Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 10, 1954
Place of Birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Michael Gerard Hagerty (May 10, 1954 – May 5, 2022) was an American actor. He was known for playing comedic blue-collar workers, including his recurring roles as Mr. Treeger, the building superintendent, on Friends and the manager of a muffler shop on HBO's Lucky Louie.
Hagerty started acting after being invited by Jim Belushi to join the improv group The Second City. He went on to co-write and co-star in three revues on the troupe's mainstage during the 1980s (Also Available in Paperback — A Retrospective, Orwell That Ends Well, and True Midwest, or No, But I Saw the Movie). He also introduced the lyrics of "Bear Down, Chicago Bears" to its cast and had them memorize and sing the song. He subsequently began acting in films and television shows, beginning with Doctor Detroit in 1983. Hagerty became known for his mustache and thick Chicago accent.
Although the majority of his career was spent in television, Hagerty had small roles in many films, and ultimately garnered over 100 acting credits throughout his career. He was recognized for his small character roles in a wide range of popular comedies, including Martin, Cheers, The Wayans Bros., Curb Your Enthusiasm, Friends, Seinfeld, and The Wonder Years. He was one of twenty actors to appear in both Friends and Seinfeld. Hagerty was also a regular on The George Carlin Show, which was his first recurring television role. One of his final acting roles was Somebody Somewhere, which he was still filming at the time of his death.
Year | TV Show | Role |
---|---|---|
2022 | Somebody Somewhere | Ed Miller |
2020 | Reunited Apart | Self |
2014 | Marry Me | Officer Stackhouse |
2013 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Captain McGintley |
2013 | The Goldbergs | Terence |
2012 | The Mindy Project | Gene Putch |
2011 | Happy Endings | Cop |
2010 | Good Luck Charlie | Captain Stretchy |
2009 | Community | Sully |
2009 | Glee | Pete Sosnowski |
2006 | Lucky Louie | Mike |
2005 | American Dad! | Cop #1 / Editor (voice) |
2005 | Ghost Whisperer | Mayor Alex Millio |
2005 | Medium | Large Man |
2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Al Keller |
2004 | Deadwood | Loud Wagoneer |
2004 | Desperate Housewives | Gus |
2004 | Entourage | |
2004 | Boston Legal | Wally Bird |
2004 | Complete Savages | Uncle Bob |
2002 | Monk | Ronnie O'Dell |
2002 | Life with Bonnie | Captain Lenderfak |
2002 | Life with Bonnie | Bill |
2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Hal Jackmin |
2000 | The Michael Richards Show | Golgi |
2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | AAMCO Guy |
2000 | Nikki | Store Manager |
2000 | Nikki | Stan |
1999 | Angel | Bartender |
1997 | Ally McBeal | Michael Huttle |
1997 | Union Square | Ron |
1996 | 7th Heaven | |
1995 | The Drew Carey Show | The Beer Guy |
1995 | The Wayans Bros. | Stage Manager |
1995 | The Wayans Bros. | Brazilla |
1994 | The George Carlin Show | Frank MacNamara |
1994 | ER | Mr. James |
1994 | Friends | Mr. Treeger |
1993 | The Building | Finley |
1993 | Good Advice | Dave |
1992 | Martin | |
1990 | American Dreamer | |
1990 | Sydney | |
1990 | Get a Life | the Engineer |
1989 | Seinfeld | Rudy |
1988 | Murphy Brown | Howard Sutthoff |
1988 | The Wonder Years | Clerk |
1988 | Dear John | Al |
1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Captain Larg |
1987 | Married... with Children | Coroner |
1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Skoran |
1986 | Crime Story | Schaffel |
1982 | Cheers | Decker |
1982 | Family Ties | Vinnie |