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F. Murray Abraham


F. Murray Abraham was born on October 24, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and raised in El Paso, Texas. Primarily a stage actor, Abraham made his screen debut as an usher in the George C. Scott comedy Le rivage oublié (1971). By the mid-1970s, Murray had steady employment as an actor, doing commercials and voice-over work. He can be seen ... See full bio »
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 2016 Taxi 22 (TV Series) (completed)
Leo
 2015/I 411 (Short)
Information (voice)
 2012-2015 Homeland (TV Series)
Dar Adal
- A False Glimmer (2015) ... Dar Adal
- New Normal (2015) ... Dar Adal
 2011-2014 Louie (TV Series)
Louie's Dad / Uncle Excelsior / Jonathan
- Dad (2012) ... Uncle Excelsior
 2014 A Little Game
Norman Wallach
 2014 Il mistero di Dante
Dante Alter Ego
 2013 Do No Harm (TV Series)
Cozar
- Six Feet Deep (2013) ... Cozar
 2013 Elementary (TV Series)
Daniel Gottlieb
- A Landmark Story (2013) ... Daniel Gottlieb
 2013 Dead Man Down
Gregor
 2012 Blue Bloods (TV Series)
Leon Goodwin
- The Job (2012) ... Leon Goodwin
 2012 Beauty and the Beast (TV Movie)
Cyril
 2010 The Unseen World
John Henry Newman
 2010 Bored to Death (TV Series)
Professor Richard Hawkes
- I've Been Living Like a Demented God! (2010) ... Professor Richard Hawkes
 2009 Barberousse, l'empereur de la mort
Siniscalco Barozzi
 2009 Saving Grace (TV Series)
Matthew
- What Would You Do? (2009) ... Matthew
 2009/I Perestroika
Prof. Gross
 2008 A House Divided
Grandfather Wahid
 2007 Bloodmonkey (Video)
Hamilton
 2007 Come le formiche
Ruggero
 2006 L'enquête sacrée
Nathan
 2006 Tikhiy Don (TV Series)
Pantaley
 2006 Il mercante di pietre
Shahid
 2004 Another Way of Seeing Things (Short)
Narrator
 2004 Dead Lawyers (TV Movie)
Whitelaw
 2003 Le dernier jour de Pompéi (TV Movie)
Narrator (English version, voice)
 2003 My Father, Rua Alguem 5555
Paul Minsky
 2003 Piazza delle cinque lune
Entita'
 2002 Ticker (Short)
Airport Guru
 2002/I Joshua
Father Tardone
 2001 I cavalieri che fecero l'impresa
Delfinello da Coverzano
 2000 David Proshker (Short)
Narrator
 2000 Un dono semplice (TV Movie)
 2000 The Darkling (TV Movie)
Bruno Rubin
 1999 L'arche de Noé (TV Mini-Series)
Lot
 1999 Esther (TV Movie)
Mordecai
 1997 Eruption
President Mendoza
 1997 Una vacanza all'inferno
Belisario
 1997 Color of Justice (TV Movie)
Jim Sullivan
 1997 Mimic
Dr. Gates
 1996 Dead Man's Walk (TV Mini-Series)
Caleb Cobb
- Episode #1.3 (1996) ... Caleb Cobb
- Episode #1.2 (1996) ... Caleb Cobb
- Episode #1.1 (1996) ... Caleb Cobb
 1994 Jamila
Older Seit
 1994 Nostradamus
Scalinger
 1994 Que la chasse commence!
Wolfe Sr.
 1994 La dernière carte
Lucien Haslans
 1994 Fresh
Chess Hustler (uncredited)
 1993 Il caso Dozier (TV Movie)
Goldstein
 1993 Deux doigts de meurtre
Zargo
 1993 Journey to the Center of the Earth (TV Movie)
Professor Harlech
 1992 Le premier cercle (TV Movie)
Staline
 1992 Through an Open Window (Short)
Narrator (voice)
 1991/I Die Zauberflöte (TV Movie)
Host (only for TV)
 1991 SAS - L'oeil de la veuve
Kharoun
 1991 Money
Will Scarlet
 1990 Largo Desolato (TV Movie)
Leopold Nettle
 1990 Le bûcher des vanités
D.A. Abe Weiss (uncredited)
 1990 The Little Match Girl (TV Movie)
Narrator (voice)
 1990 Michel-Ange (TV Movie)
Pope Julius II
 1990 Cadence
Capt. Ramon Garcia (uncredited)
 1989 Eppur si muove! (TV Movie)
 1989 Performance Pieces (Short)
 1989 Les fiancés (TV Mini-Series)
L'Innominato
 1989 La nuit du serail
Abdul Hamid
 1989 Beyond the Stars
Dr. Harry Bertram - the Whale Man
 1989 Le souffle du futur
Cornelius
 1988 L'affaire Russicum
Father Carafa
 1986 Dream West (TV Mini-Series)
President Abraham Lincoln
 1982-1983 Marco Polo (TV Mini-Series)
Jacopo
- Episode #1.7 (1983) ... Jacopo
- Episode #1.6 (1983) ... Jacopo
- Episode #1.5 (1983) ... Jacopo
- Episode #1.4 (1982) ... Jacopo
- Episode #1.3 (1982) ... Jacopo
 1978 Madman
 1978 La grande triche
Eppis
 1977 Sex and the Married Woman (TV Movie)
Duke Skaggs
 1977 A.E.S. Hudson Street (TV Series)
Dr. Menzies
- Pilot (1977) ... Dr. Menzies
 1977 The Andros Targets (TV Series)
Bobby Carr
- The Killing of a Porno Queen (1977) ... Bobby Carr
 1975-1977 Kojak (TV Series)
Eddie Gordon / Solly Nurse
- The Godson (1977) ... Eddie Gordon
- A Question of Answers (1975) ... Solly Nurse
 1976 All in the Family (TV Series)
Clerk
- The Unemployment Story: Part 1 (1976) ... Clerk
 1976 The Ritz
Chris
 1976 Les hommes du président
Arresting Officer #1
 1975/I Ennemis comme avant
Mechanic
 1974 How to Survive a Marriage (TV Series)
Joshua Browne
 1973 Serpico
Detective Partner (uncredited)
 1973 Nightside (TV Movie)
Acky
 1971 Le rivage oublié
Clyde
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Other Works:

TV commercial "Multi-Million Dollar Athletes" for McDonald's Dollar Menu at Breakfast and McCafe Premium Roast Coffee (voiceover). See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview | 2 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

Frank Murray Abraham

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Personal Quote:

I believe acting is self-discovery. I really try to find within myself what that character is about. When you're acting, you're not taking on the persona of someone else - you're endowing it with qualities in yourself that reflect what you think that character is. It's quite a difference. You can't invent something that does not exist within your imagination. It's got to be something that's ... See more »

Trivia:

Attended and graduated from El Paso High School in El Paso, Texas (1958). See more »

Trademark:

Often plays refined, sinister villains See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio

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