F. Murray Abraham (born Frederico Abrammo Monteglini on October 24, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American actor. He is of Syrian and Italian heritage. He is a Syrian Orthodox Christian.
He attended the University of Texas at Austin, then studied acting under Uta Hagen in New York City. He began his acting career on the stage, making his debut in a Los Angeles production of Ray Bradbury's The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit.
He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Amadeus (1984) as Antonio Salieri.
Abraham has been married to Kate Hannan since 1962; they have two children.FilmographyAs an actor
- The Inquiry (2006) ... Nathan
- Mount of Olives (2005) ... Grandfather Wahid
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004) ... Viceroy of Peru
- Peperoni ripieni e pesci in faccia (2004)
- Dead Lawyers (2004) (TV) ... Whitelaw
- Quiet Flows the Don (2004) ... Pantaley
- Pompeii: The Last Day (2003) (TV) (voice: US version) ... Narrator
- My Father, Rua Alguem 5555 (2003) ... Paul Minsky
- Piazza della cinque lune (2003) ... Entita'
- The Hire: Ticker (2002) ... Airport Guru
- Joshua (2002) ... Father Tardone
- Thir13en Ghosts (2001) ... Cyrus Kriticos
- Cavalieri che fecero l'impresa, I (2001) ... Delfinello da Coverzano
- Dono semplice, Un (2000) (TV)
- Finding Forrester (2000) ... Prof. Robert Crawford
- The Darkling (2000) (TV) ... Bruno Rubin
- Excellent Cadavers (1999) ... Tommaso Buscetta
- The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy: For Love or Mummy (1999) ... Prof. Covington
- Muppets From Space (1999) ... Noah
- Noah's Ark (1999) (TV) ... Lot
- Esther (1999) (TV) ... Mordecai
- Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) ... Ad'har Ru'afo
- Color of Justice (1997) (TV) ... Jim Sullivan
- Mimic (1997) ... Dr. Gates
- Eruption (1997) ... President Mendoza
- Vacanza all'inferno, Una (1997) ... Belisario
- Children of the Revolution (1996) ... Josef'Uncle Joe' Stalin
- Dead Man's Walk (1996) (TV Mini Series) ... Col. Caleb Cobb
- Mighty Aphrodite (1995) ... Leader
- Baby Face Nelson (1995) ... Al Capone
- Dillinger and Capone (1995) ... Al Capone
- Nostradamus (1994/I) ... Scalinger
- Surviving the Game (1994) ... Wolfe Sr.
- Affaire, L (1994) ... Lucien Haslans
- Fresh (1994) (uncredited) ... Chess hustler
- Jamila (1994) ... Older Seit
- Last Action Hero (1993) ... John Practice
- Sweet Killing (1993) ... Zargo
- Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993) (TV) ... Professor Harlech
- Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) ... Dr. Harold Leacher
- Caso Dozier, II (1993) (TV) ... Goldstein
- Through an Open Window (1992)
- Mobsters (1991) ... Arnold Rothstein
- Money (1991/I) ... Will Scarlet
- A Season of Giants (1991) (TV) ... Pope Julius II
- The Little Match Girl (1991) ... Narrator
- Zauberflöte, Die (1991) (TV) ... Host
- By the Sword (1991) ... Max Suba
- The First Circle (1991) (TV) ... Staline
- The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) (uncredited) ... D.A. Abe Weiss
- Largo Desolato (1990/II) (TV) ... Leopold Nettle
- Cadence (1990) (uncredited) ... Capt. Ramon Garcia
- La Batalla de los Tres Reyes (1990) ... Osrain
- Russicum - I giorni del diavolo (1989) ... Father Carafa
- Promessi sposi, I (1989) (TV Mini Series) ... L'Innominato
- The Favorite (1989) ... Abdul Hamid
- An Innocent Man (1989) ... Virgil Cane
- Beyond the Stars (1989) ... Dr. Harry Bertram, the Whale Man
- Performance Pieces (1989)
- Slipstream (1989) ... Cornelius (at Museum)
- Eppur si muove! (1989) (TV)
- Eye of the Widow (1989) ... Kharoun
- Name der Rose, Der (1986) ... Bernardo Gui
- Dream West (1986) (TV Mini Series) ... President Abraham Lincoln
- Amadeus (1984) ... Antonion Salieri
- Scarface (1983) ... Omar Suarez
- Marco Polo (1982) (TV Mini Series) ... Jacopo
- The Big Fix (1978) ... Eppis
- Madman (1978)
- Sex and the Married Woman (1977) (TV) ... Duke Skaggs
- A.E.S. Hudson Street (1977) (TV Series) ... Dr. Menzies
- The Ritz (1976) ... Chris
- All in the Family (1976) (TV Series) ... Clerk
- All the President's Men (1976) ... Sgt. Paul Leeper, Arresting Officer #1
- Kojak (1975) (TV Series) (1975, 1977) ... Solly Nurse (1975), Eddie Gordon (1977)
- The Sunshine Boys (1975) ... Mechanic
- The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) ... Taxi Driver
- How to Survive a Marriage (1974-1975) (TV Series) ... Joshua Browne
- Serpico (1973) (uncredited) ... Detective partner
- Nightside (1973) (TV) ... Acky
- Much Ado About Nothing (1973/I) (TV)
- They Might Be Giants (1971) ... Clyde (the usher)
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