Michael Showers (actor)

Michael Showers
Born	March 14,1966 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Died	August 22, 2011 (aged 45) New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Cause of death	Drowned underwater
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–2011

Michael Showers (March 14, 1966 – August 22, 2011) was an American actor who was best known for his role as Capt. John Guirdy on the television series Treme.^[1][2]

Death

On August 24, 2011, Showers' body was discovered in the Mississippi River near the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. New Orleans police speculated that Showers had been dead for at least two days when his body was found.^[3] Autopsy results confirmed that Showers' death was caused by drowning.^[4]

Filmography

Film

• Traffic (2000) - Meeting Leader
• Immortally Yours (2007) - Jack Dougherty
• Mad Money (2008) - Detective (Uncredited)
• Soul Men (2008) - Detective in Charge
• I Love You Phillip Morris (2009) - Gary
• Wonderful World (2009) - Marty Rowe
• The Collector (2009) - Deputy Sheriff
• Tekken (2010) - Security Assistant #1
• The Resident (2011) - August ER Doctor
• The Tree of Life (2011) - Mr. Brown
• Love, Wedding, Marriage (2011) - Handsome Toothless Man
• Colombiana (2011) - Cop

Television

• Sordid Lives: The Series (2008) - Homeless Man (1 Episode)
• The Vampire Diaries (2010) - The Man (1 Episode)
• Breaking Bad (2010) - Union Rep (1 Episode)
• Treme (2011) - Capt. John Guirdy (4 Episodes)

References

1. ^ O'Neal, Sean (August 25, 2011). "Treme actor found dead in the Mississippi River". The A.V. Club | TV | Newswire. http://www.avclub.com/articles/treme-actor-found-dead-in-the-mississippi-river,60928/. Retrieved August 26, 2011. 
2. ^ Dave Walker (August 25, 2011). "Today in 'Treme:' David Simon reacts to the death of Michael Showers". The Times-Picayune (NOLA.com). http://www.nola.com/treme-hbo/index.ssf/2011/08/today_in_treme_david_simon_rea.html. Retrieved August 26, 2011. 
3. ^ "'Treme' actor Michael Showers is dead at 45". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. August 25, 2011. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/08/michael-showers-treme-mississippi-river-dead.html. Retrieved August 26, 2011. 
4. ^ "Autopsy: 'Treme' actor pulled from river drowned". Yahoo News. August 26, 2011. http://news.yahoo.com/autopsy-treme-actor-pulled-river-drowned-153827135.html. Retrieved August 28, 2011. 

External links

• Michael Showers at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Showers, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	March 14,1966
Place of birth	Cincinnati, Ohio
Date of death	August 25, 2011
Place of death	New Orleans, Louisiana