Charlie Murphy
Date of birth: 1959-07-12
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Charles Q. Murphy, Charles Murphy
Biography
Charles Quinton 'Charlie' Murphy (July 12, 1959 - April 12, 2017) was an American actor, comedian, and writer famous for being a cast member and writer on the Comedy Central sketch-comedy series Chappelle's Show. He is also known for his work with his younger brother, actor/comedian Eddie Murphy. He died from leukemia on April 12, 2017, aged 57 in Brooklyn.
Movie Credits
Night at the Museum
2006-12-20
Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an
Death of a Dynasty
2003-05-07
A story which centers around Dave Katz, a journalist at a hip-hop magazine who is sent on assignment
The Perfect Holiday
2007-12-12
Nancy Taylor, a divorced mother of three, feels especially lonely during the holidays. All she wants
Universal Remote
2007-03-29
Charlie Murphy takes the lead for this comedy concerning two best friends sent hurtling through a po
Lottery Ticket
2010-08-20
Kevin Carson is a young man living in the projects who has to survive a three-day weekend after his
Roll Bounce
2005-09-23
In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborho
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
2006-12-21
D-Roc, Dee-Dee, DJ, Money, Lissette, Slim, Chad, Gwenny, and Soo Young are working together to find
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
2006-08-11
When D-Roc sees a pair of expensive sneakers called Air Jareds, he wants his mother to buy them to w
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009-01-01
Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination of th
CB4
1993-03-12
A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members o
Unearthed
2007-04-27
In the desert area of Hat Creek, cows are found partially devoured and the farmers believe that a wo
The Pompatus of Love
1996-07-26
Four guys sit around drinking beer and talking, trying to figure out the meaning of "the pompatus of
Bar Starz
2008-03-07
Straight-arrow Barry has moved 3000 miles away from lackluster Ohio to attend college in sunny SoCal
Lovesick
2005-01-01
Faced with the pressures of family, tradition, and culture, a Cambodian woman is forced into a marri
The Landlord
1970-05-20
At the age of twenty-nine, Elgar Enders "runs away" from home. This running away consists of buying
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990-12-14
In this sentimental holiday tale, a young boy is taken away from his loving, adoptive household when
The Players Club
1998-04-08
Single mother Diana struggles to provide for her child and pay for her college education. When she m
Meet the Blacks
2016-04-01
As Carl Black gets the opportunity to move his family out of Chicago in hope of a better life, their
Murder Was the Case: The Movie
1995-02-14
Follows the exploits of Snoop Doggy Dogg as he gets shot, and makes a deal with the devil to survive
Frankenhood
2009-05-08
Two guys who work at a morgue enlist the services of a reanimated corpse to better their chances at
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
2012-11-14
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only pays homage to Murphy's journey from a 15-year-old aspiring comedian, t
The Hustle
2008-04-05
Disenchanted pest worker and single dad Freddie Manning unintentionally steals and then loses mob mo
Charlie Murphy: I Will Not Apologize
2010-01-01
Charlie Murphy: I Will Not Apologize is a live stand-up performance by Murphy in Boston. During his
Merry F#%$in' Christmas
2005-11-27
Denis Leary and a cast of many others celebrate Christmas Leary-style. Packed with original music an
Mo' Better Blues
1990-08-03
Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness abo
Our Family Wedding
2010-03-12
The weeks leading up to a young couple's wedding is comic and stressful, especially as their respect
Jungle Fever
1991-06-07
A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's q
Twisted Fortune
2007-08-12
A down-and-out thief finds he's got a bottle cap worth a million bucks. Unfortunately, he discovers
Freaknik: The Musical
2010-03-05
A rap group heads to Atlanta to participate in Atlanta's revived Freaknik festival.
The Cookout 2
2011-09-03
Basketball coach Ashmokeem kidnaps and blackmails the opposite team's player and his family in order
King's Ransom
2005-04-22
Hoping to foil his own gold-digging wife's plan, a loathsome businessman arranges his own kidnapping
Paper Soldiers
2002-06-01
Paper Soldiers follows an overeager burglar named Shawn through the ups and downs of his short, stre
Harlem Nights
1989-11-17
'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangster
Norbit
2007-02-08
A mild-mannered guy who is engaged to a monstrous woman meets the woman of his dreams, and schemes t
Pauly Shore's Natural Born Komics: Miami
2007-02-08
Pauly Shore with his comics and celebrity friends in South Beach like you've never seen before. Hidd
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
2007-12-31
Mattie endures an uneventful life, until her grandfather leaves a videotaped will. According to his