1. Michael Biehn is an American actor, primarily known for his roles in science fiction films directed by James Cameron; as Sgt.
26 Facts About Michael Biehn
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Michael Biehn was born in Anniston, Alabama, the second of three boys born to Marcia and Don Michael Biehn, a lawyer.
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When Michael Biehn was young, he moved with his family to Lincoln, Nebraska, and then to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where he was a member of the high school drama club before graduating.
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Michael Biehn attended the drama program at the University of Arizona, where he was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity before moving to Hollywood.
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Michael Biehn got his start in films with a small part in Grease.
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Michael Biehn appears in two scenes; in one scene, John Travolta's character, Danny, hits Biehn's uncredited character in the stomach while playing basketball.
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In 1981, Michael Biehn appeared in the role of Douglas Breen, a stalker, in the 1981 film version of Bob Randall's novel The Fan, starring Lauren Bacall.
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On television, Michael Biehn made a guest appearance on Hill Street Blues.
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Michael Biehn appeared opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton; the film was directed by James Cameron.
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Michael Biehn stated in 2019 that he was initially not enthusiastic about appearing in a Schwarzenegger film, as he had hoped to act alongside the likes of Al Pacino and Robert De Niro.
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Michael Biehn went on to have a small role in the sequel, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, briefly reprising his role as Reese in a scene cut from the final film but restored for the Director's Cut version.
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In 2019, Michael Biehn confirmed in an interview that he would not be reprising the role for Terminator: Dark Fate or any other future installments.
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Michael Biehn starred in a second film directed by James Cameron: Aliens, in which he portrayed Corporal Hicks, a corporal in the Colonial Marines.
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Michael Biehn rejected the padlock heart motif that he was given, joking that it was like a giant bullseye on his chest.
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Sigourney Weaver, who portrayed protagonist Ellen Ripley in Aliens, praised Michael Biehn for bringing "a sensitivity to the role of Hicks, an alpha male who had no problem following a woman's lead".
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Michael Biehn reprised the role of Hicks by voicing the character in the video game Aliens: Colonial Marines and again in 2019 for an audio drama adaptation of Gibson's un-filmed script for Alien 3 released by Audible.
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Michael Biehn had his third collaboration with James Cameron in The Abyss, portraying Lieutenant Hiram Coffey who suffers from high-pressure nervous syndrome.
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Michael Biehn received strong reviews for his performance, with the studio lobbying unsuccessfully for him to be nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor.
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Michael Biehn played the role of Johnny Ringo in Tombstone, including in the showdown scene with Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday.
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Michael Biehn portrayed a Navy SEAL for the third time in the action film The Rock.
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Michael Biehn starred in three TV series including the CBS drama The Magnificent Seven, the Tribune Entertainment syndicated TV series Adventure Inc, and the NBC TV series Hawaii.
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Michael Biehn was considered to portray Colonel Miles Quaritch, the main antagonist of James Cameron's science fiction epic film Avatar, but Cameron felt his appearance in the film coupled with that of Weaver would remind people too much of Aliens.
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In 2020, Michael Biehn was cast as the villain Lang in the second season of the Star Wars television series The Mandalorian.
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Michael Biehn suffered a stroke around 2008 and had open heart surgery.
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Michael Biehn remains financially comfortable due to his Screen Actors Guild pension.
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Michael Biehn has been married three times and has five sons.