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Michael Murphy (actor)

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Michael Murphy
Born
Michael George Murphy

(1938-05-05)May 5, 1938 (age 87)
OccupationActor
Years active1963–present
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Spouse
Children2

Michael George Murphy (born May 5, 1938) is a multi-award-winning American film, television and stage actor. He often plays unethical or morally ambiguous characters in positions of authority, including politicians, executives, administrators, clerics, academics, doctors, law enforcement agents, judges and lawyers.[1] He is also known for his frequent collaborations (more than any other performer) with directorRobert Altman, having appeared in twelve (film,TV series andminiseries) productions directed by Altman in a period spanning from 1963 to 2004, including his leading titular role in the acclaimed,Emmy Award-winningHBO cable miniseriesTanner '88.[2] He had roles in the filmsM*A*S*H (1970),Brewster McCloud (1970),McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971),What's Up, Doc? (1972),Phase IV (1974),Nashville (1975),The Front (1976),An Unmarried Woman (1978),The Class of Miss MacMichael (1978),Manhattan (1979),Strange Behavior (1981),The Year of Living Dangerously (1983),Cloak & Dagger (1984),Salvador (1986),Shocker (1989),Batman Returns (1992),Magnolia (1999),X-Men: The Last Stand (2006),Away from Her (2007), andFall (2014), among others. Murphy's performance inFall earned him a nomination for aCanadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performance in a Drama Film.

Early life

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Murphy was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Georgia Arlyn (née Money), a teacher, and Bearl Branton Murphy, a salesman.[3] After serving in theU.S. Marine Corps, Murphy attended theUniversity of Arizona and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).[2][4]

He taught English and drama atUniversity High School (Los Angeles) before pursuing an acting career.[2][5][6]

Career

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Murphy is best known for his performances asJill Clayburgh's adulterous husband Martin inPaul Mazursky'sAn Unmarried Woman (1978), asWoody Allen's morally ambiguous best friend Yale inManhattan (1979), as The Mayor of Gotham City inBatman Returns (1992), as ethically enigmatic lawyer Alan Kligman, Esq. inMagnolia (1999), as the "mutant" Angel's human father (and crusading cure-developer) Warren Worthington II inX-Men: The Last Stand (2006), and as the star ofGarry Trudeau andRobert Altman's groundbreaking 1988miniseriesTanner '88.

Murphy worked frequently with Altman, including as Captain Ezekiel Bradbury "Me Lay" Marston V, inM*A*S*H (1970), as Det. Lt. Frank Shaft inBrewster McCloud (1970), as John Triplette inNashville (1975), and as the eponymous, fictitious former U.S. Congressman and presidential aspirant, Jack Tanner, inTanner '88, a role he later reprised in the 2004Sundance Channel follow-up miniseriesTanner on Tanner. Other Altman films and television series in which Murphy appeared include the World War II TV seriesCombat! (in which Murphy appeared, twice, in 1963, on the show's second of five seasons),Countdown (1968),That Cold Day in the Park (1969),McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971),The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1988) andKansas City (1996).

Other notable film roles includeCount Yorga, Vampire (1970),What's Up, Doc? (1972),The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973),The Front (1976),The Great Bank Hoax (1977),The Class of Miss MacMichael (1978),The Year of Living Dangerously (1983),Cloak & Dagger (1984),My Letter to George (1986),Salvador (1986),Private Parts (1997),Silver City (2004),According to Greta (2009),White House Down (2013) andThey Came Together (2014).

Though usually cast in supporting roles and character parts, Murphy has not been relegated solely to such work. He has also had leading turns in a variety of theatrical films includingPhase IV (1974),Strange Behavior (1981),Hot Money (1983),Shocker (1989),The Island (1998) and the 2014 filmFall—in an acclaimed performance that garnered him a nomination for aCanadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performance in a Drama Film in 2015—as well as his having had starring turns in television films likeBell, Book and Candle (1976),3 by Cheever: O Youth and Beauty! (1979),Countdown to Looking Glass (1984),Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy (1989),The Ultimate Lie (1996),Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story (1996) andIn the Dark (2003), in addition to various other works.

In addition to his starring turns in theHBO Films original productionsTanner '88,Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy, andCountdown to Looking Glass, Murphy has also frequently appeared in other films for the cable giant, including the historical biopicsDead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992),Truman (1995) andLive from Baghdad (2002).

Murphy has been cast in leading roles in network television series, such as Dr. Art Armstrong on theABC family dramaTwo Marriages (1983-1984), and as jaded veteran reporter Andy Omart on the short-livedCBS newspaper dramaHard Copy (1987).

He has also been a regular supporting cast member on a number of other television series. He has appeared extensively in Canadian film and television, including the legaldramady seriesThis Is Wonderland, co-starring as longtime judicial veteran Judge Maxwell Fraser. For his work on the show, Murphy would go on to be nominated for threeGemini Awards, winning twice, successively, in 2004 and 2005, and nominated for a third in 2006.[1][2] He was cast as monolithic casino executive Jimmy Malloy on the AmericanESPN competitive poker dramaTilt (2005), as veteran law enforcement superior, Chief Ed Wycoff, on the CanadianCTV police dramaThe Bridge (2010), and as George Kelly, the father of ex-soldier-turned-thief Ethan Kelly (played byCole Hauser) in the third season of the Canadian-British-AmericanDirecTV police dramaRogue in 2015.

His guest-starring turns on television span more than half of a century, including guest appearances on such series asBonanza,Ben Casey,Hogan's Heroes,The Sixth Sense,Premiere,Baretta,Law & Order,Law & Order: Criminal Intent,Judging Amy,The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,Family Law,12 O'Clock High,Lifestories,Here Comes the Brides,LAX,Person of Interest andL.A. Law.

He has appeared in numerous Canadian television films and miniseries, such asSleeping Dogs Lie (1998),The Life and Crimes of William Palmer (1998),H2O (2004),Hunt for Justice (2005),Playing House (2006) andThe Quality of Life (2008), as well as a number of theatrically released features includingFolks! (1992),Tart (2001),Childstar (2004),Away from Her (2006),The Trotsky (2008) andIndian Horse (2017). Murphy's guest-starring turns on Canadian television series includeE.N.G.,Living in Your Car,Bury the Lead,Michael: Every Day andStreet Legal.

Murphy has also enjoyed a significantly prolific career as a narrator of documentary films, including several dozen episodes of the popular, landmarkPBS historical documentary seriesThe American Experience, as well as the public television travel seriesWeekends with Yankee, and a variety of various American- and Canadian-produced documentary films.

All told, and to date, Murphy has acted in as many as 84 films (both theatrically-released and made-for-television productions), has narrated 42 documentaries, has 28 television series credits (seven as a series regular, in both leading and supporting turns), and has appeared, both credited and uncredited, in a near-countless sum of documentaries, be it on-screen appearances as an interviewee, or incidentally, in archival film footage.[7]

Personal life

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Murphy was married to Canadian actressWendy Crewson from 1988 until their divorce in January 2009. They have two children, Maggie (b. 1989) and John (b. 1992).[citation needed]

Murphy currently resides inCape Elizabeth, Maine.[8]

Filmography

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  • Double Trouble (1967) as Morley
  • Countdown (1968) as Rick
  • The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968) as Mark Peter Sheehan
  • That Cold Day in the Park (1969) as The Rounder
  • The Arrangement (1969) as Father Draddy
  • The Lawyer (1970) as Intern in Legal Office (uncredited)
  • Count Yorga, Vampire (1970) as Paul
  • M*A*S*H (1970) as Capt. Ezekiel Bradbury "Me Lay" Marston V
  • Brewster McCloud (1970) as Det. Lt. Frank Shaft
  • McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) as Eugene Sears
  • The Crooked Hearts (1972 TV movie) as Officer Frank Adamic
  • Screwball Comedies... Remember Them? (1972) as Self
  • What's Up, Doc? (1972) as Mr. Smith
  • The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973) as Ted
  • The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974 TV movie) as Quentin Lerner
  • I Love You...Good-bye (1974 TV movie) as Alec Shield
  • Phase IV (1974) as Dr. James R. Lesko
  • Nashville (1975) as John Triplette
  • The Making of "The Front" (1976 TV movie) as Self
  • The Front (1976) as Alfred Miller
  • Bell, Book and Candle (1976 TV movie) as Alex Brandt
  • The Great Bank Hoax (1977) as Reverend Manigma
  • An Unmarried Woman (1978) as Martin Benton
  • The Class of Miss MacMichael (1978) as Martin Best
  • 3 by Cheever: O Youth and Beauty! (1979 TV movie) as Cash Bentley
  • Manhattan (1979) as Yale
  • Strange Behavior (1981) as John Brady
  • The Rules of Marriage (1982 TV movie) as Alan Murray
  • The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) as Pete Curtis
  • Hot Money (1983) as Burt / Tom
  • Talk to Me (1984) as Ross
  • Countdown to Looking Glass (1984 TV movie) as Bob Calhoun
  • Cloak & Dagger (1984) as Rice
  • My Letter to George (1986) as Reverend Wilson
  • Salvador (1986) as U.S. Ambassador Thomas Kelly
  • The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1988 TV movie) as Captain Blakely
  • Tanner '88 (1988 TV miniseries) as Fmr. U.S. Congressman Jack Tanner
  • Shocker (1989) as Det. Lt. Don Parker
  • The Making of "Shocker" (1989) as Self
  • Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy (1989 TV movie) as Assistant U.S. Secretary of StateRichard Burt
  • Folks! (1992) as Ed
  • Batman Returns (1992) as The Mayor
  • Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992 TV movie) as U.S. EPA AdministratorWilliam K. Reilly
  • Clean Slate (1994) as Dr. Anthony Doover
  • Bad Company (1995) as William V. 'Smitty' Smithfield (uncredited)
  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995 TV movie) as John Triplette / Yale (uncredited - archive footage fromNashville andManhattan, respectively)
  • Truman (1995 TV movie) as Dinner Speaker (uncredited)
  • Kansas City (1996) as Henry Stilton
  • Special Report: Journey to Mars (1996 TV movie) as Dean Rumplemeyer
  • The Ultimate Lie (1996 TV movie) as Malcolm McGrath
  • Robert Altman: Giggle and Give In (1996 TV movie) as Self
  • Private Parts (1997) as Roger Erlick
  • Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story (1997 TV movie) as Pete Louganis
  • The Irish in America: Long Journey Home (1998 TV miniseries) as Narrator
  • The Island (1998) as President John F. Kennedy
  • The Life and Crimes of William Palmer (1998 TV miniseries) as Smith
  • Indiscretion of an American Wife (1998 TV movie) as Russell Burton
  • Sleeping Dogs Lie (1998 TV movie) as Edgar Tratt
  • Magnolia (1999) as Alan Kligman, Esq.
  • The Art of War (2000) as Politician (uncredited)
  • The Only Living Boy in New York (2000 TV movie) as Rudy
  • Altman on His Own Terms (2000 TV movie) as Self
  • Enlisted: The Story of "M*A*S*H" (2000) as Self
  • Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000 TV movie) as Martin Benton (archive footage fromAn Unmarried Woman)
  • Tart (2001) as Mike Storm
  • The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001 TV movie) asWhite House Deputy Chief of StaffMichael Deaver
  • American Experience – Mount Rushmore (2002 TV movie) as Narrator
  • Woody Allen: A Life in Film (2002 TV movie) as Yale (uncredited - archive footage fromManhattan)
  • Live from Baghdad (2002 TV movie) as Tom Johnson
  • American Experience – Transcontinental Railroad (2003 TV movie) as Narrator
  • Footsteps (2003 TV movie) as Robbie Lowendahl
  • In the Dark (2003 TV movie) as George Speller
  • A Decade Under the Influence (2003) as Martin Benton (uncredited - archive footage fromAn Unmarried Woman)
  • Tricks (2004) as Arthur
  • Childstar (2004) as Reed Harrison
  • American Masters – Julia! America's Favorite Chef (2004 TV movie) as Narrator
  • Silver City (2004) as U.S. Senator Judson Pilager
  • Behind the Scenes: Tanner on Tanner (2004 TV movie) as Self
  • Tanner on Tanner (2004 TV miniseries) as Fmr. U.S. Congressman Jack Tanner
  • What's Happened Since '88 (2004 TV movie) as Self
  • The Path to 9/11 (2004 TV miniseries) as U.S. Secretary of DefenseWilliam Cohen
  • H2O (2004 TV miniseries) as U.S. Ambassador Conrad
  • Heights (2005) as Jesse
  • Mayday (2005 TV movie) as Captain Randall Williams
  • Hunt for Justice (2005 TV movie) as General Salinski
  • American Experience – Las Vegas: An Unconventional History, Part I - Sin City (2005 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – Las Vegas: An Unconventional History, Part II - American Mecca (2005 TV movie) as Narrator
  • X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) asWarren Worthington II
  • Away From Her (2006) as Aubrey
  • Playing House (2006 TV movie) as Hubbard
  • The Wind in the Willows (2006 TV movie) as Judge
  • American Experience – Jesse James (2006 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – The Gold Rush (2006 TV movie) as Narrator
  • Caring for Your Parents (2008 TV movie) as Narrator
  • Depression: Out of the Shadows (2008 TV movie) as Narrator
  • The Quality of Life (2008 TV movie) as Charles Greenborne
  • American Experience – Kit Carson (2008 TV movie) as Narrator
  • A War in Hollywood (2008) as Alfred Miller (uncredited - archive footage fromThe Front)
  • Not Quite Hollywood: Deleted Scenes (2008) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Trotsky (2009) as Frank McGovern
  • According to Greta (2009) as Joseph
  • China Rises (2009 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – Wyatt Earp (2010 TV movie) as Narrator
  • Mulroney: The Opera (2011) as Col.Robert R. McCormick
  • India Reborn (2011 TV movie) as Narrator
  • Angle of Attack: How Naval Aviation Changed the Face of War (2011 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – Robert E. Lee (2011 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – Dinosaur Wars (2011 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – Panama Canal: Gateway to the New Century (2011 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – The Greely Expedition (2011 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – Triangle Fire (2011 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – Billy the Kid (2012 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – Custer's Last Stand (2012 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – Grand Coulee Dam (2012 TV movie) as Narrator
  • Great Scot Beer (2012 TV movie) as Randy
  • White House Down (2013) as Vice President Alvin Hammond
  • The Making of "Nashville" (2013) as Self
  • American Experience – Silicon Valley (2014 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (2014 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – The Rise and Fall of Penn Station (2014 TV movie) as Narrator
  • Altman (2014) as Self
  • Fall (2014) as Father Sam Ryan
  • They Came Together (2014) as Roger
  • American Experience – Edison (2015 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – The Forgotten Plague (2015 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – Last Days in Vietnam (2015 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – Bonnie & Clyde (2016 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – Mine Wars (2016 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – Murder of a President (2016 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – Space Men (2016 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – Tesla (2016 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – The Battle of Chosin (2016 TV movie) as Narrator
  • Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond (2016) as Self
  • McCabe & Mrs. Miller: Way Out on a Limb (2016) as Self
  • American Experience – The Race Underground (2017 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – Ruby Ridge (2017 TV movie) as Narrator
  • Indian Horse (2017) as Father Quinney
  • Two Plains & a Fancy (2018) as Rancher
  • American Experience – The Circus: Part 1 (2018 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – The Circus: Part 2 (2018 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – Sealab (2019 TV movie) as Narrator
  • American Experience – The Feud (2019 TV movie) as Narrator
  • Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019) as The Politician, Fmr. U.S. Congressman Jack Tanner
  • American Experience – The Man Who Tried to Feed the World (2020 TV movie) as Narrator
  • A Vampire in L.A. (2022) as Paul (archive footage fromCount Yorga, Vampire)
  • Film Essay - Robert Altman's "Brewster McCloud" (2023) as Det. Lt. Frank Shaft (archive footage fromBrewster McCloud)
  • Evolutions: The Making of "Phase IV" (2024) as Self
  • Robert Altman: America's Rebel Director (2024) as John Triplette (uncredited - archive footage fromNashville)
  • Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano (2024) as Self

Television series

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Theatre

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  • Take Her, She's Mine, playing "Alex Loomis", Valley Music Theatre, Los Angeles, CA – 1964 (stage acting debut)
  • Our Town, playing "Sam Craig" and "Baseball Player", Huntington Hartford Theatre, Los Angeles, CA; ANTA Playhouse, New York City, NY; The Plumstead Playhouse (at The Coconut Grove Playhouse), Coconut Grove, FL – 1969-1970
  • Rat's Nest, director, Vandam Theatre (then known as Grove Street Theatre), New York City, NY – 1978 (stage directorial and producorial debut)
  • The Hotel Play, playing "Psychiatrist", La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, New York City, NY – 1981
  • Playing in Local Bands, playing "Michael", Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT – 1983
  • Curse of the Starving Class, director, Portland Stage Company, Portland, ME – 1985
  • Goodbye Freddy, playing "Hank", Manhattan Punch Line Theatre, New York City, NY; INTAR Theatre, New York City, NY – 1985
  • Near the End of the Century, playing "Richard", George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, NJ – 1992

Accolades

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References

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  1. ^abRizov, Vadim (22 June 2015).""I Don't Ever Want to Cheat on a Woman Again": Actor Michael Murphy on An Unmarried Woman, Altman and The American Experience".Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved2020-02-04.
  2. ^abcd"Michael Murphy | The Canadian Encyclopedia".www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved2020-02-04.
  3. ^"Michael Murphy Biography (1938–)". Film Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  4. ^"Michael Murphy Biography".Yahoo! Movies.Archived December 14, 2006, at theWayback Machine
  5. ^University High (2016-06-06)."Class of 1965 Chieftain Yearbook".UHEF. Retrieved2020-02-04.
  6. ^"University High School Class of 1965".www.unihi65.com. Retrieved2020-02-04.
  7. ^Internet Movie Database: Michael Murphy, retrieved27 May 2025
  8. ^News Center Maine (February 21, 2018).How actor Michael Murphy went from manners school to Maine (Video).Archived from the original on 2021-12-13.

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