Kevin Murphy

Biography

Kevin Wagner Murphy was born on November 3, 1956 in River Forest, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, writer and comedian, best known for his long-running voice role of robot Tom Servo on the Peabody-winning, Emmy-nominated cult TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000. Murphy served as writer and associate producer prior to taking on the main voice role from J. Elvis Weinstein.

Career Overview

Kevin Murphy has 105 screen credits in a career dating back to 1964. Signature works include Mystery Science Theater 3000, Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie, RiffTrax Live: Timecop. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

105

Birth Date

1956-11-03 00:00:00

Birth Place

River Forest, Illinois, USA

Known For

• 

  Mystery Science Theater 3000
• 

  Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
• 

  RiffTrax Live: Timecop
• 

  RiffTrax Live: Point Break
• 

  GrimTrax
• 

  RiffTrax Live: RAD

Frequent Collaborators

• Michael J. Nelson (13 collaborations)
• Bill Corbett (9 collaborations)
• Jim Mallon (5 collaborations)
• Joel Hodgson (4 collaborations)
• Trace Beaulieu (4 collaborations)
• Mary Jo Pehl (3 collaborations)
• Frank Conniff (2 collaborations)
• Paul Chaplin (2 collaborations)
• Patrick Brantseg (2 collaborations)
• Conor Lastowka (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (73 credits)

  • RiffTrax: Pressure Point

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Hunks of Junk

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • GrimTrax Returns

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • RiffTrax Live: Timecop

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • RiffTrax: Super Zeroes

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • RiffTrax Live: Point Break

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • GrimTrax

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • RiffTrax Live: RAD

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • RiffTrax Live: The Return of Swamp Thing

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • RiffTrax Live: Amityville - The Evil Escapes

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • RiffTrax Live: Hobgoblins

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • RiffTrax Live: Giant Spider Invasion

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • RiffTrax Live: Star Raiders

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • RiffTrax Live: Octaman

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • RiffTrax Live: Day of the Shorts: SF Sketchfest 2019

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The Rifftrax Yule Log

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • RiffTrax Live: Space Mutiny

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • We Brought Back MST3K

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • RiffTrax Live: Doctor Who – The Five Doctors

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • RiffTrax Live: Summer Shorts Beach Party

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Rifftrax Live: Samurai Cop

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Mystery Science Theater 3000

    - At the Earth's Core (2017) ... Bobo actor actors

    - Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II (2017) ... Bobo actor actors

    - Cry Wilderness (2017) ... Bobo actor actors
    2017
  • Rifftrax Live: Carnival of Souls

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • RiffTrax Live: Mothra

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • RiffTrax Live: Time Chasers

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Rifftrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2016

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • RiffTrax Live: Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • RiffTrax Live: Miami Connection

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • RiffTrax Live: Sharknado 2

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • You, Your Brain, & You

    #3

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Rifftrax Live: The Room

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Rifftrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2015

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • RiffTrax Live: Santa Claus

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • RiffTrax Live: Godzilla

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • RiffTrax Live: Sharknado

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Hamlet A.D.D.

    King Robot (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Rifftrax Live: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Shame the Devil

    Police Officer

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Return to Eden Prairie: 25 Years of Mystery Science Theater 3000

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • RiffTrax Live: Night of the Living Dead

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Motion Picture Odyssey

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Rifftrax Live: Starship Troopers

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Santa's Village of Madness

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • RiffTrax Live: Birdemic - Shock and Terror

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Suds County, U.S.A.

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • RiffTrax Live: "Manos" the Hands of Fate

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Rifftrax Live: Jack the Giant Killer

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • RiffTrax Live: House on Haunted Hill

    himself

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Rifftrax Live: Reefer Madness

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • RiffTrax Live: Christmas Shorts-stravaganza!

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • RiffTrax Live: Plan 9 from Outer Space

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Max the Hero

    Chip (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • The Film Crew: The Giant of Marathon

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • The Film Crew: Wild Women of Wongo

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • The Film Crew: Killers from Space

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • The Film Crew: Hollywood After Dark

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • The Three Stooges in Color

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Who's Your Daddy?

    The Arnold Horshack Experience

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 3

    Tom Servo

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • The Last Dance: RAW

    Himself / Tom Servo / Prof. Bobo

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 2

    Tom Servo

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • 2nd Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review

    Tom Servo (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 1

    Tom Servo

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • 1st Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review

    Tom Servo (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

    Tom Servo (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Poopie!

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Poopie Parade of Values

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • MST3K Little Gold Statue Preview Special

    Tom Servo

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • This Is MST3K

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Mystery Science Theater 3000

    Tom Servo (voice) / Professor Bobo

    actor

    actors

    - Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (1999) ... Tom Servo (voice) / Professor Bobo actor actors

    - Diabolik (1999) ... Tom Servo (voice) / Professor Bobo actor actors

    - Squirm (1999) ... Tom Servo (voice) / Professor Bobo actor actors

    - Horrors of Spider Island (1999) ... Tom Servo (voice) / Professor Bobo actor actors

    - It Lives by Night (1999) ... Tom Servo (voice) / Professor Bobo actor actors
    1989
  • Three Stooges: Greatest Routines

    Kevin Murphy

    actor

    actors
    1964

• writing (24 credits)

  • RiffTrax Live: Timecop

    writer

    writing
    2025
  • RiffTrax Live: Point Break

    writer

    writing
    2024
  • GrimTrax

    writer

    writing
    2024
  • RiffTrax Live: RAD

    writer

    writing
    2023
  • RiffTrax Live: The Return of Swamp Thing

    writer

    writing
    2022
  • RiffTrax Live: Star Raiders

    writer

    writing
    2019
  • RiffTrax Live: Day of the Shorts: SF Sketchfest 2019

    writer

    writing
    2019
  • RiffTrax Live: Summer Shorts Beach Party

    writer

    writing
    2017
  • RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion

    writer

    writing
    2016
  • RiffTrax Live: Santa Claus

    writer

    writing
    2014
  • Rifftrax Live: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

    writer

    writing
    2013
  • Rifftrax Live: Starship Troopers

    writer

    writing
    2013
  • Santa's Village of Madness

    writer

    writing
    2012
  • RiffTrax Live: "Manos" the Hands of Fate

    writer

    writing
    2012
  • RiffTrax Live: House on Haunted Hill

    writer

    writing
    2010
  • Rifftrax Live: Reefer Madness

    writer

    writing
    2010
  • The Film Crew: The Giant of Marathon

    writer

    writing
    2007
  • The Film Crew: Wild Women of Wongo

    writer

    writing
    2007
  • The Film Crew: Killers from Space

    writer

    writing
    2007
  • The Film Crew: Hollywood After Dark

    writer

    writing
    2007
  • Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 3

    writer

    writing
    2000
  • Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

    writer

    writing
    1996
  • MST3K Little Gold Statue Preview Special

    writer

    writing
    1995
  • Mystery Science Theater 3000

    writer

    writing

    - Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (1999) ... writer writing

    - Diabolik (1999) ... writer writing

    - Squirm (1999) ... writer writing

    - Horrors of Spider Island (1999) ... writer writing

    - It Lives by Night (1999) ... writer writing
    1989

• production (6 credits)

  • The Film Crew: The Giant of Marathon

    producer

    production
    2007
  • The Film Crew: Wild Women of Wongo

    producer

    production
    2007
  • The Film Crew: Killers from Space

    producer

    production
    2007
  • The Film Crew: Hollywood After Dark

    producer

    production
    2007
  • Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

    associate producer

    production
    1996
  • Mystery Science Theater 3000

    producer

    production

    - Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (1999) ... producer production

    - Diabolik (1999) ... producer production

    - Squirm (1999) ... producer production

    - Horrors of Spider Island (1999) ... producer production

    - It Lives by Night (1999) ... producer production
    1989

• directing (2 credits)

  • MST3K Little Gold Statue Preview Special

    director

    directing
    1995
  • Mystery Science Theater 3000

    - Diabolik (1999) ... director directing

    - Squirm (1999) ... director directing

    - It Lives by Night (1999) ... director directing

    - Final Justice (1999) ... director directing

    - Boggy Creek II: and The Legend Continues (1999) ... director directing
    1989