How old was Michael Jeter in his first movie: Hair?

Michael Jeter was 25 in Hair when he played the character 'Sheldon'.

That was over 45 years ago in 1979.

This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).

In 2003 he died aged just 50, starring in 44 films in his career, 43 of those after Hair was first released. If he were alive today he would be 71.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Hair, I think Michael Jeter looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Miloš Forman has worked with Michael Jeter a total of 2 times in his career.
  • Michael Jeter's first movie was as 'Sheldon' in Hair, released in 1979 when he was 25
  • Hair scores 7.31 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Hair

Michael Jeter's other movies