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- Birth nameMichael Patrick Higgins Jr.
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Michael Higgins was born on January 20, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for State and Main (2000), Angel Heart (1987) and School Ties (1992). He was married to Elizabeth Lee Goodwin. He died on November 5, 2008 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseElizabeth Lee Goodwin(March 2, 1946 - November 5, 2008) (his death, 3 children)
- Frequently cast in Francis Ford Coppola films.
- Enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army on May 9, 1942 during World War II.
- His father was an insurance salesman and a poet, who transmitted his love of Shakespeare to his son.
- He made guest appearances on both of the longest running prime time dramas in US television history: Gunsmoke (1955) and Law & Order (1990).
- His father was an Irish immigrant.
- Acted in classical roles on and off Broadway from 1946. Most acclaimed in the role of the father in Peter Shaffer's production of 'Equus.' TV appearances from 1945, in films from 1958.
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