F. Murray Abraham on screen and stage

F. Murray Abraham is an American actor known for his work in film, television and theatre.

F. Murray Abraham in 2008

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1971 They Might Be Giants Clyde
1973 Serpico Serpico's Partner Uncredited
1975 The Prisoner of Second Avenue Taxi Driver
The Sunshine Boys Car Mechanic
1976 All the President's Men Paul Leeper
The Ritz Chris
1978 The Big Fix Eppis
1983 Scarface Omar Suárez
1984 Amadeus Antonio Salieri
1986 The Name of the Rose Bernardo Gui
1988 The Third Solution Father Carafa
1989 Slipstream Cornelius
Beyond the Stars Dr. Harry Bertram
The Favorite Abdul Hamid
An Innocent Man Virgil Cane
1990 Cadence Captain Ramon Garcia Uncredited
The Battle of the Three Kings Osrain
The Bonfire of the Vanities District Attorney Abe Weiss Uncredited
1991 Mobsters Arnold Rothstein
Money Will Scarlet
By the Sword Max Suba
Eye of the Widow Kharoun
1992 Through an Open Window Narrator (voice) Short film
1993 National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon Dr. Harold Leacher
Sweet Killing Zargo
Last Action Hero Detective John Practice
1994 Fresh Chess Hustler Uncredited
L'Affaire Lucien Haslans
Surviving the Game Derek Wolfe Sr.
Nostradamus Scalinger
1995 Mighty Aphrodite Leader
Dillinger and Capone Al Capone [1][2][3]
1996 Children of the Revolution Joseph Stalin
1997 Mimic Dr. Gates
Una vacanza all'inferno Belisario
Eruption President Mendoza
1998 Star Trek: Insurrection Ahdar Ru'afo
1999 Muppets from Space Noah Cameo
The all new adventures of Laurel & Hardy
in 'For love or mummy
'
Henry Covington
2000 Finding Forrester Professor Robert Crawford
David Proshker Narrator Short film
2001 The Knights of the Quest Delfinello da Coverzano
Thir13en Ghosts Cyrus Kriticos
2002 The Hire Airport Guru Segment: The Ticker
Joshua Father Tardone
2003 Five Moons Square The Entity
Rua Alguem 5555: My Father Paul Minsky
2004 Another Way of Seeing Things Narrator Short film
Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers Jeffrey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey Viceroy of Peru
2006 The Stone Merchant Shahid
Quiet Flows The Don Pantaley
The Inquiry Nathan
2007 Wine and Kisses Ruggero
Blood Monkey Professor Hamilton Direct-to-DVD
2008 Carnera: The Walking Mountain Léon Sée
A House Divided Grandfather Wahid
2009 Perestroika Professor Gross
Barbarossa Siniscalco Barozzi
2010 The Unseen World John Henry Newman
2012 Goltzius and the Pelican Company The Margrave of Alsace
September Eleven 1683 Father Marco d'Aviano
2013 Dead Man Down Gregor
Inside Llewyn Davis Bud Grossman
The Gambler Who Wouldn't Die Braque
2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel Mr. Moustafa
The Mystery of Dante Dante Alter Ego
The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683 Marco d'Aviano
A Little Game Norman Wallach
2018 Isle of Dogs Jupiter Voice
Robin Hood Cardinal
2019 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Grimmel[4] Voice
Lady and the Tramp Tony
2021 Things Heard & Seen Floyd DeBeers
2022 The Magic Flute Dr. Longbow
2023 Mother, Couch Marcus / Marco

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1975 How to Survive a Marriage Joshua Browne
1975, 1977 Kojak Solly Nurse / Eddie Gordon 2 episodes
1976 All in the Family Clerk Episode: "The Unemployment Story: Part 1"
1977 A.E.S. Hudson Street Dr. Menzies Aired pilot; replaced by Gregory Sierra
The Andros Targets Bobby Carr Episode: "The Killing of a Porno Queen"
Sex and the Married Woman Duke Skaggs Television film
1982–1983 Marco Polo Jacopo 6 episodes
1986 Dream West Abraham Lincoln 2 episodes
1989 The Betrothed Innominato
1990 A Season of Giants Pope Julius II Television film
1992 The First Circle Joseph Stalin
1993 Journey to the Center of the Earth Professor Harlech
Il caso Dozier Goldstein
1996 Dead Man's Walk Captain Caleb Cobb 3 episodes
1999 Excellent Cadavers Tommaso Buscetta Television film
Esther Mordechai
2000 The Darkling Bruno Rubin
ill it Un dono semplice Thomas Barlow
2003 Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites Narrator (voice) Television documentary
Pompeii: The Last Day
2005 NOVA - Newton's Dark Secrets
2007 In the Valley of the Wolves
2008 Shark Swarm Bill Girdler Television film
The Wolf That Changed America Narrator (voice) Television documentary
2009 Saving Grace Matthew Episode: "What Would You Do?"
2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Dr. Theodore Nichols Episode: "Three-In-One"
Bored to Death Professor Richard Hawkes Episode: "I've Been Living Like a Demented God!"
2011–2014 The Good Wife Burl Preston 4 episodes
2011,
2012,
2014
Louie John
Uncle Excelsior
Louie's Dad
Episode: "New Jersey/Airport"
Episode: "Dad"
Episode: "In the Woods - Pt 2"
2012 Blue Bloods Leon Goodwin Episode: "The Job"
2012–2018 Homeland Dar Adal 39 episodes
2013 Do No Harm Cozar Episode: "Six Feet Deep"
Elementary Daniel Gottlieb Episode: "A Landmark Story"
2016 Inside Amy Schumer Diplomat Episode: "Madame President"
2017 Curb Your Enthusiasm Himself Episode: "Fatwa!"
2018 The Good Fight Burl Preston Episode: "Day 436"
2019 The Orville Council Chairman Episode: "Sanctuary"
Chimerica Frank Sams 4 episodes
2020–2021 Mythic Quest C.W. Longbottom 18 episodes
2022 Moon Knight Khonshu (voice) 5 episodes
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities Dr. Carl Winters Episode: "The Autopsy"
The White Lotus Bert Di Grasso 7 episodes
2023 White House Plumbers John Sirica 2 episodes

Theatre

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Broadway

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F. Murray Abraham Broadway work
Year Title Role Venue
1968–69 The Man in the Glass Booth Tzelniker-Rudin Royale Theatre, Broadway
1972 6 Rms Riv Vu The Expectant Father Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway
1974 Ravenswood Roy Pitt Booth Theatre, Broadway
Dunelawn Mr. Blum
1975–76 The Ritz Chris Longacre Theatre, Broadway
1976 Legend Jesse Lymburner Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway
1979–80 Teibele and Her Demon Alchonon Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway
1986–87 Macbeth Macbeth Belasco Theatre, Broadway
1994 Angels in America Roy Cohn (replacement) Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway
1995 A Month in the Country Ignaty Illyich Shpichelsky Criterion Center Stage Right, Broadway
1997–98 Triumph of Love Hermocrates Royale Theatre, Broadway
2007 Mauritius Sterling The Biltmore Theatre, Broadway
2014–15 It's Only a Play Ira Drew Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, Broadway

Off-Broadway and regional

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F. Murray Abraham off-Broadway and regional work
Year Title Role Venue
1960 The Fantasticks The Actor (Henry) Sullivan Street Playhouse, Off-Broadway
1969 Tonight in Living Color Jonathan Actors' Playhouse, Off-Broadway
1971 The Survival of St. Joan Performer Anderson Theatre, Off-Broadway
Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone? The Men Eastside Playhouse, Broadway
1974 Bad Habits Roy Pitt/Mr. Blum Astor Place Theatre, Off-Broadway
1976 Sexual Perversity in Chicago
The Duck Variations
Bernard Litko Cherry Lane Theatre, Off-Broadway
1977 Landscape of the Body Capt. Holahan The Public Theater, Off-Broadway
1978 The Master and Margarita Performer
1980 The Seagull Dorn
1982 The Caretaker Davies 23rd Street Theatre, Off-Broadway
1982 Antigone Creon The Public Theater, Off-Broadway
1983–84 Uncle Vanya Astrov La MaMa Annex
1984 The Golem Rebbi Delacorte Theater, Off-Broadway
1985 The Madwoman of Chaillot Ragpicker Theatre at St. Peter's Church, Off-Broadway
1986 Twelfth Night Malvolio Delacorte Theater, Off-Broadway
1987 A Midsummer Night's Dream Nick Bottom The Public Theater, Off-Broadway
1988 Waiting for Godot Pozzo Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, Off-Broadway
1992 A Life in the Theatre Robert Jewish Repertory Theatre, Off-Broadway
1996 King Lear Lear The Public Theater, Off-Broadway
2003 Trumbo: Red White and Blacklisted Dalton Trumbo Westside Theatre, Off-Broadway
2006 An Oak Tree Father Barrow Street Theatre, Off-Broadway
2007 The Jew of Malta Barabas The Duke on 42nd Street, Off-Broadway
The Merchant of Venice Shylock
2008 Almost an Evening Control/God Who Judges Bleecker Street Theatre, Off-Broadway
2009 Offices Cassady/Bum Linda Gross Theater, Off-Broadway
2011 The Merchant of Venice Shylock National Tour
2012 Galileo Galileo Classic Stage Company, Off-Broadway
The Golden Age Gioacchino Rossini New York City Center, Off-Broadway
2014 The Threepenny Opera Mr. Peachum Linda Gross Theatre, Off-Broadway
2016 White Rabbit Red Rabbit Performer Westside Theatre, Off-Broadway
Nathan the Wise Nathan Classic Stage Company, Off-Broadway
2018 Good for Otto Barnard Pershing Square Signature Center, Off-Broadway
2024 The Queen of Versailles David A. Siegel Emerson Colonial Theatre, Boston[5]

West End

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F. Murray Abraham West End work
Year Title Role Venue
1996 Tolstoy Leo Tolstoy Aldwych Theatre
2017 The Mentor Benjamin Rubin Vaudeville Theatre

References

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  1. ^ "Spotlight: CANNES". Variety. 359 (3): C72. May 15, 1995.
  2. ^ "Cinemax: Dillinger and Capone". The Washington Post. 31 March 1996. p. MC65.
  3. ^ "Home Box Office; Dillinger and Capone". The Washington Post. 28 September 1997. p. H_AA72.
  4. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 14, 2017). "F. Murray Abraham To Get Evil For 'How To Train Your Dragon 3'". Deadline. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  5. ^ "Kristin Chenoweth and F. Murray Abraham Set for Pre-Broadway Premiere of Stephen Schwartz's The Queen of Versailles in Boston". Broadway.com. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
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