Christopher Murray (actor)

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Christopher Murray
Born (1957-03-19) March 19, 1957 (age 68)
OccupationActor
Years active1976–present
Parents
Relatives Alan J. Pakula (stepfather)

Christopher Murray (born March 19, 1957) is an American actor. He is the son of actors Don Murray and Hope Lange, as well as the stepson of film director Alan J. Pakula, Lange's second husband. [1]

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Career

Murray appeared in a number of notable films, beginning with Pakula's 1976 film All the President's Men . [2] He appeared in two other films directed by Pakula, See You in the Morning (1989) and The Pelican Brief (1993). He has also appeared in the films I Am the Cheese (1983), And God Created Woman (1988), Just Cause and Virtuosity (both 1995) and Dante's Peak (1997).[ citation needed ]

He has also guest starred in a number of notable television series that include, Knots Landing , China Beach , L.A. Law , Murder, She Wrote , JAG , NCIS , Beverly Hills, 90210 , The West Wing , 24 , 7th Heaven , Crossing Jordan , Parks and Recreation , Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction and Mad Men . From 2005 to 2008, Murray had a recurring role as Dean Rivers on the Nickelodeon series Zoey 101 , appearing on the show throughout its four-season run. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1976 All the President's Men Photo Aide
1983 I Am the Cheese Eric Peterson
1988 And God Created Woman Harold
1989 See You in the Morning Group Therapy Patient
1991The Flash II: Revenge of the TricksterWilliams
1993 The Pelican Brief Rupert
1993 Fatal Instinct Investigator #1Uncredited
1993SpreeWalt
1994 Clifford Bartender
1994 The Cowboy Way Water Cop
1995 Just Cause Detective T.J. Wilcox
1995 Virtuosity Matthew Grimes
1997 Dante's Peak Pilot
1999 Nice Guys Sleep Alone Robert
2003The CommissionAgent Cortlandt Cunningham
2003 Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood Whitaker
2005 The Man Homeless Man
2006 Smokin' Aces Sergeant / Chief
2007 Chris & Don Documentary
2009 Crossing Over Special Agent Ludwig
2013ClubhouseClarke Wilcox
2013Never the Same: The Prisoner-of-War ExperienceCecil PeartDocumentary
2018 The Final Wish Yates
2020 The 11th Green Robert Cutler
2020 Proximity Quaid Ottinger

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980 Knots Landing LesEpisode: "Home is for Healing"
1980 The Doctors Ed
1981 Family Reunion Arthur LymanTelevision film
1981The Patricia Neal StoryRod
1984 Mister Roberts Shore Patrolman
1985 Our Family Honor Television reporterEpisode: "Pilot"
1985 Misfits of Science SylEpisode: "Sort of Looking for Gina"
1987 Scarecrow and Mrs. King ComanchoEpisode: "Promises to Keep"
1987–1989 Days of Our Lives Art / Ben8 episodes
1990 General Hospital Lt. SmithEpisode dated 1 June 1990
1990 China Beach Navy SurgeonEpisode: "One Small Step"
1990, 1991 The Flash Williams / Highway Patrolman2 episodes
1992She Woke UpReporter #1Television film
1992Grass RootsBuchanan
1993 Murder, She Wrote Phil CoileEpisode: "Love's Deadly Desire"
1994Hart to Hart: Crimes of the HartMike RoystonTelevision film
1995 Courthouse Detective Eric FordEpisode: "Injustice for All"
1996 JAG Colonel GordonEpisode: "High Ground"
1996 Norma Jean & Marilyn Erwin "Doc" GoddardTelevision film
1998 Michael Hayes Special Agent Rick FlowersEpisode: "Gotterdammerung"
1998Route 9CowboyTelevision film
1998 Buddy Faro Emmit KornhavenEpisode: "Call Me Cody Smith"
1999 Beverly Hills, 90210 Dylan's BossEpisode: "I'm Married"
1999 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Detective Bill BallardEpisode: "The Bloody Hand"
1999 Profiler TomEpisode: "Old Ghosts"
2001 The West Wing Tony PhillipsEpisode: "Two Cathedrals"
2001, 2003 7th Heaven Fire Chief Bill / Officer #12 episodes
2002 24 DockertyEpisode: "Day 2: 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m."
2002 The Agency Inspector David BrennanEpisode: "Elite Meat to Eat"
2003HunterBlackie TulanianEpisode: "Vaya Sin Dios"
2004 Crossing Jordan Uniformed OfficerEpisode: "Devil May Care"
2004A Place Called HomeSheriffTelevision film
2005–2007 Zoey 101 Dean Rivers17 episodes
2007 Sacrifices of the Heart Kevin DoyleTelevision film
2008 Mad Men Phil MathewsonEpisode: "A Night to Remember"
2008Generation GapSheriff BrownTelevision film
2009 Saving Grace Leroy JohnsonEpisode: "Am I Going to Lose Her?"
2010 Parks and Recreation Nick Newport Sr.2 episodes
2012 Touch Montreal DoctorEpisode: "Entanglement"
2014 Scandal Dr. Murray LevineEpisode: "We Do Not Touch the First Ladies"
2015 NCIS Joseph MallardEpisode: "Spinning Wheel"
2016 Castle Mr. Geoffrey NorthcliffEpisode: "The Blame Game"
2016 Aquarius Captain Perry5 episodes
2017 Twin Peaks Officer OlsonEpisode: "Part 1"
2018 Bosch Allen TuckfeldEpisode: "Missed Connections"
2018 The Rookie Old CopEpisode: "The Hawke"
2019 American Horror Story: 1984 SheriffEpisode: "Mr. Jingles"
2019 Adam Ruins Everything Rusty ButzEpisode: "Adam Ruins a Plate of Nachos"
2021 Them MurrayEpisode: "Covenant I."
2021Nova VitaJudge Putnam10 episodes

References

  1. Polgreen, Lydia (22 December 2003). "Hope Lange, Versatile Actress and Emmy Winner, Dies at 70". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  2. Mavis, Paul (31 May 2013). The Espionage Filmography: United States Releases, 1898 through 1999. McFarland Publishing. p. 11. ISBN   9781476604275.
  3. Schneider, Dan. "Dean Rivers". danschneider.com. Schneider's Bakery . Retrieved 25 March 2019.