Michael Andrew Fox OC (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a retired Canadian-American actor. Beginning his career in the 1970s, he rose to prominence portraying Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sitcom Family Ties (1982–1989). Fox is famous for his role as protagonist Marty McFly in the Back to the Future film trilogy (1985–1990), a critical and commercial success. He went on to headline several films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including Teen Wolf (1985), The Secret of My Success (1987), Casualties of War (1989), Doc Hollywood (1991), and The Frighteners (1996). Fox returned to television on the ABC sitcom Spin City in the lead role of Mike Flaherty from 1996 to 2000. In 1998, Fox disclosed his 1991 diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. He subsequently became an advocate for finding a cure and founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2000 to help fund research. Worsening symptoms forced Fox to reduce his activities and led to his return to television in Spin City when he was still a major movie star. He continued to make guest appearances on television, including recurring roles on the FX comedy-drama Rescue Me (2009) and the CBS legal drama The Good Wife (2010–2016) that garnered him critical acclaim. He voiced the lead roles in the Stuart Little films (1999–2005) and the animated film Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001). His final major role was on the NBC sitcom The Michael J. Fox Show (2013–2014). Fox retired in 2020 due to his declining health. Fox won five Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Grammy Award. He was also appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2010, along with being inducted to Canada's Walk of Fame in 2000 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2002. For his advocacy of a cure for Parkinson's disease, he received an honorary doctorate in 2010 from the Karolinska Institute and an honorary Oscar in 2022.
89 movies · 47 shows
Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist
2026·0.0
A Future on Stage
2025·0.0
Zootopia 2
2025·7.7
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
2023·7.6
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
2023·7.8
Back Home Again
2021·7.0
Cola Wars
2019·7.8
See You Yesterday
2019·5.5
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
2018·4.0
Michael J. Fox
2017·0.0
A.R.C.H.I.E.
2016·6.0
Mr. Calzaghe
2015·6.5
Back in Time
2015·6.5
Back To the Present: The Special
2015·7.3
Being Canadian
2015·5.6
Annie
2014·6.2
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013·7.0
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012·7.6
The Love We Make
2011·7.2
Tales from the Future
2010·6.1
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2010·2.0
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
2009·5.0
Looking Back to the Future
2009·6.6
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
2008·0.0
Looking Back at the Future
2006·6.7
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
2005·5.2
Saving Milly
2005·5.7
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
2003·5.8
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003·5.0
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003·8.0
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
2002·7.7
Stuart Little 2
2002·5.8
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002·6.0
Interstate 60
2002·7.4
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
2002·7.3
Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox
2001·8.0
The Concert for New York City
2001·5.1
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001·7.0
Stuart Little
1999·6.1
Stuart Little: Making It Big
1999·10.0
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
1998·8.5
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
1997·5.5
Mars Attacks!
1996·6.4
The Frighteners
1996·7.0
The Universal Story
1996·8.0
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996·6.6
The American President
1995·6.5
Blue in the Face
1995·6.5
Coldblooded
1995·6.2
Your Studio and You
1995·6.9
Don't Drink the Water
1994·5.5
Greedy
1994·6.2
For Love or Money
1993·6.2
Time Machine: The Journey Back
1993·7.0
Where the Rivers Flow North
1993·6.4
Life with Mikey
1993·5.7
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
1993·7.0
James Cagney: Top of the World
1992·8.5
Blast 'Em
1992·7.0
Doc Hollywood
1991·6.4
The Hard Way
1991·6.2
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
1990·4.9
Back to the Future Part III
1990·7.5
Back to the Future Part II
1989·7.8
Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
1989·7.6
Casualties of War
1989·7.2
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988·6.8
Bright Lights, Big City
1988·5.7
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987·7.1
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987·6.0
The Secret of My Success
1987·6.5
The Return of Bruno
1987·6.5
Light of Day
1987·5.5
Citizen Steve
1987·6.0
The Ice Man Hummeth
1986·10.0
The Making of Back to the Future
1986·7.6
Family Ties Vacation
1985·5.0
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985·0.0
Teen Wolf
1985·6.2
Back to the Future
1985·8.3
Time Travel: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy
1985·0.0
Night of 100 Stars II
1985·6.8
Poison Ivy
1985·6.0
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
1984·0.0
High School U.S.A.
1983·5.5
Class of 1984
1982·6.4
Trouble in High Timber Country
1980·7.0
Midnight Madness
1980·5.8
Letters from Frank
1979·8.0