F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

  • Birthday: 1939-10-24
  • Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Also know as: Frank Murray Abraham

Biography

F. Murray Abraham (born Murray Abraham; October 24, 1939) is an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he came to prominence for his acclaimed leading role as Antonio Salieri in the drama film Amadeus (1984) for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama as well as a BAFTA Award nomination. Abraham made his Broadway debut in the 1968 play 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 starred in Mythic Quest (2020–2021), Moon Knight (2022), and The White Lotus (2022) with the latter earning him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series.

Filmography

Scarface

1983

As Omar

The Name of the Rose

1986

As Bernardo Gui

Star Trek: Insurrection

1998

As Ad'har Ru'afo

Amadeus

1984

As Antonio Salieri

Finding Forrester

2000

As Robert Crawford

Esther

1999

As Mordechai

Five Moons Plaza

2003

As Entita

A House Divided

2008

As Grandfather Wahid

Mimic

1997

As Dr. Gates

Slipstream

1989

As Cornelius

Mighty Aphrodite

1995

As Chorleiter

Perestroika

2009

As Professor Gross

Last Action Hero

1993

As John Practice

The Bonfire of the Vanities

1990

As D.A. Abe Weiss (uncredited)

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

1993

As Harold Leacher

Children of the Revolution

1996

As Josef 'Uncle Joe' Stalin

An Innocent Man

1989

As Virgil Cane

The Big Fix

1978

As Eppis

Blood Monkey

2007

As Professor Hamilton

By the Sword

1991

As Suba

The Stone Merchant

2006

As Shahid

Knights of the Quest

2001

As Delfinello da Coverzano

The Ritz

1976

As Chris

Barbarossa

2009

As Siniscalco Barozzi

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

2004

As Viceroy of Peru

The Sunshine Boys

1975

As Mechanic

Surviving the Game

1994

As Wolfe Sr.

Nostradamus

1994

As Scalinger

Joshua

2002

As Father Tardone

Excellent Cadavers

1999

As Tommaso Buscetta

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

1975

As Taxi Driver

The Favorite

1989

As Abdul Hamid

Sweet Killing

1993

As Zargo

Einstein Revealed

1997

As Narrator

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013

As Bud Grossman

Shark Swarm

2008

As Professor Bill Girdler

Dead Man Down

2013

As Gregor

The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014

As Old Zero Moustafa

Love, Marilyn

2013

As Self

Mobsters

1991

As Arnold Rothstein

Quiet Flows The Don

2006

As Pantaley

Goltzius & the Pelican Company

2014

As The Margrave

Madman

1978

As Marco Cohen

Day of the Siege

2012

As Marco D'Aviano

Money

1991

As Will Scarlet

Largo Desolato

1990

As Professor Leopold Nettles

Baby Face Nelson

1996

As Al Capone

The Mystery of Dante

2014

As Dante Alter Ego

Muppets from Space

1999

As Noah

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1993

As Professor Harlech

Thir13en Ghosts

2001

As Cyrus Kriticos

They Might Be Giants

1971

As Clyde (the usher)

Eye of the Widow

1991

As Kharoun

Eruption

1997

As President Mendoza

A Little Game

2014

As Norman Wallach

Drums of Fire

1990

As Osrain

The First Circle

1992

As Stalin

Isle of Dogs

2018

As Jupiter (voice)

Serpico

1973

As Detective Partner (uncredited)

Color of Justice

1997

As Jim Sullivan

Ticker

2002

As Airport Guru

My Father

2003

As Paul Minsky

Dillinger and Capone

1995

As Al Capone

L'Affaire

1994

As Lucien Haslans

Nature Amazing Places Hawaii

2010

As Narrates Program One

A Season of Giants

1990

As Papa Giulio II

The Darkling

2000

As Bruno Rubin

Beyond the Stars

1989

As Dr. Harry Bertram - the Whale Man

The Final Inquiry

2007

As Nathan

The Third Solution

1988

As Father Carafa

Fresh

1994

As Chess Hustler

Looking for Richard

1996

As Self

The Making of 'Amadeus'

2002

As Self / Salieri

Jamila

1994

As Older Seit

Vacation in Hell

1997

As Belisario

Every Act of Life

2018

As Self

Robin Hood

2018

As Cardinal

Come le formiche

2007

As Ruggero

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

As Self (archive footage)

Lady and the Tramp

2019

As Tony

Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail

2019

As Ayatollah (archive footage)

411

2015

As Information (voice)

The Dragon Chronicles

2009

As Narrator

The Beauty of Ugly

2007

As Narrator

Il Trovatore

1988

As Self - Host

Ballerina

2008

As Goran

La rosa dei nomi

1987

As Self

The Great San Francisco Earthquake

1988

As Self - Narrator (voice)

The Magic Flute

2022

As Dr. Longbow

Things Heard & Seen

2021

As Floyd DeBeers

The Unseen World

2012

As John Henry Newman

The Little Match Girl

1990

As Narrator (voice)

Is That Skunk?

2011

As Narrator

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight

2022

As Khonshu (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cadence

1990

As Capt. Ramon Garcia

Sex and the Married Woman

1977

As Duke Skaggs

All the President's Men

1976

As Arresting Officer #1

Double Soul

2023

As Mentor

Through an Open Window

1992

As Narrator

The Making of The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014

As Self / Mr. Moustafa

Mother, Couch!

2024

As Marcus / Marco

The Letter

2018

As Narrator

Milarepa

2024

As Oyun

Super Cats

2018

As Narrator (voice)

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