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F. Murray Abraham

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1939-10-24 (Age: 87)

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

F. 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 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 (131)

⭐ 0 Role: Saul Cohen

Bookends

2026
⭐ 0 Role: Self (voice)

This Ordinary Thing

2025
⭐ 7.3 Role: Oyun

Milarepa

2025
⭐ 6.5 Role: Prophet

The Phoenician Scheme

2025
⭐ 0 Role: Himself

Amadeus: The Making of a Masterpiece

2025
⭐ 5.5 Role: Marcus / Marco

Mother, Couch

2024
⭐ 5.5 Role: Mentor

Double Soul

2023
⭐ 6.4 Role: Dr. Longbow

The Magic Flute

2022
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

The Siege of Vienna

2022
No Image
⭐ 0 Role: Self (archive footage)

An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose

2022
⭐ 6.7 Role: Khonshu (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight

2022
⭐ 5.7 Role: Floyd DeBeers

Things Heard & Seen

2021
⭐ 7.2 Role: Tony

Lady and the Tramp

2019
⭐ 6.6 Role: Ayatollah (archive footage)

Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail

2019
⭐ 7.8 Role: Grimmel (voice)

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

2019