F. Murray Abraham
Having kicked around off-Broadway theater while playing a number of small roles on film and television, actor F. Murray Abraham was vaulted to stardom with an Oscar-winning turn as the pious, but vindictive composer Antonio Salieri in Milos Forman's brilliant "Amadeus" (1984). Prior to his star-marking performance, Abraham had small roles in notable films like "Serpico" (1973), "All the President's Men" (1976) and "Scarface" (1983). In between, he appeared frequently on the stage, mainly in off- and off-off-Broadway productions, while he was later recognized for playing the green grapes in the famed Fruit of the Loom commercials from the late-1970s. After his award-winning turn, however, Abraham worked steadily, but struggled to find quality projects, leading some to proclaim that he suffered from an Oscar jinx. He co-starred alongside Sean Connery in "The Name of the Rose" (1986), was uncredited in the famous flop "The Bonfire of the Vanities" (1990), and headed the Greek chorus in Woody Allen's "Mighty Aphrodite" (1995). After supporting roles in "Mimic" (1997) and "Finding Forester" (2000), Abraham transitioned to the small screen by frequently narrating the acclaimed wildlife show "Nature" (PBS, 1982- ), while appearing in episodes of "Saving Grace" (TNT, 2007-2010) and "The Good Wife" (CBS, 2009-16). Though his stature might have diminished since "Amadeus," Abraham was an in-demand performer capable of delivering quality turns in a wide array of roles.
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F. Murray Abraham
Filmography
Movies
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41% |
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Mother, Couch |
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- | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Double Soul | Mentore (Character) | - | 2023 |
50% |
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The Magic Flute | Dr. Longbow (Character) | $141.1K | 2022 |
No Score Yet |
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey Remastered | His Excellency, The Viceroy of Peru (Character) | - | 2022 |
38% |
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Things Heard & Seen | Floyd DeBeers (Character) | - | 2021 |
67% |
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Lady and the Tramp | Tony (Character) | - | 2019 |
90% |
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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | Grimmel (Voice) | $160.8M | 2019 |
14% |
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Robin Hood | Cardinal (Character) | $30.8M | 2018 |
90% |
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Every Act of Life | Self | - | 2018 |
90% |
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Isle of Dogs | Jupiter (Voice) | $31.9M | 2018 |
No Score Yet |
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Money | Will Scarlet (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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Black and White Stripes: The Juventus Story | Narrator | - | 2016 |
40% |
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A Little Game | Norman Wallach (Character) | - | 2014 |
92% |
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The Grand Budapest Hotel | Mr. Moustafa (Character) | $59.1M | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Mystery of Dante | Dante (Character) | - | 2014 |
92% |
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Inside Llewyn Davis | Bud Grossman (Character) | $13.2M | 2013 |
42% |
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Dead Man Down | Gregor (Character) | $10.9M | 2013 |
79% |
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Goltzius and the Pelican Company | The Margrave (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
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The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683 | Marco D'Aviano (Character) | - | 2012 |
65% |
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Love, Marilyn | Unknown (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | mindFLUX | Unknown (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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Sword of War | Siniscalco Barozzi (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nature: Endangered Animals | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Milos Forman - What Doesn't Kill You | Self | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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Shark Swarm | Professor Bill Girdler (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Carnera: The Walking Mountain | Leon See (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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BloodMonkey | Professor Hamilton (Character) | - | 2007 |
57% |
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Perestroika | Prof Gross (Character) | $21.7K | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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A House Divided | Grandfather Wahid (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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The Inquiry | Nathan (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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The Stone Merchant | Shahid (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Operation Lysistrata | Unknown (Character) | - | 2006 |
4% |
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey | Virrey de Perú (Character) | $42.9K | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Five Moons Plaza | Entita' (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet |
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Pompeii: The Last Day | Narrator | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Father, Rua Alguem 5555 | Paul Minsky (Character) | - | 2003 |
22% |
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Joshua | Father Tardone (Character) | $1.3M | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Knights of the Quest | Delfinello da Coverzano (Character) | - | 2001 |
19% |
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Thirteen Ghosts | Cyrus Kriticos (Character) | $41.9M | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Kights of the Quest | Delfinello da Coverzano (Character) | - | 2001 |
74% |
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Finding Forrester | Crawford (Character) | $51.8M | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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The Darkling | Bruno Rubin (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Greatest Gift | Unknown (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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For Love or Mummy | Prof. Covington (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Esther | Mordecai (Character) | - | 1999 |
63% |
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Excellent Cadavers | Tommaso Buscetta (Character) | - | 1999 |
63% |
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Muppets From Space | Noah (Character) | $16.3M | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Noah's Ark | Unknown (Character) | - | 1999 |
55% |
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Star Trek: Insurrection | Adhar Ru'afo (Character) | $70.2M | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Eruption | President Mendoza (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Color of Justice | Jim Sullivan (Character) | - | 1997 |
65% |
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Mimic | Dr. Gates (Character) | $25.5M | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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Dead Man's Walk | Caleb Cobb (Character) | - | 1996 |
79% |
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Children of the Revolution | Stalin (Character) | $830.6K | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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Dillinger and Capone | Al Capone (Character) | - | 1995 |
78% |
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Mighty Aphrodite | Leader (Character) | $4.8M | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Baby Face Nelson | Al Capone (Character) | - | 1995 |
29% |
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Nostradamus | Scalinger (Character) | $65.6K | 1994 |
35% |
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Surviving the Game | Wolfe Sr. (Character) | $7.7M | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | El Duelo | Unknown (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jamila | Older Seit (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Last Card | Lucien Haslans (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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Journey to the Center of the Earth | Professor Harlech (Character) | - | 1993 |
42% |
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Last Action Hero | John Practice (Character) | - | 1993 |
21% |
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National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 | Harold Leacher (Character) | $28.0M | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sweet Killing | Zargo (Character) | - | 1993 |
9% |
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Mobsters | Arnold Rothstein (Character) | $19.7M | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The First Circle | Staline (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet |
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By the Sword | Maximilian "Max" Suba (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Season of Giants | Pope Julius II (Character) | - | 1991 |
15% |
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The Bonfire of the Vanities | D.A. Abe Weiss (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1990 |
42% |
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Cadence | Capt. Ramon Garcia (Character) | $2.1M | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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The Favorite | Abdul Hamid (Character) | - | 1989 |
43% |
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Slipstream | Cornelius (Character) | - | 1989 |
44% |
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An Innocent Man | Virgil Cane (Character) | $20.0M | 1989 |
No Score Yet |
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Beyond the Stars | Dr. Harry Bertram (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Russicum | Father Carafa (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Third Solution | Father Carafa (Character) | - | 1989 |
75% |
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The Name of the Rose | Bernardo Gui (Character) | $5.2M | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | On the Wing | Narrator | - | 1986 |
90% |
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Amadeus | Antonio Salieri (Character) | - | 1984 |
79% |
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Scarface | Omar Suarez (Character) | $656.2K | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Madman | Unknown (Character) | - | 1979 |
88% |
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The Big Fix | Eppis (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sex and the Married Woman | Duke Skaggs (Character) | - | 1977 |
94% |
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All the President's Men | Sergeant Leeper, arresting Officer #1 (Character) | - | 1976 |
71% |
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The Sunshine Boys | Mechanic (Character) | - | 1975 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nature | Narrator | 2007-2010 2013 2018-2019 2021 2024-2025 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2023 |
97% | 86% | Mythic Quest | CW Longbottom (Character) | 2020-2023 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2022 |
92% | 75% | The White Lotus | Bert (Character) | 2022 |
93% | 72% | Cabinet of Curiosities | Unknown (Character) | 2022 |
89% | No Score Yet | Chimerica | Frank Sams (Character) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shakespeare Uncovered | Host | 2018 |
95% | 65% | The Good Fight | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2018 |
92% | 90% | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Ayatollah (Guest Star) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Road to 9/11 | Narrator | 2017 |
85% | 86% | Homeland |
Dar Adal (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2012-2015 2017 |
93% | 95% | Louie | Louie's Dad (Guest Star) | 2011-2012 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2014 |
93% | 90% | The Good Wife | Burl Preston (Guest Star) | 2011-2012 2014 |
15% | 60% | Do No Harm | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
95% | 89% | Elementary | Daniel Gottlieb (Guest Star) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Blue Bloods | Leon Goodwin (Guest Star) | 2012 |
79% | 82% | Bored to Death | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 72% | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
76% | 67% | Saving Grace | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shark Swarm | Professor Bill Girdler (Character) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dead Man's Walk | Unknown (Character) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | HBO Storybook Musicals | Narrator | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marco Polo | Jacopo (Character) | 1982-1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kojak | Solly Nurse (Guest Star) | 1975 1977 |
No Score Yet | 85% | All in the Family | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1976 |