Michael Greer was an actor and comedian. His most famous role was as Queenie, the prison drag queen in Sal Mineo's stage and the Harvey Hart film versions of "Fortune and Men's Eyes" (Fortune and Men's Eyes (1971)), which dealt with sex in prison. Mr. Greer appeared as Don Johnson's friend in the 1960s cult film The Magic Garden of Stanley ...
Michael's Mona Lisa, aka "Mona the Mouth", evolved over time. Mona started out as a solo character surrounded by a large gilded frame. In the next incarnation, she was flanked by similar sized reproductions of Lawrence's "Pinkie" and Gainsborough's "The Blue Boy". In the final version, he said Mona had moved to Marin, Calfornia, and Michael had replaced the gilded frame with a redwood hot tub. Once, while appearing at The Hayloft in Studio City, California, he asked that all the lights be turned out, and he launched into an impression of Billie Holiday singing "My Man" that was eerily accurate. He wanted the lights out, he said, because he thought it would be too distracting to hear the voice of a small black woman coming out of the body of a very tall white man. He spoke very proudly of his role in "The Gay Deceivers". He said he played his character "like Eve Arden on acid". He was particularly proud that his character was one of the first gay characters in mainstream cinema who was neither killed nor disgraced nor committed suicide, but instead had a hand in helping the protagonist. He also said that the costume department had turned the costume party scene into something very unflattering, and that he spent a good bit of time early that day bringing the costumes down to a more believable level.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Rose
1979
Emcee
Sunshine
1975
TV Series
Big Mama
Summer School Teachers
1974
John John Lacey
The Bobbie Gentry Show
1974
TV Series
Regular Performer
The Streets of San Francisco
1973
TV Series
Omar
Messiah of Evil
1973
Thom
Fortune and Men's Eyes
1971
Queenie
The Curious Female
1970
Bixby
Ironside
1970
TV Series
Phil
The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart
1970
Danny
Diamond Stud
1970
Jim's Betting Friend
Mannix
1969
TV Series
Second Boy
The Gay Deceivers
1969
Malcolm
Spree
1996
TV Store Clerk
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa
1992-1993
TV Series
Camp Candy
1992
TV Series
Darkwing Duck
1991
TV Series
Museum Curator
The Lonely Guy
1984
Counterman
Casting Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Layover
2001
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart
1970
performer: "Water"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dinah!
1976
TV Series
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1992
Eddie
American Cinema Editors, USA
Best Edited Documentary
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
Known for movies
Messiah of Evil (1973) as Thom
The Rose (1979) as Emcee
The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (1970) as Danny
$800,000
