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Anthony Michael Hall

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Anthony Michael Hall

Born April 14, 1968 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA65 films

Michael Anthony Hall (born April 14, 1968), known professionally as Anthony Michael Hall, is an American actor best known for his leading role as Johnny Smith in The Dead Zone from 2002 to 2007. He also rose to fame starring in films with John Hughes, which include the teen classics Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Weird Science.

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Hall diversified his roles to avoid becoming typecast as his geek persona, joining the cast of Saturday Night Live (1985–1986) and starring in films such as Out of Bounds (1986), Johnny Be Good (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Six Degrees of Separation (1993). After a series of minor roles in the 1990s, he starred as Microsoft's Bill Gates in the 1999 television film Pirates of Silicon Valley and started in 2001 comedy Freddy Got Fingered. In 2008, he appeared in a minor role in The Dark Knight. In 2020, he appeared in ABC's The Goldbergs. Additionally, he starred in the slasher film Halloween Kills (2021).

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Edward Scissorhands poster7.7Edward Scissorhands1990The Breakfast Club poster7.7The Breakfast Club1985National Lampoon's Vacation poster7.1National Lampoon's Vacation1983Foxcatcher poster6.6Foxcatcher2014Sixteen Candles poster6.7Sixteen Candles1984Halloween Kills poster6.4Halloween Kills2021Weird Science poster6.5Weird Science1985Live by Night poster6.3Live by Night2016

Filmography

65 films as actor
  1. TBAHalloween StoreSheriff Van Hollis
  2. TBAFinal Invasion
  3. 2025Roswell DeliriumJerry Baskin
  4. 2024Trigger WarningEzekiel Swann
  5. 2024Air Force One DownSam Waitman
  6. 2022The ClassFaulk
  7. 2022Clerks IIIAuditioner
  8. 2021Halloween KillsTommy Doyle
  9. 2021Something About HerJack
  10. 2018BodiedProfessor Merkin
  11. 2017War MachineGreg Pulver
  12. 2017The LearsGlenn Lear
  13. 2016Live by NightGary L. Smith
  14. 2016Natural SelectionMr. Stevenson
  15. 2015ResultsGrigory
  16. 2014FoxcatcherJack
  17. 2013Zombie NightPatrick
  18. 2013Dead in TombstoneRed Hernandez
  19. 2013Friend RequestBurk
  20. 2013Sexy Evil GeniusMark Von Dutch
  21. 2013AftermathTom Fiorini
  22. 2011Last Man StandingNick Collins
  23. 2008The Dark KnightEngel
  24. 2008Final ApproachGreg Gilliad
  25. 2007LA BluesLarry
  26. 2005Funny ValentineJosh
  27. 2002The Dead ZoneJohnny Smith
  28. 2002All About the BenjaminsLil J
  29. 2001HitchedTed
  30. 2001Hysteria: The Def Leppard StoryMutt Lange
  31. 200161*Whitey Ford
  32. 2001Freddy Got FingeredMr. Davidson
  33. 2001The Caveman's ValentineBob
  34. 2000Les VampyresMan with Torch
  35. 2000The PhotographerGreg
  36. 2000Happy AccidentsAnthony Michael Hall
  37. 1999A Touch of HopeDr. Neil Bachman
  38. 1999Dirt MerchantJeffry Alan Spacy
  39. 1999RevengeBrian Cutler
  40. 1999Pirates of Silicon ValleyBill Gates
  41. 1998The Killing GroundsArt Styles
  42. 1997Cold Night Into DawnEddie Rogers
  43. 1997Trojan WarBus Driver
  44. 1997Exit in RedNick
  45. 1996Hijacked: Flight 285Peter Cronin
  46. 1996The GraveTravis Purcell
  47. 1995A Bucket of BloodWalter
  48. 1995TexasYancey Quimper
  49. 1994Who Do I Gotta Kill?Jimmy's Friend Kevin Friedland
  50. 1994Hail CaesarJulius Caesar McMurty
  51. 1993Six Degrees of SeparationTrent
  52. 1992Into the SunTom Slade
  53. 1991A Gnome Named GnormCasey Gallagher
  54. 1990Edward ScissorhandsJim
  55. 1990Whatever Happened to Mason ReeseVoice of Mason Reese
  56. 1988Johnny Be GoodJohnny Walker
  57. 1986Out of BoundsDaryl Cage
  58. 1985Weird ScienceGary
  59. 1985The Breakfast ClubBrian Johnson
  60. 1984Sixteen CandlesGeek (Ted)
  61. 1983National Lampoon's VacationRusty Griswold
  62. 1983Running OutKylie
  63. 1982Six PackDoc
  64. 1982Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck FinnHuck Finn
  65. 1980The Gold BugThe Boy