Murdock — The A-Team Character Profile

About Murdock

Eccentric pilot recruited from an Army hospital who flies the team to safety. He plays a crucial role in the climax by impersonating General Morrison to trick Lynch into confessing his crimes.

Murdock appears in 2 titles

• The A-Team (1983) — character page
• The A-Team (2010)

Character Facts

Played by

Sharlto Copley

Appears in

The A-Team (2010)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Murdock — Alliance Teammate — Hannibal (Liam Neeson)

  Murdock serves as Hannibal's indispensable pilot and later supports his deception against Lynch.

  Hannibal recruits Murdock from an Army hospital to pilot the rescue helicopter and later breaks him out of prison.

• Murdock — Alliance Teammate — Face (Bradley Cooper)

  Face and Murdock cooperate in the team's escape and final deception.

  Face is broken out with the team, and Murdock later impersonates Morrison as part of Hannibal's plan.

• Murdock — Alliance Teammate — B.A. Baracus (Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson)

  B.A. and Murdock function as complementary members of the reunited team.

  B.A. joins the team in recruiting Murdock and later escapes with him in the M8 tank.

• Murdock — Narrative Deception Target — Lynch (Patrick Wilson)

  Murdock becomes the essential bait in Hannibal's trap for Lynch.

  Murdock impersonates Morrison so that Lynch believes he is shooting Morrison and admits stealing the plates.

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More characters from The A-Team

• Hannibal (Liam Neeson)
• Face (Bradley Cooper)
• Charisa Sosa (Jessica Biel)
• B.A. Baracus (Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson)
• Gammons (Maury Sterling)
• Pike (Brian Bloom)
• General Javier Tuco (Yul Vazquez)
• Ravech (Terry Chen)
• Director McCready (Henry Czerny)
• Lynch (Patrick Wilson)
• General Morrison (Gerald McRaney)
• Chopshop Jay (Omari Hardwick)