Michael Greene

Actor, Writer, Director

Birthdate: Nov 4, 1933

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA

Died: Jan 10, 2020

Michael Greene (birthname: Michael V. Greene) graduated from directing sketch comedy short films for The Laugh Bureau, to directing his debut feature, Live (2018), co-starring Kellie Greene, Eddie B. Hill, and Asante Jones, and released by Freestyle Media. Greene was director/co-writer of the music industry-set drama, Clika (2025), produced and co-written by Jimmy Humilde and co-starring Jay Dee, Cristian Gutierrez, Daniel Lopez, Laura Lopez, Nana Ponceleon and Eric Roberts, and released in wide pattern by Columbia Pictures/Sony Music Vision.

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Personal life

Michael Greene was born and raised in the U.S. by his parents. Greene attended Southern Illinois University and then graduated with a B.S. degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Greene is married to actor/producer/writer Kellie Greene; the couple has one child.

Known For

To Live and Die in L.A.

(1985)

*batteries not included

(1987)

Lord of the Flies

(1990)

Play It Again, Sam

(1972)

Michael Greene Movies

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2026 |
Clika
Clika
2026
R
Drama, Music
A small town musician pushes to carve out a place for himself in the new wave of Mexican-American music after a clip of him performing one of his songs goes viral.

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2025 |
Americana
Americana
2025
R
1h 50m
Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Western
5.5
The lives of local outsiders and outcasts violently intertwine when a rare Lakota Ghost shirt falls onto the black market in a small South Dakota town.
asMike the garageman
2020 |
Lost in America
Lost in America
2020
1h 45m
Documentary
7.6
Following director Rotimi Rainwater, a former homeless youth, as he travels the country to shine a light on the epidemic of youth homelessness in America.
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asPaul Dunn
2019 |
In Greeneas Mike
2019 |
On Greeneas Mike
2015 |
The Night Before
The Night Before
2015
R
1h 41m
Comedy, Fantasy
6.4
On Christmas Eve, three lifelong friends spend the night in New York City looking for the Holy Grail of Christmas parties.
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asCapt. Mitchell
1999 |
Nice Guys Sleep Aloneas Slick Willie
1999 |
Soft Toilet Seatsas Dectective Colson
1998 |
I Woke Up Early the Day I Diedas Tom Harris
1998 |
Ivory Toweras Walter Felice
1998 |
The Politics of Desireas The General
1995 |
Beyond the Edgeas Digger
1995 |
Judicial Consentas Lt. Kartes
1994 |
The Road Killersas Sheriff Hodes
1992 |
In the Heat of Passionas Sanford Adams
1992 |
Unbecoming Ageas Leonard
1991 |
Rubin and Edas Mr. Busta
1991 |
Legal Tenderas Ed Thorpe
1991 |
Eve of Destructionas General Curtis
1988 |
Moon Over Paradoras Clint
1988 |
Johnny Be Goodas Tex Wade
1987 |
Strandedas Vernon Burdett
1987 |
White of the Eyeas Phil Ross
1985 |
Means and Endsas Mr. Taylor
1977 |
The Great Gundownas Preacher Gage
1973 |
A Country Mile
1973 |
The Clonesas Dr. Gerald Appleby
1971 |
Watch Out for the Bummer
1969 |
Naked Angelsas Mother
1962 |
This Is Not a Testas Joe Baragi