Michael Merrick Long (11 October 1947 – 17 April 1991) was an Australian actor on stage, television and movies, as well as voice-only.
Long appeared in early television roles in Matlock Police, Homicide, Division 4 and Bluey. Further television credits included Cop Shop, Prisoner (as Mick O'Brien), Taurus Rising (as Sam Farrer), Sons and Daughters (as Stephen Morrell) and Richmond Hill (as Craig Connors).
He appeared in several films including sci-fi thriller The Chain Reaction (1980), gangster drama Squizzy Taylor (1982), the multi-award winning Careful, He Might Hear You (1983) and thriller Dead Calm (1989), the latter alongside Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill and Billy Zane.
Long starred in numerous stage productions throughout his career, including King Lear (1967), A Midsummer NightâÂÂs Dream (1968), Measure for Measure (1972) and Hedda Gabler (1988), and the 1971 J. C. Williamson's / Harry M. Miller Australian stage production of Conduct Unbecoming playing Subaltern Millington. He also worked as a stage manager and lighting designer.
He voiced a character in 1973 animated TV movie The Gentlemen of Titipu. He also provided voiceover in television and radio commercials, documentaries and corporate videos, initially working for the ABC. This became his main work, continuing through his illness until a few weeks before his death.
Long died of lung cancer in 1991 at the age of 43.