FA
F. Murray Abraham
Actor
Born October 24, 1939 (84 years)
F. Murray Abraham (born Murray Abraham; October 24, 1939) is an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he came to prominence for his acclaimed leading role as Antonio Salieri in the drama film Amadeus (1984) for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama as well as a BAFTA Award nomination.
Abraham made his Broadway debut in the 1968 play 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 starred in Mythic Quest (2020–2021), Moon Knight (2022), and The White Lotus (2022) with the latter earning him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series.
Abraham made his Broadway debut in the 1968 play 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 starred in Mythic Quest (2020–2021), Moon Knight (2022), and The White Lotus (2022) with the latter earning him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series.
Movies & Shows on Plex
Known For
Filmography
| 2023 | Mother Couch · as Marcus / Marco |
| 2023 | Double Soul · as Mentor |
| 2023 | White House Plumbers (TV Series) · as Judge John Sirica |
| 2022 | The Magic Flute · as Dr. Longbow |
| 2022 | Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (TV Series) · as Dr. Carl Winters |
| 2022 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight · as Khonshu (voice) (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2022 | Moon Knight (TV Series) · as Khonshu (voice) |
| 2021 | The White Lotus (TV Series) · as Bert Di Grasso |
| 2021 | Things Heard & Seen · as Floyd Debeers |
| 2020 | Mythic Quest (TV Series) · as C.w. Longbottom |
| 2019 | Salman Rushdie: Death on a trail · as Ayatollah (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | Lady and the Tramp · as Tony |
| 2019 | Okavango: River of Dreams (TV Series) · as Vypravěč |
| 2019 | Chimerica (TV Series) · as Frank Sams |
| 2019 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World · as Grimmel (voice) |
| 2018 | Robin Hood · as Cardinal |
| 2018 | Isle of Dogs · as Jupiter (voice) |
| 2017 | The Orville (TV Series) · as Chairman |
| 2017 | The Good Fight (TV Series) · as Burl Preston |
| 2016 | Black and White Stripes: The Juventus Story · as Narrator |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) |
| 2014 | A Little Game · as Norman Wallach |
| 2014 | The Grand Budapest Hotel · as Mr. Moustafa |
| 2014 | The Mystery of Dante · as Dante Alter Ego |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis · as Bud Grossman |
| 2013 | The Gambler Who Wouldn't Die · as Braque |
| 2013 | Inside Amy Schumer (TV Series) · as Diplomat |
| 2013 | Dead Man Down · as Gregor |
| 2013 | Do No Harm (TV Series) · as Cozar |
| 2012 | The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683 · as Marco D'aviano |
| 2012 | Beauty and the Beast (2012) (TV Series) · as Cyril |
| 2012 | Goltzius and The Pelican Company · as The Margrave |
| 2012 | Elementary (TV Series) · as Daniel Gottlieb |
| 2012 | Beauty and the Beast: A Dark Tale · as Cyril |
| 2011 | Homeland (TV Series) · as Dar Adal |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods (TV Series) · as Leon Goodwin |
| 2010 | Louie (2010) (TV Series) · as Jonathan |
| 2010 | In the Valley of the Wolves · as Narrator |
| 2009 | Sword of War · as Siniscalco Barozzi |
| 2009 | The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Burl Preston |
| 2009 | Bored to Death (TV Series) · as Professor Richard Hawkes |
| 2009 | Perestroika · as Professor Gross |
| 2008 | Carnera: The Walking Mountain · as Leon See |
| 2008 | Shark Swarm · as Professor Bill Girdler |
| 2008 | A House Divided · as Grandfather Wahid |
| 2007 | Lobo: The Wolf That Changed America · as Narrator |
| 2007 | Saving Grace (TV Series) · as Matthew |
| 2007 | L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII (TV Series) · as Nathan |
| 2006 | The Final Inquiry · as Nathan |
| 2006 | Blood Monkey · as Professor Hamilton |
| 2006 | Quiet Flows The Don · as Pantaley |
| 2006 | And Quiet Flows the Don (2006) (TV Series) · as Pantaley |
| 2006 | The Stone Merchant · as Shahid |
| 2004 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey · as Viceroy Of Peru |
| 2004 | Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers · as Jeffrey |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | Pompeii: The Last Day · as Narrator |
| 2003 | My Father · as Paul Minsky |
| 2003 | Five Moons Plaza · as Entita |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | Ticker · as Airport Guru |
| 2002 | Joshua · as Father Tardone |
| 2001 | Thir13en Ghosts · as Cyrus Kriticos |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Theodore Nichols |
| 2001 | The Hire (TV Series) · as Airport Guru |
| 2001 | The Knights of the Quest · as Delfinello Da Coverzano |
| 2000 | Finding Forrester · as Robert Crawford |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series) · as Ayatollah |
| 2000 | The Darkling · as Bruno Rubin |
| 1999 | Excellent Cadavers · as Tommaso Buscetta |
| 1999 | The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in 'for Love or Mummy' · as Professor Henry Covington |
| 1999 | Muppets from Space · as Noah |
| 1999 | Noah's Ark (1999) (TV Series) · as Lot |
| 1999 | The Bible Collection: Esther · as Mordechai |
| 1998 | Star Trek: Insurrection · as Ad'har Ru'afo |
| 1997 | Color of Justice · as Jim Sullivan |
| 1997 | Mimic · as Dr. Gates |
| 1997 | Eruption · as President Mendoza |
| 1996 | Children of the Revolution · as Josef 'uncle Joe' Stalin |
| 1996 | Einstein Revealed · as Narrator |
| 1996 | Dead Man's Walk (TV Series) · as Caleb Cobb |
| 1996 | Baby Face Nelson · as Al Capone |
| 1995 | Mighty Aphrodite · as Chorleiter |
| 1995 | Dillinger and Capone · as Al Capone |
| 1995 | The Way West · as Cast |
| 1995 | Jamila · as Older Seit |
| 1994 | Nostradamus · as Scalinger |
| 1994 | Fresh · as Chess Hustler |
| 1994 | Surviving the Game · as Wolfe Sr. |
| 1994 | L'affaire · as Lucien Haslans |
| 1993 | Last Action Hero · as John Practice |
| 1993 | Sweet Killing · as Zargo |
| 1993 | Journey to the Center of the Earth · as Professor Harlech |
| 1993 | Loaded Weapon 1 · as Harold Leacher |
| 1991 | The First Circle · as Stalin |
| 1991 | By the Sword · as Suba |
| 1991 | Eye of the Widow · as Kharoun |
| 1991 | Mobsters · as Arnold Rothstein |
| 1991 | Money · as Will Scarlet |
| 1990 | The Bonfire of the Vanities · as D.a. Abe Weiss (uncredited) |
| 1990 | La batalla de los Tres Reyes · as Osrain |
| 1990 | The Little Match Girl · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1990 | Cadence · as Capt. Ramon Garcia |
| 1990 | A Season of Giants (TV Series) · as Julius Ii |
| 1989 | I promessi sposi (TV Series) · as L'innominato |
| 1989 | An Innocent Man · as Virgil Cane |
| 1989 | The Favorite · as Abdul Hamid |
| 1989 | Slipstream · as Cornelius |
| 1989 | Beyond the Stars · as Dr. Harry Bertram - The Whale Man |
| 1988 | The Third Solution · as Father Carafa |
| 1987 | American Experience (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1986 | The Name of the Rose · as Bernardo Gui |
| 1986 | Dream West (TV Series) · as President Abraham Lincoln |
| 1984 | Amadeus · as Antonio Salieri |
| 1983 | Scarface · as Omar |
| 1982 | Marco Polo (TV Series) · as Jacopo |
| 1982 | Nature (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1978 | The Big Fix · as Eppis |
| 1978 | Madman · as Marco Cohen |
| 1977 | Sex and the Married Woman · as Duke Skaggs |
| 1977 | A.E.S. Hudson Street (TV Series) |
| 1977 | The Andros Targets (TV Series) · as Bobby Carr |
| 1976 | The Ritz · as Chris |
| 1976 | All the President's Men · as Arresting Officer #1 |
| 1975 | The Sunshine Boys · as Mechanic |
| 1975 | The Prisoner of Second Avenue · as Taxi Driver |
| 1974 | NOVA (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1973 | Serpico · as Detective Partner (uncredited) |
| 1973 | Kojak (TV Series) · as Solly Nurse |
| 1971 | They Might Be Giants · as Clyde (the Usher) |
| 1971 | All in the Family (TV Series) · as Clerk |
Barbarossa (TV Series) · as Siniscalco Barozzi |