F. Murray Abraham

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 24, 1939 (86 yrs)

place of birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

also known as

Frank Murray Abraham · Murray Abraham

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Scarface
8.2

Scarface

1983as Omar
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
7.8

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

2019as Grimmel (voice)
The Grand Budapest Hotel
8.0

The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014as Mr. Moustafa
The Phoenician Scheme
6.5

The Phoenician Scheme

2025as Prophet
Isle of Dogs
7.8

Isle of Dogs

2018as Jupiter (voice)
Amadeus
8.0

Amadeus

1984as Antonio Salieri
Robin Hood
5.9

Robin Hood

2018as Cardinal
Finding Forrester
7.1

Finding Forrester

2000as Robert Crawford
Last Action Hero
6.5

Last Action Hero

1993as John Practice
Thir13en Ghosts
6.3

Thir13en Ghosts

2001as Cyrus
Serpico
7.5

Serpico

1973as Detective Partner (uncredited)
The Name of the Rose
7.5

The Name of the Rose

1986as Bernardo Gui
Mimic
6.1

Mimic

1997as Dr. Gates
Lady and the Tramp
7.2

Lady and the Tramp

2019as Tony
All the President's Men
7.7

All the President's Men

1976as Arresting Officer #1
Star Trek: Insurrection
6.4

Star Trek: Insurrection

1998as Ad'har Ru'afo
Inside Llewyn Davis
7.2

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013as Bud Grossman
The Magic Flute
6.3

The Magic Flute

2022as Dr. Longbow
Dead Man Down
6.2

Dead Man Down

2013as Gregor
Mighty Aphrodite
6.7

Mighty Aphrodite

1995as Chorleiter
Things Heard & Seen
5.7

Things Heard & Seen

2021as Floyd DeBeers
Muppets from Space
6.1

Muppets from Space

1999as Noah
Fresh
7.2

Fresh

1994as Chess Hustler
The Bonfire of the Vanities
5.6

The Bonfire of the Vanities

1990as D.A. Abe Weiss (uncredited)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
6.1

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

1993as Harold Leacher
The Ritz
6.0

The Ritz

1976as Chris
Cadence
6.7

Cadence

1990as Capt. Ramon Garcia
Mobsters
6.3

Mobsters

1991as Arnold Rothstein
Bookends

Bookends

2026as Saul Cohen
Looking for Richard
6.8

Looking for Richard

1996as Self
The Darkling
5.1

The Darkling

2000as Bruno Rubin
An Innocent Man
6.1

An Innocent Man

1989as Virgil Cane
Love, Marilyn
6.6

Love, Marilyn

2013as Self
Surviving the Game
6.1

Surviving the Game

1994as Wolfe, Sr.
Quiet Flows The Don
4.3

Quiet Flows The Don

2006as Pantaley
Ticker
6.7

Ticker

2002as Airport Guru
Milarepa
7.3

Milarepa

2025as Oyun
Goltzius & the Pelican Company
6.1

Goltzius & the Pelican Company

2012as The Margrave
This Ordinary Thing

This Ordinary Thing

2025as Self (voice)
The Big Fix
5.8

The Big Fix

1978as Eppis
Esther
6.8

Esther

1999as Mordechai
Mother, Couch
5.5

Mother, Couch

2024as Marcus / Marco
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight
6.7

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight

2022as Khonshu (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Slipstream
4.3

Slipstream

1989as Cornelius
Shark Swarm
5.3

Shark Swarm

2008as Professor Bill Girdler
Barbarossa
5.2

Barbarossa

2009as Siniscalco Barozzi
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
6.6

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

1975as Taxi Driver
The Sunshine Boys
6.9

The Sunshine Boys

1975as Mechanic
Children of the Revolution
5.6

Children of the Revolution

1996as Josef 'Uncle Joe' Stalin
By the Sword
6.0

By the Sword

1991as Suba