F. Murray Abraham
Birthplace: Pittsburgh
Born: 1939-10-24
Occupations recorded in source
actor; character actor; director; film actor; stage actor; television actor
Biography from Wikipedia
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 came to prominence for his portrayal of Antonio Salieri in the drama film Amadeus (1984) for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor.
Abraham made his Broadway debut in the 1968 play The Man in the Glass Booth. He received an 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), Amadeus (1984), The Name of the Rose (1986), An Innocent Man (1989), 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 a Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award.
Sources & attribution
Wikidata · revision
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- The First Circle (1992)
- By the Sword (1991) — Suba
- Eye of the Widow (1991) — Kharoun
- Mobsters (1991) — Arnold Rothstein
- Money (1991)
- A Season of Giants (1990)
- The Battle of the Three Kings (1990)
- An Innocent Man (1989) — Virgil Caine
- Beyond the Stars (1989) — Harry Bertram
- Slipstream (1989) — Cornelius
- The Favorite (1989) — Abdul Hamid
- The Third Solution (1988)
- Der Name der Rose (1986) — Bernardo Gui
- Amadeus (1984) — Antonio Salieri
- Scarface (1983) — Omar Suarez
- The Big Fix (1978) — Eppis
- The Ritz (1976) — Chris
- The Sunshine Boys (1975) — Mechanic
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.
