Michael Murphy

Biography

Michael Murphy (born May 5, 1938) is an American film and television actor.

Career Overview

Michael Murphy has 124 screen credits in a career dating back to 1959. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently X-MEN with 1 titles. Signature works include Batman Returns, Edison, Shocker. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

124

Birth Date

1938-05-05 00:00:00

Birth Place

Los Angeles, California, USA

Known For

• 

  Batman Returns
• 

  Edison
• 

  Shocker
• 

  Strange Behavior
• 

  Manhattan
• 

  The Feud

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

• X-MEN (1 titles)
• The Art of War Collection (1 titles)
• DCEU (1 titles)
• Batman Burton-Schumacher Series (1 titles)
• Batman Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Michael Keaton (1 collaborations)
• Danny DeVito (1 collaborations)
• Michelle Pfeiffer (1 collaborations)
• Christopher Walken (1 collaborations)
• Michael Gough (1 collaborations)
• Pat Hingle (1 collaborations)
• Vincent Schiavelli (1 collaborations)
• Andrew Bryniarski (1 collaborations)
• Cristi Conaway (1 collaborations)
• Steve Witting (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (124 credits)

  • Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • The Man Who Tried to Feed the World

    narrator

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • The Feud

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

    The Politician

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The Circus

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Indian Horse

    Father Quinney

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Grand Coulee Dam

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • The Race Underground

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • The Battle Of Chosin

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Tesla

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Way Out on a Limb

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Way Out on a Limb

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Space Men

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Murder of a President

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • The Forgotten Plague

    Himself - Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Edison

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Fall

    Father Sam Ryan

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Altman

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • They Came Together

    Roger

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • White House Down

    Vice President Hammond

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Silicon Valley

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Custer's Last Stand

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Billy the Kid

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Angle of Attack

    Self - Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Triangle Fire

    narrator

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • The Greely Expedition

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Panama Canal

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Dinosaur Wars

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Robert E. Lee

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Person of Interest

    - Number Crunch (2011) ... Jim Hallen actor actors
    2011
  • The Trotsky

    Frank McGovern

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Wyatt Earp

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • According to Greta

    Joseph

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Depression: Out of the Shadows

    Himself - Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Kit Carson

    Self - Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Away from Her

    Aubrey

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • The Wind in the Willows

    Judge

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • X-Men: The Last Stand

    Warren Worthington II

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Playing House

    Hubbard

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Jesse James

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 2 - American Mecca

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 1 - Sin City

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Mayday

    Captain Randall Williams

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Heights

    Jesse

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • On the Set: Alex’s Loft

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • What’s Happened Since ‘88

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • On the Set: Loews Theater

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • H2O

    U.S. Ambassador Conrad

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Silver City

    Senator Judson Pilager

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Childstar

    Reed Harrison

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Tricks

    Arthur

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • The Rise & Fall of Penn Station

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Footsteps

    Robbie

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • The Transcontinental Railroad

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Live from Baghdad

    Tom Johnson

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • The Day Reagan Was Shot

    Michael Deaver

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Tart

    Mike Storm

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    - Semi-Professional (2002) ... Peter Blakemore actor actors
    2001
  • The Art of War

    Politician (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Altman on His Own Terms

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Magnolia

    Alan Kligman, Esq.

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Judging Amy

    - Culture Clash (2000) ... Judge Alistair McNeil actor actors
    1999
  • Indiscretion of an American Wife

    Russell Burton

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Sleeping Dogs Lie

    Edgar Trott

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Norma Jean, Jack, and Me

    John F. Kennedy

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story

    Pete Louganis

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Private Parts

    Roger Erlick

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Kansas City

    Henry Stilton

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Special Report: Journey to Mars

    Dean Rumplemeyer

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • The Ultimate Lie

    Malcolm McGrath

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Truman

    Dinner Speaker (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Bad Company

    William V. 'Smitty' Smithfield (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Clean Slate

    Dr. Doover

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

    Bill Reilly

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Batman Returns

    Mayor

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Folks!

    Ed

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Law & Order

    - Armed Forces (2001) ... Nolan Tinsdale actor actors
    1990
  • Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy

    Richard Burt

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Shocker

    Lt. Don Parker

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

    Captain Blakely

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • American Experience

    - The Race Underground (2017) ... Narrator (voice) actor actors

    - Tesla (2016) ... Narrator (voice) actor actors

    - Space Men (2016) ... Narrator (voice) actor actors

    - Last Days In Vietnam (2015) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors

    - Panama Canal (2011) ... Narrator (voice) actor actors
    1988
  • Salvador

    Ambassador Thomas Kelly

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • American Masters

    - Julia! America's Favorite Chef (2004) ... Self - Narrator (voice) actor actors
    1986
  • L.A. Law

    - Bare Witness (1993) ... Bobby Lewis actor actors
    1986
  • Mesmerized

    Wilson

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Countdown to Looking Glass

    Bob Calhoun

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Cloak & Dagger

    Rice

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Talk to Me

    Ross

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Hot Money

    Burt / Tom

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • The Year of Living Dangerously

    Pete Curtis

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • The Rules of Marriage

    Alan Murray

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Strange Behavior

    John Brady

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • O Youth and Beauty!

    Cash Bentley

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Manhattan

    Yale

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Class Of Miss MacMichael

    Martin

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Great Bank Hoax

    Reverend Everett Manigma

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • An Unmarried Woman

    Martin Benton

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Front

    Alfred Miller

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Nashville

    John Triplette

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Baretta

    - This Ain't My Bag (1975) ... Mike Parsons actor actors
    1975
  • The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

    Quentin Lerner

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Phase IV

    James R. Lesko

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • I Love You...Good-bye

    Alec Shield

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Thief Who Came to Dinner

    Ted

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Crooked Hearts

    Frank Adamic

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • What's Up, Doc?

    Mr. Smith

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Brewster McCloud

    Shaft

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    Eugene Sears

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Count Yorga, Vampire

    Paul

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The Lawyer

    Intern in Legal Office (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • M*A*S*H

    'Me Lai' Marston

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The Arrangement

    Father Draddy

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • The Legend of Lylah Clare

    Mark Peter Sheean

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Countdown

    Rick

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Double Trouble

    Morley

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Hogan's Heroes

    - Reservations are Required (1965) ... Corporal Walter Comminsky actor actors
    1965
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    - The Love Affair (1965) ... Interne actor actors
    1964
  • Ben Casey

    - If You Really Want to Know What Goes On In a Hospital... (1965) ... actor actors

    - A Horse Named Stravinsky (1965) ... actor actors

    - A Disease of the Heart Called Love (1964) ... actor actors
    1961
  • Bonanza

    - The Burning Sky (1968) ... Will Holt actor actors
    1959