| Tony Moran | |
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| Born | Anthony Moran August 14, 1957 Burbank, California, USA |
| Occupation | Actor Producer |
| Years active | 1978–present |
Tony Moran (born August 14, 1957) is an American actor and producer. He is remembered for being the face of Michael Myers in the 1978 horror classic Halloween. Since then he has gone on to make guest appearances in television series' The Waltons and CHiPs. He is the older brother of actress Erin Moran of Happy Days fame, and actor John Moran.
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Tony Moran was a struggling actor and had done a few things before he got the role as Michel Myers in Halloween. At the time he had a job on the Hollywood and Vine dressed up a Frankenstein.[1] Moran had the same agent as his sister, Erin, who played Joanie Cunningham on Happy Days. He was staying with a friend and sleeping on his couch. When Moran went to audition for the role os Michael Myers in 1978, he met for an interview with director John Carpenter and producer Irwin Yablans, he later got a call back and was told he had got the part.[2]
Moran was paid $250 for his brief appearance in Halloween and decided not to return for any of the sequels, although, he was paid for his appearance at the beginning of Halloween II, which was a recap of the first film.
Moran acted until he was 30, he then went out to Hollywood, and went underground. He was working at a mortgage place, and was approached by a man who told Moran he had been searching for him for the past 10 years, he wanted him to sign things such as posters and DVD's, and explained there were these horror conventions were fans would pay to have actors to sign autographs.
Moran appeared at two Halloween conventions in Salem at Count Orlok's Nightmare Gallery on Derby Street.[3]
Halloween was Moran's only film for the past 30 years. Through the late seventies and early eighties, he has made guest appearances in several television series' including CHiPs, The Waltons, James at 15, and California Fever.
In 2008, Moran returned to acting with the short film The Lucky Break. In 2010, he starred and produced horror film Beg, which also stars his Halloween co-star P.J. Soles.
| Film | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1978 | Halloween | Michael Myers | |
| 2008 | The Lucky Break | Mark Ashby | short Directed By Troy H. King |
| 2010 | Beg | Jack Fox | served as producer |
| 2010 | Emerging Past | Blind Man | |
| 2011 | Stingy Jack | Deputy Karl Adams | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1978 | James at 15 | Tom | 2 episodes: Knocking Heads, Hunter Country |
| 1979 | The Waltons | Tinker | 1 episode: The Burden |
| 1979 | California Fever | Brian | 1 episode: The Girl from Somewhere |
| 1981 | CHiPs | Anderson | 1 episode: Dead Man's Riddle |
| 2010 | The Leslie Taylor Show | himself | 2 episode: Horror, The Best of the Best |
| Producer | |||
| Year | Title | Notes | |
| 2010 | Beg | ||
| 2010 | The Witching Hour | ||