Michael Fairman

Michael Fairman
Fairman in 2007
Born	Michael Fairman February 25, 1934 (1934-02-25) (age 77) New York City, New York, U.S.
Other names	Michael Fairman
Occupation	Actor, writer
Years active	1965–present
Height	5 ft 10 1⁄2 in (1.791 m)
Spouse	Joy Grayson

Michael Fairman (born February 25, 1934) is an American actor, and writer best known for his various roles during his long career, which started when he was 31 years old. This includes the role of Nick Szabo on the daytime drama Ryan's Hope from 1975 to 1980, in his recurring role as Department Inspector Knelman on Cagney & Lacey, and is currently playing the recurring role of Patrick Murphy on CBS's daytime drama The Young and the Restless.

Additional television credits include,Charlie's Angels, Eight is Enough, Barnaby Jones, Taxi, WKRP in Cincinnati, Knight Rider, The A-Team, Remington Steele, Hill Street Blues, The Dukes of Hazzard, Newhart, 21 Jump Street, Dynasty, Night Court, My Two Dads, Quantum Leap, Cheers, Wings, Murder, She Wrote, Mad About You, Alien Nation, Seinfeld, L.A. Law, ER, Murphy Brown, Brooklyn South, The X-Files, Viper, Providence, Boy Meets World, Sunset Beach, Family Law, Boston Public, The King of Queens, Dharma & Greg, JAG, Firefly, Judging Amy, Just Shoot Me!, 7th Heaven, Without a Trace, Ghost Whisperer, Medium, Sons of Anarchy and many more.

He has also had written five episodes of WKRP in Cincinnati.

Fairman was a long-time member of Church of Scientology. He was featured in several promotional Scientology training films and eventually reached the OT VII level. Fairman left the church in January 2011, around the time he was declared a Suppressive Person.^[1]

References

1. ^ Ortega, Tony (April 23, 2011). "Michael Fairman, Familiar TV and Film Actor, Makes Public His Expulsion from Scientology". The Village Voice. http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/04/michael_fairman.php. Retrieved May 4, 2011. 

External links

• Michael Fairman at the Internet Movie Database
• Michael Fairman at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)

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Name	Fairman, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	February 25, 1934
Place of birth	New York City, New York, USA
Date of death
Place of death