F. Murray Abraham

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Fahrid Murray Abraham (born October 24, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American actor. Abraham is of Italian/Syrian heritage, and attended the University of Texas, then studied acting under Uta Hagen in New York. He began his acting career on the stage, making his stage debut in a Los Angeles staging of Ray Bradbury's The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit.

He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Amadeus, (1984), as Antonio Salieri, and has appeared in such other popular films (see filmography).

Partial Filmography

1. Mount of Olives (2005) (filming)
2. The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)
3. Pompeii: The Last Day (2003) (TV) (voice)
4. Joshua (2002/I)
5. Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
6. Finding Forrester (2000)
7. Muppets From Space (1999)
8. Noah's Ark (1999) (TV)
9. Esther (1999) (TV)
10. Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
11. Mimic (1997)
12. Eruption (1997)
13. Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
14. Baby Face Nelson (1995)
15. Nostradamus (1994/I)
16. Surviving the Game (1994) as Wolfe Sr.
17. Fresh (1994) (uncredited) as Chess hustler
18. Last Action Hero (1993) as John Practice
19. Sweet Killing (1993) as Zargo
20. Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993) (TV)
21. Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) as Dr. Harold Leacher
22. Mobsters (1991) as Arnold Rothstein
23. Money (1991/I) as Will Scarlet
24. The First Circle (1991) (TV) as Staline
25. The Little Match Girl (1991) (V) as the Narrator
26. Cadence (1990) as Capt. Ramon Garcia (uncredited)
27. The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) as D.A. Abe Weiss (uncredited)
28. La Batalla de los Tres Reyes (1990) as Osrain
29. Slipstream (1989) as Cornelius
30. La Nuit du Serail (1989) as Abdul Hamid
31. An Innocent Man (1989) as Virgil Cane
32. Beyond the Stars (1989) as Dr. Harry Bertram, the Whale Man
33. Russicum (1987) as Father Carafa
34. The Name of the Rose (1986) as Bernardo Gui
35. Amadeus (1984) as Antonio Salieri
36. Scarface (1983) as Omar Suarez
37. Marco Polo (1982) (mini) (TV) as Jacopo
38. The Big Fix (1978) as Eppis
39. Madman (1978)
40. The Ritz (1976) as Chris
41. All the President's Men (1976)
42. The Sunshine Boys (1975) as Mechanic
43. The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) as Taxi Driver
44. How to Survive a Marriage ([[1974]-[1975|75]) TV Series as Joshua Browne
45. Serpico (1973) (uncredited) as Detective partner
46. Much Ado About Nothing (1973/I) (TV)
47. They Might Be Giants (1971) as Clyde (the usher)

External Links

• F. Murray Abraham at the Internet Movie Database
• F. Murray Abraham at TV.com