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title: "3 Michael Harney Quotes - Famous Film actor"
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# Michael Harney

(1946)   Film Actor

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Michael Harney is a film actor.

## Quick Facts About Michael Harney

Born August 29, 1946

Profession Film Actor

## About Michael Harney

American actor... \| Michael John Harney is an American actor of film, television, and theater. He is known for starring on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black as Corrections Officer Sam Healy. In 2019, he had a recurring role in the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind.

##  Quotes by Michael Harney

> [I don't want stuff that's compromising to me as a person, but as long as it has a pathway to redemption and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-harney/i-don-t-want-stuff-that-s-compromising-to-me-as-a-person-but-as-long/)

Michael Harney

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85b/michael-harney-78890_compromising_i-don-t-want-stuff-that-s-compromising-t_251373.jpg)

> [I was a pretty wild kid, and I probably lived 48 years in my first 20. But I always seemed to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-harney/i-was-a-pretty-wild-kid-and-i-probably-lived-48-years-in-my-first-20/)

Michael Harney

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1a/michael-harney-78890_always_i-was-a-pretty-wild-kid-and-i-probably-l_1284357.jpg)

> [Even when I do roles that are really profoundly abusive, like, I would say, in 'Deadwood' - there's a guy who's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-harney/even-when-i-do-roles-that-are-really-profoundly-abusive-like-i-would/)

Michael Harney

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b6/michael-harney-78890_a-good-thing_even-when-i-do-roles-that-are-really-pro_1982395.jpg)

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