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Michael Sacks
- Department:Acting
- Place of birth:New York City, New York, U.S.
- Birthday:9/11/1948
- Popularity:1
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Michael Sacks (born September 11, 1948) is an American actor and tech executive who played the role of Billy Pilgrim in George Roy Hill's Slaughterhouse Five, an adaptation from the novel by Kurt Vonnegut.
Sacks also appeared in Steven Spielberg's The Sugarland Express, as the kidnapped highway patrolman; The Amityville Horror, as James Brolin's character's friend and coworker; and Hanover Street, with Harrison Ford. On Broadway, he was the bewildered Viet Nam vet "Mark" in Kennedy's Children by Robert Patrick. He apparently retired from the entertainment industry in 1984; his last role was in the made for TV film Why Me?, with Annie Potts.
After spending time working in technology positions on Wall Street, Sacks in 2004 joined the online bond trading company, MarketAxess, as head of global applications development. He was employed by Morgan Stanley from 1994 to 2004, as executive director, global head of bond technology for the fixed income division. Other assignments at MS included chief operating officer for fixed income technology and global head of technology for the foreign exchange division. Prior to Morgan Stanley he held positions at Salomon Brothers, Inc. and IBM Research Division.
Mr. Sacks has an A.B. in Social Relations from Harvard College and a M.S. in Computer Science from Columbia University.
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Acting and producing career
Acting
- 1984movie

Why Me?
as Dr. Harry Jarrick
- 1984movie

The House of God
as Wayne Potts
- 1983movie

Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
as Pete
- 1982movie

Split Image
as Gabriel
- 1979movie

The Amityville Horror
as Jeff
- 1979movie

Hanover Street
as 2nd Lieut. Martin Hyer
- 1977movie

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
as Melvin Purvis
- 1977movie

Bunco
as Dixon
- 1974movie

The Great Niagara
as Lonnie Grant
- 1974movie

The Sugarland Express
as Slide
- 1973movie

Carola
as Henri Marceau
- 1972movie

Slaughterhouse-Five
as Billy Pilgrim