Kermit Murdock
Born: 1908-03-20 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1981-02-11
Known For: Acting
Biography
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".
Filmography
1976
- Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II as Minister
1974
- Harry O
- The Godchild as Nathaniel Mony
1972
- Banacek as Archbishop
- The Sixth Sense
- Kung Fu as Judge Burt
1971
- Alias Smith and Jones
- The Priest Killer as Publisher
- The Andromeda Strain as Dr. Robertson
- Sarge as Pierce
1970
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Mr. Vandermast
- On a Clear Day You Can See Forever as Hoyt III
- Dial Hot Line as Fourth Board Member
- The Bold Ones: The Senator as Sen. Calvin Shea
1969
- The Whole World Is Watching as 2nd Judge
- The Lonely Profession as Senator
1968
- The Mod Squad as Abe Turson
1967
- Ironside as Publisher
- The High Chaparral as Seechrist
- In the Heat of the Night as Henderson
1966
- Star Trek as The Prosecutor
1965
- Run for Your Life as Sen. Strohm
1961
- Splendor in the Grass as Dean Pollard (uncredited)
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Peter
1950
- Farewell to Yesterday as Self - Narrator(voice)