From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Parks (born Harry Samuel Parks; April 24, 1940) was an American actor and singer. He appeared in almost fifty films and made frequent TV appearances, but is probably best known for his work in recent years with Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, and Kevin Smith as well as the 1969 television series Then Came Bronson. Parks died on 9 May 2017. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Parks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.