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Michael Hitchcock

Acting

Born July 28, 1958 · Defiance, Ohio, USA

Also known as Fritz Gordon

Biography

Michael Hitchcock (born July 28, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and television producer. As an actor, he has appeared in several of Christopher Guest's critically acclaimed movies, including Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), and For Your Consideration (2006). Best in Show earned a Golden Globe Awards nomination for “Best Comedy” and won “Funniest Motion Picture” by the American Comedy Awards and British Comedy Awards. Hitchcock and his co-actors from A Mighty Wind were awarded “Best Ensemble Cast” by Florida Film Critics Circle and were nominated for “Best Ensemble Acting” by the Phoenix Film Critics Society. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Hitchcock , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography50+ titles

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000as Vance

Pushing Daisies

2007as Father Eduardo Dedonde

Desperate Housewives

2004as Mr. Doyle

Arrested Development

2003as Ira Gilligan

The Suite Life on Deck

2008as Mr. Blanket

Men of a Certain Age

2009as Dave

The Goldbergs

2013as Lon MacDowell

Veep

2012as Greg Morehouse

Party Down

2009as Bolus Lugozshe

Serenity

2005as Dr. Mathias

Entourage

2004as Paul Schneider

Nobody Wants This

2024as Henry

The League

2009as Ed

The Paper

2025as Mr. K

Trial & Error

2017as Jesse Ray Beaumont

Las Vegas

2003as Gerhardt

Mad TV

1995as Simeon Dyson

Puppy Love

2023as Dr. Hert

United States of Tara

2009

Tom Goes to the Mayor

2004as Durango Bolo Salesman (voice)

Waiting for Guffman

1996as Steve Stark - Councilman

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Best in Show

2000as Hamilton Swan

Black Monday

2019as Pastor Newell Swafford

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

2015as Bert

Super 8

2011as Deputy Rosko

Glee

2009as Dalton Rumba

A Mighty Wind

2003as Lawrence E. Turpin

The Lowdown

2025as Ray

The Resort

2022as Ted

The Bernie Mac Show

2001as Father Roger

The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window

2022as Paul M. Riordan

Bridesmaids

2011as Don Cholodecki

Jackpot!

2024as Sleazy Ron Wexler

EXmas

2023as Dennis

Your Place or Mine

2023as Alex

Reunion

2024as Theodore Buckley

Palm Royale

2024as Chester

Heartbreakers

2001as Dr. Arnold Davis

Where the Day Takes You

1992Writer

Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar

2021as Gary

The New Normal

2012as Gary Snyder

Up All Night

2011as Mr. Bob

Smiley Face

2007as Laundry Room Man

Wild Hogs

2007as Kent

Thick as Thieves

1999as Maloney

For Your Consideration

2006as Hate It Film Critic

Let's Go to Prison

2006as Wine Taster

Pretty Persuasion

2005as Headmaster Charles Meyer

Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers

1988Writer