Gerard Murphy
Known for Acting · 31 credits
- Born
- 1948-10-14
- Died
- 2013-08-26
- Place of birth
- Newry, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, UK
- Also known as
- Jerry Murphy · Gerry Murphy
Biography
Gerard Murphy was a Northern Irish actor of film, television and theatre fame. His most famous film roles included that of The Nord in Kevin Costner's ambitious Waterworld and the corruot Judge Faden in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins. On television, he was famous for playing Richard Maynarde in the 1988 Doctor Who 25th anniversary serial Silver Nemesis and for the role of the airplane pilot in the classic Father Ted episode Flight Into Danger from 1996. He died of prostate cancer at the age of 64 in August 2013.
Known For
TV Shows (16)
Doctor Who
1963
as Richard Maynarde
Play for Today
1970
Minder
1979
as Kevin O'Hara
Heartbeat
1992
as Billy Trotter
Spooks
2002
as Boris Gulyanov
Waking the Dead
2001
as James Alcock
The Bill
1984
Z-Cars
1962
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Gilberto
Father Ted
1995
as Pilot
The Afternoon Play
2003
as Clarence Mitchell
Vanity Fair
1998
as Lord Steyne
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999
as Planchet
McCallum
1997
Charters and Caldicott
1985
as Insp. Snow
My Son, My Son
1979
Movies (15)
Batman Begins
2005
as Judge Faden
Waterworld
1995
as Nord
This Is the Sea
1997
as (voice)
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
1986
as Messenger
The Best of Friends
1980
as George
Tattoo
1995
as Unnamed
Pumpgirl
2009
as Shawshank
The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
1988
Shaping Up
1980
as Colum
Catchpenny Twist
1977
as Roy Fletcher
Sacred Hearts
1985
as Father Larkin
Shades of Grey
2009
as Narrator
Facing The Sun
1980
as Gilberto
Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
1988
as Richard
Lake
2014
About Gerard Murphy
Gerard Murphy was a Northern Irish actor of film, television and theatre fame. His most famous film roles included that of The Nord in Kevin Costner's ambitious Waterworld and the corruot Judge Faden in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins. On television, he was famous for playing Richard Maynarde in the 1988 Doctor Who 25th anniversary serial Silver Nemesis and for the role of the airplane pilot in the classic Father Ted episode Flight Into Danger from 1996. He died of prostate cancer at the age of 64 in August 2013. With 31 credits spanning from 1962 to 2014, Gerard Murphy has appeared in 15 films and 16 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gerard Murphy Movies
- Batman Begins (2005) — as Judge Faden
- Waterworld (1995) — as Nord
- This Is the Sea (1997) — as (voice)
- Theban Plays: Oedipus the King (1986) — as Messenger
- The Best of Friends (1980) — as George
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