Michael O'Donoghue was born on 5 January 1940 in Sauquoit, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979), Saturday Night Live (1975) and Manhattan (1979). He was married to Cheryl Hardwick and Janice Bickel. He died on 8 November 1994 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Biography from IMDb.
- January 5, 1940
- November 8, 1994 (aged 54)
- Sauquoit, New York, USA
- Writer, actor and producer, also composer and director
- 10 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
What are Michael O'Donoghue's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 3 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 8 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 5
A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2
Casual 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 8 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Tricksteras Mr. Mike in Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous3
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Michael O'Donoghue's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Michael O'Donoghue's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
17 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
The Itsy Bitsy Spider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Resident Alien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Scrooged(1988)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Suicide Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Wall Street(1987)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Head Office(1985)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Gilda Live(1980)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video(1979)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Manhattan(1979)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Things We Did Last Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Saturday Night Live(1975)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Shame of the Jungle(1975)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Savages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Dynamite Chicken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Career shape
Star power in the 68th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles from 1971 to 2005; peak year 1979.
Film career
Peak 1979 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1975Screen debut· Saturday Night Live
- 1979First film· Manhattan
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Michael O'Donoghue's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 60/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Michael O'Donoghue work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael O'Donoghue's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bill Murray shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Mitch GlazerShared titles: Scrooged (1988), Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Mitch Glazer
- Anne BeattsShared titles: Gilda Live (1980), Shame of the Jungle (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Anne Beatts
Actors
- Bill MurrayShared titles: Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost & Found (2005), Scrooged (1988), Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)See all 3 shared titles with Bill Murray
- Don NovelloShared titles: Head Office (1985), Gilda Live (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Don Novello
Producers
- Lorne MichaelsShared titles: Gilda Live (1980), Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Lorne Michaels
