Gerard Murphy

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Gerard Murphy

Acting October 14, 1948

Newry, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, UK

Gerard Murphy was a Northern Irish actor of film, television and theatre fame. His most famous film roles included that of The Nord in Kevin Costner's ambitious Waterworld and the…

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Batman Begins

Batman Begins

7.7 2005 Movie
Waterworld

Waterworld

6.2 1995 Movie
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.9 1963 TV Show
Play for Today

Play for Today

6.6 1970 TV Show
The Bill

The Bill

6.8 1984 TV Show
Spooks

Spooks

7.7 2002 TV Show
Father Ted

Father Ted

8.2 1995 TV Show
Minder

Minder

7.1 1979 TV Show
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

7.2 1992 TV Show
Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

7.2 2001 TV Show
Z-Cars

Z-Cars

7.3 1962 TV Show
Dalziel and Pascoe

Dalziel and Pascoe

6.4 1996 TV Show

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Gerard Murphy was a Northern Irish actor of film, television and theatre fame. His most famous film roles included that of The Nord in Kevin Costner's ambitious Waterworld and the corruot Judge Faden in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins. On television, he was famous for playing Richard Maynarde in the 1988 Doctor Who 25th anniversary serial Silver Nemesis and for the role of the airplane pilot in the classic Father Ted episode Flight Into Danger from 1996. He died of prostate cancer at the age of 64 in August 2013.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2014
    Lake

    Movie

  2. 2009
    Shades of Grey

    Movie Narrator

  3. 2009
    Pumpgirl

    Movie Shawshank

  4. 2005
    Batman Begins

    Movie Judge Faden

  5. 2003
    The Afternoon Play

    TV show Clarence Mitchell

  6. 2002
    Spooks

    TV show Boris Gulyanov

  7. 2001
    Waking the Dead

    TV show James Alcock

  8. 1999
    The Scarlet Pimpernel

    TV show Planchet

  9. 1998
    Vanity Fair

    TV show Lord Steyne

  10. 1997
    This Is the Sea

    Movie (voice)

  11. 1997
    McCallum

    TV show

  12. 1996
    Dalziel and Pascoe

    TV show Steven Burlow

  13. 1995
    Tattoo

    Movie Unnamed

  14. 1995
    Waterworld

    Movie Nord

  15. 1995
    Father Ted

    TV show Pilot

  16. 1992
    Heartbeat

    TV show Billy Trotter

More credits
  1. 1988
    Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

    Movie Richard

  2. 1988
    The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

    Movie

  3. 1986
    Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

    Movie Messenger

  4. 1985
    Sacred Hearts

    Movie Father Larkin

  5. 1985
    Charters and Caldicott

    TV show Insp. Snow

  6. 1984
    The Bill

    TV show

  7. 1980
    Shaping Up

    Movie Colum

  8. 1980
    Facing The Sun

    Movie Gilberto

  9. 1980
    The Best of Friends

    Movie George

  10. 1979
    Minder

    TV show Kevin O'Hara

  11. 1979
    My Son, My Son

    TV show

  12. 1978
    Thank You, Comrades

    Movie Sanin

  13. 1977
    Catchpenny Twist

    Movie Roy Fletcher

  14. 1970
    Play for Today

    TV show

  15. 1967
    ITV Playhouse

    TV show Gilberto

  16. 1963
    Doctor Who

    TV show Richard

  17. 1962
    Z-Cars

    TV show