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Michael Parks Net Worth

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Updated on January 15, 2026


Michael Parks Net Worth

Michael Parks net worth is
$700,000

Michael Parks Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

Michael Parks (born Harry Samuel Parks; April 24, 1940) is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in almost fifty films and has made frequent TV appearances, but is probably best known for his work in recent years with Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, and Kevin Smith as well as the 1969 television series Then Came Bronson. 
Net Worth$700,000
Date Of BirthApril 24, 1940
Place Of BirthCorona, California, USA
Height6' (1.83 m)
OccupationActor, singer
ProfessionActor, Soundtrack, Director
NicknamesMichael Parks, Parks, Michael
Star SignTaurus
#Trademark
1Calm, gravelly voice
#Fact
1Filming a new movie Julian Po (1997) with Christian Slater and Robin Tunney.
2Plays the lead, an aging, misguided NSA listener in indie thriller In ascolto (2006).
3Was one of five children of an itinerant laborer. Like the rest of his family, Parks drifted from job to job in his early teens, briefly marrying at age 16.
4Parks' second wife, a small-part actress named Jan Moriarty, took a fatal overdose of pills in 1964, less than two months after their marriage.
5His brother Jimmy drowned in 1968.
6The pilot of the series Then Came Bronson (1969) reflects and drew heavily on the background of Parks' own life story.
7Was discovered by Frank Silvera while acting in a play entitled "Compulsion" at age 18.
8He was a pall bearer for Lenny Bruce.
9He has played the character of Earl McGraw in three separate films involving Quentin Tarantino: From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and Grindhouse (2007) (both Death Proof (2007) and Planet Terror (2007)).
10Father of actor James Parks.
11Was a close friend of legendary director Jean Renoir.
12The official "Kill Bill" websites claim that he is "frequently cited by longtime fan Quentin Tarantino as the world's greatest living actor.".
13He played Earl McGraw, the police officer with bad puns, in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and then played Esteban Vinaio, the 80-year-old, smooth Mexican pimp who once was Bill's mentor in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004). This makes him only one of two actors to appear in both Kill Bill films playing different characters. The other person to play separate roles in both films is Chia-Hui Liu.
14Recorded a half-dozen country/blues/jazz albums in the late '60s and early '70s.
15Attempted to qualify for the 1972 Olympics as a miler, running a time of 4:06.
16Turned down an offer to play minor league baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates because he was making more money upholstering caskets.
17Prior to becoming an actor. his jobs included picking fruit, digging ditches, driving trucks and fighting forest fires.
18The theme song "Long Lonesome Highway" from Parks' TV series Then Came Bronson (1969), sung by Parks himself, was penned by James Hendricks, a Greenwich Village folksinger who was married to 'Mama Cass Elliot' of The Mamas and the Papas, not by Jimi Hendrix. The song became a Top 40 hit in 1970.
19Lived on a yacht in the Monterey, California, harbor in the early 1980s.

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Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Queen of Hollywood Blvd2018post-productionChet Fuller
Other Fish2016Short completedGrandpa
BooneannouncedSheriff Hurley
The Gnashingpost-productionHarrison
The SummoningannouncedNewberry
Greater2016Leo Burlsworth
Blood Father2016Preacher
To No End: Twisted Knives2015Video shortOld Man
Red State2015ShortCooper (voice)
Tusk2014Howard Howe
We Are What We Are2013Doc Barrow
Django Unchained2012The LeQuint Dickey Mining Co. Employee
Argo2012Jack Kirby
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair2011Earl McGraw
Red State2011Abin Cooper
Street Poet2010Benny
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball2010VideoFritz Tremor
Satisfaction2009/IShortThe Duel Master
Noble Things2008Pete Collins
Maidenhead2008Dad
Three Priests2008Jacob
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford2007Henry Craig
Planet Terror2007Earl McGraw
Death Proof2007Earl McGraw
Fighting Words2007Benny the Heckler
Grindhouse2007Earl McGraw (segments "Death Proof" / "Planet Terror")
The Dead One2007Sheriff Ezra Stone
One Night with You2006Hunter Burnell
In ascolto2006James Wagley
Miracle at Sage Creek2005Justice Stanley
Kill Bill: Vol. 22004Earl McGraw Esteban Vihaio
The Librarians2003William Clark
Kill Bill: Vol. 12003Earl McGraw
13 Moons2002Bartender
Big Bad Love2001Mr. Aaron
Bullfighter2000Cordobes
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter1999VideoAmbrose Bierce
Walker, Texas Ranger1996-1999TV SeriesCaleb Hooks
Wicked1998Detective Boland
The Player1997TV MovieFrank Levison
Julian Po1997Vern
Deceiver1997Dr. Banyard
Niagara, Niagara1997Walter
From Dusk Till Dawn1996Texas Ranger Earl McGraw
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart1995TV MovieEvan Powell
Sorceress1995Stan Latarga
Stranger by Night1994VideoDetective Larson
Death Wish V: The Face of Death1994Tommy O'Shea
SeaQuest 20321993TV SeriesGeorge Le Chein
Over the Line1992Pearlmutter
Storyville1992Michael Trevallian
The Hitman1991Ronny 'Del' Delaney
Shades of LA1991TV SeriesRev. James Scarborough
Twin Peaks1990-1991TV SeriesJean Renault
Caged Fury1990Mr. Collins
The China Lake Murders1990TV MovieOfficer Donnelly
Prime Suspect1989Bill Nevins
Nightmare Beach1989Doc Willet
Billy the Kid1989TV Movie
War of the Worlds1989TV SeriesCash McCullough
Murder, She Wrote1989TV SeriesBen Aaron
Arizona Heat1988Larry Kapinski
The Equalizer1986-1988TV SeriesJonathan Grey Logan
Stamp of a Killer1987TV Movie
The Colbys1987TV SeriesPhillip Colby Hoyt Parker
The Return of Josey Wales1986Josey Wales
Spiker1986Coach Doames
French Quarter Undercover1986Det. Andre Des Moines
Club Life1986Tank
Chase1985TV MovieLarry Butler
The Riverman1983TV Mini-SeriesFrank Tyrell (1983)
Savannah Smiles1982Lt. Savage
Dial M for Murder1981TV MovieMax Halliday
Hard Country1981Royce
Turnover Smith1980TV MovieLt. Brophy
Reward1980TV MovieMichael Dolan
ffolkes1980Shulman
Shirley1979TV SeriesPhil
Fantasy Island1979TV SeriesMike Banning
The Evictors1979Ben Watkins
Fast Friends1979TV MovieDavid York
Breakthrough1979Sgt. Anderson
Rainbow1978TV MovieRoger Edens
Flying High1978TV SeriesTravis
Hunters of the Reef1978TV MovieJim Spanner
Police Woman1975-1978TV SeriesChuck Whitfield / Jack McVey
Night Cries1978TV MovieMitch Haskins
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover1977Robert F. Kennedy
Escape from Bogen County1977TV MovieJack Kern
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply1977Duke
Sidewinder 11977J.W. Wyatt
Murder at the World Series1977TV MovieLarry Marshall
The Savage Bees1976TV MovieDr. Jeff DuRand
Perilous Voyage1976TV MovieAntonio DeLeon
Royce1976TV MovieBlair Mabry
The Last Hard Men1976Noel Nye
Ellery Queen1976TV SeriesTerry Purvis
The Wide World of Mystery1975TV SeriesMoody
The Streets of San Francisco1975TV SeriesJack Marlin
The Rookies1975TV SeriesCrilen
Bronk1975TV SeriesColeman
Baretta1975TV SeriesScotty
Police Story1975TV SeriesJack Ballard
Get Christie Love!1975TV SeriesBarney Oblonski
McCloud1974TV SeriesFrank
Movin' On1974TV SeriesIke
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd1974TV MovieBradley Floyd
Ironside1974TV SeriesProf. Riley MacDane
Can Ellen Be Saved?1974TV MovieJoseph
Between Friends1973Tony
Medical Center1973TV SeriesDr. Chris Wells
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law1973TV SeriesOllie Gregson
Then Came Bronson1969-1970TV SeriesJim Bronson
The Young Lawyers1969TV SeriesRon Baron
A Hatful of Rain1968TV MovieJohnny Pope
Stranger on the Run1967TV MovieVince McKay
The Happening1967Sureshot
The Bible: In the Beginning...1966Adam
The Idol1966Marco
Wild Seed1965Fargo (1963)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1965TV SeriesLieutenant Commander Burt Engle
Bus Riley's Back in Town1965Bus Riley
Route 661964TV SeriesJohn Frank
Channing1963-1964TV SeriesDante Donati
Wagon Train1963-1964TV SeriesMichael Malone / Hamish Browne
Arrest and Trial1963TV SeriesGregory Wade
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1963TV SeriesSkip Baxter / Dr. Daniel Dana
The Greatest Show on Earth1963TV SeriesCristos
The Eleventh Hour1963TV SeriesDr. Mark Reynolds
Ben Casey1963TV SeriesBud Forrest
77 Sunset Strip1963TV SeriesEddie Marco
Perry Mason1963TV SeriesCal Leonard
The Gallant Men1962TV SeriesBilly Ray Medford
Sam Benedict1962TV SeriesLarry Wilcox
Stoney Burke1962TV SeriesTack Reynolds
Target: The Corruptors1962TV SeriesRocky Kustak
Gunsmoke1962TV SeriesPark
Bus Stop1962TV Series
The Real McCoys1962TV SeriesTom
The Dick Powell Theatre1961-1962TV SeriesNewton / Jack
Straightaway1961TV Series
The Detectives1961TV SeriesJohnny Blaine / Eddy Washburn / Jimmy
The Law and Mr. Jones1961TV SeriesPaul Enslow
The Asphalt Jungle1961TV SeriesTy
The Untouchables1961TV SeriesTommy
Zane Grey Theater1960-1961TV SeriesThe Younger Prisoner / Juanito

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Greater2016performer: "I'll Fly Away"
Red State2011performer: "Old Rugged Cross", "The Lost Chord", "Farther Along", "When They Ring the Golden Bells", "Just a Closer Walk with Thee", "In the Garden"
The Johnny Cash Show1970TV Series performer - 1 episode
Then Came Bronson1969TV Series performer: "Long Lonesome Highway"

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Return of Josey Wales1986

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Caged Fury1990associate producer

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball - Confessions of an Assassin2010Video documentary short special thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Needs of Kim StanleyDocumentary post-productionHimself
Behind the Scenes with Joe Carnahan2010Video documentary shortHimself (uncredited)
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball - Confessions of an Assassin2010Video documentary shortHimself - Fritz Tremor
Deep Inside2010TV SeriesHimself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan2010TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Making of 'Miracle at Sage Creek'2005VideoHimself
Full Tilt Boogie1997DocumentaryHimself / Sheriff McGraw
The David Frost Show1971TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Everly Brothers Show1970TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Johnny Cash Show1970TV SeriesHimself - Singer
The Ed Sullivan Show1970TV SeriesHimself - Singer

Archive Footage

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2014Fright Meter AwardFright Meter AwardsBest Supporting ActorTusk (2014)
2012Chainsaw AwardFangoria Chainsaw AwardsBest Supporting ActorRed State (2011)
2012Hollywood Film AwardHollywood Film AwardsEnsemble of the YearArgo (2012)
2011Best ActorSitges - Catalonian International Film FestivalRed State (2011)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2014Chainsaw AwardFangoria Chainsaw AwardsBest Supporting ActorWe Are What We Are (2013)
2011Fright Meter AwardFright Meter AwardsBest Supporting ActorRed State (2011)
1966Golden LaurelLaurel AwardsNew Faces, Male8th place.

2nd Place Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2015Chainsaw AwardFangoria Chainsaw AwardsBest Supporting ActorTusk (2014)

Known for movies

Earl McGraw / Esteban Vihaio

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
as Earl McGraw / Esteban Vihaio

Earl McGraw

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
as Earl McGraw

The LeQuint Dickey Mining Co. Employee

Django Unchained (2012)
as The LeQuint Dickey Mining Co. Employee

Texas Ranger Earl McGraw

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
as Texas Ranger Earl McGraw

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