Steve Kahan

Career overview

Stephen Samuel Kahan was an American character actor born on August 6, 1939, in New York City, New York, and he passed away on August 4, 2019, at the age of 79. He was perhaps best known for his role as Captain Ed Murphy in the Lethal Weapon film series, where his character tried to keep Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in check across the films spanning from 1987 to 1998.

Kahan was the cousin of film writer, producer, and director Richard Donner. Over the course of his career, Kahan appeared in fourteen films directed by his cousin. These collaborations included Superman in 1978, Inside Moves in 1980, The Toy in 1982, Lethal Weapon in 1987, and Scrooged in 1988. He continued his work with Donner in Lethal Weapon 2 in 1989, Radio Flyer in 1992, Lethal Weapon 3 in 1992, Maverick in 1994, and Assassins in 1995. Their subsequent film projects together included Conspiracy Theory in 1997, Lethal Weapon 4 in 1998, Timeline in 2003, and 16 Blocks in 2006. In addition to his extensive film work, Kahan also appeared in several television series during his career and accumulated thirty known acting credits.