F. Murray Abraham

Acting · Born 1939-10-24 in Pittsburgh, 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…

Filmography

• Scarface as Omar
• The Name of the Rose as Bernardo Gui
• Amadeus as Antonio Salieri
• Finding Forrester as Robert Crawford
• Inside Llewyn Davis as Bud Grossman
• The Grand Budapest Hotel as Mr. Moustafa
• Serpico as Detective Partner (uncredited)
• All the President's Men as Arresting Officer #1
• Isle of Dogs as Jupiter (voice)
• Fresh as Chess Hustler

TV

• All in the Family as Clerk
• Elementary as Daniel Gottlieb
• Blue Bloods as Leon Goodwin
• Moon Knight as Khonshu (voice)
• The White Lotus as Bert Di Grasso
• The Orville as Chairman
• Curb Your Enthusiasm as Ayatollah
• Homeland as Dar Adal
• Kojak as Solly Nurse
• A.E.S. Hudson Street