Michael Carter (born 29 June 1947) is a Scottish actor of film, stage and television, known for portraying Gerald Bringsley in An American Werewolf in London, Bib Fortuna in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, and Von Thurnburg in The Illusionist.

KNOWN FOR

House of the Dragon
2022
Play for Today
1980
Heartbeat
1992
Screen Two
1991
Spooks
2006
Sherlock Holmes
1984
Taggart
1986
Soldier Soldier
1992
Return of the Jedi
1983
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
The Chief
1993
An American Werewolf in London
1981

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
43
Writing
1
2025
Reeling
as Uncle Pat
2025
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
as Self (archive footage)
2024
The New Look
as Maurice Dior
2023
Falling into Place
as John
2022
House of the Dragon
as King Jaehaerys Targaryen
2017
The Halcyon
as Wilfred Reynolds
2015
Maul Dogs
as VIP
2010
Centurion
as General Antoninus
2009
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
as Self
2007
Rebus
as Rev John Carson
2006
The Illusionist
as Von Thurnburg
2006
Spooks
as Sir Maurice Clark
2003
Young Adam
as Prosecutor
2003
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
as John Scott Russell
1999
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story
as Self
1996
Call Red
1993
Seekers
as Mike Hazard
1993
The Chief
as Thomas Setter
1992
Heartbeat
as Auctioneer
1992
Soldier Soldier
as Brig Hemmings
1992
Civvies
as Arnie
1992
The Cloning of Joanna May
as Police Inspector
1991
Dreaming
as Peter Nelson
1991
Screen Two
as Peter Nelson
1989
She's Been Away
as Head Waiter
1987
Mary Rose
as Cameron
1986
Blood Hunt
as Nicol Menzies
1986
Taggart
as Sandy Russell
1985
Operation Julie
as Hugh Truscott
1985
Dempsey and Makepeace
as Hurst
1984
A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
1984
Sherlock Holmes
as Godfrey Norton
1984
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Godfrey Norton
1983
Return of the Jedi
as Bib Fortuna
1983
The Keep
as Radu Molasar
1983
Heather Ann
as Geoffrey
1983
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
as Rodriguez
1982
Grass
as Ringer
1982
Nobody's Hero
as Dodge
1981
An American Werewolf in London
as Gerald Bringsley
1980
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
as 1st Youth
1980
Play for Today
as 1st Youth
1978
A Most Public Affair
as Dr. Wynne