Michael Wincott Biography
Michael Wincott is a Canadian actor known for his deep, raspy voice and for being cast in villainous roles. He plays a multitude of instruments including drums, harmonica, guitar, and piano. He is known for his apathetic stance on celebrity and the ideals of Hollywood, often stating that he holds art in higher regard than money.
Michael Wincott Age
Wincott was born on January 21, 1958, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as Michael Anthony Claudio Wincott. He is 61 years old as of 2019.
Michael Wincott Family
He was born on January 21, 1958, in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. He is the youngest son of Lucia Wincott, and Italian immigrant from North Italy and William Wincott, an English. The younger brother of Jeff Wincott and the youngest of three brothers.
Michael Wincott Wife | Michael Wincott Married
Apparently, there is no information about his personal life, most probably he has decided to keep it private away from the public.
Michael Wincott Height
Wincott stands at a height of 5′ 10″ tall.
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Michael Wincott Net Worth
According to some sources, his net worth is estimated to be around $5 million, as of 2019.
Michael Wincott Career
Wincott plays a multitude of instruments including drums, harmonica, guitar, and piano. He played drums in a jazz band as a kid. He is known for his apathetic stance on celebrity and the ideals of Hollywood, often stating that he holds art in higher regard than money. Has appeared in two films based on Alexandre Dumas’ works: The Three Musketeers (1993) and The Count of Monte Cristo (2002).
In December 2008 he and Swedish actor/helmer Rafael Edholm joined forces to write the script for an untitled dark-edged drama/thriller. Taking place in the far north of Sweden and in Venice over four days, the project was the story of two men awaiting the subject of their assignment, an assassination, to arrive when a woman appears who might have been the childhood love of one of them. Wincott was going to play one of the leads while Edholm would’ve directed the pic, which had a budget of $10 million and was set to shoot starting in February 2010 for delivery in the fall of the same year. Although announced far in advance, the project did not start production due to financial problems. The duo would finally work together on Veni Vidi Vici (2017).
In 2006 he was going to star in the movie adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s “Ecstasy” together with Hugh Dancy, Billy Boyd, Scott Cleverdon, Richard E. Grant and Sarah Carter, under the direction of Robert Heydon. The film was shot 4 years later with a different cast, except for Billy Boyd. Turned down a recurring role in Lost (2004). He was asked to audition for the role of Daggett in The Dark Knight Rises (2012), but he turned down the offer. Ben Mendelsohn was cast in the end. He was considered for the role of Mr. Dearden in Detachment (2011). Bryan Cranston got the part.
In the late 90s, he was going to star in a project called “Cousin Joey” together with Mickey Rourke and Martin Landau. The movie was about two cousins, one an ex-con named Joey (Wincott) who aspires to become a major player in the New York underworld and the other just released from prison (Rourke). Rourke’s character tries to hook up with Joey and agrees to work as a loan shark to build up enough money to leave California and set up home elsewhere and make a new start. A problem arises when their boss (Landau) is angered by Rourke’s decision to leave and tries to put the squeeze on him and have him killed. When Wincott finds out, he takes Rourke on the run as they are chased by gangsters. Rourke contributed to the script and developed a lot of aspects to the original one which the producers had in mind; he was aiming for a more dialogue-oriented approach, while the producers wanted more action. The result was that the project lost some producers and then failed to secure new financing. At this point Wincott left while Rourke rapidly tried to find a co-star; he didn’t succeed and moved on other projects.
In 2011 he appeared in a test scene for a movie project about American multiple murderer Richard Kuklinski. In the short, directed by Ariel Vromen, he played Robert “Mr. Softee” Pronge while Michael Shannon impersonated Kuklinski. The movie, called The Iceman (2012), entered production at the end of the same year; Shannon kept his role while Chris Evans was chosen to play Pronge because Vromen wanted someone younger for that part. The director offered Wincott another role, but the actor wasn’t happy with it and amicably refused. Wincott was thanked in the end credits.
Was considered for the role of Willie O’Keefe in JFK (1991). The role went to Kevin Bacon.
He was considered for the role of Buddy in Bone Tomahawk (2015).
In 2010 he agreed to star with Luis Robledo and Marisilda Garcia in the western/action/comedy short film “Days Like These”, which was to be directed by Justin Eugene Evans, with whom he had recently worked on A Lonely Place for Dying (2009). The plot was about a poker hustler who found himself trapped between an angry mark looking for revenge, the Union Army of Colorado and the Confederate Army of Texas. The project never entered the production stage, even though it was said to have the humor of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), the visual panache of a John Woo action film and the snappy dialogue of an Aaron Sorkin screenplay.
Paul Schrader approached him to play the part of boss Grecco The Greek in Dog Eat Dog (2016). Schrader also considered Michael Douglas, Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Nick Nolte, Christopher Walken, Jeff Goldblum and Rupert Everett for that role, before deciding to play it himself.
Michael Wincott Movies
2017 Ghost in the Shell
2015 Knight of Cups
2015 Forsaken
2014 Grand Street
2013 The Girl from Nagasaki
2012 Hitchcock
2009 A Lonely Place for Dying
2008 What Just Happened
2007 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2006 Seraphim Falls
2004 The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2002 The Count of Monte Cristo
2002 Treasure Planet
2002 Red Phone: Manhunt
2001 Along Came a Spider
2000 Before Night Falls
Michael Wincott The Crow
Michael Wincott starred in The Crow a 1994 American superhero film playing the role of Top Dollar. The story tells about Eric Draven (Lee), a rock musician who is revived from the dead to avenge his own death as well as the rape and murder of his fiancée.
Michael Wincott Westworld
In 2016 he also played the role of Old Bill in two episodes in season 1 of the science fiction western TV series Westworld.
Michael Wincott Robin Hood
Wincott starred in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves a 1991 American action-adventure film playing the role of as Guy of Gisborne.
Michael Wincott Talk Radio
Talk Radio is a 1988 American drama film where he starred in playing the role Kent/Michael/Joe (voice) The film was based on the play of the same name by Bogosian and Tad Savinar. Portions of the film and play were based on the assassination of radio host Alan Berg in 1984 and the book Talked to Death: The Life and Murder of Alan Berg by Stephen Singular.
Michael Wincott The Doors
Michael Wincott was cast in The Doors, a 1991 American biographical film playing the role of Paul Rothchild.
Michael Wincott 24
24: Live Another Day is a 24 limited event television series where he starred in playing the role of Adrian Cross.
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