
James Murtaugh
Known for Acting · 75 credits
- Born
- 1942-10-28 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- James Francis Murtaugh · Jim Murtaugh
Biography
James Murtaugh (born October 28, 1942) is an American actor. His film credits include How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, Everything’s Fine, Invincible, I Don’t Know How She Does It, Out of Time, Vanilla Sky, Night Falls on Manhattan, The Howling, Blue Thunder, All the President’s Men, Private Parts, Last Days of Disco, The Rosary Murders, and Two Weeks.
Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Dr. Porterman / Defense Attorney Gibson

Law & Order
1990
as Christianson / Samuel Sorotsky / Dr. Jenner / Dr. Farnsworth / David Solomon / Carter Newton

Ironside
1967
as Terry Langley

The Blacklist
2013
as Charles Lassiter

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Alan Bottner / Ned Worley / Studio Owner

The Sopranos
1999
as Judge Lapper
TV Shows (40)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Dr. Porterman / Defense Attorney Gibson

Law & Order
1990
as Christianson / Samuel Sorotsky / Dr. Jenner / Dr. Farnsworth / David Solomon / Carter Newton

Ironside
1967
as Terry Langley

The Blacklist
2013
as Charles Lassiter

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Alan Bottner / Ned Worley / Studio Owner

The Sopranos
1999
as Judge Lapper

Blue Bloods
2010
as Ret. Det. Loggia

The Good Wife
2009
as Foxson

Elementary
2012
as Lawyer

Hill Street Blues
1981

Alice
1976

Third Watch
1999
as Chief Tom McInerney / Dean Thompson's Lover

30 Rock
2006
as Ron

Madam Secretary
2014
as Theodore Gates

The Rockford Files
1974
as Bob Parsons / Tom Hanson / Gordon Lyle / Steve McWilliams

Evil
2019
as Zach Neville

Hart to Hart
1979
as Sumner

Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021
as Herbert Rixton

Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Simon MacLeish

Spin City
1996

The Equalizer
1985
as Barry Konig

Barney Miller
1975
as Peace Corps Recruiter Vincent Bondell / Joseph Saxon / Ron Giles

Police Woman
1974
as Sanford Elliott

Kojak
1973
as Sutter

Hope & Faith
2003
as Edward Shanowski

Police Story
1973

Ed
2000
as Jack Respaldi

Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Addison Briggs

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974

Spenser: For Hire
1985

Baa Baa Black Sheep
1976
as Medical Lieutenant

The Last O.G.
2018
as Rudolph

Kings
2009
as Michelle's Doctor

100 Centre Street
2001
as Judge Wisler

Queens Supreme
2003

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
1980

Liberty!
1997
as Anti-Federalist

Wonderland
2000
as Dr. Lorenzo
The Roller Girls
1978
as Howie Devine
Number 96
1980
Movies (35)

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
2003
as Jack

All the President's Men
1976
as Congress Library Clerk

Vanilla Sky
2001
as Benny's Owner

Malcolm X
1992
as Cop at Harlem Station

Blue Thunder
1983
as Alf Hewitt

Out of Time
2003
as Dr. Frieland

Invincible
2006
as Principal

The Howling
1981
as Jerry Warren

Everybody's Fine
2009
as Dr. Ed

Private Parts
1997
as Payton

I Don't Know How She Does It
2011
as Roger Harcourt

Romeo Is Bleeding
1993
as Priest

The Last Days of Disco
1998
as Marshall

Night Falls on Manhattan
1997
as Man in Asylum

The Laramie Project
2002
as Reverend Fred Phelps

Someone's Watching Me!
1978
as Leone

I Do & I Don't
2008
as Morton Murphy

The Rosary Murders
1987
as Robert Javison

The Flying Misfits
1976
as Medical Lieutenant

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
2001
as Lew Kincannon

The Water Is Wide
2006
as Ezra Bennington

Two Weeks
2006
as Jim Cranston

Return
2011
as Mr. Miller

Hail
1973
as Sergeant Johnson

A Rose for Emily
1983
as Pharmacist

Archaeology of a Woman
2014
as Sgt. Calder

Hudson River Blues
1997

Letter to My Killer
1995

Casino
1980
as Andrews

Off the Minnesota Strip
1980
as Bruce McGrath

Dr. Scorpion
1978
as Dave Steel

River Red
1998
as Chief Bascomb

I Take These Men
1983
as Dr. Stuart Sherwood

Pleasure Cove
1979
as Henry Sinclair

Brother's Shadow
2006
as Hank Stafford
About James Murtaugh
James Murtaugh (born October 28, 1942) is an American actor. His film credits include How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, Everything’s Fine, Invincible, I Don’t Know How She Does It, Out of Time, Vanilla Sky, Night Falls on Manhattan, The Howling, Blue Thunder, All the President’s Men, Private Parts, Last Days of Disco, The Rosary Murders, and Two Weeks. With 75 credits spanning from 1967 to 2021, James Murtaugh has appeared in 35 films and 40 TV shows.
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Most Popular James Murtaugh Movies
- How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) — as Jack
- All the President's Men (1976) — as Congress Library Clerk
- Vanilla Sky (2001) — as Benny's Owner
- Malcolm X (1992) — as Cop at Harlem Station
- Blue Thunder (1983) — as Alf Hewitt
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