F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Date of Birth:

Oct 24, 1939

Place of Birth:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

filmography:

Jamila Jamila

1994

Robin Hood Robin Hood

2018

Fresh Fresh

1994

Ticker Ticker

2002

My Father My Father

2003

Serpico Serpico

1973

L'Affaire L'Affaire

1994

411 411

2015

Cadence Cadence

1990

Milarepa Milarepa

2024

Super Cats Super Cats

2018

The Letter The Letter

2018

Ballerina Ballerina

2008

The Ritz The Ritz

1976

Barbarossa Barbarossa

2009

Esther Esther

1999

Amadeus Amadeus

1984

Mimic Mimic

1997

Slipstream Slipstream

1989

Joshua Joshua

2002

Money Money

1991

Eruption Eruption

1997

Madman Madman

1978

Mobsters Mobsters

1991

Scarface Scarface

1983

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