Living near Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. Occasionally plays jazz piano at Rossini`s in Vancouver.

Was originally supposed to play the Captain Cutshaw character in William Peter Blatty`s The Ninth Configuration (1980), but dropped out at the last minute and was replaced by Scott Wilson.

While he has won a number of Emmy Awards, he never won for his role on "Law & Order" (1990).

Starred with Sam Waterston in The Glass Menagerie (1973) (TV). Ironically, after his character was written out of "Law & Order" (1990) in 1995, Waterston was cast as his replacement.

Frequently cast in Larry Cohen`s films.

His grandfather, George Moriarty, was a major league baseball player and then a MLB umpire.

Won Broadway`s 1974 Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for "Find Your Way Home."

Has appeared in two different, completely unrelated productions with Joel Gretsch about mysterious abduction: "Taken" (2002) (mini) and "4400, The" (2004).

Loves Jerome Kern songs.

While a student at Dartmouth College, he was a roommate of Stephen Macht.

In the 1990s, attempted to enter Canadian politics by forming his own political party.

In 1971, Michael stunned playgoers at the Alley Theater in Houston by suddenly stopping in the middle of a performance of "The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail," told the audience he was too tired to continue and walked off the stage. The audience went home, and Moriarty left town.

Arrested for assault after slapping his girlfriend/manager Margaret Brychka after a fight in a Vancouver bar. [November 2000]

Alleges that he was dismissed from his role on "Law & Order" (1990) because of his threatened lawsuit against Janet Reno, who had been campaigning against violence in the media and cited his show as a major offender.

Was once on the editorial board for New York Quarterly. He has also published a number of poems in this journal.

Often plays characters with political or military command

Spouse: Suzana Cabrita (10 October 1998 - 1999) (divorced); Anne Hamilton Martin (1978 - 1997)(divorced); Francoise Martinet (1966 - 1978) (divorced) 1 child Margaret Brychka (? - present)

Born in Detroit, Michigan, USA