Michael Murphy
Highest Rated: 94% Away From Her (2006)
Lowest Rated: 0% Folks! (1992)
Birthday: May 5, 1938
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
A high school teacher turned character actor, Michael Murphy began his collaboration with famed director Robert Altman on an episode of the 1960s TV series "Combat." He made the first of several appearances in Altman films in "Countdown" (1968). Among his other Altman credits are "M*A*S*H" and "Brewster McCloud" (both 1970), "McCabe and Mrs. Miller" (1971), "Nashville" (1975) and "Kansas City" (1996). In addition, Murphy portrayed a presidential candidate in Altman's satire of politics "Tanner '88" (HBO, 1988) and was the chief judge in Altman's "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial" (CBS, 1988).
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Michael Murphy
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Battle | Barbarian (Character) | - | 2020 |
81% |
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Indian Horse | Father Quinney (Character) | $1.9M | 2017 |
40% | No Score Yet | Fall | Father Sam (Character) | - | 2014 |
70% |
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Altman | Self | - | 2014 |
70% |
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They Came Together | Roger (Character) | - | 2014 |
51% |
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White House Down | Vice President Hammond (Character) | $73.1M | 2013 |
60% |
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Greta | Joseph (Character) | - | 2009 |
79% |
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The Trotsky | Frank Mcgovern (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Quality of Life | Charles Greenborne (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Playing House | Hubbard (Character) | - | 2006 |
94% |
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Away From Her | Aubrey (Character) | $4.5M | 2006 |
63% |
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Heights | Jesse (Character) | $1.2M | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Mayday | Captain Randall Williams (Character) | - | 2005 |
78% |
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Childstar | Reed Harrison (Character) | - | 2004 |
48% |
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Silver City | Senator Judson Pilager (Character) | $1.0M | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | En la Oscuridad | Unknown (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tanner on Tanner | Jack Tanner (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | In the Dark | George Speller (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
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Footsteps | Robbie (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Norma Jean, Jack and Me | John F. Kennedy (Character) | - | 2000 |
82% |
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Magnolia | Alan Kligman (Character) | $22.5M | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sleeping Dogs Lie | Edgar Tratt (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Indiscretion of an American Wife | Russell Burton (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story | Pete Louganis (Character) | - | 1997 |
73% |
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Private Parts | Roger Erlick (Character) | $41.2M | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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The Ultimate Lie | Malcolm McGrath (Character) | - | 1996 |
60% |
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Kansas City | Henry Stilton (Character) | - | 1996 |
19% |
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Clean Slate | Dr. Doover (Character) | $7.3M | 1994 |
82% |
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Batman Returns |
Mayor/ |
$160.3M | 1992 |
0% |
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Folks! | Ed (Character) | $5.9M | 1992 |
30% |
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Shocker | Lt. Don Parker (Character) | $15.5M | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy | Richard Burt (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet |
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The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial | Captain Blakely (Character) | - | 1988 |
90% |
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Salvador | Ambassador Thomas Kelly (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet |
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Mesmerized | Wilson (Character) | - | 1984 |
67% |
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Cloak and Dagger | Rice (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Countdown to Looking Glass | Bob Calhoun (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hot Money |
Burt / |
- | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Zen Business |
Burt / |
- | 1983 |
88% |
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The Year of Living Dangerously | Pete Curtis (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Two Marriages | Dr. Art Armstrong (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Talk to Me | Ross (Character) | - | 1982 |
80% |
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Strange Behavior | John Brady (Character) | - | 1981 |
93% |
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Manhattan | Yale (Character) | - | 1979 |
89% |
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An Unmarried Woman | Martin (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Class of Miss MacMichael | Martin (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet |
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The Great Bank Hoax | Reverend Everett Manigma (Character) | - | 1977 |
69% |
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The Front | Alfred Miller (Character) | - | 1976 |
89% |
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Nashville | John Triplette (Character) | - | 1975 |
90% |
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | Quentin (Character) | - | 1974 |
53% |
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Phase IV | James R. Lesko (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Love You... Goodbye | Alec Shield (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet |
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The Thief Who Came to Dinner | Ted (Character) | - | 1973 |
89% |
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What's Up, Doc? | Mr. Smith (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Crooked Hearts | Frank Adamic (Character) | - | 1972 |
85% |
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McCabe & Mrs. Miller | Sears (Character) | - | 1971 |
86% |
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Brewster McCloud | Det. Lt. Frank Shaft (Character) | - | 1970 |
44% |
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Count Yorga, Vampire | Paul (Character) | - | 1970 |
50% |
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That Cold Day in the Park | The Rounder (Character) | - | 1969 |
15% |
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The Arrangement | Father Draddy (Character) | - | 1969 |
60% |
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The Legend of Lylah Clare | Mark Peter Sheean (Character) | - | 1968 |
71% |
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Countdown | Rick (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet |
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Double Trouble | Morley (Character) | - | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nightmare in Chicago | Unknown (Character) | - | 1967 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Weekends With Yankee | Narrator | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 84% | Rogue | George Kelly (Character) | 2015-2016 |
92% | 78% | Person of Interest | Congressman Jim Hallen (Guest Star) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Octonauts | Writer | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Masterpiece Theatre | Judge (Character) | 1999 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Path to 9/11 | Unknown (Character) | 2006 |
27% | No Score Yet | Presidio Med | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | 72% | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Family Law | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Judging Amy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
89% | No Score Yet | Tanner '88 | Jack Tanner (Character) | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sixth Sense | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Here Come the Brides | Ethan (Guest Star) | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bonanza | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 12 O'Clock High | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Hogan's Heroes | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ben Casey | Andy Andrews (Guest Star) | 1964-1965 |
100% | No Score Yet | The Man From U.N.C.L.E. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965 |