Kermit Murdock
Age: N/A | From: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Person Details
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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Movie Involvements: 7
TV Involvements: 5
Most Famous Work
Biography
Kermit Murdock (20 March 1908 – 11 February 1981) was an American film, television and radio actor known for his avuncular and professorial character portrayals. His more prominent character roles in major motion pictures included Dean Pollard in Splendor in the Grass (1961), Henderson in In the Heat of The Night (1967), and Dr. Robertson in The Andromeda Strain (1970). He is also well known for his voice acting in many episodes of the 1950s science fiction radio series X Minus One. He was in The Mysterious Traveler episode "Survival of the Fittest" with Everett Sloane, and was featured in an episode of the series Adventure Ahead. He appeared in character roles in television drama of the 1960s and 1970s including episodes of Kung Fu, The Mod Squad, and The Defenders. He portrayed a prosecutor of witches in the Star Trek episode, "All Our Yesterdays".
Most Famous Work
Star Trek
(1966) The Prosecutor
The High Chaparral
(1967) Seechrist
In the Heat of the Night
(1967) Henderson
Run for Your Life
(1965) Sen. Strohm
Splendor in the Grass
(1961) Dean Pollard (uncredited)
The Andromeda Strain
(1971) Dr. Robertson
Banacek
(1972) Archbishop
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(1951) PeterActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Nathaniel Mony | |
| N/A | ||
| 1972 | N/A | |
| Archbishop | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1971 | Dr. Robertson | |
| N/A | ||
| 1970 | Mr. Vandermast | |
| Hoyt III | ||
| Fourth Board Member | ||
| 1969 | Senator | |
| 2nd Judge | ||
| 1968 | N/A | |
| 1967 | Seechrist | |
| Henderson | ||
| 1966 | The Prosecutor | |
| 1965 | Sen. Strohm | |
| 1961 | Dean Pollard (uncredited) | |
| 1951 | Peter | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
