F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham (born Fahrid Murray Abraham on October 24, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. He is of Assyrian and Italian heritage. ^[1] He is a Syriac Orthodox Christian.

He attended the University of Texas at Austin, then studied acting under Uta Hagen in New York City. He began his acting career on the stage, making his debut in a Los Angeles production of Ray Bradbury's The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit.

He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Amadeus (1984) as Antonio Salieri.

Abraham has been married to Kate Hannan since 1962; they have two children.

Filmography

As an actor

• The Inquiry (2006) ... Nathan
• Mount of Olives (2005) ... Grandfather Wahid
• The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004) ... Viceroy of Peru
• Peperoni ripieni e pesci in faccia (2004)
• Dead Lawyers (2004) (TV) ... Whitelaw
• Pompeii: The Last Day (2003) (TV) (voice: US version) ... Narrator
• My Father, Rua Alguem 5555 (2003) ... Paul Minsky
• Piazza della cinque lune (2003) ... Entita'
• The Hire: Ticker (2002) ... Airport Guru
• Joshua (2002) ... Father Tardone
• Thir13en Ghosts (2001) ... Cyrus Kriticos
• Cavalieri che fecero l'impresa, I (2001) ... Delfinello da Coverzano
• Dono semplice, Un (2000) (TV)
• Finding Forrester (2000) ... Prof. Robert Crawford
• The Darkling (2000) (TV) ... Bruno Rubin
• Excellent Cadavers (1999) ... Tommaso Buscetta
• The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy: For Love or Mummy (1999) ... Prof. Covington
• Muppets from Space (1999) ... Noah
• Noah's Ark (1999) (TV) ... Lot
• Esther (1999) (TV) ... Mordecai
• Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) ... Ad'har Ru'afo
• Color of Justice (1997) (TV) ... Jim Sullivan
• Mimic (1997) ... Dr. Gates
• Eruption (1997) ... President Mendoza
• Vacanza all'inferno, Una (1997) ... Belisario
• Children of the Revolution (1996) ... Josef'Uncle Joe' Stalin
• Dead Man's Walk (1996) (TV Mini Series) ... Col. Caleb Cobb
• Mighty Aphrodite (1995) ... Leader
• Baby Face Nelson (1995) ... Al Capone
• Dillinger and Capone (1995) ... Al Capone
• Nostradamus (1994/I) ... Scalinger
• Surviving the Game (1994) ... Wolfe Sr.
• Affaire, L' (1994) ... Lucien Haslans
• Fresh (1994) (uncredited) ... Chess hustler
• Jamila (1994) ... Older Seit
• Last Action Hero (1993) ... John Practice
• Sweet Killing (1993) ... Zargo
• Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993) (TV) ... Professor Harlech
• Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) ... Dr. Harold Leacher
• Caso Dozier, II (1993) (TV) ... Goldstein
• Quiet Flows the Don / Tihiy Don (Created - 1992 / Finished & Released - 2006) ... Panteley Melikhov
• Through an Open Window (1992)
• Mobsters (1991) ... Arnold Rothstein
• Money (1991/I) ... Will Scarlet
• A Season of Giants (1991) (TV) ... Pope Julius II
• The Little Match Girl (1991) ... Narrator
• Zauberflöte, Die (1991) (TV) ... Host
• By the Sword (1991) ... Max Suba
• The First Circle (1991) (TV) ... Staline
• The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) (uncredited) ... D.A. Abe Weiss
• Largo Desolato (1990/II) (TV) ... Leopold Nettle
• Cadence (1990) (uncredited) ... Capt. Ramon Garcia
• La Batalla de los Tres Reyes (1990) ... Osrain
• Russicum - I giorni del diavolo (1989) ... Father Carafa
• Promessi sposi, I (1989) (TV Mini Series) ... L'Innominato
• The Favorite (1989) ... Abdul Hamid
• An Innocent Man (1989) ... Virgil Cane
• Beyond the Stars (1989) ... Dr. Harry Bertram, the Whale Man
• Performance Pieces (1989)
• Slipstream (1989) ... Cornelius (at Museum)
• Eppur si muove! (1989) (TV)
• Eye of the Widow (1989) ... Kharoun
• Name der Rose, Der (1986) ... Bernardo Gui
• Dream West (1986) (TV Mini Series) ... President Abraham Lincoln
• Amadeus (1984) ... Antonio Salieri
• Scarface (1983) ... Omar Suarez
• Marco Polo (1982) (TV Mini Series) ... Jacopo
• The Big Fix (1978) ... Eppis
• Madman (1978)
• Sex and the Married Woman (1977) (TV) ... Duke Skaggs
• A.E.S. Hudson Street (1977) (TV Series) ... Dr. Menzies
• The Ritz (1976) ... Chris
• All in the Family (1976) (TV Series) ... Clerk
• All the President's Men (1976) ... Sgt. Paul Leeper, Arresting Officer #1
• Kojak (1975) (TV Series) (1975, 1977) ... Solly Nurse (1975), Eddie Gordon (1977)
• The Sunshine Boys (1975) ... Mechanic
• The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) ... Taxi Driver
• How to Survive a Marriage (1974-1975) (TV Series) ... Joshua Browne
• Serpico (1973) (uncredited) ... Detective partner
• Nightside (1973) (TV) ... Acky
• Much Ado About Nothing (1973/I) (TV)
• They Might Be Giants (1971) ... Clyde (the usher)

On Broadway

• Angels in America
• Triumph of Love
• Paper Doll
• The Fantasticks
• Waiting for Godot

As himself

• Repetition (2005/II)
• Try to Remember: The Fantasticks (2003)
• The Making of 'Amadeus' (2002)
• The Making of 'Thir13en Ghosts' (2002)
• The Directors
• Einstein Revealed (1996) (TV) (voice)
• Looking for Richard (1996)
• The Way West (1995) (TV) (voice)
• 1071 Fifth Avenue: Frank Lloyd Wright & the Guggenheim Museum (1994) (TV)
• The Secrets of Dick Smith (1991) (TV)
• Rosa dei noma, La (1987)
• The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV) (Presenter: Best Actress)
• On the Wing (1986) (voice)
• Abtei des Verbrechens: Umberto Ecos 'Der Name der Rose' wird verfilmt, Die (1986) (TV)
• The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985) (TV) (Best Actor Winner)
• Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise (1985) (voice)

Trivia

• Was mentioned in The Simpsons episode Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble" in 1998:

Abe: Uh, can I go to the bathroom before we leave?

Homer: Oh, we've got to go home! I don't want to miss Inside the Actor's Studio! Tonight it's F. Murray Abraham!

Abe: But I really need to...

Homer: F... MURRAY... ABRAHAM!

• In a post-Amadeus interview televised on the North American morning show Good Morning America, Abraham was once asked how he felt about the difficulty of the acting profession, and what happens when young, aspiring actors simply cannot cope with all the stress and rejection. Abraham replied that struggling actors who could not handle the trials of the business should leave the industry and make room for those who could.

• Portrayed the Grape in Fruit of the Loom commercials

• He taught Theater at Brooklyn College

External links

• F. Murray Abraham at the Internet Movie Database
• F. Murray Abraham at TV.com
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