F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

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Birthday: 
24 October 1939, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Birth Name: 
Murray Abraham
Height: 
178 cm
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 They Might Be Giants (1971). By the mid-1970s, Murray had steady employment as an actor, doing commercials and voice-over work. He can be seen as on... Show more »
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 They Might Be Giants (1971). By the mid-1970s, Murray had steady employment as an actor, doing commercials and voice-over work. He can be seen as one of the undercover police officers along with Al Pacino in Sidney Lumet's Serpico (1973), and in television roles including the villain in one third-season episode of Kojak (1973). His film work of those years also included the roles of a cabdriver in The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975), a mechanic in The Sunshine Boys (1975), and a police officer in All the President's Men (1976).Beyond these small roles, Abraham continued to do commercials and voice-over work for income. But in 1978, he decided to give them up. Frustrated with the lack of substantial roles, Abraham said, "No one was taking my acting seriously. I figured if I didn't do it, then I'd have no right to the dreams I've always had". His wife, Kate Hannan, went to work as an assistant and Abraham became a "house husband". He described, "I cooked and cleaned and took care of the kids. It was very rough on my macho idea of life. But it was the best thing that ever happened to me". Abraham appeared as drug dealer Omar Suárez alongside Pacino again in the gangster film Scarface (1983). He also gained visibility voicing a talking bunch of grapes in a series of television commercials for Fruit of the Loom underwear.In 1985 he was honored with as Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for the acclaimed role of envious composer Antonio Salieri in Amadeus (1984), an award for which Tom Hulce, playing Mozart in that movie, had also been nominated. He was also honored with a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama, among other awards, and his role in the film, is still considered to be his most iconic as the film's director Milos Forman inspired the work of the role with Abraham's wide range of qualities as a great stage and film actor.After Amadeus, he next appeared in Der Name der Rose (1986), in which he played Bernardo Gui, nemesis to Sean Connery's William of Baskerville. In the DVD audio commentary, his director on the film, Jean-Jacques Annaud, described Abraham as an "egomaniac" on the set, who considered himself more important than Sean Connery, since Connery did not have an Oscar. That said, the film was a critical success. Abraham had tired of appearing as villains and wanted to return to his background in comedy, as he also explained to People Weekly magazine in an interview he gave at the time of its release. Show less «

F. Murray Abraham's FILMOGRAPHY

Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 12

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Nature - Season 42

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NOVA - Season 50

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American Experience - Season 35

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - Season 9

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The Tonight Show Fallon - Season 11

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White House Plumbers - Season 1

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Double Soul

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The 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2023

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Nature - Season 41

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American Experience - Season 34

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The Good Fight - season 6

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The White Lotus - Season 2

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The Orville - Season 3

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Mythic Quest: Ravens Banquet - Season 3

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Moon Knight - Season 1

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The Tonight Show Fallon - Season 10

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Guillermo del Toros Cabinet of Curiosities - Season 1

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Inside Amy Schumer - Season 5

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The Magic Flute

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Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 11

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The Good Fight - Season 5

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The White Lotus - Season 1

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F. Murray Abraham'S roles

Bud Grossman
Bud Grossman
Dr. Gates
Dr. Gates
Omar Suarez
Omar Suarez
John Practice
John Practice
Arnold Rothstein
Arnold Rothstein
Prof. Robert Crawford
Prof. Robert Crawford
Marco D'Aviano
Marco D'Aviano
Cyrus Kriticos
Cyrus Kriticos
Bernardo Gui
Bernardo Gui
Noah
Noah
Ru'afo
Ru'afo
Zero
Zero
Leader
Leader
Virgil Cane
Virgil Cane
Antonio Salieri
Antonio Salieri
Dar Adal
Dar Adal
Burl Preston
Burl Preston
Uncle Excelsior
Uncle Excelsior
Daniel Gottlieb
Daniel Gottlieb
Jupiter
Jupiter
Leon Goodwin
Leon Goodwin
Grimmel
Grimmel