Michael Murphy
Date of birth: 1938-05-05
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Michael George Murphy, Mike Murphy
Biography
Michael Murphy (born May 5, 1938) is an American film and television actor.
Movie Credits
Batman Returns
1992-06-19
The monstrous Penguin, who dwells in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with corrupt mayoral candid
M*A*S*H
1970-02-18
The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor and hijinks to keep their sanity in the face of t
Manhattan
1979-04-25
Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further
The Front
1976-09-17
A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice
Nashville
1975-06-11
The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitr
Heights
2005-07-15
Spanning twenty-four hours, HEIGHTS follows five New Yorkers challenged to choose their destiny befo
Away from Her
2007-05-04
Fiona and Grant have been married for nearly 50 years. They have to face the fact that Fiona’s absen
Tricks
2004-04-22
Laurel, Jane and Candy. We meet them as children, we know them as prostitutes and we come to underst
The Year of Living Dangerously
1982-12-17
A young Australian reporter tries to navigate the political turmoil of Indonesia during the rule of
Salvador
1986-04-23
In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the le
Kansas City
1996-08-16
A pair of kidnappings expose the complex power dynamics within the corrupt and unpredictable working
What's Up, Doc?
1972-03-09
The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild
The Crooked Hearts
1972-11-08
A charming but somewhat larcenous widow attempts to snare a rich bachelor through a lonely hearts cl
Brewster McCloud
1970-12-05
Brewster is an owlish, intellectual boy who lives in a fallout shelter of the Houston Astrodome. He
According to Greta
2009-11-25
Dumped on her grandparents for the summer by her indifferent mother, acerbic and self-destructive te
Shocker
1989-03-23
About to be electrocuted for a catalog of heinous crimes, the unrepentant Horace Pinker transforms i
The Art of War
2000-08-25
Neil Shaw is both agent and weapon - a critical line of defense for the Secretary General of the Uni
Countdown
1967-08-20
Desperate to land a man on the moon before Russia does, NASA hastily preps a would-be spaceman for a
Strange Behavior
1981-10-16
When the teenagers in a small Illinois town start getting murdered, the police chief makes a connect
Count Yorga, Vampire
1970-06-10
Posing as a hip medium, a bloodthirsty old-world undead gent attracts young lovelies to his mansion
Live from Baghdad
2002-12-07
A group of CNN reporters wrestle with journalistic ethics and the life-and-death perils of reporting
Countdown to Looking Glass
1984-10-14
A fictional confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the Strait of Hormuz,
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971-06-24
A gambler and a prostitute become thriving business partners in a remote Old West mining town until
Childstar
2004-09-10
An experimental filmmaker takes a job as a driver for a foul-mouthed child actor and his ambitious s
The Wind in the Willows
2006-12-18
Jailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his beloved To
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006-05-24
When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men—led by Professor Charles
Space Men
2016-02-09
In the 1950s and early '60s, a small band of high-altitude pioneers exposed themselves to the extrem
An Unmarried Woman
1978-05-24
A wealthy woman from Manhattan's Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity and her sex
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
1992-09-13
The real-life struggle to contain the environmental and financial damage caused to Alaska by the oil
The Trotsky
2010-05-05
Leon Bronstein is not your average Montreal West high school student. For one thing, none of his pee
Magnolia
1999-12-17
On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famo
That Cold Day in the Park
1969-06-08
Frances Austen, a young, wealthy spinster, invites a mute teenager into her apartment after finding
Clean Slate
1994-05-06
Pogue is a private eye with a problem: every morning when he wakes up, he has total amnesia, waking
The Arrangement
1969-11-18
An adman attempts to rebuild his shattered life after suffering a nervous breakdown.
Cloak & Dagger
1984-06-01
Davey Osborne is an average 11-year-old boy with an overactive imagination. He spends his days playi
H2O
2004-10-31
When Canada's Prime Minister drowns in what appears to be a boating accident, his son takes office a
The Day Reagan Was Shot
2001-12-09
The Day Reagan Was Shot is a 2001 film made for television directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh. The film sta
Mesmerized
1985-11-18
An orphan weds an older man in circa-1900 New Zealand, then finds out he's a miser who spies on her.
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968-08-21
A dictatorial film director hires an unknown actress to play the lead role in a planned movie biogra
Phase IV
1974-09-13
Arizona ants mock the food chain on their way to a desert lab to get two scientists and a woman.
Robert E. Lee
2011-01-03
This two-hour film examines the life and reputation of the Confederacy's pre-eminent general, whose
The Great Bank Hoax
1978-11-01
When the prominent citizens of a small town discover that the officers of the local bank have been e
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016-05-13
A very special encounter between legendary American cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond and young French
Custer's Last Stand
2012-01-17
Follow General George Armstrong Custer from his memorable, wild charge at Gettysburg to his lonely,
The Transcontinental Railroad
2003-01-27
Documentary filmmakers offer a fascinating look at one of the most spectacular engineering feats of
Jesse James
2006-02-06
He's one of America's most cherished myths... and one of its most wrong-headed. America's Robin Hood
White House Down
2013-06-27
Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service protecting Pr
Billy the Kid
2012-01-10
A fascinating look at the myth and the man behind it, who, in just a few short years transformed him
Hot Money
1983-01-01
Burt, a clever ex-con, has changed his identity and has managed to land a job as a deputy in small t
Footsteps
2003-10-11
Daisy Lowendahl is a best-selling suspense novelist who finds herself at her isolated beach house wi
The Class Of Miss MacMichael
1979-01-27
A dedicated teacher tries to reach out to juvenile delinquent students at a London alternative schoo
Depression: Out of the Shadows
2008-05-21
This PBS documentary explores depression, a debilitating disease that affects millions of Americans.
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995-06-05
Based on the first centenary of the largest exporter of films in the world, that is Hollywood, is th
Special Report: Journey to Mars
1996-03-25
When the world's first spaceship is close to its goal (Mars), the TV network GNN begins its live cov
Fall
2014-09-30
An aging Roman Catholic Priest living contentedly at a Niagara Falls parish, receives a letter forci
They Came Together
2014-06-27
A small business owner is about to lose her shop to a major corporate development.
Altman
2014-08-01
Robert Altman's life and career contained multitudes. This father of American independent cinema lef
Kit Carson
2008-02-18
An illiterate mountain man, Kit Carson was fluent in Spanish and five Indian languages; he twice mar
Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV
2024-02-27
A brand new documentary by Elijah Drenner featuring interviews with Jeffrey Bass, co-star Michael Mu
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
1973-03-01
A computer programmer decides to become a thief. And when he starts making waves, an insurance inves
Playing House
2006-03-24
A young, ambitious editor finds out she's pregnant just as she lands her big break.
The Forgotten Plague
2015-02-10
Tuberculosis is the deadliest killer in human history, responsible for one in four deaths for almost
The Rise & Fall of Penn Station
2004-02-18
In 1910, the Pennsylvania Railroad successfully accomplished the enormous engineering feat of buildi
O Youth and Beauty!
1979-10-31
Cash Bentley and his wife Louise lead an average upper-middle-class life in suburbia, with a nice ho
Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano
2024-08-30
Perhaps at first glance, the filmography of Silvio Narizzano appears unremarkable. Thanks to his sle
Double Trouble
1967-04-05
When singer Guy Lambert goes on tour in Europe, he is pursued by two beautiful women, bumbling jewel
Mayday
2005-10-02
Twelve miles above the Pacific Ocean, an errant missile strikes a state of the art passenger jet. Th
The Ultimate Lie
1996-03-18
A spoiled young rich girl rebels against her parents by becoming a call girl. However, one night she
Private Parts
1997-03-07
The life and career of shock-jock superstar Howard Stern is recounted from his humble beginnings to
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
1997-03-19
Breaking the Surface is about the tough times Greg Louganis had on his way to becoming one of the wo
Tart
2001-04-23
A student will do anything to become part of the "in-crowd" at the exclusive school she attends in N
The Battle Of Chosin
2016-11-01
An amazingly harrowing story of the 17 day engagement of bloody combat and heroic survival in subart
Folks!
1992-05-01
A slightly self absorbed yuppie takes in his parents including his senile father, after their home b
Sleeping Dogs Lie
1998-01-01
In 1919 theatre owner Ambrose Small sold his business and vanished. but who , if anyone, was respons
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1988-05-08
A full-length adaptation, originally staged as a play, of the court-martial segment from the novel "
Edison
2015-01-20
By the time he died in 1931, Thomas Alva Edison was one of the most famous men in the world. The hol
I Love You...Good-bye
1974-02-12
A suburban wife begins to resent the pressures she sees society putting on her as a wife and mother,
Murder of a President
2016-02-02
The life of President James Garfield, including his rise to power and the aftermath of his assassina
Bad Company
1995-01-20
CIA operative Nelson Crowe is tasked with a deadly assignment: infiltrate a highly secret industrial
Tesla
2016-10-18
Meet Nikola Tesla, the genius engineer and tireless inventor whose technology revolutionized the ele
The Race Underground
2017-01-31
Based on Doug Most's acclaimed non-fiction book of the same name, The Race Underground tells the dra
Silver City
2004-09-17
The discovery of a corpse and the ensuing probe by an idealistic journalist threatens to unravel a b
Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 1 - Sin City
2005-11-14
Traces the often surprising, endlessly entertaining history of the country's most outrageous playgro
Dinosaur Wars
2011-01-17
Dinosaur Wars is the story of two talented scientists, O.C. Marsh and Edward Cope, whose once profes
Silicon Valley
2013-02-05
In 1957, decades before Steve Jobs dreamed up Apple or Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook, a group of
Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 2 - American Mecca
2005-11-15
The continued story of the circumstances that led to the founding of what would become a huge touris
Indian Horse
2018-04-13
Follows the life of Native Canadian Saul Indian Horse as he survives residential school and life amo
Talk to Me
1984-01-10
Richard, a successful New York accountant, has a chronic stuttering problem that causes great exhaus
Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy
1989-08-20
Chronicle of the shooting down of a Korean passenger plane by Soviet air force on 1st September 1983
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
2019-06-11
Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream, this film captures the troubled spirit of Ame
The Circus
2018-10-09
Drawing upon a vast and richly visual archive and featuring a host of performers, historians and afi
Way Out on a Limb
2016-10-11
Documentary with several of director Robert Altman's longtime collaborators, as they discuss making
Indiscretion of an American Wife
1998-03-09
An American diplomat's wife meets an Italian vintner at an embassy soirée. He sees her as more than
Triangle Fire
2011-03-01
The Triangle Fire chronicles the 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City kill
The Man Who Tried to Feed the World
2020-04-21
The Man Who Tried to Feed the World recounts the story of Norman Borlaug, a man who not only solved
Wyatt Earp
2010-01-25
Wyatt Earp has been portrayed in countless movies and television shows by some of Hollywood's greate
The Feud
2019-09-10
The feud between the Hatfields and McCoys is perhaps the most famous family conflict in American his
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
2014-02-11
The historical account of outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, whose turn of the last century
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
2000-01-08
A behind the scenes look at the making of the movie M*A*S*H. The documentary reveals all of the chao
The Rules of Marriage
1982-05-10
A seemingly perfect marriage disintegrates, as both husband and wife become involved in a series of
Truman
1995-09-09
Biographical account of America's President for the latter part of WWII. Shows Truman's rise from sm
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974-10-17
In February, 1962, as the civil rights movement reaches Bayonne, Louisiana, a New York journalist ar
The Lawyer
1970-03-10
Tony Petrocelli, a bright young lawyer practicing in the rich cattle town of Baker, becomes embroile
What’s Happened Since ‘88
2004-11-23
A discussion of how the world has changed since Tanner ‘88.
On the Set: Alex’s Loft
2004-11-23
A behind the scenes look at the shooting of a scene for Tanner on Tanner.
On the Set: Loews Theater
2004-11-23
A behind the scenes look at the shooting of a scene for Tanner on Tanner.
Panama Canal
2011-01-24
On August 15th, 1914, the Panama Canal opened, connecting the world's two largest oceans and signali
The Greely Expedition
2011-01-31
From PBS and American Experience - Using scientific accounts, diaries, photographs and letters, this
Grand Coulee Dam
2017-04-18
During the darkest days of the Depression when construction was started on Grand Coulee Dam, everyth
Altman on His Own Terms
2000-01-01
A look at the life and career of acclaimed independent filmmaker Robert Altman...on his own words. T
Angle of Attack
2011-11-11
100-years of naval aviation, from wobbly gliders and the first shipboard landing in 1911 to modern s