
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

L.A. Law
1986
as Bobby Lewis

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

Judging Amy
1999
as Judge Alistair McNeil

Hogan's Heroes
1965
as Corporal Walter Comminsky

This Is Wonderland
2004
as Judge Maxwell Fraser

Ben Casey
1961

American Masters
1986
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Baretta
1975
as Mike Parsons

Family Law
1999
as Ian Lumberg

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

The Art of War
2000
as Politician (uncredited)

The Year of Living Dangerously
1982
as Pete Curtis

Salvador
1986
as Ambassador Thomas Kelly

They Came Together
2014
as Roger

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

Manhattan
1979
as Yale

Nashville
1975
as John Triplette

Tart
2001
as Mike Storm

Private Parts
1997
as Roger Erlick

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

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

Live from Baghdad
2002
as Tom Johnson

Heights
2005
as Jesse

Away from Her
2007
as Aubrey

Hot Money
1983
as Burt / Tom

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

McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971
as Eugene Sears

Clean Slate
1994
as Dr. Doover

Silver City
2004
as Senator Judson Pilager

The Arrangement
1969
as Father Draddy

Folks!
1992
as Ed

An Unmarried Woman
1978
as Martin Benton

Truman
1995
as Dinner Speaker (uncredited)

Phase IV
1974
as James R. Lesko

Countdown
1967
as Rick

Kansas City
1996
as Henry Stilton

Altman
2014
as Self

The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968
as Mark Peter Sheean

Indian Horse
2018
as Father Quinney

Cloak & Dagger
1984
as Rice

That Cold Day in the Park
1969
as The Rounder

The Wind in the Willows
2006
as Judge

Brewster McCloud
1971
as Shaft

The Trotsky
2010
as Frank McGovern

According to Greta
2009
as Joseph

Mesmerized
1985
as Wilson

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
1992
as Bill Reilly

Mayday
2005
as Captain Randall Williams

Double Trouble
1967
as Morley

The Lawyer
1970
as Intern in Legal Office (uncredited)

Altman on His Own Terms
2000
as Self

Playing House
2006
as Hubbard

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
as Quentin Lerner

Childstar
2004
as Reed Harrison

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

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1988
as Captain Blakely

The Ultimate Lie
1996
as Malcolm McGrath

Strange Behavior
1981
as John Brady

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016
as Self

Count Yorga, Vampire
1970
as Paul

Fall
2014
as Father Sam Ryan

Special Report: Journey to Mars
1996
as Dean Rumplemeyer

Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy
1989
as Richard Burt

Indiscretion of an American Wife
1998
as Russell Burton

The Crooked Hearts
1972
as Frank Adamic

The Day Reagan Was Shot
2001
as Michael Deaver
Tricks
2004
as Arthur

Footsteps
2003
as Robbie

I Love You...Good-bye
1974
as Alec Shield
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
2000
as Self

The Thief Who Came to Dinner
1973
as Ted

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

The Rules of Marriage
1982
as Alan Murray

The Great Bank Hoax
1978
as Reverend Everett Manigma

Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV
2024
as Self

H2O
2004
as U.S. Ambassador Conrad

O Youth and Beauty!
1979
as Cash Bentley

Countdown to Looking Glass
1984
as Bob Calhoun

Sleeping Dogs Lie
1998
as Edgar Trott

The Battle Of Chosin
2016
as Narrator

Triangle Fire
2011
as narrator

The Class Of Miss MacMichael
1978
as Martin

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

Talk to Me
1984
as Ross

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

Edison
2015
as Narrator (voice)

Tesla
2016
as Narrator (voice)

Murder of a President
2016
as Narrator

The Circus
2018
as Narrator

Way Out on a Limb
2016
as Self

Dinosaur Wars
2011
as Narrator
The Transcontinental Railroad
2003
as Narrator (voice)

Billy the Kid
2012
as Narrator

The Man Who Tried to Feed the World
2020
as narrator

Angle of Attack
2011
as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Rise & Fall of Penn Station
2004
as Narrator

Silicon Valley
2013
as Narrator

Grand Coulee Dam
2017
as Narrator

The Feud
2019
as Narrator

Kit Carson
2008
as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Race Underground
2017
as Narrator

Custer's Last Stand
2012
as Narrator (voice)

Space Men
2016
as Narrator

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

Panama Canal
2011
as Narrator

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
2014
as Narrator
On the Set: Alex’s Loft
2004
as Self

Wyatt Earp
2010
as Narrator

The Greely Expedition
2011
as Narrator (voice)
What’s Happened Since ‘88
2004
as Self
On the Set: Loews Theater
2004
as Self

The Forgotten Plague
2015
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Jesse James
2006
as Narrator (voice)

Depression: Out of the Shadows
2008
as Himself - Narrator
Norma Jean, Jack, and Me
1998
as John F. Kennedy

Way Out on a Limb
2016

Robert E. Lee
2011
as Narrator
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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