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Kermit Murdock
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Kermit Murdock (20 March 1908 – 11 February 1981) was an American film, television and radio actor known for his avuncular and professorial character portrayals. His more prominen…
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Kermit Murdock (20 March 1908 – 11 February 1981) was an American film, television and radio actor known for his avuncular and professorial character portrayals. His more prominent character roles in major motion pictures included Dean Pollard in Splendor in the Grass (1961), Henderson in In the Heat of The Night (1967), and Dr. Robertson in The Andromeda Strain (1970). He is also well known for his voice acting in many episodes of the 1950s science fiction radio series X Minus One. He was in The Mysterious Traveler episode "Survival of the Fittest" with Everett Sloane, and was featured in an episode of the series Adventure Ahead. He appeared in character roles in television drama of the 1960s and 1970s including episodes of Kung Fu, The Mod Squad, and The Defenders. He portrayed a prosecutor of witches in the Star Trek episode, "All Our Yesterdays".
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1976
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
TV show Minister
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1974
The Godchild
Movie Nathaniel Mony
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1974
Harry O
TV show
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1972
Kung Fu
TV show Judge Burt
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1972
Banacek
TV show Archbishop
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1972
The Sixth Sense
TV show
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1971
The Priest Killer
Movie Publisher
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1971
The Andromeda Strain
Movie Dr. Robertson
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1971
Sarge
TV show Pierce
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1971
Alias Smith and Jones
TV show
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1970
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
TV show Mr. Vandermast
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1970
The Bold Ones: The Senator
TV show Sen. Calvin Shea
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1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Movie Hoyt III
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1970
Dial Hot Line
Movie Fourth Board Member
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1969
The Lonely Profession
Movie Senator
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1969
The Whole World Is Watching
Movie 2nd Judge
More credits
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1968
The Mod Squad
TV show Abe Turson
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1967
The High Chaparral
TV show Seechrist
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1967
In the Heat of the Night
Movie Henderson
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1967
Ironside
TV show Publisher
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1966
Star Trek
TV show The Prosecutor
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1965
Run for Your Life
TV show Sen. Strohm
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1961
Splendor in the Grass
Movie Dean Pollard (uncredited)
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1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV show Peter
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1950
Farewell to Yesterday
Movie Self - Narrator(voice)
