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Michael Murphy

Born 1938 · American film and television actor (1938-)

Michael George Murphy is an American film, television, stage and voiceover actor. He often plays unethical or morally ambiguous characters in positions of authority, including executives, politicians, law enforcement agents, lawyers, judges, military commanders, academics, doctors and clerics. He is also known for his frequent collaborations with director Robert Altman, having appeared in twelve film and television productions directed by Altman in a period spanning 1963 to 2004, including his leading titular role in the HBO cable miniseries Tanner '88.

Michael Murphy, in order

  1. 1967 Countdown: acted · directed by Robert Altman and William Conrad · critics 71%, audiences 27% · streaming on YouTube (free)
  2. 1967 Double Trouble: acted · directed by Norman Taurog
  3. 1968 The Legend of Lylah Clare: acted · directed by Robert Aldrich
  4. 1969 That Cold Day in the Park: acted · directed by Robert Altman · critics 50%, audiences 48% · streaming on Kanopy
  5. 1969 The Arrangement: acted · directed by Elia Kazan
  6. 1970 Brewster McCloud: acted · directed by Robert Altman · critics 86%, audiences 80%
  7. 1970 Count Yorga, Vampire: acted · directed by Bob Kelljan
  8. 1970 MASH: acted · directed by Robert Altman · critics 86%, audiences 82% · streaming on fuboTV
  9. 1971 McCabe & Mrs. Miller: acted · directed by Robert Altman · critics 85%, audiences 86% · streaming on Plex, Tubi
  10. 1972 What's Up, Doc?: acted · directed by Peter Bogdanovich · critics 88%, audiences 88% · streaming on Kanopy, Tubi
  11. 1973 The Thief Who Came to Dinner: acted · directed by Bud Yorkin
  12. 1974 Phase IV: acted · directed by Saul Bass
  13. 1974 The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (TV movie): acted · directed by John Korty
  14. 1975 Nashville: acted · directed by Robert Altman · critics 89%, audiences 83%
  15. 1976 The Front: acted · directed by Martin Ritt · critics 75%, audiences 73%
  16. 1978 An Unmarried Woman: acted · directed by Paul Mazursky
  17. 1978 The Class of Miss MacMichael: acted · directed by Silvio Narizzano
  18. 1979 Manhattan: acted · directed by Woody Allen · critics 93%, audiences 92% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
  19. 1981 Strange Behavior: acted · directed by Michael Laughlin
  20. 1982 The Year of Living Dangerously: acted · directed by Peter Weir · critics 88%, audiences 77% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, YouTube (free)
  21. 1983 Two Marriages (TV series): acted
  22. 1984 Cloak & Dagger: acted · directed by Richard Franklin
  23. 1984 Talk to Me: acted · directed by Julius Potocsny
  24. 1986 My Letter to George: acted · directed by Michael Laughlin
  25. 1986 Salvador: acted · directed by Oliver Stone
  26. 1988 Tanner '88 (TV series): acted · critics 89% · streaming on Criterion Channel
  27. 1988 The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial: acted · directed by Robert Altman · streaming on Tubi
  28. 1989 She's Out of Control: acted · directed by Stan Dragoti
  29. 1989 Shocker: acted · directed by Wes Craven
  30. 1989 Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy: acted · directed by David Darlow
  31. 1992 Batman Returns: acted · directed by Tim Burton · critics 82%, audiences 73% · streaming on HBO Max
  32. 1992 Folks!: acted · directed by Ted Kotcheff · critics 0%, audiences 54%
  33. 1994 Clean Slate: acted · directed by Mick Jackson
  34. 1995 Bad Company: acted · directed by Damian Harris
  35. 1996 Kansas City: acted · directed by Robert Altman · critics 55%, audiences 44% · streaming on Prime Video
  36. 1997 Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story (TV movie): acted · directed by Steven Hilliard Stern
  37. 1997 Private Parts: acted · directed by Betty Thomas · critics 73%, audiences 69% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+
  38. 1999 Magnolia: acted · directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · critics 82%, audiences 89% · streaming on Fawesome
  39. 2001 Tart: acted · directed by Christina Wayne
  40. 2002 Live from Baghdad (TV movie): acted · directed by Mick Jackson
  41. 2004 Childstar: acted · directed by Don McKellar
  42. 2004 Silver City: acted · directed by John Sayles
  43. 2004 Tanner on Tanner (TV movie): acted · directed by Robert Altman
  44. 2005 Heights: acted · directed by Chris Terrio · critics 64%, audiences 74%
  45. 2005 Hunt for Justice: the Louise Arbour Story: acted · directed by Charles Binamé
  46. 2005 Tilt (TV series): acted
  47. 2006 Away from Her: acted · directed by Sarah Polley · critics 94%, audiences 81% · streaming on Roku Channel, Kanopy, YouTube (free)
  48. 2006 The Path to 9/11: acted · directed by David L. Cunningham
  49. 2006 X-Men: The Last Stand: acted · directed by Brett Ratner · critics 56%, audiences 61% · streaming on Disney+
  50. 2009 According to Greta: acted · directed by Nancy Bardawil
  51. 2009 The Trotsky: acted · directed by Jacob Tierney
  52. 2013 White House Down: acted · directed by Roland Emmerich · critics 52%, audiences 62% · streaming on Netflix, Starz
  53. 2014 Fall: acted · directed by Terrance Odette
  54. 2015 Altman: acted · directed by Ron Mann · critics 70%, audiences 66% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
  55. 2016 Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond: acted · directed by Pierre Filmon
  56. The Rules of Marriage: acted · directed by Milton Katselas