Michael Murphy (actor)
Michael Murphy (born May 5, 1938 in Los Angeles ) is an American actor .
Life and accomplishments
Michael Murphy's father, Bearl Branton Murphy, was a salesman. His mother, Georgia Arlyn Murphy, was a teacher. Michael Murphy served in the United States Marine Corps , then studied at the University of Arizona and the University of California . From 1962 to 1964 he worked as an English teacher in Los Angeles.
Murphy made his debut in 1963 on the television series Combat! In the musical comedy Zoff for Two (1967) he starred alongside Elvis Presley . In the fantasy comedy Only Flying Is Better (1970) he played one of the bigger roles alongside Sally Kellerman .
In the comedy Manhattan (1979) he played the role of Yale , a friend of Isaac Davis ( Woody Allen ). In the war drama Salvador (1986) by Oliver Stone , he played the passed out ambassador Thomas Kelly . For his two appearances on the television series This Is Wonderland , he won the Gemini Award in 2004 and 2005 .
Murphy has been married to Wendy Crewson since 1988 and has two children.
Filmography (selection)
- 1964: Nightmare in Chicago (TV movie)
- 1967: Zoff for Two (Double Trouble)
- 1967: Countdown: Start to the moon (countdown)
- 1968: Big Lie Lylah Clare (The Legend of Lylah Clare)
- 1969: That Cold Day in the Park
- 1969: The Arrangement (The Arrangement)
- 1970: Young blood for Dracula (Count Yorga, Vampire)
- 1970: MASH
- 1970: Only flying is better (Brewster McCloud)
- 1971: McCabe & Mrs. Miller
- 1972: Is' what, Doc? (What's Up, Doc?)
- 1974: Phase IV
- 1975: Nashville
- 1976: The straw man (The Front)
- 1978: An Unmarried Woman
- 1979: Manhattan
- 1982: The Year of Living Dangerously (The Year of Living Dangerously)
- 1986: Salvador
- 1989: Shocker
- 1992: Batman Returns (Batman Returns)
- 1994: Blackout - A detective seeks himself (Clean Slate)
- 1996: Kansas City
- 1999: Magnolia
- 2001: Tart - Jet Set Kids (Tart)
- 2001: The Day Reagan Was Shot
- 2002: Live from Baghdad ( Live from Baghdad )
- 2004: Silver City
- 2005: Mayday - Disaster Flight 52 ( Mayday )
- 2006: X- Men: The Last Stand
- 2006: The Path to 9/11 - way of terror (The Path to 9/11)
- 2006: At Her Side (Away From Her)
- 2009: Greta (According to Greta)
- 2010: The Bridge (TV series, 13 episodes)
- 2013: White House Down
- 2017: Indian Horse
Web links
- Michael Murphy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Murphy, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Murphy, Mike |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 5, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |