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F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Actor·b. 1939·Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

6 horror credits

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).

Actor6 films

Things Heard & Seen

Things Heard & Seen

Floyd DeBeers

2021
Shark Swarm

Shark Swarm

Professor Bill Girdler

2008
Blood Monkey

Blood Monkey

Professor Hamilton

2007
Thir13en Ghosts

Thir13en Ghosts

Cyrus

2001 3.0
The Darkling

The Darkling

Bruno Rubin

2000
Mimic

Mimic

Dr. Gates

1997