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F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Known for: Acting

Born 24/10/1939
Place of birth Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

F. Murray Abraham (born Murray Abraham; October 24, 1939) is an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for a BAFTA Award, four Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. He became famous for portraying Antonio Salieri in the drama film Amadeus (1984), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor. Abraham debuted on Broadway in the 1968 play The Man in the Glass Booth. He received the Obie Award for Outstanding Performance for his roles in Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya (1984) and William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (2011). He returned to Broadway in the revival of Terrence McNally's comedy It's Only a Play (2014), receiving a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play nomination. He has appeared in many roles, both leading and supporting, in films such as All the President's Men (1976), Scarface (1983), The Name of the Rose (1986), Last Action Hero (1993), Mighty Aphrodite (1995), Dillinger and Capone (1995), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), Finding Forrester (2000), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018) and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019). He was a regular cast member on the Showtime drama series Homeland (2012–2018), which earned him two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. He also acted in Louie (2011–2014), Mythic Quest (2020–2021), Moon Knight (2022) and The White Lotus (2022), with the latter earning him nominations for the Golden Globe Award and the Primetime Emmy Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article F. Murray Abraham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Series ★ 5,8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

2014

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Series ★ 6,1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Law & Order: Criminal Intent Series ★ 7,6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Theodore Nichols

2001

Blue Bloods Series ★ 7,8

Blue Bloods

Leon Goodwin

2010

Homeland Series ★ 7,6

Homeland

Dar Adal

2011

NOVA Series ★ 7,0

NOVA

Narrator

1974

The Good Wife Series ★ 7,6

The Good Wife

Burl Preston

2009

The White Lotus Series ★ 7,6

The White Lotus

Bert Di Grasso

2021

Elementary Series ★ 7,6

Elementary

Daniel Gottlieb

2012

Curb Your Enthusiasm Series ★ 8,0

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Ayatollah

2000

Nature Series ★ 7,9

Nature

Narrator (voice)

1982

American Experience Series ★ 6,5

American Experience

Self - Narrator (voice)

1988

All in the Family Series ★ 7,8

All in the Family

Clerk

1971

The Orville Series ★ 7,6

The Orville

Chairman

2017

The Good Fight Series ★ 7,6

The Good Fight

Burl Preston

2017

Moon Knight Series ★ 7,6

Moon Knight

Khonshu (voice)

2022

Scarface Film ★ 8,2

Scarface

Omar

1983

The Grand Budapest Hotel Film ★ 8,0

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Mr. Moustafa

2014

Marvel Zombies Series ★ 7,3

Marvel Zombies

Khonshu (voice)

2025

Beauty and the Beast Series ★ 7,4

Beauty and the Beast

Cyril

2012

Mythic Quest Series ★ 7,2

Mythic Quest

C.W. Longbottom

2020

Isle of Dogs Film ★ 7,8

Isle of Dogs

Jupiter (voice)

2018

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Film ★ 7,8

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Grimmel (voice)

2019

Saving Grace Series ★ 7,4

Saving Grace

Matthew

2007

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities Series ★ 7,5

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

Dr. Carl Winters

2022

Kojak Series ★ 7,2

Kojak

Solly Nurse

1973

Kojak Series ★ 7,2

Kojak

Eddie Gordon

1973

Robin Hood Film ★ 5,9

Robin Hood

Cardinal

2018

Amadeus Film ★ 8,0

Amadeus

Antonio Salieri

1984

Star Trek: Insurrection Film ★ 6,5

Star Trek: Insurrection

Ad'har Ru'afo

1998

The Phoenician Scheme Film ★ 6,5

The Phoenician Scheme

Prophet

2025

Last Action Hero Film ★ 6,5

Last Action Hero

John Practice

1993

Thir13en Ghosts Film ★ 6,3

Thir13en Ghosts

Cyrus

2001

White House Plumbers Series ★ 6,2

White House Plumbers

Judge John Sirica

2023

The Name of the Rose Film ★ 7,5

The Name of the Rose

Bernardo Gui

1986

Bored to Death Series ★ 7,2

Bored to Death

Professor Richard Hawkes

2009

Finding Forrester Film ★ 7,1

Finding Forrester

Robert Crawford

2000

Lady and the Tramp Film ★ 7,2

Lady and the Tramp

Tony

2019

Dead Man Down Film ★ 6,2

Dead Man Down

Gregor

2013

Inside Llewyn Davis Film ★ 7,2

Inside Llewyn Davis

Bud Grossman

2013

Things Heard & Seen Film ★ 5,7

Things Heard & Seen

Floyd DeBeers

2021

The Hire Series ★ 7,6

The Hire

Airport Guru

2001

All the President's Men Film ★ 7,7

All the President's Men

Arresting Officer #1

1976

Mimic Film ★ 6,1

Mimic

Dr. Gates

1997

Serpico Film ★ 7,5

Serpico

Detective Partner (uncredited)

1973

Marco Polo Series ★ 6,7

Marco Polo

Jacopo

1982

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 Film ★ 6,1

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

Harold Leacher

1993

An Innocent Man Film ★ 6,2

An Innocent Man

Virgil Cane

1989

The Bonfire of the Vanities Film ★ 5,6

The Bonfire of the Vanities

D.A. Abe Weiss (uncredited)

1990

Mighty Aphrodite Film ★ 6,7

Mighty Aphrodite

Chorleiter

1995

Fresh Film ★ 7,2

Fresh

Chess Hustler

1994

Surviving the Game Film ★ 6,2

Surviving the Game

Wolfe, Sr.

1994

The Magic Flute Film ★ 6,3

The Magic Flute

Dr. Longbow

2022

Muppets from Space Film ★ 6,1

Muppets from Space

Noah

1999

Bookends Film

Bookends

Saul Cohen

2026

Quiet Flows the Don Series ★ 7,5

Quiet Flows the Don

Panteleimon 'Panteley' Melekhov

2006

Mother, Couch Film ★ 5,6

Mother, Couch

Marcus / Marco

2024

Noah's Ark Series ★ 4,5

Noah's Ark

Lot

1999

Dead Man's Walk Series ★ 6,0

Dead Man's Walk

Caleb Cobb

1996

Il Trovatore Film ★ 7,5

Il Trovatore

Self - Host

1988

Mobsters Film ★ 6,3

Mobsters

Arnold Rothstein

1991

Chimerica Series ★ 5,7

Chimerica

Frank Sams

2019

The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683 Film ★ 4,3

The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683

Marco D'Aviano

2012

I promessi sposi Series ★ 7,1

I promessi sposi

l'Innominato

1989

Looking for Richard Film ★ 6,8

Looking for Richard

Self

1996

The Andros Targets Series ★ 7,0

The Andros Targets

Bobby Carr

1977

The Final Inquiry Film ★ 4,8

The Final Inquiry

Nathan

2007

An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose Film ★ 2,0

An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose

Self (archive footage)

2022

L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII Series ★ 5,0

L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII

Nathan

2007

Love, Marilyn Film ★ 6,6

Love, Marilyn

Self

2013

Esther Film ★ 6,8

Esther

Mordechai

1999

Cadence Film ★ 6,7

Cadence

Capt. Ramon Garcia

1990

The Prisoner of Second Avenue Film ★ 6,7

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Taxi Driver

1975

The Big Fix Film ★ 5,8

The Big Fix

Eppis

1978

They Might Be Giants Film ★ 7,0

They Might Be Giants

Clyde (the usher)

1971

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight Film ★ 6,8

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight

Khonshu (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

2022

This Ordinary Thing Film

This Ordinary Thing

Self (voice)

2025

Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis' Film ★ 6,7

Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

Self

2014

The Bridge of San Luis Rey Film ★ 5,2

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Viceroy of Peru

2004

Okavango: River of Dreams Series ★ 8,0

Okavango: River of Dreams

Narrator (voice)

2019

Blood Monkey Film ★ 5,5

Blood Monkey

Professor Hamilton

2007

Shark Swarm Film ★ 5,3

Shark Swarm

Professor Bill Girdler

2008

Road to 9/11 Series ★ 8,5

Road to 9/11

Himself - Narrator

2017

The Ritz Film ★ 6,0

The Ritz

Chris

1976

Drums of Fire Film ★ 6,1

Drums of Fire

Osrain

1990

Goltzius & the Pelican Company Film ★ 6,1

Goltzius & the Pelican Company

The Margrave

2012

The Sunshine Boys Film ★ 6,9

The Sunshine Boys

Mechanic

1975

The Darkling Film ★ 5,0

The Darkling

Bruno Rubin

2000

Language of the Enemy Film ★ 7,3

Language of the Enemy

Grandfather Wahid

2008

Dillinger and Capone Film ★ 5,2

Dillinger and Capone

Al Capone

1995

Nostradamus Film ★ 5,8

Nostradamus

Scalinger

1994

Excellent Cadavers Film ★ 6,3

Excellent Cadavers

Tommaso Buscetta

1999

Milarepa Film ★ 7,3

Milarepa

Oyun

2025

Barbarossa Film ★ 5,2

Barbarossa

Siniscalco Barozzi

2009

Journey to the Center of the Earth Film ★ 4,4

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Professor Harlech

1993

L'Affaire Film ★ 3,6

L'Affaire

Lucien Haslans

1994

Beyond the Stars Film ★ 5,1

Beyond the Stars

Dr. Harry Bertram - the Whale Man

1989

Children of the Revolution Film ★ 5,6

Children of the Revolution

Josef 'Uncle Joe' Stalin

1996

Slipstream Film ★ 4,3

Slipstream

Cornelius

1989

By the Sword Film ★ 6,0

By the Sword

Suba

1991

A.E.S. Hudson Street Series ★ 7,2

A.E.S. Hudson Street

1978

Dream West Series ★ 6,0

Dream West

President Abraham Lincoln

1986

Knights of the Quest Film ★ 4,9

Knights of the Quest

Delfinello da Coverzano

2001

A Little Game Film ★ 6,5

A Little Game

Norman Wallach

2014

Eruption Film ★ 5,0

Eruption

President Mendoza

1997

Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites Series ★ 8,0

Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites

Readings (Voice)

2003

Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail Film ★ 6,6

Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail

Ayatollah (archive footage)

2019

Film ★ 4,7

Sweet Killing

Zargo

1993

Baby Face Nelson Film ★ 6,8

Baby Face Nelson

Al Capone

1996

Quiet Flows The Don Film ★ 4,3

Quiet Flows The Don

Pantaley

2006

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You… Film ★ 6,5

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

Self

2009

The Stone Merchant Film ★ 4,1

The Stone Merchant

Shahid

2006

Film

Time Out

Performance Pieces Film ★ 9,0

Performance Pieces

Jack Narwhal

1990

Every Act of Life Film ★ 6,4

Every Act of Life

Self

2018

Ticker Film ★ 6,7

Ticker

Airport Guru

2002

Carnera: The Walking Mountain Film ★ 5,9

Carnera: The Walking Mountain

Leon See

2008

Double Soul Film ★ 5,3

Double Soul

Mentor

2023

The First Circle Film ★ 5,0

The First Circle

Stalin

1992

Sex and the Married Woman Film ★ 4,0

Sex and the Married Woman

Duke Skaggs

1977

Color of Justice Film ★ 5,2

Color of Justice

Jim Sullivan

1997

40 Years of Star Trek Film ★ 3,8

40 Years of Star Trek

Self

2006

Le Nom de la Rose : Le Documentaire Film ★ 10,0

Le Nom de la Rose : Le Documentaire

2004

My Father Film ★ 6,7

My Father

Paul Minsky

2003

The Making of 'Amadeus' Film ★ 7,6

The Making of 'Amadeus'

Self - Salieri

2002

The Mystery of Dante Film ★ 5,2

The Mystery of Dante

Dante Alter Ego

2014

Film ★ 6,7

The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'

Self

1986

Five Moons Plaza Film ★ 5,7

Five Moons Plaza

Entita

2003

The Directors: Milos Forman Film

The Directors: Milos Forman

Self

2000

Try to Remember: The Fantasticks Film ★ 6,8

Try to Remember: The Fantasticks

Self

2003

Joshua Film ★ 6,5

Joshua

Father Tardone

2002

Eye of the Widow Film ★ 3,4

Eye of the Widow

Kharoun

1991

The Favorite Film ★ 4,6

The Favorite

Abdul Hamid

1989

Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise Film ★ 7,0

Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise

Herman Melville

1985

The Third Solution Film ★ 4,7

The Third Solution

Father Carafa

1988

Noah's Ark Film

Noah's Ark

Lót

1999

Money Film ★ 5,5

Money

Will Scarlet

1991

Madman Film ★ 8,0

Madman

Marco Cohen

1978

The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy Film ★ 4,5

The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy

Professor Henry Covington

1999

Out of This World Film

Out of This World

A Season of Giants Film ★ 7,7

A Season of Giants

Papa Giulio II

1990

La rosa dei nomi Film ★ 5,8

La rosa dei nomi

Self

1987

The Making of Slipstream Film

The Making of Slipstream

1989

Super Cats Film

Super Cats

Narrator (voice)

2018

Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers Film ★ 8,0

Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers

Jeffrey

2006

Amadeus: The Making of a Masterpiece Film

Amadeus: The Making of a Masterpiece

Himself

2025

Waiting for Godot in San Quentin Film

Waiting for Godot in San Quentin

Himself

1998

Perestroika Film ★ 3,8

Perestroika

Professor Gross

2009

Film

Nature Amazing Places Hawaii

Narrates Program One

2010

Ballerina Film

Ballerina

Goran

2008

Film ★ 6,0

Einstein Revealed

Narrator

1997

Un dono semplice Film ★ 7,0

Un dono semplice

Thomas Barlow

2000

Come le formiche Film ★ 3,0

Come le formiche

Ruggero

2007

Jamila Film ★ 9,0

Jamila

Older Seit

1994

Film

Dead Lawyers

The Gambler Who Wouldn't Die Film ★ 3,0

The Gambler Who Wouldn't Die

Braque

2013

Vacation in Hell Film ★ 7,5

Vacation in Hell

Belisario

1997

The Great San Francisco Earthquake Film

The Great San Francisco Earthquake

Self - Narrator (voice)

1988

The Little Match Girl Film ★ 7,0

The Little Match Girl

Narrator (voice)

1990

The Siege of Vienna Film

The Siege of Vienna

2022

Film ★ 8,0

Largo Desolato

Professor Leopold Nettles

1990

The Letter Film

The Letter

Narrator

2018

Stato d'emergenza - Il caso Dozier Film ★ 7,0

Stato d'emergenza - Il caso Dozier

Goldstein

1984

Through an Open Window Film

Through an Open Window

Narrator

1992

Puma: Lion of the Andes Film ★ 9,0

Puma: Lion of the Andes

Narrator (voice)

1996

Lobo: The Wolf That Changed America Film

Lobo: The Wolf That Changed America

Narrator

2007

Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air Film

Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air

2010

Film

The Beauty of Ugly

Self - Narrator (voice)

2007

Is That Skunk? Film

Is That Skunk?

Narrator

2011

In the Valley of the Wolves Film ★ 7,0

In the Valley of the Wolves

Narrator

2010

The Dragon Chronicles Film

The Dragon Chronicles

Narrator

2009

Film

The Unseen World

John Henry Newman

2012

Sharkland Film

Sharkland

Narrator

411 Film

411

Information (voice)

2015