F. Murray Abraham

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

170

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-10-24 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

F. Murray Abraham

Biography

F. Murray Abraham (born Murray Abraham; October 24, 1939) is an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for a BAFTA Award, four Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. He became famous for portraying Antonio Salieri in the drama film Amadeus (1984), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor. Abraham debuted on Broadway in the 1968 play The Man in the Glass Booth. He received the Obie Award for Outstanding Performance for his roles in Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya (1984) and William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (2011). He returned to Broadway in the revival of Terrence McNally's comedy It's Only a Play (2014), receiving a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play nomination. He has appeared in many roles, both leading and supporting, in films such as All the President's Men (1976), Scarface (1983), The Name of the Rose (1986), Last Action Hero (1993), Mighty Aphrodite (1995), Dillinger and Capone (1995), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), Finding Forrester (2000), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018) and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019). He was a regular cast member on the Showtime drama series Homeland (2012–2018), which earned him two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. He also acted in Louie (2011–2014), Mythic Quest (2020–2021), Moon Knight (2022) and The White Lotus (2022), with the latter earning him nominations for the Golden Globe Award and the Primetime Emmy Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article F. Murray Abraham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Homeland

    Homeland

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Blue Bloods

    Blue Bloods

  • The White Lotus

    The White Lotus

  • Elementary

    Elementary

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm

    Curb Your Enthusiasm

  • The Orville

    The Orville

  • Moon Knight

    Moon Knight

  • NOVA

    NOVA

  • The Good Fight

    The Good Fight

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Scarface

    Scarface

  • Nature

    Nature

  • Thir13en Ghosts

    Thir13en Ghosts

  • Esther

    Esther

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • Marvel Zombies

    Marvel Zombies

  • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

    How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

  • Mythic Quest

    Mythic Quest

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

    Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

  • Isle of Dogs

    Isle of Dogs

  • Serpico

    Serpico

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

  • Robin Hood

    Robin Hood

  • Barbarossa

    Barbarossa

  • Mimic

    Mimic

  • Madman

    Madman

  • Mother, Couch

    Mother, Couch

  • The Favorite

    The Favorite

  • The Sunshine Boys

    The Sunshine Boys

  • The Phoenician Scheme

    The Phoenician Scheme

  • Fresh

    Fresh

  • Nostradamus

    Nostradamus

  • Ballerina

    Ballerina

  • Jamila

    Jamila

  • Mobsters

    Mobsters

  • Largo Desolato

    Largo Desolato

  • White House Plumbers

    White House Plumbers

  • Sweet Killing

    Sweet Killing

  • Saving Grace

    Saving Grace

  • Muppets from Space

    Muppets from Space

  • Amadeus

    Amadeus

  • Noah's Ark

    Noah's Ark

  • Slipstream

    Slipstream

  • Cadence

    Cadence

  • An Innocent Man

    An Innocent Man

  • Surviving the Game

    Surviving the Game

  • L'Affaire

    L'Affaire

  • A Little Game

    A Little Game

  • Einstein Revealed

    Einstein Revealed

  • The Name of the Rose

    The Name of the Rose

  • Looking for Richard

    Looking for Richard

  • 411

    411

  • Last Action Hero

    Last Action Hero

  • The Hire

    The Hire

  • Perestroika

    Perestroika

  • Lady and the Tramp

    Lady and the Tramp

  • Out of This World

    Out of This World

  • Joshua

    Joshua

  • All the President's Men

    All the President's Men

  • Marco Polo

    Marco Polo

  • The Mystery of Dante

    The Mystery of Dante

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

  • Baby Face Nelson

    Baby Face Nelson

  • Dead Man Down

    Dead Man Down

  • Things Heard & Seen

    Things Heard & Seen

  • Inside Llewyn Davis

    Inside Llewyn Davis

  • Milarepa

    Milarepa

  • Dillinger and Capone

    Dillinger and Capone

  • Bookends

    Bookends

  • Star Trek: Insurrection

    Star Trek: Insurrection

  • Finding Forrester

    Finding Forrester

  • The Andros Targets

    The Andros Targets

  • Money

    Money

  • Double Soul

    Double Soul

  • By the Sword

    By the Sword

  • National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

    National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

  • The Bonfire of the Vanities

    The Bonfire of the Vanities

  • The Magic Flute

    The Magic Flute

  • Chimerica

    Chimerica

  • The Big Fix

    The Big Fix

  • Quiet Flows the Don

    Quiet Flows the Don

  • I promessi sposi

    I promessi sposi

  • Vacation in Hell

    Vacation in Hell

  • Mighty Aphrodite

    Mighty Aphrodite

  • Color of Justice

    Color of Justice

  • Eruption

    Eruption

  • Quiet Flows The Don

    Quiet Flows The Don

  • Performance Pieces

    Performance Pieces

  • The Little Match Girl

    The Little Match Girl

  • The Final Inquiry

    The Final Inquiry

  • Dead Man's Walk

    Dead Man's Walk

  • A House Divided

    A House Divided

  • Road to 9/11

    Road to 9/11

  • Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight

    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight

  • The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683

    The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683

  • They Might Be Giants

    They Might Be Giants

  • L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII

    L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII

  • The Letter

    The Letter

  • The Siege of Vienna

    The Siege of Vienna

  • Love, Marilyn

    Love, Marilyn

  • Dream West

    Dream West

  • Goltzius & the Pelican Company

    Goltzius & the Pelican Company

  • Journey to the Center of the Earth

    Journey to the Center of the Earth

  • Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

    Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

  • The Prisoner of Second Avenue

    The Prisoner of Second Avenue

  • Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites

    Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites

  • Every Act of Life

    Every Act of Life

  • Shark Swarm

    Shark Swarm

  • The Bridge of San Luis Rey

    The Bridge of San Luis Rey

  • Excellent Cadavers

    Excellent Cadavers

  • The Directors: Milos Forman

    The Directors: Milos Forman

  • Ticker

    Ticker

  • Okavango: River of Dreams

    Okavango: River of Dreams

  • A.E.S. Hudson Street

    A.E.S. Hudson Street

  • Beyond the Stars

    Beyond the Stars

  • Blood Monkey

    Blood Monkey

  • The First Circle

    The First Circle

  • The Stone Merchant

    The Stone Merchant

  • Five Moons Plaza

    Five Moons Plaza

  • 40 Years of Star Trek

    40 Years of Star Trek

  • La rosa dei nomi

    La rosa dei nomi

  • This Ordinary Thing

    This Ordinary Thing

  • Carnera: The Walking Mountain

    Carnera: The Walking Mountain

  • The Unseen World

    The Unseen World

  • Children of the Revolution

    Children of the Revolution

  • The Ritz

    The Ritz

  • Sex and the Married Woman

    Sex and the Married Woman

  • Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

    Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

  • Drums of Fire

    Drums of Fire

  • The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'

    The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'

  • Knights Of The Quest

    Knights Of The Quest

  • The Gambler Who Wouldn't Die

    The Gambler Who Wouldn't Die

  • Dead Lawyers

    Dead Lawyers

  • Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise

    Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise

  • The Darkling

    The Darkling

  • Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air

    Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air

  • Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail

    Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail

  • A Season of Giants

    A Season of Giants

  • The Making of Slipstream

    The Making of Slipstream

  • Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers

    Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers

  • Stato d'emergenza - Il caso Dozier

    Stato d'emergenza - Il caso Dozier

  • Il Trovatore

    Il Trovatore

  • My Father

    My Father

  • The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy

    The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy

  • Come le formiche

    Come le formiche

  • Super Cats

    Super Cats

  • The Making of 'Amadeus'

    The Making of 'Amadeus'

  • The Great San Francisco Earthquake

    The Great San Francisco Earthquake

  • Waiting for Godot in San Quentin

    Waiting for Godot in San Quentin

  • The Third Solution

    The Third Solution

  • Eye of the Widow

    Eye of the Widow

  • Un dono semplice

    Un dono semplice

  • Is That Skunk?

    Is That Skunk?

  • Nature Amazing Places Hawaii

    Nature Amazing Places Hawaii

  • Try to Remember: The Fantasticks

    Try to Remember: The Fantasticks

  • Le Nom de la Rose : Le Documentaire

    Le Nom de la Rose : Le Documentaire

  • The Beauty of Ugly

    The Beauty of Ugly

  • In the Valley of the Wolves

    In the Valley of the Wolves

  • Through an Open Window

    Through an Open Window

  • Lobo: The Wolf That Changed America

    Lobo: The Wolf That Changed America

  • An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose

    An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose

  • The Dragon Chronicles

    The Dragon Chronicles

  • Puma: Lion of the Andes

    Puma: Lion of the Andes