1979– Assistant Director- Wild Times Mini Series
1983- Producer- Dixie: Changing Habits
1986-1992: Supervising Producer/ Director 2nd Unit
MacGyver
Michael produced the original iconic MacGyver series from 1986-1992 and won many awards including: The Environmental Media’s Continuing Commitment Award, a Vision Award, a Golden Reel Award, and TV Week’s People’s Choice Award. MacGyver went off the air on ABC with a 23 share.
1994 Producer– MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis
Michael filmed two highly rated MacGyver movies on location in London for ABC television. MacGyver: The Lost Treasure Of Atlantis, and MacGyver: Trail To Doomsday.
1995- Executive Producer: Legend
Michael also produced the critically acclaimed Legend, a quirky western adventure series set in 1876 which starred Rick as Ernest Pratt, an inked-stained wretch of a dime novelist who, reluctantly assumed the role of his own fictitious literary hero Nicodemus Legend. A Legend remake is always in development.
2004- Executive Producer-Stargate: Atlantis Rising
Michael also produced Stargate Atlantis: Rising, the two-hour premiere spin-off pilot of Stargate SG-1. The two Stargate series were the highest rated shows in the history of the Syfy Network.
2009 Co-Executive Producer
Stargate SG-1: Children Of The Gods- Final Cut
2014- Director- NHL Revealed: A Season Like No other
Michael produced the highly acclaimed series NHL Revealed: A Season Like No Other, a behind the scenes documentary series featuring the six outdoor Stadium Games and the Sochi Olympics for NBC Sports and the CBC.
2016-2021: Director- Quest For The Stanley Cup
1977- Assistant Director: Getting There (CBS Plot)
1978- Assistant Director:All In The Family 200th Anniversary Show
1980- The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
3 years as an Assistant Director led Michael to his producing break in 1979 thanks to Don Ohlmeyer on the NBC Miniseries The Golden Moment.
1981- My Strange Uncle
Michael produced the first ever scripted IMAX Feature Short
1984- Producer: The Vegas Casino War
1986- Line Producer for the Feature Film: Allan Quatermain And The Lost City Of Gold
1992- Producer-In The Eyes of a Stranger
1994 Producer- MacGyver: Trail To Doomsday
1996– Executive Producer: Firehouse
Michael produced Firehouse, a CBS pilot about a rescue fire station in the Soho area of Manhattan. Michael and Rick produced Firehouse with Tom Fontana (Homicide, Oz) on location in New York. It turned out to be five years ahead of its time.
1997-2005 Executive Producer
Stargate SG-1
Michael, and his production partner Richard Dean Anderson, operating under their production company banner Gekko Film Corp, together with MGM Worldwide Television, produced their decade long hit series Stargate SG-1. Stargate SG-1 premiered on Showtime during the summer of 1997 and continued on the Syfy Network, Fox syndication, Netflix and Amazon Prime. Stargate SG-1 continues to air in over a hundred countries throughout the world.
2006-2012- Score Productions: Executive Producer
Michael was the Executive Producer of Score Productions Inc. (2007-2012), a wholly owned subsidiary of Score Media Inc. Score Media’s main asset was The Score Television Network, a sports network available across Canada. Score Media also operated The Score Radio Network, which was available across North America on Sirius-XM Satellite Radio, and other interactive assets including theScore.com and the highly popular Score Mobile App.
2010-2020
-From Television and Cinema to Sports Documentaries
2014-2022 NHL Original Programming
2014-2021-Director: Road To The NHL Winter Classic
Michael produced the Emmy Nominated series EPIX Presents: The Road To The NHL Winter Classic 2017.
2015-2021- Director: Road To The NHL Outdoor Classics
2019-2020: Wired
Michael has produced The Road To The NHL Winter Classic, NHL Stadium Series and Wired for NBC Sports the last ten seasons.
2022- Producer/Director– All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs
For the past decade produced and directed NHL Original Programming. Most recently, Amazon’s All or Nothing: The Toronto Maple Leafs 2021.