F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Born October 24, 1939 (Age: 86) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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.
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.
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Filmography

Milarepa

Milarepa

2025 as Oyun Age: 85
The Phoenician Scheme

The Phoenician Scheme

2025 as Prophet Age: 85
Mother, Couch

Mother, Couch

2024 as Marcus / Marco Age: 84
The Magic Flute

The Magic Flute

2022 as Dr. Longbow Age: 82
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An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose

2022 as Self (archive footage) Age: 82
Lady and the Tramp

Lady and the Tramp

2019 as Tony Age: 80
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

2019 as Grimmel (voice) Age: 79
The Letter

The Letter

2018 as Narrator Age: 79
Robin Hood

Robin Hood

2018 as Cardinal Age: 79
Every Act of Life

Every Act of Life

2018 as Self Age: 78
Isle of Dogs

Isle of Dogs

2018 as Jupiter (voice) Age: 78
The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014 as Mr. Moustafa Age: 74
Inside Llewyn Davis

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013 as Bud Grossman Age: 73
Dead Man Down

Dead Man Down

2013 as Gregor Age: 73
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The Unseen World

2012 as John Henry Newman Age: 72
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Beauty and the Beast

2012 as Cyril Age: 72
Is That Skunk?

Is That Skunk?

2011 as Narrator Age: 71
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

2009 as Self Age: 69
No Image

The Dragon Chronicles

2009 as Narrator Age: 69
Carnera: The Walking Mountain

Carnera: The Walking Mountain

2008 as Leon See Age: 68
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The Beauty of Ugly

2007 as Self - Narrator (voice) Age: 68
Come le formiche

Come le formiche

2007 as Ruggero Age: 67
The Final Inquiry

The Final Inquiry

2007 as Nathan Age: 67
The Stone Merchant

The Stone Merchant

2006 as Shahid Age: 66
40 Years of Star Trek

40 Years of Star Trek

2006 as Self Age: 66
Le Nom de la Rose : Le Documentaire

Le Nom de la Rose : Le Documentaire

2004 as Age: 64
Ticker

Ticker

2002 as Airport Guru Age: 63
Joshua

Joshua

2002 as Father Tardone Age: 62
Thir13en Ghosts

Thir13en Ghosts

2001 as Cyrus Age: 62
Un dono semplice

Un dono semplice

2000 as 主演 Age: 61
Finding Forrester

Finding Forrester

2000 as Robert Crawford Age: 61
The Darkling

The Darkling

2000 as Bruno Rubin Age: 60
The Directors: Milos Forman

The Directors: Milos Forman

2000 as Self Age: 60
Muppets from Space

Muppets from Space

1999 as Noah Age: 59
Star Trek: Insurrection

Star Trek: Insurrection

1998 as Ad'har Ru'afo Age: 59
Waiting for Godot in San Quentin

Waiting for Godot in San Quentin

1998 as Himself Age: 58
Vacation in Hell

Vacation in Hell

1997 as Belisario Age: 58
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Einstein Revealed

1997 as Narrator Age: 57
Color of Justice

Color of Justice

1997 as Jim Sullivan Age: 57
Mimic

Mimic

1997 as Dr. Gates Age: 57
Eruption

Eruption

1997 as President Mendoza Age: 57
Children of the Revolution

Children of the Revolution

1996 as Josef 'Uncle Joe' Stalin Age: 57
Puma: Lion of the Andes

Puma: Lion of the Andes

1996 as Narrator (voice) Age: 57
Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard

1996 as Self Age: 56
Baby Face Nelson

Baby Face Nelson

1996 as Al Capone Age: 56
Mighty Aphrodite

Mighty Aphrodite

1995 as Chorleiter Age: 55
Fresh

Fresh

1994 as Chess Hustler Age: 54
Surviving the Game

Surviving the Game

1994 as Wolfe, Sr. Age: 54
Jamila

Jamila

1994 as Older Seit Age: 54
No Image

Sweet Killing

1993 as Zargo Age: 53
Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1993 as Professor Harlech Age: 53
Last Action Hero

Last Action Hero

1993 as John Practice Age: 53
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

1993 as Harold Leacher Age: 53
Through an Open Window

Through an Open Window

1992 as Narrator Age: 52
The First Circle

The First Circle

1992 as Stalin Age: 52
Eye of the Widow

Eye of the Widow

1991 as Kharoun Age: 51
By the Sword

By the Sword

1991 as Suba Age: 51
Mobsters

Mobsters

1991 as Arnold Rothstein Age: 51
Money

Money

1991 as Will Scarlet Age: 51
The Bonfire of the Vanities

The Bonfire of the Vanities

1990 as D.A. Abe Weiss (uncredited) Age: 51
Drums of Fire

Drums of Fire

1990 as Osrain Age: 51
The Little Match Girl

The Little Match Girl

1990 as Narrator (voice) Age: 51
Cadence

Cadence

1990 as Capt. Ramon Garcia Age: 51
A Season of Giants

A Season of Giants

1990 as Papa Giulio II Age: 51
Performance Pieces

Performance Pieces

1990 as Jack Narwhal Age: 50
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Largo Desolato

1990 as Professor Leopold Nettles Age: 50
The Making of Slipstream

The Making of Slipstream

1989 as Age: 50
An Innocent Man

An Innocent Man

1989 as Virgil Cane Age: 49
The Favorite

The Favorite

1989 as Abdul Hamid Age: 49
Slipstream

Slipstream

1989 as Cornelius Age: 49
Beyond the Stars

Beyond the Stars

1989 as Dr. Harry Bertram - the Whale Man Age: 49
Il Trovatore

Il Trovatore

1988 as Self - Host Age: 48
The Great San Francisco Earthquake

The Great San Francisco Earthquake

1988 as Self - Narrator (voice) Age: 48
The Third Solution

The Third Solution

1988 as Father Carafa Age: 48
La rosa dei nomi

La rosa dei nomi

1987 as Self Age: 47
The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose

1986 as Bernardo Gui Age: 46
Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise

Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise

1985 as Herman Melville Age: 45
Amadeus

Amadeus

1984 as Antonio Salieri Age: 44
Scarface

Scarface

1983 as Omar Age: 44
The Big Fix

The Big Fix

1978 as Eppis Age: 38
Madman

Madman

1978 as Marco Cohen Age: 38
Sex and the Married Woman

Sex and the Married Woman

1977 as Duke Skaggs Age: 37
All the President's Men

All the President's Men

1976 as Arresting Officer #1 Age: 36
Serpico

Serpico

1973 as Detective Partner (uncredited) Age: 34