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Charles Kimbrough
Highest Rated: 86% Starting Over (1979)
Lowest Rated: 17% The Wedding Planner (2001)
Birthday: May 23, 1936
Birthplace: St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
A tall, classically trained character actor, Kimbrough began his career working on Broadway and came to prominence in two Stephen Sondheim musicals, "Company" (1970) and "Sunday in the Park With George" (1984). Among his film credits are "The Front" (1976) and "Starting Over" (1979) and he provided the voice of one of the gargoyles in Disney's animated "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1996). After years of work for PBS' "American Playhouse" and guest appearances on TV, Kimbrough was cast as the straight-laced, unemotional news anchor Jim Dial on CBS' "Murphy Brown" (1988-98). Charles Kimbrough died January 11, 2023 at the age of 86.
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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22% | 27% | The Hunchback of Notre Dame II | Victor (Character) | - | 2002 |
| 60% | 56% | Recess: School's Out | Mort Chalk (Voice) | $36.7M | 2001 |
| 17% | 59% | The Wedding Planner | Mr. Donolly (Character) | $60.4M | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 51% | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins | Brain Pod 29 (Voice) | - | 2000 |
| 71% | 70% | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Victor (Voice) | $100.1M | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Doctor's Story | Peter Wickes (Character) | - | 1984 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | For Ladies Only | Bob Merlis (Character) | - | 1981 |
| 86% | 57% | Starting Over | Salesman (Character) | - | 1979 |
| 75% | 38% | The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Francis (Character) | - | 1979 |
| 69% | 74% | The Front | Committee Counselor (Character) | - | 1976 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murphy Brown | Jim Dial (Guest Star) | 2018 |
| 61% | 74% | Ally McBeal | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | 65% | Family Guy | Jim Dial (Guest Voice) | 2000 |
| 14% | No Score Yet | Love Boat: The Next Wave | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murphy Brown | Jim Dial (Character) | 1988-1998 |
| 91% | 79% | Dinosaurs | Dr. Ficus (Guest Voice) | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Spenser: For Hire | Unknown (Character) | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tales of the Unexpected | Eric (Character) | 1985 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kojak | Assistant D.A. Greg Burton (Guest Star) | 1976 |