F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham (born Murray Abraham; October 24, 1939) is an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he came to prominence for his acclaimed leading role as Antonio Salieri in the drama film Amadeus (1984) for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama as well as a BAFTA Award nomination. Abraham made his Broadway debut in the 1968 play 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 nomination. He has appeared in many roles, both leading and supporting, in films such as All the President's Men (1976), Scarface (1983), The Name of the Rose (1986), Last Action Hero (1993), Mighty Aphrodite (1995), Dillinger and Capone (1995), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), Finding Forrester (2000), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018) and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019). He was a regular cast member on the Showtime drama series Homeland (2012–2018), which earned him two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. He also starred in Mythic Quest (2020–2021), Moon Knight (2022), and The White Lotus (2022) with the latter earning him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series.

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2025

Milarepa
Milarepa
as Oyun
Movie - Released: 6/5/2025
The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme
Movie - Released: 5/23/2025

2024

Mother, Couch
Mother, Couch
as Marcus / Marco
Movie - Released: 7/5/2024

2023

Double Soul
Double Soul
as Mentor
Movie - Released: 7/13/2023
White House Plumbers
White House Plumbers
as Judge John Sirica
TV - Released: 5/1/2023

2022

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight
as Khonshu (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/24/2022
The Siege of Vienna
The Siege of Vienna
Movie - Released: 9/1/2022
The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute
as Dr. Longbow
Movie - Released: 9/30/2022
Moon Knight
Moon Knight
as Khonshu (voice)
TV - Released: 3/30/2022
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
as Dr. Carl Winters
TV - Released: 10/25/2022

2021

Things Heard & Seen
Things Heard & Seen
as Floyd DeBeers
Movie - Released: 4/29/2021
The White Lotus
The White Lotus
as Bert Di Grasso
TV - Released: 7/11/2021

2020

Okavango: River of Dreams - Director's Cut
Okavango: River of Dreams - Director's Cut
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/26/2020
Mythic Quest
Mythic Quest
as C.W. Longbottom
TV - Released: 2/7/2020

2019

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
as Grimmel (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/3/2019
Lady and the Tramp
Lady and the Tramp
as Tony
Movie - Released: 11/12/2019
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
as Ayatollah (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/8/2019
Chimerica
Chimerica
as Frank Sams
TV - Released: 4/17/2019
Okavango: River of Dreams
Okavango: River of Dreams
as vypravěč
TV - Released: 10/23/2019

2018

The Letter
The Letter
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 12/28/2018
Super Cats
Super Cats
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/1/2018
Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs
as Jupiter (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/23/2018
Every Act of Life
Every Act of Life
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/23/2018
Robin Hood
Robin Hood
as Cardinal
Movie - Released: 11/3/2018

2017

The Good Fight
The Good Fight
as Burl Preston
TV - Released: 2/19/2017
Road to 9/11
Road to 9/11
as Himself - Narrator
TV - Released: 9/4/2017
The Orville
The Orville
as Chairman
TV - Released: 9/10/2017

2015

411
411
as Information (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV - Released: 9/8/2015

2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel
as Mr. Moustafa
Movie - Released: 2/26/2014
Goltzius & the Pelican Company
Goltzius & the Pelican Company
as The Margrave
Movie - Released: 2/5/2014
The Mystery of Dante
The Mystery of Dante
as Dante Alter Ego
Movie - Released: 2/14/2014
Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/11/2014
A Little Game
A Little Game
as Norman Wallach
Movie - Released: 4/26/2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 2/1/2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
TV - Released: 2/17/2014

2013

Inside Llewyn Davis
Inside Llewyn Davis
as Bud Grossman
Movie - Released: 10/18/2013
Dead Man Down
Dead Man Down
as Gregor
Movie - Released: 3/8/2013
Love, Marilyn
Love, Marilyn
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/30/2013
The Gambler Who Wouldn't Die
The Gambler Who Wouldn't Die
as Braque
Movie - Released: 5/31/2013

2012

The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683
The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683
as Marco D'Aviano
Movie - Released: 10/11/2012
Movie
The Unseen World
as John Henry Newman
Movie - Released: 6/1/2012
Movie
Beauty and the Beast
as Cyril
Movie - Released: 5/2/2012
Elementary
Elementary
as Daniel Gottlieb
TV - Released: 9/27/2012
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
as Cyril
TV - Released: 10/11/2012

2011

Is That Skunk?
Is That Skunk?
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 8/28/2011
Homeland
Homeland
as Dar Adal
TV - Released: 10/2/2011

2010

Movie
Nature Amazing Places Hawaii
as Narrates Program One
Movie - Released: 4/20/2010
Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air
Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air
Movie - Released: 1/10/2010
In the Valley of the Wolves
In the Valley of the Wolves
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/2010
Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods
as Leon Goodwin
TV - Released: 9/24/2010

2009

Perestroika
Perestroika
as Professor Gross
Movie - Released: 3/20/2009
Barbarossa
Barbarossa
as Siniscalco Barozzi
Movie - Released: 10/9/2009
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/8/2009
Movie
The Dragon Chronicles
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/11/2009
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
as Burl Preston
TV - Released: 9/22/2009

2008

Movie
A House Divided
as Grandfather Wahid
Movie - Released: 1/1/2008
Carnera: The Walking Mountain
Carnera: The Walking Mountain
as Leon See
Movie - Released: 5/9/2008
Shark Swarm
Shark Swarm
as Professor Bill Girdler
Movie - Released: 3/9/2008
Ballerina
Ballerina
as Goran
Movie - Released: 1/1/2008

2007

Blood Monkey
Blood Monkey
as Professor Hamilton
Movie - Released: 9/24/2007
Lobo: The Wolf That Changed America
Lobo: The Wolf That Changed America
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/1/2007
The Final Inquiry
The Final Inquiry
as Nathan
Movie - Released: 4/4/2007
Come le formiche
Come le formiche
as Ruggero
Movie - Released: 6/22/2007
Movie
The Beauty of Ugly
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/18/2007
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
as Nathan
TV - Released: 4/2/2007

2006

The Stone Merchant
The Stone Merchant
as Shahid
Movie - Released: 9/15/2006
Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers
Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers
as Jeffrey
Movie - Released: 6/16/2006
Quiet Flows The Don
Quiet Flows The Don
as Pantaley
Movie - Released: 11/7/2006
40 Years of Star Trek
40 Years of Star Trek
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006
Quiet Flows the Don
Quiet Flows the Don
as Pantaley
TV - Released: 11/6/2006

2004

The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as Viceroy of Peru
Movie - Released: 12/22/2004
Le nom de la rose : Le documentaire
Le nom de la rose : Le documentaire
Movie - Released: 6/16/2004

2003

Five Moons Plaza
Five Moons Plaza
as Entita
Movie - Released: 5/9/2003
My Father
My Father
as Paul Minsky
Movie - Released: 9/1/2003
Try to Remember: The Fantasticks
Try to Remember: The Fantasticks
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/14/2003
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites
as Readings (Voice)
TV - Released: 5/14/2003

2002

Joshua
Joshua
as Father Tardone
Movie - Released: 4/19/2002
Ticker
Ticker
as Airport Guru
Movie - Released: 11/12/2002
The Making of 'Amadeus'
The Making of 'Amadeus'
as Self - Salieri
Movie - Released: 9/24/2002

2001

Knights of the Quest
Knights of the Quest
as Delfinello da Coverzano
Movie - Released: 4/6/2001
Thir13en Ghosts
Thir13en Ghosts
as Cyrus Kriticos
Movie - Released: 10/26/2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Theodore Nichols
TV - Released: 9/30/2001
The Hire
The Hire
as Airport Guru
TV - Released: 4/26/2001

2000

Finding Forrester
Finding Forrester
as Robert Crawford
Movie - Released: 12/21/2000
The Darkling
The Darkling
as Bruno Rubin
Movie - Released: 8/15/2000
Un dono semplice
Un dono semplice
as 主演
Movie - Released: 12/27/2000
The Directors: Milos Forman
The Directors: Milos Forman
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/1/2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Ayatollah
TV - Released: 10/15/2000

1999

Esther
Esther
as Mordechai
Movie - Released: 3/29/1999
Excellent Cadavers
Excellent Cadavers
as Tommaso Buscetta
Movie - Released: 10/16/1999
The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy
The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy
as Professor Henry Covington
Movie - Released: 1/27/1999
Muppets from Space
Muppets from Space
as Noah
Movie - Released: 7/14/1999
Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark
as Lot
TV - Released: 5/4/1999

1998

Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: Insurrection
as Ad'har Ru'afo
Movie - Released: 12/11/1998
Waiting for Godot in San Quentin
Waiting for Godot in San Quentin
as Himself
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998

1997

Mimic
Mimic
as Dr. Gates
Movie - Released: 8/22/1997
Movie
Einstein Revealed
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/9/1997
Eruption
Eruption
as President Mendoza
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997
Color of Justice
Color of Justice
as Jim Sullivan
Movie - Released: 9/7/1997
Vacation in Hell
Vacation in Hell
as Belisario
Movie - Released: 12/31/1997

1996

Children of the Revolution
Children of the Revolution
as Josef 'Uncle Joe' Stalin
Movie - Released: 12/26/1996
Baby Face Nelson
Baby Face Nelson
as Al Capone
Movie - Released: 1/25/1996
Looking for Richard
Looking for Richard
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/11/1996
Dead Man's Walk
Dead Man's Walk
as Caleb Cobb
TV - Released: 5/12/1996

1995

Mighty Aphrodite
Mighty Aphrodite
as Chorleiter
Movie - Released: 9/13/1995
Dillinger and Capone
Dillinger and Capone
as Al Capone
Movie - Released: 6/20/1995

1994

Surviving the Game
Surviving the Game
as Wolfe Sr.
Movie - Released: 4/15/1994
Nostradamus
Nostradamus
as Scalinger
Movie - Released: 8/18/1994
L'Affaire
L'Affaire
as Lucien Haslans
Movie - Released: 4/13/1994
Fresh
Fresh
as Chess Hustler
Movie - Released: 6/15/1994
Jamila
Jamila
as Older Seit
Movie - Released: 1/1/1994

1993

Last Action Hero
Last Action Hero
as John Practice
Movie - Released: 6/18/1993
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
as Harold Leacher
Movie - Released: 2/4/1993
Movie
Sweet Killing
as Zargo
Movie - Released: 10/20/1993
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Journey to the Center of the Earth
as Professor Harlech
Movie - Released: 7/1/1993

1992

Through an Open Window
Through an Open Window
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 3/25/1992
The First Circle
The First Circle
as Stalin
Movie - Released: 2/25/1992

1991

By the Sword
By the Sword
as Suba
Movie - Released: 10/7/1991
Money
Money
as Will Scarlet
Movie - Released: 4/6/1991
Mobsters
Mobsters
as Arnold Rothstein
Movie - Released: 7/26/1991
Eye of the Widow
Eye of the Widow
as Kharoun
Movie - Released: 10/17/1991

1990

The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities
as D.A. Abe Weiss (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/21/1990
The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/6/1990
Movie
Largo Desolato
as Professor Leopold Nettles
Movie - Released: 4/20/1990
A Season of Giants
A Season of Giants
as Papa Giulio II
Movie - Released: 11/4/1990
Cadence
Cadence
as Capt. Ramon Garcia
Movie - Released: 11/16/1990
Drums of Fire
Drums of Fire
as Osrain
Movie - Released: 12/21/1990

1989

Slipstream
Slipstream
as Cornelius
Movie - Released: 6/22/1989
An Innocent Man
An Innocent Man
as Virgil Cane
Movie - Released: 10/6/1989
The Favorite
The Favorite
as Abdul Hamid
Movie - Released: 8/9/1989
Beyond the Stars
Beyond the Stars
as Dr. Harry Bertram - the Whale Man
Movie - Released: 3/31/1989
The Making of Slipstream
The Making of Slipstream
Movie - Released: 10/25/1989
I promessi sposi
I promessi sposi
as l'Innominato
TV - Released: 11/12/1989

1988

The Third Solution
The Third Solution
as Father Carafa
Movie - Released: 4/8/1988
Il Trovatore
Il Trovatore
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 10/15/1988
The Great San Francisco Earthquake
The Great San Francisco Earthquake
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/4/1988
American Experience
American Experience
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 10/4/1988

1987

La rosa dei nomi
La rosa dei nomi
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1987

1986

The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose
as Bernardo Gui
Movie - Released: 9/24/1986
Movie
Dream West
Dream West
as President Abraham Lincoln
TV - Released: 4/13/1986

1985

Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise
Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise
as Herman Melville
Movie - Released: 5/15/1985

1984

Amadeus
Amadeus
as Antonio Salieri
Movie - Released: 9/19/1984
Stato d'emergenza - Il caso Dozier
Stato d'emergenza - Il caso Dozier
as Goldstein
Movie - Released: 9/23/1984

1983

Scarface
Scarface
as Omar
Movie - Released: 12/9/1983

1982

Nature
Nature
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 10/10/1982
Marco Polo
Marco Polo
as Jacopo
TV - Released: 12/5/1982

1978

The Big Fix
The Big Fix
as Eppis
Movie - Released: 10/6/1978
Madman
Madman
as Marco Cohen
Movie - Released: 1/1/1978
A.E.S. Hudson Street
A.E.S. Hudson Street
TV - Released: 3/16/1978

1977

Sex and the Married Woman
Sex and the Married Woman
as Duke Skaggs
Movie - Released: 9/13/1977
The Andros Targets
The Andros Targets
as Bobby Carr
TV - Released: 1/31/1977

1976

The Ritz
The Ritz
as Chris
Movie - Released: 8/12/1976
All the President's Men
All the President's Men
as Arresting Officer #1
Movie - Released: 4/9/1976

1975

The Sunshine Boys
The Sunshine Boys
as Mechanic
Movie - Released: 11/6/1975
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
as Taxi Driver
Movie - Released: 3/14/1975

1974

NOVA
NOVA
as Narrator
TV - Released: 3/3/1974

1973

Serpico
Serpico
as Detective Partner (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/18/1973
Kojak
Kojak
as Solly Nurse
TV - Released: 10/24/1973
Kojak
Kojak
as Eddie Gordon
TV - Released: 10/24/1973

1971

They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
as Clyde (the usher)
Movie - Released: 6/9/1971
All in the Family
All in the Family
as Clerk
TV - Released: 1/12/1971

Unknown

Bookends
Bookends
as Saul Cohen
Movie
Movie