Michael N. Richardson

Michael Norman Richardson is an American actor and filmmaker. He played the role of Coby's abused father, Vince Rogers in the drama film The Abused Dad (1983), He reprised the role in Abused Dad II: The Final Chapter (1997), for which he was nominated for Best Main Actor.

Richardson would go on to star in other movies, such as Hitchhiker Killer (1985), Beyond: Two Souls (1993), and Half-Life (1998).

Early life
Richardson was born May 23, 1948 in Austin, Texas, to Jackie Thompson and Tony Frederick.

He moved to Brooklyn, New York with his parents, He growing up planning to be a amusement park business, but he was bit by show biz bug. He changed his name to Michael N. Richardson.

Career
18-year-old Richardson started acting in 1966 with an uncredited role in the film Teenage Mother (1967).

In 1970, he played an unnamed neighbor in the film The Landford.

In 1972, he played King Tim in the comedy adventure film New York Boys.

In 1974, he played Joe Gallo in the crime film, Crazy Joe.

After filming Crazy Joe was wrapped, he decided to leave the show business for 9 years, until his wife was asked to audition for the role of Vince Rogers in The Abused Dad. This movie is marked as Theophile Patterson's first professionally directed film.

In 1985, Richardson played the first victim in Hitchhiker Killer.

In 1986, he was nearly cast as Francis for a horror action film, Left 4 Dead, he would go on to several screen tests as Francis but for unknown reasons, George Johnson the director of this movie was cast for the role by himself.

In 1988, he started becoming a filmmaker.

In 1990, Richardson wrote the script for Left 4 Dead 2.

In 1993, he played Earl in Beyond: Two Souls.

In 1997, Richardson reprised the role of Vince Rogers in Abused Dad II: The Final Chapter.In 1998, he played the role of one of the doctors from Half-Life, opposite George Johnson.

After Half-Life was released, Richards quit acting and continued to be a filmmaker.

He begins working as Co-CEO at George Johnson Entertainment.

He left the company after it closed.

In 2019, Richardson decided to return to the acting business after 21 years.

In mid-October 2022, he signed on to the role of Francis in Left 4 Dead 4: The Reunion, a new sequel in the Left 4 Dead film series. When completed, it will mark the first time that he finally got a role as Francis in the new Left 4 Dead movie sequel.

Personal life
Richardson has best friends like George Johnson they would stay together until his death in late 1997.

He was suffered from depression since Johnson's death.

He married Terri Kenny an American filmmaker in 1980, they had 2 children, William, and Andy, before divorcing in 1991. He later married his second wife, Kelly Robbins. But they were divorced in 2006.

In 2006, Richardson's filmmaker career was put on hold when he was arrested and charged with attempted murder after he attempted to struggle with his wife Robbins. He was sentenced to 5 years in jail for that. After he was released from jail, he will never fight any more wives again.