Kermit Murdock
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 20, 1908
- Died
- February 11, 1981 (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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".
Known For
Filmography
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
TV · as Minister · 1 ep
The Godchild
Movie · as Nathaniel Mony
Harry O
TV · 1 ep
The Sixth Sense
TV · 1 ep
Banacek
TV · as Archbishop · 1 ep
Kung Fu
TV · as Judge Burt · 1 ep
The Andromeda Strain
Movie · as Dr. Robertson
The Priest Killer
Movie · as Publisher
Alias Smith and Jones
TV · 1 ep
Sarge
TV · as Pierce · 1 ep
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Movie · as Hoyt III
Dial Hot Line
Movie · as Fourth Board Member
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
TV · as Mr. Vandermast · 1 ep
The Bold Ones: The Senator
TV · as Sen. Calvin Shea · 1 ep
The Whole World Is Watching
Movie · as 2nd Judge
The Lonely Profession
Movie · as Senator
The Mod Squad
TV · as Abe Turson · 1 ep
In the Heat of the Night
Movie · as Henderson
The High Chaparral
TV · as Seechrist · 1 ep
Ironside
TV · as Publisher · 1 ep
Star Trek
TV · as The Prosecutor · 1 ep
Run for Your Life
TV · as Sen. Strohm · 1 ep
Splendor in the Grass
Movie · as Dean Pollard (uncredited)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Peter · 1 ep
Farewell to Yesterday
Movie · as Self - Narrator(voice)