Christopher Murray | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | March 19, 1957
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1976–present |
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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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | |
1991 | The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster | Williams | |
1993 | The Pelican Brief | Rupert | |
1993 | Fatal Instinct | Investigator #1 | Uncredited |
1993 | Spree | Walt | |
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 | |
2003 | The Commission | Agent 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 | |
2013 | Clubhouse | Clarke Wilcox | |
2013 | Never the Same: The Prisoner-of-War Experience | Cecil Peart | Documentary |
2018 | The Final Wish | Yates | |
2020 | The 11th Green | Robert Cutler | |
2020 | Proximity | Quaid Ottinger |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | Knots Landing | Les | Episode: "Home is for Healing" |
1980 | The Doctors | Ed | |
1981 | Family Reunion | Arthur Lyman | Television film |
1981 | The Patricia Neal Story | Rod | |
1984 | Mister Roberts | Shore Patrolman | |
1985 | Our Family Honor | Television reporter | Episode: "Pilot" |
1985 | Misfits of Science | Syl | Episode: "Sort of Looking for Gina" |
1987 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Comancho | Episode: "Promises to Keep" |
1987–1989 | Days of Our Lives | Art / Ben | 8 episodes |
1990 | General Hospital | Lt. Smith | Episode dated 1 June 1990 |
1990 | China Beach | Navy Surgeon | Episode: "One Small Step" |
1990, 1991 | The Flash | Williams / Highway Patrolman | 2 episodes |
1992 | She Woke Up | Reporter #1 | Television film |
1992 | Grass Roots | Buchanan | |
1993 | Murder, She Wrote | Phil Coile | Episode: "Love's Deadly Desire" |
1994 | Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart | Mike Royston | Television film |
1995 | Courthouse | Detective Eric Ford | Episode: "Injustice for All" |
1996 | JAG | Colonel Gordon | Episode: "High Ground" |
1996 | Norma Jean & Marilyn | Erwin "Doc" Goddard | Television film |
1998 | Michael Hayes | Special Agent Rick Flowers | Episode: "Gotterdammerung" |
1998 | Route 9 | Cowboy | Television film |
1998 | Buddy Faro | Emmit Kornhaven | Episode: "Call Me Cody Smith" |
1999 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Dylan's Boss | Episode: "I'm Married" |
1999 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Detective Bill Ballard | Episode: "The Bloody Hand" |
1999 | Profiler | Tom | Episode: "Old Ghosts" |
2001 | The West Wing | Tony Phillips | Episode: "Two Cathedrals" |
2001, 2003 | 7th Heaven | Fire Chief Bill / Officer #1 | 2 episodes |
2002 | 24 | Dockerty | Episode: "Day 2: 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m." |
2002 | The Agency | Inspector David Brennan | Episode: "Elite Meat to Eat" |
2003 | Hunter | Blackie Tulanian | Episode: "Vaya Sin Dios" |
2004 | Crossing Jordan | Uniformed Officer | Episode: "Devil May Care" |
2004 | A Place Called Home | Sheriff | Television film |
2005–2007 | Zoey 101 | Dean Rivers | 17 episodes |
2007 | Sacrifices of the Heart | Kevin Doyle | Television film |
2008 | Mad Men | Phil Mathewson | Episode: "A Night to Remember" |
2008 | Generation Gap | Sheriff Brown | Television film |
2009 | Saving Grace | Leroy Johnson | Episode: "Am I Going to Lose Her?" |
2010 | Parks and Recreation | Nick Newport Sr. | 2 episodes |
2012 | Touch | Montreal Doctor | Episode: "Entanglement" |
2014 | Scandal | Dr. Murray Levine | Episode: "We Do Not Touch the First Ladies" |
2015 | NCIS | Joseph Mallard | Episode: "Spinning Wheel" |
2016 | Castle | Mr. Geoffrey Northcliff | Episode: "The Blame Game" |
2016 | Aquarius | Captain Perry | 5 episodes |
2017 | Twin Peaks | Officer Olson | Episode: "Part 1" |
2018 | Bosch | Allen Tuckfeld | Episode: "Missed Connections" |
2018 | The Rookie | Old Cop | Episode: "The Hawke" |
2019 | American Horror Story: 1984 | Sheriff | Episode: "Mr. Jingles" |
2019 | Adam Ruins Everything | Rusty Butz | Episode: "Adam Ruins a Plate of Nachos" |
2021 | Them | Murray | Episode: "Covenant I." |
2021 | Nova Vita | Judge Putnam | 10 episodes |
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