Kermit Murdock
Kermit Murdock (born March 20, 1908 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , † February 11, 1981 in Tenafly , New Jersey ) was an American actor.
Life
Kermit Murdock began his career as a theater actor. He made his first appearances on Broadway in late 1931 . In the 1940s he was increasingly used in radio series. He had several appearances in the successful science fiction series X Minus One and a leading role in the short-lived series The Whisper Men .
His film and television career didn't start until the late 1950s. From 1961 he played the prosecutor Frank Larkin in six episodes of the Preston & Preston series . In 1969 he was seen - also as a prosecutor - in Portal into the Past , the penultimate episode of the Spaceship Enterprise series. He also had guest appearances on series such as The Boss , High Chaparral , Alias Smith and Jones , Kung Fu , Owen Marshall - Criminal Defense Lawyer or Rich and Poor . Kermit Murdock had few film appearances. As early as 1961 he had a role in the television film Give Us Barabbas! . His most important roles were arguably those of bank director Henderson in In the Heat of the Night and those of Dr. Robertson in Andromeda - Deadly Dust from Space . In Once upon a time the day comes ... he played Hoyt III.
Kermit Murdock was dubbed by Franz Nicklisch and Gernot Duda , among others .
Filmography (selection)
Since Kermit Murdock has appeared almost exclusively in series, all entries are series appearances unless otherwise stated.
- 1961: Give Us Barabbas! (TV movie)
- 1961–1963: Preston & Preston ( The Defenders , 6 episodes)
- 1962–1965: The Nurses (5 episodes, 5 roles)
- 1967: In the Heat of the Night ( In the Heat of the Night , Movie)
- 1967: Race with Death ( Run for Your Life , episode 3x06)
- 1969: Spaceship Enterprise ( Star Trek , episode 3x23)
- 1969–1971: The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (3 episodes, 3 roles)
- 1970: Twen-Police ( The Mod Squad , episode 2x21)
- 1970: Once upon a time the day will come ... ( On a Clear Day You Can See Forever , Movie)
- 1971: Andromeda - Deadly Dust from Space ( The Andromeda Strain , movie)
- 1971: The Bold Ones: The Senator (episode 1x06)
- 1971: High Chaparral ( The High Chaparral , episode 4x16)
- 1971: The Boss ( Ironside , episode 5x01)
- 1971: Mary Tyler Moore ( The Mary Tyler Moore Show , episode 2x07)
- 1971: Alias Smith and Jones ( Alias Smith and Jones , episode 2x13)
- 1973: Kung Fu (episode 1x03)
- 1973: Owen Marshall - Defense Attorney ( Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law , episode 3x08)
- 1975: Harry O (episode 2x11)
- 1976: The Price of Power ( Captains and the Kings , episode 1x03)
- 1977: Rich and Poor ( Rich Man, Poor Man , episode 1x18)
Web links
- Kermit Murdock in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kermit Murdock in the Internet Broadway Database , accessed October 29, 2019.
- ↑ Kermit Murdock. In: Old Time Radio Downloads. Retrieved July 30, 2017 .
- ↑ Jim Cox: Radio Crime Fighters: More Than 300 Programs from the Golden Age . MacFarland, Jefferson 2010, ISBN 978-1-4766-1227-0 , pp. 271 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed July 30, 2017]).
- ↑ Kermit Murdock. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on July 30, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Murdock, Kermit |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 11, 1981 |
| Place of death | Tenafly , New Jersey , United States |