Acting credits
25
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Kermit Murdock
Acting
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Movies: 10Series: 15
TMDB ID: 176446
IMDb ID: nm0613794
Known for: Acting
Born: March 20, 1908
Died: February 11, 1981
Age: 72
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1950 - 1976
Years active: 27
Average TMDB rating: 7.16
Wikidata: Q6394070
Biography
Kermit Murdock (20 March 1908 – 11 February 1981) was an American film, television and radio actor known for his avuncular and professorial character portrayals. His more prominent character roles in major motion pictures included Dean Pollard in Splendor in the Grass (1961), Henderson in In the Heat of The Night (1967), and Dr. Robertson in The Andromeda Strain (1970). He is also well known for his voice acting in many episodes of the 1950s science fiction radio series X Minus One. He was in The Mysterious Traveler episode "Survival of the Fittest" with Everett Sloane, and was featured in an episode of the series Adventure Ahead. He appeared in character roles in television drama of the 1960s and 1970s including episodes of Kung Fu, The Mod Squad, and The Defenders. He portrayed a prosecutor of witches in the Star Trek episode, "All Our Yesterdays".
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Kermit Murdock.
2.0
The Godchild
as Nathaniel Mony
1974 Movie
The Priest Killer
as Publisher
1971 Movie
7.0
The Andromeda Strain
as Dr. Robertson
1971 Movie
6.7
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Hoyt III
1970 Movie
Dial Hot Line
as Fourth Board Member
1970 Movie
The Lonely Profession
as Senator
1969 Movie
The Whole World Is Watching
as 2nd Judge
1969 Movie
7.7
In the Heat of the Night
as Henderson
1967 Movie
7.4
Splendor in the Grass
as Dean Pollard (uncredited)
1961 Movie
Farewell to Yesterday
as Self - Narrator(voice)
1950 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Kermit Murdock.
8.6
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
as Minister • 1 eps
1976 Series
4.6
Harry O
1 eps
1974 Series
7.7
Kung Fu
as Judge Burt • 1 eps
1972 Series
8.6
Banacek
as Archbishop • 1 eps
1972 Series
5.9
The Sixth Sense
1 eps
1972 Series
5.0
Sarge
as Pierce • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.0
Alias Smith and Jones
1 eps
1971 Series
7.6
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
as Mr. Vandermast • 1 eps
1970 Series
3.0
The Bold Ones: The Senator
as Sen. Calvin Shea • 1 eps
1970 Series
6.2
The Mod Squad
as Abe Turson • 1 eps
1968 Series
6.6
The High Chaparral
as Seechrist • 1 eps
1967 Series
6.8
Ironside
as Publisher • 1 eps
1967 Series
8.0
Star Trek
as The Prosecutor • 1 eps
1966 Series
7.2
Run for Your Life
as Sen. Strohm • 1 eps
1965 Series
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Peter • 1 eps
1951 Series