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F. Murray Abraham
Actor

F. Murray Abraham

Born October 24, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

28 films

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. C-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards

2 wins, 2 nominations

Filmography 28

The Magic Flute (2022) movie poster
The Magic Flute2022
Things Heard & Seen (2021) movie poster
Things Heard & Seen2021
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) movie poster
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World2019
Robin Hood (2018) movie poster
Robin Hood2018
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) movie poster
The Grand Budapest Hotel2014
Dead Man Down (2013) movie poster
Dead Man Down2013
The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683 (2012) movie poster
The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 16832012
Shark Swarm (2008) movie poster
Shark Swarm2008
Blood Monkey (2007) movie poster
Blood Monkey2007
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004) movie poster
The Bridge of San Luis Rey2004
Ticker (2002) movie poster
Ticker2002
Thir13en Ghosts (2001) movie poster
Thir13en Ghosts2001
Finding Forrester (2000) movie poster
Finding Forrester2000
Muppets from Space (1999) movie poster
Muppets from Space1999
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) movie poster
Star Trek: Insurrection1998
Mimic (1997) movie poster
Mimic1997
Mighty Aphrodite (1995) movie poster
Mighty Aphrodite1995
Nostradamus (1994) movie poster
Nostradamus1994
Surviving the Game (1994) movie poster
Surviving the Game1994
Last Action Hero (1993) movie poster
Last Action Hero1993
Mobsters (1991) movie poster
Mobsters1991
An Innocent Man (1989) movie poster
An Innocent Man1989
Slipstream (1989) movie poster
Slipstream1989
Amadeus (1984) movie poster
Amadeus1984
Scarface (1983) movie poster
Scarface1983
The Ritz (1976) movie poster
The Ritz1976
The Sunshine Boys (1975) movie poster
The Sunshine Boys1975
They Might Be Giants (1971) movie poster
They Might Be Giants1971