Biography
He made the first of several appearances in Altman films in "Countdown" (1968). Among his other Altman credits are "M*A*S*H" and "Brewster McCloud" (both 1970), "McCabe and Mrs. Miller" (1971), "Nashville" (1975) and "Kansas City" (1996). In addition, Murphy portrayed a presidential candidate in Altman's satire of politics "Tanner '88" (HBO, 1988) and was the chief judge in Altman's "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial" (CBS, 1988).
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Career Milestones
| Taught English and drama in Los Angeles | ||
1956 | Served in US Marine Corps | |
1962 | TV acting debut "Saints and Sinners" | |
1966 | Stage acting debut in Los Angeles production of "Take Her, She's Mine" | |
1967 | Feature film acting debut "Double Trouble" | |
1968 | First collaboration with Robert Altman, "Countdown" | |
1978 | Stage directing debut, "Rat's Nest" | |
1988 | Starred as presidential candidate Jack Tanner in Altman's HBO series "Tanner '88" | |
1992 | Cast as the Mayor in Tim Burton's "Batman Returns" | |
1997 | Appeared in "Private Parts" the auto-biographical story of Howard Stern, the radio-rebel | |
1997 | Portryed the father of Olympic diver Greg Louganis in the TV movie "Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story" | |
1999 | Cast in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Magnolia" | |
2002 | Cast in HBO's "Live From Baghdad" based on CNN producer Robert Wiener's (Michael Keaton) memoirs of reporting on the 1991 Gulf War | |
2004 | Cast as Senator Judson Pilager in the political satire "Silver City" | |
2006 | Played Warren Worthington II, the father of Angel, in "X-Men: The Last Stand" | |
2007 | Cast in actress, Sarah Polley's directorial debut "Away From Her" | |