Researching Michael Horton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 11115 people with the Horton surname? In that year Horton was ranked number 369 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Michael Horton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Michael Horton and the Horton Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 13452 people with the Horton surname in the UK? Horton is now ranked number 425 for popularity in the UK. |
Horton Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 118492 people with the Horton surname in the USA? Horton is ranked number 118 for popularity in the USA. |
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Michael Horton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Michael Horton
Michael Horton (actor)
Michael Horton (born September 5, 1952) is an American actor and voice over artist whose best known and longest-running role was as Jessica Fletcher's nephew Grady Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote.
Horton appeared in such films and television series as Star Trek: Voyager, ER, Dances with Wolves, Taxi, M*A*S*H, 21 Jump Street, Baywatch, and The Eddie Capra Mysteries. He played the recurring role in Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), credited as Security Officer in the former and Lieutenant Daniels in the latter.
His voiceover work in 1980s animation includes Rick Jones in The Incredible Hulk, Chip Chase in The Transformers, Hollywood stuntman Jeff Wright and Stormer's brother Craig Phillips on Jem, the younger brother Tommy Talltree of Airborne in the G.I. Joe episode "Operation Mind Menace", and Arn in The Legend of Prince Valiant. Horton also voiced The Prince in the 1993 animated film, Happily Ever After. His last credited acting role was in an episode of Judging Amy as Principal Alvin Harvey in 2002.
Horton is also a producer, director, and editor. He is co-host of the podcast Digital Production Buzz, and a founder of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group.
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