Michael Des Barres

Michael Des Barres
Des Barres in 2017
Background information
Birth nameMichael Phillips Des Barres
Born (1948-01-24) 24 January 1948
Hove, Sussex, England
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active1960–present

Michael Philip Des Barres, 26th Marquis Des Barres, (born 24 January 1948) is an English actor and pop singer. He appeared as Murdoc in the original MacGyver, Lenny Stoke in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, and Murdoc's mentor Nicholas Helman in MacGyver (2016). He replaced Robert Palmer in the band the Power Station, fronting the band at the 1985 Live Aid concert.