Michael Murphy: movies and TV shows
Michael Murphy has 139 credits in the archive: 113 films and 26 TV series, from 1959 to 2024. Highest rated: Person of Interest (8.1/10).
Career timeline
1959 – 2024 · busiest year: 2004 (12 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano | Himself | Film | — | 86 |
| 2024 | Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV | Self | Film | — | 86 |
| 2020 | The Man Who Tried to Feed the World | narrator | Film | — | 82 |
| 2019 | Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese | The Politician | Film | 7.0 | 81 |
| 2019 | The Feud | Narrator | Film | — | 81 |
| 2018 | Indian Horse | Father Quinney | Film | 6.9 | 80 |
| 2018 | The Circus | Self - Narrator | TV | — | 80 |
| 2018 | The Circus | Narrator | Film | 6.0 | 80 |
| 2017 | The Race Underground | Narrator | Film | 7.7 | 79 |
| 2017 | Grand Coulee Dam | Narrator | Film | 6.0 | 79 |
| 2016 | Tesla | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.1 | 78 |
| 2016 | Murder of a President | Narrator | Film | 7.6 | 78 |
| 2016 | The Battle Of Chosin | Narrator | Film | 7.2 | 78 |
| 2016 | Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond | Self | Film | 6.9 | 78 |
| 2016 | Way Out on a Limb | Self | Film | — | 78 |
| 2016 | Way Out on a Limb | Film | — | 78 | |
| 2016 | Space Men | Narrator | Film | — | 78 |
| 2015 | Edison | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.2 | 77 |
| 2015 | The Forgotten Plague | Himself - Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 77 |
| 2014 | They Came Together | Roger | Film | 5.5 | 76 |
| 2014 | Altman | Self | Film | 6.7 | 76 |
| 2014 | Fall | Father Sam Ryan | Film | 1.0 | 76 |
| 2014 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Narrator | Film | 7.7 | 76 |
| 2013 | Rogue | George Kelly | TV | 6.7 | 75 |
| 2013 | White House Down | Vice President Hammond | Film | 6.5 | 75 |
| 2013 | Silicon Valley | Narrator | Film | — | 75 |
| 2012 | Billy the Kid | Narrator | Film | 8.0 | 74 |
| 2012 | Custer's Last Stand | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 74 |
| 2011 | Person of Interest | Jim Hallen | TV | 8.1 | 73 |
| 2011 | Dinosaur Wars | Narrator | Film | 6.0 | 73 |
| 2011 | Triangle Fire | narrator | Film | 7.0 | 73 |
| 2011 | The Greely Expedition | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 73 |
| 2011 | Robert E. Lee | Narrator | Film | — | 73 |
| 2011 | Angle of Attack | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 73 |
| 2011 | Panama Canal | Narrator | Film | — | 73 |
| 2010 | The Bridge | Ed Wycoff | TV | 5.5 | 72 |
| 2010 | The Trotsky | Frank McGovern | Film | 6.7 | 72 |
| 2010 | Wyatt Earp | Narrator | Film | 8.2 | 72 |
| 2009 | According to Greta | Joseph | Film | 6.0 | 71 |
| 2008 | Kit Carson | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 70 |
| 2008 | Depression: Out of the Shadows | Himself - Narrator | Film | 6.5 | 70 |
| 2007 | Away from Her | Aubrey | Film | 7.0 | 69 |
| 2006 | The Path to 9/11 | William Cohen | TV | 7.3 | 68 |
| 2006 | Playing House | Hubbard | Film | 6.2 | 68 |
| 2006 | The Wind in the Willows | Judge | Film | 5.8 | 68 |
| 2006 | X-Men: The Last Stand | Warren Worthington II | Film | 6.4 | 68 |
| 2006 | Jesse James | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 68 |
| 2005 | Tilt | Jimmy Molloy | TV | 7.3 | 67 |
| 2005 | Mayday | Captain Randall Williams | Film | 5.1 | 67 |
| 2005 | Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 1 - Sin City | Narrator | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 2005 | Heights | Jesse | Film | 6.3 | 67 |
| 2005 | Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 2 - American Mecca | Narrator | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 2004 | This Is Wonderland | Judge Maxwell Fraser | TV | 8.0 | 66 |
| 2004 | LAX | Emmet | TV | 7.3 | 66 |
| 2004 | Tanner on Tanner | Jack Tanner | TV | 10.0 | 66 |
| 2004 | H2O | U.S. Ambassador Conrad | Film | 5.3 | 66 |
| 2004 | H2O | U.S. Ambassador Conrad | TV | 9.0 | 66 |
| 2004 | Silver City | Senator Judson Pilager | Film | 6.1 | 66 |
| 2004 | On the Set: Loews Theater | Self | Film | — | 66 |
| 2004 | Childstar | Reed Harrison | Film | 5.2 | 66 |
| 2004 | On the Set: Alex’s Loft | Self | Film | — | 66 |
| 2004 | What’s Happened Since ‘88 | Self | Film | — | 66 |
| 2004 | The Rise & Fall of Penn Station | Narrator | Film | 9.5 | 66 |
| 2004 | Tricks | Arthur | Film | 10.0 | 66 |
| 2003 | Footsteps | Robbie | Film | 5.8 | 65 |
| 2003 | The Transcontinental Railroad | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 65 |
| 2002 | Live from Baghdad | Tom Johnson | Film | 6.7 | 64 |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Peter Blakemore | TV | 7.6 | 63 |
| 2001 | Tart | Mike Storm | Film | 4.3 | 63 |
| 2001 | The Day Reagan Was Shot | Michael Deaver | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 2000 | The Art of War | Politician (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 62 |
| 2000 | Altman on His Own Terms | Self | Film | 9.0 | 62 |
| 2000 | Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H' | Self | Film | 6.3 | 62 |
| 1999 | Judging Amy | Judge Alistair McNeil | TV | 7.5 | 61 |
| 1999 | Family Law | Ian Lumberg | TV | 8.1 | 61 |
| 1999 | Magnolia | Alan Kligman, Esq. | Film | 7.7 | 61 |
| 1998 | Indiscretion of an American Wife | Russell Burton | Film | 8.0 | 60 |
| 1998 | Sleeping Dogs Lie | Edgar Trott | Film | 6.5 | 60 |
| 1998 | Norma Jean, Jack, and Me | John F. Kennedy | Film | 10.0 | 60 |
| 1997 | Private Parts | Roger Erlick | Film | 6.5 | 59 |
| 1997 | Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story | Pete Louganis | Film | 5.6 | 59 |
| 1996 | The Ultimate Lie | Malcolm McGrath | Film | 5.8 | 58 |
| 1996 | Kansas City | Henry Stilton | Film | 6.1 | 58 |
| 1996 | Special Report: Journey to Mars | Dean Rumplemeyer | Film | 5.8 | 58 |
| 1995 | Bad Company | William V. 'Smitty' Smithfield (uncredited) | Film | 4.9 | 57 |
| 1995 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies | Self | Film | 8.0 | 57 |
| 1995 | Truman | Dinner Speaker (uncredited) | Film | 7.7 | 57 |
| 1994 | Clean Slate | Dr. Doover | Film | 5.8 | 56 |
| 1992 | Batman Returns | Mayor | Film | 6.9 | 54 |
| 1992 | Folks! | Ed | Film | 5.6 | 54 |
| 1992 | Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster | Bill Reilly | Film | 5.2 | 54 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Nolan Tinsdale | TV | 7.3 | 52 |
| 1989 | Shocker | Lt. Don Parker | Film | 5.6 | 51 |
| 1989 | Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy | Richard Burt | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1988 | American Experience | Narrator (voice) | TV | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1988 | American Experience | Self - Narrator (voice) | TV | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1988 | Tanner '88 | Jack Tanner | TV | 6.9 | 50 |
| 1988 | The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial | Captain Blakely | Film | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1987 | Hard Copy | TV | 6.0 | 49 | |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Bobby Lewis | TV | 7.1 | 48 |
| 1986 | American Masters | Self - Narrator (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1986 | Salvador | Ambassador Thomas Kelly | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1985 | Mesmerized | Wilson | Film | 4.8 | 47 |
| 1984 | Cloak & Dagger | Rice | Film | 6.4 | 46 |
| 1984 | Talk to Me | Ross | Film | 9.0 | 46 |
| 1984 | Countdown to Looking Glass | Bob Calhoun | Film | 6.1 | 46 |
| 1983 | Hot Money | Burt / Tom | Film | 3.8 | 45 |
| 1982 | The Year of Living Dangerously | Pete Curtis | Film | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1982 | The Rules of Marriage | Alan Murray | Film | 3.0 | 44 |
| 1981 | Strange Behavior | John Brady | Film | 5.5 | 43 |
| 1979 | Manhattan | Yale | Film | 7.7 | 41 |
| 1979 | O Youth and Beauty! | Cash Bentley | Film | 9.0 | 41 |
| 1978 | An Unmarried Woman | Martin Benton | Film | 6.7 | 40 |
| 1978 | The Great Bank Hoax | Reverend Everett Manigma | Film | 5.0 | 40 |
| 1978 | The Class Of Miss MacMichael | Martin | Film | 5.2 | 40 |
| 1976 | The Front | Alfred Miller | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1975 | Baretta | Mike Parsons | TV | 6.5 | 37 |
| 1975 | Nashville | John Triplette | Film | 7.2 | 37 |
| 1974 | Phase IV | James R. Lesko | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1974 | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | Quentin Lerner | Film | 6.6 | 36 |
| 1974 | I Love You...Good-bye | Alec Shield | Film | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1973 | The Thief Who Came to Dinner | Ted | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1972 | The Sixth Sense | TV | 6.3 | 34 | |
| 1972 | What's Up, Doc? | Mr. Smith | Film | 7.4 | 34 |
| 1972 | The Crooked Hearts | Frank Adamic | Film | 7.6 | 34 |
| 1971 | McCabe & Mrs. Miller | Eugene Sears | Film | 7.1 | 33 |
| 1971 | Brewster McCloud | Shaft | Film | 6.3 | 33 |
| 1970 | M*A*S*H | 'Me Lai' Marston | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1970 | The Lawyer | Intern in Legal Office (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 32 |
| 1970 | Count Yorga, Vampire | Paul | Film | 5.6 | 32 |
| 1969 | The Arrangement | Father Draddy | Film | 6.5 | 31 |
| 1969 | That Cold Day in the Park | The Rounder | Film | 6.6 | 31 |
| 1968 | The Legend of Lylah Clare | Mark Peter Sheean | Film | 6.0 | 30 |
| 1967 | Countdown | Rick | Film | 5.8 | 29 |
| 1967 | Double Trouble | Morley | Film | 5.0 | 29 |
| 1965 | Hogan's Heroes | Corporal Walter Comminsky | TV | 7.6 | 27 |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Interne | TV | 7.1 | 26 |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | TV | 5.9 | 23 | |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Will Holt | TV | 7.5 | 21 |