George Murdock Biography (1930-)

Born 1930, in Philadelphia, PA. Addresses: Agent: Leavitt Talent Group, 6300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1470, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: 1930; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Rally speaker, Pressure Point, United Artists, 1962
Army scout, Taggart, Universal, 1964
Burt, He Rides Tall, Universal, 1964
Archie, Gunn, Paramount, 1967
Head official, Blackbeard's Ghost, Buena Vista, 1968
The Todd Killings (also known as A Dangerous Friend and Skipper), National General, 1971
Fatman, The Mack (also known as The Mack and His Pack), Cinerama Releasing, 1973
Bogardie, Thomasine & Bushrod, Columbia, 1974
Captain Gorney, Hangup (also known as Super Dude), Warner Bros., 1974
Celli, Willie Dynamite, Universal, 1974
Colonel in Army Corps of Engineers, Earthquake, Universal, 1974
Jake Summers, Thunder and Lightning (also known as Thunder on the Highway), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977
Judge Trimmings, Breaker! Breaker! (also known as Cindy Jo & the Texas Turnaround), American International Pictures, 1977
Sergeant Cooley, Any Which Way You Can, Warner Bros., 1980
French DeVoe, Shoot the Moon, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1982
Quade, The Sword and the Sorcerer, Group 1 International Distribution Organization, 1982
Lieutenant Speier, Certain Fury, New World, 1985
Dr. John Talbot, Retribution, Taurus Entertainment, 1988
God, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Paramount, 1989
Judge Costello, Final Analysis, Warner Bros., 1992
Captain Croy, Firepower, PM Entertainment Group, 1993
Patrick Sweeny, Molly & Gina (also known as Burnhill),A-pix Entertainment, 1994
Senator Riley, Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (also known as Circuitry Man 2), Starlight, 1994
Member of Congress, The American President, Columbia, 1995
Uncle Leo, Crosscut, A-pix Entertainment, 1996
Captain Murphy, The Adventures of Ragtime, Showcase Entertainment,1998
Chief Cochon, Anarchy TV, Asylum Entertainment, 1998
Second elder, The X-Files (also known as Blackwood, Fight the Future, The X Files, The X-Files: Blackwood, The XFiles: Fight the Future, X-Files: The Movie, and Aux frontieres du reel), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
Sid, Phoenix, Trimark Pictures, 1998
Dr. Salik, Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming, Su-Shan Productions, 1999
Big Wig, Family Tree, Independent Artists, 2000
Cedric, Time Share (also known as Bitter Suite and TimeShare--Doppelpack im Ferienhaus), Fox Film, 2000
Robert Harding, Big Boss, and Clay's father, Spider's Web, Columbia/TriStar, 2001
Bob Beugler, Orange County, Paramount, 2002
The judge, Legend of the Phantom Rider, Planet Media Home Entertainment, 2002
Unfairly promoted Acme vice president, Looney Tunes: Back in Action (live action and animated; also known as Looney Tunes Back in Action: The Movie), Warner Bros., 2003
Detective Ray Berro, Serial Killing 4 Dummys (also known as Serial Killer and Serial Killing 101), Lions Gate Films, 2004
Mr. Mack, One More Round, Silver Planet Pictures/Laemmle Theatres,2005
Walt, To Kill a Mockumentary, Pizza Guy Films, 2005
Television Appearances
Series
Captain Krupnick, No Time for Sergeants, ABC, 1964-65
Devon, a recurring role, It Takes a Thief, ABC, 1969-70
Lieutenant Ben Scanlon, Barney Miller, ABC, between 1976 and 1982
Nun, B.A.D. Cats, ABC, 1980
Laszlo Gabov, What a Country!, syndicated, 1986-87
Miniseries
Sergeant Chepenek, Once an Eagle, NBC, 1976
Brigadier general Fitzgerald, The Winds of War, ABC, 1983
General Leslie Groves, War and Remembrance, ABC, 1988
Movies
First Israeli agent, Night Gallery (also known as Rod Serling's"Wax Museum"), NBC, 1969
Mel Warren, A Howling in the Woods, NBC, 1971
Captain MacDowell, The Bravos, ABC, 1972
Desk sergeant, You'll Never See Me Again, ABC, 1973
John Curzon, Cry Rape, CBS, 1973
Vern Acker, The Death Squad, ABC, 1974
Prosecutor Simons, Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case, NBC, 1975
Sergeant Hagen, Last Hours before Morning, NBC, 1975
Lieutenant Spano, Yesterday's Child, NBC, 1977
Claypool, Crash (also known as Crash of Flight 401), ABC, 1978
Dr. Salik, Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack, ABC, 1978
A Time for Miracles, ABC, 1980
Max Rosen, In Love with an Older Woman, CBS, 1982
Roe vs. Wade, NBC, 1989
Judge Caldwell, Grand Tour: Disaster in Time (also known as Disaster in Time, The Grand Tour, and Timescape), Showtime, 1992
Baranski, Tyson, HBO, 1995
Lew Hartznel, Apollo 11 (also known as Apollo 11: The Movie), The Family Channel, 1996
CIA director Wilfrid Parlow, Scorpio One, Sci-Fi Channel, 1997
Specials
Bud Loring, Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson (also known as Natica Jackson and Power, Passion and Murder), PBS, 1987
Professor Laymon, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Showtime, 1989
Episodic
Gus Dmytryk, "The Case against Eliot Ness," The Untouchables, ABC,1962
Willy, "The Dummy," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1962
Frank Syden, "Your Fortune for a Penny," 77 Sunset Strip, ABC, 1963
Pete Topchinski, "An Eye for an Eye," The Untouchables, ABC, 1963
Private first class Ben Cagel, "The Leathernecks," The Gallant Men, ABC, 1963
Sergeant Varney, "The Bridge," The Gallant Men, ABC, 1963
George Washington Bedloe, "Go Away, Little Sheba," Destry, ABC, 1964
Byron B. Davis, "Because of the Needle, the Haystack Was Lost," Ben Casey, ABC, 1965
Byron B. Davis, "No More, Cried the Rooster--There Will Be Truth," BenCasey, ABC, 1965
Floyd, "The Trap," Bonanza, NBC, 1965
Marcus, "Losers Cry Deal," Combat!, ABC, 1965
Mariner, "Carry Me Back to Old Tsing-Tao," I Spy, NBC, 1965

Pete Gordon, "Temporary Warden," Death Valley Days, syndicated, 1965
Sergeant, "A Time for Waiting," Rawhide, CBS, 1965
Sergeant Keller, "My Boyfriend, the Doctor," Hank, NBC, 1965
Sergeant Keller, "Somebody Loves This Albatross," Hank, NBC, 1965
"The Day of the Golden Lion," Tarzan, NBC, 1966
"The End of the River," Tarzan, NBC, 1966
Deputy sheriff Bret Gruber, "Rope Fever," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1967
Jim Travers, "Mad Dog," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1967
Luther Coyle, "The Night of the Feathered Fury," The Wild Wild West, CBS, 1967
Walcott, "Death by Triangulation," The Iron Horse, ABC, 1967
"Commitment," Judd for the Defense, ABC, 1967
Bladgey, "Knife in the Darkness," Cimarron Strip, CBS, 1968
Captain Walter Finch, "I, the People," Ironside, NBC, 1968
Marks, "Different Pines, Same Wind," Bonanza, NBC, 1968
Mitchell, "The Friend," The Doris Day Show, CBS, 1968
Police sergeant, "Sara-Jane, You Never Whispered Again," Run for YourLife, NBC, 1968
Barton, "A Love to Remember," The Virginian, NBC, 1969
District attorney Braddock, "The Rockford Riddle," The Bold Ones: TheLawyers, NBC, 1969
District attorney Braddock, "Shriek of Silence," The Bold Ones: The Lawyers, NBC, 1969
Dr. George Bertrand, "Keep the Doctor Away," The Name of the Game,NBC, 1969
First agent, "Escape Route," Night Gallery, NBC, 1969
Sergeant Joe Ames, "The Prisoner Within," The Name of the Game, NBC, 1969
Vern Fletcher, "The Old School Tie," The Outsider, NBC, 1969
Dave, "I Love You, Billy Baker: Parts 1 & 2," The Name of the Game, NBC, 1970
Prescott, "This Will Really Kill You," The Bold Ones: The New Doctors, NBC, 1970
Stuart Getty, "The Wagon," Bonanza, NBC, 1970
Burt Oaks, "I See, Said the Blind Man," Longstreet, ABC, 1971
Hank Merrill, "The Gunrunner," Hawaii Five-0, CBS, 1971
Cole Matson, "The Predators," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1972
Jim Peters, "Death by the Numbers," Ironside, NBC, 1972
Matheson, "Shine a Light on Me," Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law,ABC, 1972
Officer Duncan, "The Park Avenue Rustlers," McCloud, NBC, 1972
Victor Harris, "Face of Ice," The Sixth Sense, ABC, 1972
Vic Winters, "Blackout," Cade's County, CBS, 1972
Cavanaugh, "The Greatest Collection of Them All," Banacek, NBC, 1973
Cavanaugh, "If Max Is So Smart, Why Doesn't He Tell Us Where He Is?," Banacek, NBC, 1973
Pearson, "The Twenty-Four Carat Hit," Search, NBC, 1973
Tim Dunnagin, "The Man Who Lost Himself," The Magician, NBC, 1973
Cavanaugh, "Rocket to Oblivion," Banacek, NBC, 1974
Cavanaugh, "The Vanishing Chalice," Banacek, NBC, 1974
Dempsey, "Mister Nobody," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1974
Luke the bartender, "The Iron Man," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1974
Rossi, "Run, Steve, Run," The Six Million Dollar Man, ABC, 1974
Sergeant Rosovitch, "The 42nd Street Cavalry," McCloud, NBC, 1974
"Rampage," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1974
Captain B. B. Scopes, "The Klae Dynasty," The Invisible Man, NBC,1975
Hogan, "Silence," Police Woman, NBC, 1975
Macon, "Blast," Police Woman, NBC, 1975
"The Vendetta," S.W.A.T., ABC, 1975
Captain Michaels, "Open City," Police Story, NBC, 1976
Captain Shelldrake, "Hostage," Harry O, ABC, 1976
Detective Ryan, "The Missing Fish," Fish, ABC, 1977
Harlan Betz, "Breakup," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1977
Jeremy Stokes, "Injun Kid," Little House on the Prairie, NBC, 1977
Sergeant Reville, "Group Home," Barney Miller, ABC, 1977
Winowsky, "Scoop," Lou Grant, CBS, 1977
Doc Holliday, "The Competitive Edge," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1978
Dr. Salik, "The Lost Planet of the Gods: Parts 1 & 2," BattlestarGalactica, ABC, 1978
Big Jim Downey, "Granny Annie," The Dukes of Hazzard, CBS, 1979
Dr. Salik, "Greetings from Earth: Parts 1 & 2," Battlestar Galactica, ABC, 1979
"Disco Fever Comes to Orly," The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, NBC, 1979
Dad, "Earthquake," Trapper John, M.D., CBS, 1981
Detective O'Connor, "The Streets," T. J. Hooker, ABC, 1982
Elliot Pardo (the grandfather), "The Grandfather," Bosom Buddies,ABC, 1982
Lieutenant Remington, "The Shooter," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1982
Judge Callan, "Ring of Fire," Knight Rider, NBC, 1983
Archibald, "Mouth of the Snake: Parts 1 & 2" (also known as "All ThatGlitters: Parts 1 & 2"), Knight Rider, NBC, 1984
Ed Myer, "Halloween, Too," Night Court, NBC, 1985
Mr. Pulaski, "Dreams," Fame, syndicated, 1985
Sergeant Kaplan, "Murder in the Afternoon," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1985
"The Pharaoh's Engineer," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, CBS, 1986
Mr. Gordon, "Pint Sized Pick-Up," Small Wonder, syndicated, 1987
Charlie Braddock, "The Scandal," Dynasty, NBC, 1988
Doc North, "Road Lord," The Highwayman, NBC, 1988
"Danny Got His Gun," Night Court, NBC, 1988
Sam, "The Unsterile Cuckoo," L.A. Law, NBC, 1989
"Pen Pals," Night Court, NBC, 1989
Jesse Hawks, CBS, 1989
Sam Chase, "Promise to a Dead Man," Midnight Caller, NBC, c. 1989
Admiral J. P. Hanson, "The Best of Both Worlds: Parts 1 & 2," StarTrek: The Next Generation (also known as The Next Generation andStar Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1990
Judge Eric Bertram, "The Corporate Veil," Law & Order, NBC, 1992
Voice of Boss Biggis, "The Forgotten," Batman (animated; also known as Batman: The Animated Series), Fox, 1992
Burton Newcomb, "Strange Visitor (from Another Planet)," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman), ABC, 1993
Judge Eric Bertram, "Animal Instinct," Law & Order, NBC, 1993
Coach Rymer, "Family Membership," Dave's World, CBS, 1994
Dick Beleher, "Highest Bidder," Hot Line, 1994
Testikov, "The Marine Biologist," Seinfeld, NBC, 1994
Dakota Williams, "The Nanny behind the Man," The Nanny, CBS, 1995
Bennett, The Monroes, ABC, 1995
Judge John Spencer, "Back to the Future," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1996
Mr. Blanton, "Day 1340: Death," Good Company, CBS, 1996
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell," ER (also known as Emergency Room),NBC, 1996
Cleve Baxter, "Body Odor," Mike Hammer, Private Eye, syndicated, 1997
Mr. Gordon, "Hai Karate," Malcolm & Eddie, UPN, 1997
Roy Bullman, "The A List," Team Knight Rider, ABC, 1997
Samuel Lawrence, "Catcher on the Train," The Gregory Hines Show (also known as Square One), CBS, 1997
Dutch Van Drie, "Walk, Don't Run," Early Edition, CBS, 1998
Sea captain, "Rescue Me," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 1998
Second elder, "The End," The X-Files, Fox, 1998
Judge Eric Bertram, "Shield," Law & Order, NBC, 1999
Probation officer, "Denby's Kid," The Norm Show, ABC, 1999
Second elder, "Two Fathers," The X-Files, Fox, 1999
Judge Norman Artel, "Spoil the Child," Judging Amy, CBS, 2000
Judge Hackman, "No Good Deed," That's Life, CBS, 2001
Old Harry Bollston/Volk, "Hourglass," Smallville (also known as Smallville: Beginnings and Smallville: Superman the Early Years),The WB, 2001
Arthur Allen, "Enigma," The Dead Zone, USA Network, 2002
Judge Norman Artel, "Come Back Soon," Judging Amy, CBS, 2002
Stuart Manslow, "Snakes," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as CSI), CBS, 2005
Appeared as Joseph Maxwell, Reasonable Doubts, NBC; also appearedin episodes of Benson, ABC; The Cube; Days of Our Lives,NBC; The Defenders, CBS; Equal Justice, ABC; General Hospital, ABC; Great Adventures; and Shannon's Deal, NBC.
Pilots
Grebe, The Sound of Anger, NBC, 1968
Cavanaugh, Banacek (also known as Detour to Nowhere), NBC,1972
Glover, The Imposter, NBC, 1975
Commander Malloy, The Two-Five, ABC, 1978
Chameleons, NBC, 1989
Stage Appearances
Conversation at Midnight, Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1964
Judge Julius Hoffman, The Chicago Conspiracy Trial, Chicago, IL, and L.A. Theatre Works, Los Angeles, c. 1993
Gregory Soloman, The Price, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, West Los Angeles, CA, 2002
Appeared as Big Daddy, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, in The Exercise, and in Watering Place, all Los Angeles; in Death of a Salesman, Los Angeles Theatre Company, Los Angeles; in The Tavern, Matrix Theatre, Los Angeles; in The Dream Play and Jacknife, both off-Broadway; and in Lester Sims Retires Tomorrow, Los Angeles and Kent, OH.
Major Tours
Toured U.S. cities as Brick, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; and in TheDeputy.
Stage Work
Stage manager, Conversation at Midnight, Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1964
Radio Appearances
Judge Julius Hoffman, The Chicago Conspiracy Trial, BBC and L.A. Theatre Works, c. 1993
RECORDINGS
Audiobooks
Yarol, Shambleau, by C. L. Moore, Hollywood Theater of the Ear, Fantastic Audio, 2000

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