F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Acting
Born 1939-10-24Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

F. Murray Abraham (born Murray Abraham; October 24, 1939) is an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for a BAFTA Award, four Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. He became famous for portraying Antonio Salieri in the drama film Amadeus (1984), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor. Abraham debuted on Broadway in the 1968 play The Man in the Glass Booth. He received the Obie Award for Outstanding Performance for his roles in Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya (1984) and William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (2011). He returned to Broadway in the revival of Terrence McNally's comedy It's Only a Play (2014), receiving a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play nomination. He has appeared in many roles, both leading and supporting, in films such as All the President's Men (1976), Scarface (1983), The Name of the Rose (1986), Last Action Hero (1993), Mighty Aphrodite (1995), Dillinger and Capone (1995), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), Finding Forrester (2000), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018) and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019). He was a regular cast member on the Showtime drama series Homeland (2012–2018), which earned him two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. He also acted in Louie (2011–2014), Mythic Quest (2020–2021), Moon Knight (2022) and The White Lotus (2022), with the latter earning him nominations for the Golden Globe Award and the Primetime Emmy Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article F. Murray Abraham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies (134)

Scarface
8.2

Scarface

1983Movie8.2
The Grand Budapest Hotel
8.0

The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014Movie8.0
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
7.8

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

2019Movie7.8
Isle of Dogs
7.8

Isle of Dogs

2018Movie7.8
Amadeus
8.0

Amadeus

1984Movie8.0
The Phoenician Scheme
6.5

The Phoenician Scheme

2025Movie6.5
Robin Hood
5.9

Robin Hood

2018Movie5.9
Serpico
7.5

Serpico

1973Movie7.5
Last Action Hero
6.5

Last Action Hero

1993Movie6.5
Fresh
7.2

Fresh

1994Movie7.2
Thir13en Ghosts
6.3

Thir13en Ghosts

2001Movie6.3
Mimic
6.1

Mimic

1997Movie6.1
The Name of the Rose
7.5

The Name of the Rose

1986Movie7.5
Finding Forrester
7.1

Finding Forrester

2000Movie7.1
The Bonfire of the Vanities
5.6

The Bonfire of the Vanities

1990Movie5.6
Inside Llewyn Davis
7.2

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013Movie7.2
Dead Man Down
6.2

Dead Man Down

2013Movie6.2
Lady and the Tramp
7.2

Lady and the Tramp

2019Movie7.2
Star Trek: Insurrection
6.5

Star Trek: Insurrection

1998Movie6.5
All the President's Men
7.7

All the President's Men

1976Movie7.7
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
6.1

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

1993Movie6.1
Muppets from Space
6.1

Muppets from Space

1999Movie6.1
An Innocent Man
6.2

An Innocent Man

1989Movie6.2
Il Trovatore
7.5

Il Trovatore

1988Movie7.5
Surviving the Game
6.2

Surviving the Game

1994Movie6.2
Things Heard & Seen
5.7

Things Heard & Seen

2021Movie5.7
The Magic Flute
6.3

The Magic Flute

2022Movie6.3
The Little Match Girl
7.0

The Little Match Girl

1990Movie7.0
Mobsters
6.3

Mobsters

1991Movie6.3
Mighty Aphrodite
6.7

Mighty Aphrodite

1995Movie6.7
The Ritz
6.0

The Ritz

1976Movie6.0
Cadence
6.7

Cadence

1990Movie6.7
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
5.2

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

2004Movie5.2
Looking for Richard
6.8

Looking for Richard

1996Movie6.8
Bookends

Bookends

2026Movie
My Father
6.7

My Father

2003Movie6.7
They Might Be Giants
7.0

They Might Be Giants

1971Movie7.0
This Ordinary Thing

This Ordinary Thing

2025Movie
Excellent Cadavers
6.3

Excellent Cadavers

1999Movie6.3
The Big Fix
5.8

The Big Fix

1978Movie5.8
Time Out

Time Out

Movie
The Sunshine Boys
6.9

The Sunshine Boys

1975Movie6.9
Quiet Flows The Don
4.3

Quiet Flows The Don

2006Movie4.3
Performance Pieces
9.0

Performance Pieces

1990Movie9.0
40 Years of Star Trek
3.8

40 Years of Star Trek

2006Movie3.8
Ticker
6.7

Ticker

2002Movie6.7
Blood Monkey
5.5

Blood Monkey

2007Movie5.5
By the Sword
6.1

By the Sword

1991Movie6.1
Jamila
9.0

Jamila

1994Movie9.0
The First Circle
5.0

The First Circle

1992Movie5.0
The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683
4.3

The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683

2012Movie4.3
Esther
6.8

Esther

1999Movie6.8
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
6.5

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

2009Movie6.5
Mother, Couch
5.6

Mother, Couch

2024Movie5.6
Dillinger and Capone
5.2

Dillinger and Capone

1995Movie5.2
Love, Marilyn
6.5

Love, Marilyn

2013Movie6.5
The Final Inquiry
4.8

The Final Inquiry

2007Movie4.8
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight
6.8

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight

2022Movie6.8
L'Affaire
3.6

L'Affaire

1994Movie3.6
Milarepa
7.3

Milarepa

2025Movie7.3
Sex and the Married Woman
4.0

Sex and the Married Woman

1977Movie4.0
Beyond the Stars
5.1

Beyond the Stars

1989Movie5.1
Language of the Enemy
7.3

Language of the Enemy

2008Movie7.3
Vacation in Hell
7.5

Vacation in Hell

1997Movie7.5
Barbarossa
5.2

Barbarossa

2009Movie5.2
A Little Game
6.5

A Little Game

2014Movie6.5
Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise
7.0

Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise

1985Movie7.0
Slipstream
4.3

Slipstream

1989Movie4.3
Dead Lawyers

Dead Lawyers

Movie
Eruption
5.0

Eruption

1997Movie5.0
The Darkling
5.0

The Darkling

2000Movie5.0
Shark Swarm
5.3

Shark Swarm

2008Movie5.3
Knights of the Quest
4.9

Knights of the Quest

2001Movie4.9
Nature Amazing Places Hawaii

Nature Amazing Places Hawaii

2010Movie
Money
5.5

Money

1991Movie5.5
Carnera: The Walking Mountain
5.9

Carnera: The Walking Mountain

2008Movie5.9
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
6.7

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

1975Movie6.7
Every Act of Life
6.4

Every Act of Life

2018Movie6.4
Children of the Revolution
5.6

Children of the Revolution

1996Movie5.6
Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
6.7

Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

2014Movie6.7
Einstein Revealed
6.0

Einstein Revealed

1997Movie6.0
Nostradamus
5.8

Nostradamus

1994Movie5.8
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
2.0

An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose

2022Movie2.0
Goltzius & the Pelican Company
6.1

Goltzius & the Pelican Company

2012Movie6.1
Baby Face Nelson
6.8

Baby Face Nelson

1996Movie6.8
Sweet Killing
4.7

Sweet Killing

1993Movie4.7
Five Moons Plaza
5.7

Five Moons Plaza

2003Movie5.7
Ballerina

Ballerina

2008Movie
The Letter

The Letter

2018Movie
Journey to the Center of the Earth
4.4

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1993Movie4.4
The Stone Merchant
4.1

The Stone Merchant

2006Movie4.1
Double Soul
5.3

Double Soul

2023Movie5.3
Super Cats

Super Cats

2018Movie
The Directors: Milos Forman

The Directors: Milos Forman

2000Movie
Eye of the Widow
3.4

Eye of the Widow

1991Movie3.4
The Third Solution
4.7

The Third Solution

1988Movie4.7
The Making of 'Amadeus'
7.6

The Making of 'Amadeus'

2002Movie7.6
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
6.6

Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail

2019Movie6.6
The Making of Slipstream

The Making of Slipstream

1989Movie
La rosa dei nomi
5.8

La rosa dei nomi

1987Movie5.8
Color of Justice
5.2

Color of Justice

1997Movie5.2
Drums of Fire
6.1

Drums of Fire

1990Movie6.1
The Favorite
4.6

The Favorite

1989Movie4.6
Madman
8.0

Madman

1978Movie8.0
A Season of Giants
7.7

A Season of Giants

1990Movie7.7
Out of This World

Out of This World

Movie
The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy
4.5

The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy

1999Movie4.5
Amadeus: The Making of a Masterpiece

Amadeus: The Making of a Masterpiece

2025Movie
Is That Skunk?

Is That Skunk?

2011Movie
The Siege of Vienna

The Siege of Vienna

2022Movie
Sharkland

Sharkland

Movie
Lobo: The Wolf That Changed America

Lobo: The Wolf That Changed America

2007Movie
Through an Open Window

Through an Open Window

1992Movie
The Dragon Chronicles

The Dragon Chronicles

2009Movie
Puma: Lion of the Andes
9.0

Puma: Lion of the Andes

1996Movie9.0
Come le formiche
3.0

Come le formiche

2007Movie3.0
Joshua
6.5

Joshua

2002Movie6.5
Largo Desolato
8.0

Largo Desolato

1990Movie8.0
In the Valley of the Wolves
7.0

In the Valley of the Wolves

2010Movie7.0
The Unseen World

The Unseen World

2012Movie
The Mystery of Dante
5.2

The Mystery of Dante

2014Movie5.2
411

411

2015Movie
Le Nom de la Rose : Le Documentaire
10.0

Le Nom de la Rose : Le Documentaire

2004Movie10.0
Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers
8.0

Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers

2006Movie8.0
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
6.7

The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'

1986Movie6.7
Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air

Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air

2010Movie
Un dono semplice
7.0

Un dono semplice

2000Movie7.0
Waiting for Godot in San Quentin

Waiting for Godot in San Quentin

1998Movie
Perestroika
3.8

Perestroika

2009Movie3.8
Stato d'emergenza - Il caso Dozier
7.0

Stato d'emergenza - Il caso Dozier

1984Movie7.0
The Great San Francisco Earthquake

The Great San Francisco Earthquake

1988Movie
The Gambler Who Wouldn't Die
3.0

The Gambler Who Wouldn't Die

2013Movie3.0
The Beauty of Ugly

The Beauty of Ugly

2007Movie
Try to Remember: The Fantasticks
6.8

Try to Remember: The Fantasticks

2003Movie6.8

TV Shows (38)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014Series5.8
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015Series6.1
Blue Bloods
7.8

Blue Bloods

2010Series7.8
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001Series7.6
The Good Wife
7.6

The Good Wife

2009Series7.6
NOVA
7.0

NOVA

1974Series7.0
Homeland
7.6

Homeland

2011Series7.6
Elementary
7.6

Elementary

2012Series7.6
Curb Your Enthusiasm
8.1

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000Series8.1
The White Lotus
7.6

The White Lotus

2021Series7.6
Nature
7.9

Nature

1982Series7.9
American Experience
6.5

American Experience

1988Series6.5
The Good Fight
7.6

The Good Fight

2017Series7.6
Mythic Quest
7.2

Mythic Quest

2020Series7.2
The Orville
7.6

The Orville

2017Series7.6
Moon Knight
7.6

Moon Knight

2022Series7.6
Saving Grace
7.4

Saving Grace

2007Series7.4
Marvel Zombies
7.3

Marvel Zombies

2025Series7.3
All in the Family
7.8

All in the Family

1971Series7.8
Beauty and the Beast
7.4

Beauty and the Beast

2012Series7.4
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
7.4

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

2022Series7.4
Kojak
7.2

Kojak

1973Series7.2
Bored to Death
7.2

Bored to Death

2009Series7.2
White House Plumbers
6.2

White House Plumbers

2023Series6.2
Marco Polo
6.8

Marco Polo

1982Series6.8
The Hire
7.6

The Hire

2001Series7.6
Noah's Ark
4.5

Noah's Ark

1999Series4.5
The Andros Targets
7.0

The Andros Targets

1977Series7.0
Chimerica
5.7

Chimerica

2019Series5.7
Dead Man's Walk
6.0

Dead Man's Walk

1996Series6.0
I promessi sposi
7.1

I promessi sposi

1989Series7.1
Quiet Flows the Don
7.5

Quiet Flows the Don

2006Series7.5
Okavango: River of Dreams
8.3

Okavango: River of Dreams

2019Series8.3
Dream West
6.0

Dream West

1986Series6.0
A.E.S. Hudson Street
7.2

A.E.S. Hudson Street

1978Series7.2
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
5.0

L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII

2007Series5.0
Road to 9/11
8.5

Road to 9/11

2017Series8.5
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites
8.0

Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites

2003Series8.0