Mike Pniewski


Biography

Mike Pniewski started off small. After all, few remember him as the laser gunner in Mel Brooks's "Star Wars" parody, "Spaceballs." On the other hand, perhaps for the most rabid "Spaceballs" aficionados, this remains his most memorable performance. For those less obsessed with all things Schwartz-related, Pniewski has also appeared as several recurring characters on popular television ser...

Biography

Mike Pniewski started off small. After all, few remember him as the laser gunner in Mel Brooks's "Star Wars" parody, "Spaceballs." On the other hand, perhaps for the most rabid "Spaceballs" aficionados, this remains his most memorable performance. For those less obsessed with all things Schwartz-related, Pniewski has also appeared as several recurring characters on popular television series like creator Steven Bochco's "L.A. Law," in which he played the part of Judge James McCall. Legal shows clearly suited Pniewski, because he later donned the uniform of a police officer as Chief of Detectives Kenny Moran on creator Dick Wolf's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent." He has also appeared as a guest star on the original "Law & Order" and its other spin-off, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," as well as a number of similar shows like the forensics unit procedurals "CSI: Miami" and "CSI: New York." Mike Pniewski is an extremely prolific actor, often appearing in five or more TV or feature film productions each year.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Richard Jewell (2019)
American Made (2017)
The Case for Christ (2017)
The Good Lie (2014)
Million Dollar Arm (2014)
Safe Haven (2013)
A Smile as Big as the Moon (2012)
Dolphin Tale (2011)
The Lost Valentine (2011)
My Future Boyfriend (2011)
The Ledge (2011)
Lottery Ticket (2010)
Acceptance (2009)
Front of the Class (2008)
The Ultimate Gift (2007)
We Are Marshall (2006)
Miami Vice (2006)
Warm Springs (2005)
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
Ray (2004)
The Clearing (2004)
Detective Kyle Woodward
Runaway Jury (2003)
Out of Time (2003)
The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
Clifford Durr
Remember the Titans (2000)
The Runaway (2000)
Forces of Nature (1999)
The Gingerbread Man (1998)
Chatham County Sheriff
Perfect Crime (1997)
Editor Solarz
Buried Alive II (1997)
Dr Ford
A Time to Kill (1996)
Summer of Fear (1996)
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Our Son, the Matchmaker (1996)
Backfield in Motion (1991)
Life Stinks (1991)
House Party (1990)
Secret Life of Archie's Wife (1990)
Deputy Shaw
Revealing Evidence (1990)
Child In The Night (1990)
Bobby Palasek
Downtown (1990)
Young Harry Houdini (1987)
Burglar (1987)
Independence (1987)
Spaceballs (1987)
The Three Kings (1987)
Destination: America (1987)
Blind Justice (1986)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

Cast (Special)

A Perfect Day (2006)
Why on Earth? (1988)

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

Shake, Rattle & Roll (1999)
From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North (1989)
Murder Ordained (1987)
Gidget's Summer Reunion (1985)

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