Luis
Shattered Dreams poster
Shattered Dreams
1990 • John Fedders
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Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
1988 • Charlie Wedemeyer
The Hidden poster
The Hidden
1987 • Tom Beck
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues poster
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues
1986 • James Moretti
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords poster
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
1986 • Boulder (voice)
Between Two Women poster
Between Two Women
1986 • Harry Petherton
The Imagemaker poster
The Imagemaker
1986 • Roger Blackwell
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Daniel and the Lion's Den
1986 • (voice)
Star Fairies poster
Star Fairies
1985 • Giant (voice)
Spraggue poster
Spraggue
1984 • Michael Spraggue
Secrets of a Mother and Daughter poster
Secrets of a Mother and Daughter
1983 • Alex Shepherd
Flashdance poster
Flashdance
1983 • Nick Hurley
Gangster Wars poster
Gangster Wars
1981 • Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Fun and Games poster
Fun and Games
1980 • Greg
The World of Dracula poster
The World of Dracula
1979 • Count Dracula
Contract on Cherry Street poster
Contract on Cherry Street
1977 • Lou Savage
Goodbye, Columbus poster
Goodbye, Columbus
1969 • Don Farber (uncredited)
The Girl with the Fabulous Box poster
The Girl with the Fabulous Box
1969 • Agent Steele
The Change-Up Kid poster
The Change-Up Kid
— • Dr. Becker
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Epitaph
— • Date