Michael Rider attended the Juilliard School as a member of the legendary Group 4 with classmates Robin Williams and Christopher Reeve. After working for Joseph Papp in The New York Shakespeare Festival, he was active in the Chicago theater scene for several years, before going on tour with Shelly Winters in Neil Simon's The Gingerbread Lady. After the tour closed, he made the trip to California, where he has made his home since 1981. Mr. Rider is also a musician and band leader. His band has made several featured performances at the Idyllwild Jazz festival, among others. He is an avid motorcyclist, and the proud father of a beautiful daughter, Arden.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Guest starring as Knight Templar
- Episode 9x06: Knight Vision (Oct 21, 2013)
Jesse Hawkes (1989)
Guest starring as Rinker
- Episode 1x05: Eddy Street (aka The Tenderloin Strangler) (May 20, 1989)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Guest starring as Transporter Chief
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x11: Haven (Nov 30, 1987) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x04: Code of Honor (Oct 12, 1987)
- Episode 1x03: The Naked Now (Oct 5, 1987) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as Security Guard
- Episode 4x07: Reunion (Nov 5, 1990) [Co-Star]
Otherworld (1985)
Guest starring as Officer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: Village of the Motorpigs (Feb 23, 1985) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x01: Rules of Attraction (Jan 26, 1985) [Co-Star]
Remington Steele (1982)
Guest starring as Vince Delgado
- Episode 4x13: Suburban Steele (Feb 11, 1986) [Co-Star]