
Michael Murphy
Known for Acting · 137 credits
- Born
- 1938-05-05 (age 88)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Michael George Murphy · Mike Murphy
Biography
Michael Murphy (born May 5, 1938) is an American film and television actor.
Known For
TV Shows (24)

Law & Order
1990
as Nolan Tinsdale

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Peter Blakemore

Person of Interest
2011
as Jim Hallen

Bonanza
1959
as Will Holt

American Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice) / Self - Narrator (voice)

Judging Amy
1999
as Judge Alistair McNeil

L.A. Law
1986
as Bobby Lewis

Hogan's Heroes
1965
as Corporal Walter Comminsky

Ben Casey
1961

American Masters
1986
as Self - Narrator (voice)

This Is Wonderland
2004
as Judge Maxwell Fraser

Family Law
1999
as Ian Lumberg

Baretta
1975
as Mike Parsons

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Interne

Rogue
2013
as George Kelly

LAX
2004
as Emmet

The Sixth Sense
1972

Tilt
2005
as Jimmy Molloy

Tanner '88
1988
as Jack Tanner

The Bridge
2010
as Ed Wycoff

Tanner on Tanner
2004
as Jack Tanner

The Path to 9/11
2006
as William Cohen

H2O
2004
as U.S. Ambassador Conrad
Hard Copy
1987
Movies (113)

Batman Returns
1992
as Mayor

Magnolia
1999
as Alan Kligman, Esq.

White House Down
2013
as Vice President Hammond

M*A*S*H
1970
as 'Me Lai' Marston

Shocker
1989
as Lt. Don Parker

The Front
1976
as Alfred Miller

Bad Company
1995
as William V. 'Smitty' Smithfield (uncredited)

Tart
2001
as Mike Storm

Salvador
1986
as Ambassador Thomas Kelly

They Came Together
2014
as Roger

The Year of Living Dangerously
1982
as Pete Curtis

The Art of War
2000
as Politician (uncredited)

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
2019
as The Politician

Nashville
1975
as John Triplette

Manhattan
1979
as Yale

Private Parts
1997
as Roger Erlick

Cloak & Dagger
1984
as Rice

Altman
2014
as Self

Folks!
1992
as Ed

Clean Slate
1994
as Dr. Doover

What's Up, Doc?
1972
as Mr. Smith

Heights
2005
as Jesse

An Unmarried Woman
1978
as Martin Benton

The Arrangement
1969
as Father Draddy

Hot Money
1983
as Burt / Tom

Live from Baghdad
2002
as Tom Johnson

Away from Her
2007
as Aubrey

McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971
as Eugene Sears

Childstar
2004
as Reed Harrison

Phase IV
1974
as James R. Lesko

Brewster McCloud
1971
as Shaft

Kansas City
1996
as Henry Stilton

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self

Double Trouble
1967
as Morley

According to Greta
2009
as Joseph

Kit Carson
2008
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Indian Horse
2018
as Father Quinney

Countdown
1967
as Rick

Silver City
2004
as Senator Judson Pilager

The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968
as Mark Peter Sheean

The Wind in the Willows
2006
as Judge
Tricks
2004
as Arthur

Mayday
2005
as Captain Randall Williams

Truman
1995
as Dinner Speaker (uncredited)

Mesmerized
1985
as Wilson

That Cold Day in the Park
1969
as The Rounder

Edison
2015
as Narrator (voice)

Footsteps
2003
as Robbie

The Trotsky
2010
as Frank McGovern

H2O
2004
as U.S. Ambassador Conrad

Count Yorga, Vampire
1970
as Paul

Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
1997
as Pete Louganis

The Class Of Miss MacMichael
1978
as Martin

The Day Reagan Was Shot
2001
as Michael Deaver

Strange Behavior
1981
as John Brady

The Crooked Hearts
1972
as Frank Adamic

Fall
2014
as Father Sam Ryan

Altman on His Own Terms
2000
as Self
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
2000
as Self

Indiscretion of an American Wife
1998
as Russell Burton

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
as Quentin Lerner

The Lawyer
1970
as Intern in Legal Office (uncredited)

X-Men: The Last Stand
2006
as Warren Worthington II

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1988
as Captain Blakely

Dinosaur Wars
2011
as Narrator

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016
as Self

Playing House
2006
as Hubbard

Tesla
2016
as Narrator (voice)

The Ultimate Lie
1996
as Malcolm McGrath

I Love You...Good-bye
1974
as Alec Shield

Special Report: Journey to Mars
1996
as Dean Rumplemeyer

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
1992
as Bill Reilly

Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy
1989
as Richard Burt

Triangle Fire
2011
as narrator

O Youth and Beauty!
1979
as Cash Bentley

The Rules of Marriage
1982
as Alan Murray

Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV
2024
as Self

Silicon Valley
2013
as Narrator

Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 2 - American Mecca
2005
as Narrator

Countdown to Looking Glass
1984
as Bob Calhoun

The Feud
2019
as Narrator

The Thief Who Came to Dinner
1973
as Ted

Sleeping Dogs Lie
1998
as Edgar Trott

Panama Canal
2011
as Narrator

Talk to Me
1984
as Ross

The Battle Of Chosin
2016
as Narrator

Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 1 - Sin City
2005
as Narrator

The Race Underground
2017
as Narrator

Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano
2024
as Himself

The Great Bank Hoax
1978
as Reverend Everett Manigma

Wyatt Earp
2010
as Narrator

The Circus
2018
as Narrator

The Rise & Fall of Penn Station
2004
as Narrator

Way Out on a Limb
2016
as Self

Way Out on a Limb
2016

Murder of a President
2016
as Narrator

Depression: Out of the Shadows
2008
as Himself - Narrator

The Greely Expedition
2011
as Narrator (voice)
What’s Happened Since ‘88
2004
as Self

Space Men
2016
as Narrator
On the Set: Alex’s Loft
2004
as Self
The Transcontinental Railroad
2003
as Narrator (voice)

The Man Who Tried to Feed the World
2020
as narrator

Angle of Attack
2011
as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Forgotten Plague
2015
as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Billy the Kid
2012
as Narrator

Custer's Last Stand
2012
as Narrator (voice)

Grand Coulee Dam
2017
as Narrator

Robert E. Lee
2011
as Narrator

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
2014
as Narrator
Norma Jean, Jack, and Me
1998
as John F. Kennedy
On the Set: Loews Theater
2004
as Self
Jesse James
2006
as Narrator (voice)
About Michael Murphy
Michael Murphy (born May 5, 1938) is an American film and television actor. With 137 credits spanning from 1959 to 2024, Michael Murphy has appeared in 113 films and 24 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Murphy Movies
- Batman Returns (1992) — as Mayor
- Magnolia (1999) — as Alan Kligman, Esq.
- White House Down (2013) — as Vice President Hammond
- M*A*S*H (1970) — as 'Me Lai' Marston
- Shocker (1989) — as Lt. Don Parker
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