F. Murray Abraham

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

168

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

  • 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 Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • NOVA

    NOVA

  • Nature

    Nature

  • The Good Fight

    The Good Fight

  • The Orville

    The Orville

  • Scarface

    Scarface

  • Marvel Zombies

    Marvel Zombies

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Moon Knight

    Moon Knight

  • The Phoenician Scheme

    The Phoenician Scheme

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

    Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

  • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

    How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

  • Mythic Quest

    Mythic Quest

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • Thir13en Ghosts

    Thir13en Ghosts

  • Saving Grace

    Saving Grace

  • Amadeus

    Amadeus

  • Robin Hood

    Robin Hood

  • Waiting for Godot in San Quentin

    Waiting for Godot in San Quentin

  • Isle of Dogs

    Isle of Dogs

  • Serpico

    Serpico

  • Milarepa

    Milarepa

  • Perestroika

    Perestroika

  • Esther

    Esther

  • Mimic

    Mimic

  • Last Action Hero

    Last Action Hero

  • Jamila

    Jamila

  • Double Soul

    Double Soul

  • Blood Monkey

    Blood Monkey

  • Lady and the Tramp

    Lady and the Tramp

  • The Magic Flute

    The Magic Flute

  • Mighty Aphrodite

    Mighty Aphrodite

  • White House Plumbers

    White House Plumbers

  • Mobsters

    Mobsters

  • Finding Forrester

    Finding Forrester

  • Love, Marilyn

    Love, Marilyn

  • Barbarossa

    Barbarossa

  • National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

    National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

  • The Name of the Rose

    The Name of the Rose

  • Il Trovatore

    Il Trovatore

  • Joshua

    Joshua

  • The Final Inquiry

    The Final Inquiry

  • Sweet Killing

    Sweet Killing

  • Madman

    Madman

  • Fresh

    Fresh

  • The Ritz

    The Ritz

  • Cadence

    Cadence

  • Things Heard & Seen

    Things Heard & Seen

  • 40 Years of Star Trek

    40 Years of Star Trek

  • Marco Polo

    Marco Polo

  • The Gambler Who Wouldn't Die

    The Gambler Who Wouldn't Die

  • Inside Llewyn Davis

    Inside Llewyn Davis

  • All the President's Men

    All the President's Men

  • Dead Man Down

    Dead Man Down

  • Shark Swarm

    Shark Swarm

  • I promessi sposi

    I promessi sposi

  • Largo Desolato

    Largo Desolato

  • Slipstream

    Slipstream

  • Journey to the Center of the Earth

    Journey to the Center of the Earth

  • Mother, Couch

    Mother, Couch

  • The Favorite

    The Favorite

  • Money

    Money

  • Stato d'emergenza - Il caso Dozier

    Stato d'emergenza - Il caso Dozier

  • Star Trek: Insurrection

    Star Trek: Insurrection

  • Muppets from Space

    Muppets from Space

  • The Bonfire of the Vanities

    The Bonfire of the Vanities

  • This Ordinary Thing

    This Ordinary Thing

  • Noah's Ark

    Noah's Ark

  • Nostradamus

    Nostradamus

  • Ballerina

    Ballerina

  • Quiet Flows The Don

    Quiet Flows The Don

  • My Father

    My Father

  • The Hire

    The Hire

  • Excellent Cadavers

    Excellent Cadavers

  • Beyond the Stars

    Beyond the Stars

  • Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

    Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

  • Dead Man's Walk

    Dead Man's Walk

  • Bookends

    Bookends

  • The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683

    The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683

  • Drums of Fire

    Drums of Fire

  • A Little Game

    A Little Game

  • Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail

    Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail

  • An Innocent Man

    An Innocent Man

  • Einstein Revealed

    Einstein Revealed

  • The Sunshine Boys

    The Sunshine Boys

  • The Prisoner of Second Avenue

    The Prisoner of Second Avenue

  • The Andros Targets

    The Andros Targets

  • The Big Fix

    The Big Fix

  • Surviving the Game

    Surviving the Game

  • Quiet Flows the Don

    Quiet Flows the Don

  • Five Moons Plaza

    Five Moons Plaza

  • Carnera: The Walking Mountain

    Carnera: The Walking Mountain

  • They Might Be Giants

    They Might Be Giants

  • Looking for Richard

    Looking for Richard

  • Knights Of The Quest

    Knights Of The Quest

  • Eye of the Widow

    Eye of the Widow

  • The Making of 'Amadeus'

    The Making of 'Amadeus'

  • Children of the Revolution

    Children of the Revolution

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

  • Dillinger and Capone

    Dillinger and Capone

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

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

  • The Stone Merchant

    The Stone Merchant

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

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

  • Un dono semplice

    Un dono semplice

  • Chimerica

    Chimerica

  • Out of This World

    Out of This World

  • L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII

    L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII

  • The First Circle

    The First Circle

  • Baby Face Nelson

    Baby Face Nelson

  • L'Affaire

    L'Affaire

  • Color of Justice

    Color of Justice

  • The Beauty of Ugly

    The Beauty of Ugly

  • La rosa dei nomi

    La rosa dei nomi

  • The Making of Slipstream

    The Making of Slipstream

  • Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise

    Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise

  • A House Divided

    A House Divided

  • 411

    411

  • Road to 9/11

    Road to 9/11

  • Performance Pieces

    Performance Pieces

  • Dream West

    Dream West

  • The Bridge of San Luis Rey

    The Bridge of San Luis Rey

  • Le Nom de la Rose : Le Documentaire

    Le Nom de la Rose : Le Documentaire

  • Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

    Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

  • Through an Open Window

    Through an Open Window

  • Nature Amazing Places Hawaii

    Nature Amazing Places Hawaii

  • Goltzius & the Pelican Company

    Goltzius & the Pelican Company

  • The Mystery of Dante

    The Mystery of Dante

  • By the Sword

    By the Sword

  • Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight

    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight

  • Sex and the Married Woman

    Sex and the Married Woman

  • A.E.S. Hudson Street

    A.E.S. Hudson Street

  • Ticker

    Ticker

  • The Darkling

    The Darkling

  • Vacation in Hell

    Vacation in Hell

  • Eruption

    Eruption

  • The Third Solution

    The Third Solution

  • Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air

    Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air

  • Every Act of Life

    Every Act of Life

  • A Season of Giants

    A Season of Giants

  • The Letter

    The Letter

  • Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites

    Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites

  • The Siege of Vienna

    The Siege of Vienna

  • Okavango: River of Dreams

    Okavango: River of Dreams

  • The Little Match Girl

    The Little Match Girl

  • In the Valley of the Wolves

    In the Valley of the Wolves

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

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

  • The Unseen World

    The Unseen World

  • The Directors: Milos Forman

    The Directors: Milos Forman

  • Try to Remember: The Fantasticks

    Try to Remember: The Fantasticks

  • The Great San Francisco Earthquake

    The Great San Francisco Earthquake

  • Super Cats

    Super Cats

  • Come le formiche

    Come le formiche

  • Is That Skunk?

    Is That Skunk?

  • Dead Lawyers

    Dead Lawyers

  • Lobo: The Wolf That Changed America

    Lobo: The Wolf That Changed America

  • The Dragon Chronicles

    The Dragon Chronicles