Sam McMurray

Sam McMurray

Known for
Acting
Born
April 15, 1952 (age 74)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA

Biography

​Sam McMurray (born April 15, 1952) is an American television, film and voice actor. He is known for his roles as Supervisor Patrick O'Boyle in the CBS sitcom The King of Queens, Glen in the Coen Brothers comedy film Raising Arizona, Trent Culpepper in the sitcom Cristela, and for voicing Roy in the family sitcom Dinosaurs. He also appeared as Doug on the NBC sitcom Friends, Ned on the CBS sitcom Mom, and as a gay man named Andy in the fifth season of Married With Children. He is noted for being the first-ever guest star on The Simpsons. Among his film credits are C.H.U.D. (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), The Wizard (1989) as Jimmy's stepfather Mr. Bateman, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), L.A. Story (1991), Addams Family Values (1993), and Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). On television, he was a regular on The Tracey Ullman Show, voiced Roy in the series Dinosaurs, and played recurring roles such as Chandler's boss on Friends, dentist Vic Schweiber on Freaks and Geeks, Doug and Deacon's boss in The King of Queens, and Ned in the sitcom Mom. He was also in episodes of The Jeffersons, Hill Street Blues, The Golden Girls, Who's the Boss?, Married With Children, Home Improvement, Disney's Recess, The Sopranos, The Tick, Malcolm in the Middle, and Breaking Bad, among others. He was married to actress Elizabeth Collins; they have two daughters. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Known For

Filmography

2024
Elsbeth poster

Elsbeth

TV · as Coach Russell Willoughby · 1 ep

2023
7000 Miles poster

7000 Miles

Movie · as Edward

2023
Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story poster

Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story

Movie · as Sam

2023
Platonic poster

Platonic

TV · as Hank · 2 eps

2020
United We Fall poster

United We Fall

TV · as Dave Plonker · 2 eps

2017
Ghosted poster

Ghosted

TV · as Campbell McMasters · 1 ep

2017
The Good Fight poster

The Good Fight

TV · as Joe Swoboda · 1 ep

2015
Americons poster

Americons

Movie · as Kerry Stein

2015
Pearly Gates poster

Pearly Gates

Movie · as Sol

2015
Jenny's Wedding poster

Jenny's Wedding

Movie · as Denny

2015
Grace and Frankie poster

Grace and Frankie

TV · as Vince · 2 eps

2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt poster

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

TV · as Doug Gozer · 1 ep

2014
Cristela poster

Cristela

TV · as Trent Culpepper · 22 eps

2013
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns poster

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

Movie · as Anchor Ted (voice)

2013
The Fosters poster

The Fosters

TV · as Frank Cooper · 4 eps

2013
Mom poster

Mom

TV · as Ned · 3 eps

2013
Masters of Sex poster

Masters of Sex

TV · as Mr. Avery · 1 ep

2013
Devious Maids poster

Devious Maids

TV · as Hugh Metzger · 4 eps

2012
Cupid poster

Cupid

Movie · as Harvey Mitford

2012
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 poster

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

Movie · as Anchor Ted (voice)

2012
The Dealer  Plate poster

The Dealer Plate

Movie · as Dick Stevens

2012
2nd Serve poster

2nd Serve

Movie · as Coach Bussey

2012
Blue-Eyed Butcher poster

Blue-Eyed Butcher

Movie · as Dr. Sheffield

2012
Scandal poster

Scandal

TV · as Pat Wexler · 4 eps

2012
Elementary poster

Elementary

TV · as Cameron Maranek · 1 ep

2011
Holiday Engagement poster

Holiday Engagement

Movie · as Mr. Burns

2011
The Craigslist Killer poster

The Craigslist Killer

Movie · as Dr. Janeway

2010
Meet Monica Velour poster

Meet Monica Velour

Movie · as Ronnie

2010
A Little Help poster

A Little Help

Movie · as Big Bad Dan

2010
Miss Nobody poster

Miss Nobody

Movie · as Hale Everwright

2010
Pound Puppies poster

Pound Puppies

TV · as Dad (voice), Rover (voice) · 1 ep

2010
Raising Hope poster

Raising Hope

TV · as Doctor Burwitz · 1 ep

2009
Glenn Martin, DDS poster

Glenn Martin, DDS

TV · 1 ep

2008
Killer Pad poster

Killer Pad

Movie · as Fire Marshall

2008
Ring of Death poster

Ring of Death

Movie · as Wheaton

2008
Breaking Bad poster

Breaking Bad

TV · as Victor Bravenec · 2 eps

2008
The Secret Life of the American Teenager poster

The Secret Life of the American Teenager

TV · 1 ep

2007
Lake Placid 2 poster

Lake Placid 2

Movie · as Struthers

2007
A Christmas Too Many poster

A Christmas Too Many

Movie · as Harry

2007
Dane Cook - The Lost Pilots poster

Dane Cook - The Lost Pilots

Movie

2007
Head Case poster

Head Case

TV · as Dr. Goode's Father · 3 eps

2006
Tennis Anyone? poster

Tennis Anyone?

Movie · as Roger Dugan

2005
Confessions of an Action Star poster

Confessions of an Action Star

Movie · as Jack Rumpkin

2005
Cruel But Necessary poster

Cruel But Necessary

Movie

2005
Head Cases poster

Head Cases

TV · 1 ep

2005
The Boondocks poster

The Boondocks

TV · as Rich Partygoers (voice), Santa Claus/The Principal (voice), Various (voice), The Principal/Various (voice), The Principal/Warden (voice), Ed Wuncler II (voice) · 1 ep

2005
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody poster

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

TV · as Bud · 1 ep

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as Gus Moser · 1 ep

2004
Batman Beyond: School Days and Spellbound poster

Batman Beyond: School Days and Spellbound

Movie · as Chelsea's Dad (voice)

2004
Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal

TV · as General Mark 'Fitz' Fitzgerald · 1 ep

2004
Justice League Unlimited poster

Justice League Unlimited

TV · as Gilbert Hale (voice) · 1 ep

2004
Desperate Housewives poster

Desperate Housewives

TV · as Father Dugan · 1 ep

2003
Stealing Sinatra poster

Stealing Sinatra

Movie · as Agent Stamek

2003
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade poster

Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade

Movie · as Bob Spinelli (voice)

2003
Recess: All Growed Down poster

Recess: All Growed Down

Movie · as Lt. Griswald (voice)

2003
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales poster

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

Movie · as Skip Westland

2003
Cold Case poster

Cold Case

TV · as Tom 'Z' Zimmerman (2007) · 1 ep

2003
Free for All poster

Free for All

TV · 7 eps

2003
NCIS poster

NCIS

TV · as Vince Westfal, Harold Lamb · 1 ep

2002
Lone Star State of Mind poster

Lone Star State of Mind

Movie · as Mr. Smith

2002
Wishcraft poster

Wishcraft

Movie · as Dad Bumpers

2002
Sunshine State poster

Sunshine State

Movie · as Todd Northrup

2001
The Amati Girls poster

The Amati Girls

Movie · as Brian

2001
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street poster

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

Movie · as (voice)

2001
Reba poster

Reba

TV · as Mr. Montgomery · 1 ep

2001
The Zeta Project poster

The Zeta Project

TV · 1 ep

2001
The Tick poster

The Tick

TV · as Immortal · 1 ep

2000
Lucky Numbers poster

Lucky Numbers

Movie · as Chief Troutman

2000
Malcolm in the Middle poster

Malcolm in the Middle

TV · as Off. Stockton · 1 ep

2000
Deadline poster

Deadline

TV · as Ed Condriet · 1 ep

2000
As Told by Ginger poster

As Told by Ginger

TV · as Mr. Gripling (voice) · 1 ep

1999
Drop Dead Gorgeous poster

Drop Dead Gorgeous

Movie · as Lester Leeman

1999
Soccer Dog: The Movie poster

Soccer Dog: The Movie

Movie · as Coach Shaw

1999
Batman Beyond: The Movie poster

Batman Beyond: The Movie

Movie · as Harry Tully (voice)

1999
Baby Geniuses poster

Baby Geniuses

Movie · as Goon Bob

1999
The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad

Movie · as Tricky

1999
Batman Beyond poster

Batman Beyond

TV · as Harry Tully (voice), Burn (voice), Chelsea's Dad (voice) · 1 ep

1999
The Sopranos poster

The Sopranos

TV · as Dr. John Kennedy · 1 ep

1999
Freaks and Geeks poster

Freaks and Geeks

TV · as Dr. Vic Schweiber · 3 eps

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Brady's Attorney · 1 ep

1999
The Lot poster

The Lot

TV · as Milton Maxwell · 1 ep

1998
Slappy and the Stinkers poster

Slappy and the Stinkers

Movie · as Broccoli

1998
That '70s Show poster

That '70s Show

TV · as Larry · 1 ep

1998
The King of Queens poster

The King of Queens

TV · as O'Boyle · 16 eps

1998
The Wild Thornberrys poster

The Wild Thornberrys

TV · as Flip (voice) · 1 ep

1997
Savage poster

Savage

Movie · as Edgar Wallace

1997
Recess poster

Recess

TV · as Lt. Griswald (voice), Bob Spinelli (voice) · 2 eps

1997
The New Batman Adventures poster

The New Batman Adventures

TV · as Ernie (voice) · 1 ep

1996
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas poster

The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas

Movie · as Herman Munster

1996
Dear God poster

Dear God

Movie · as Federal Prosecutor

1996
Teenage Confidential

Teenage Confidential

Movie · as Glen Mattson

1996
The Pretender poster

The Pretender

TV · as Morris Clancy · 1 ep

1996
Spin City poster

Spin City

TV · as Alexander Bryant · 1 ep

1996
Matt Waters

Matt Waters

TV · 7 eps

1996
Hey Arnold! poster

Hey Arnold!

TV · as Robbie Fisher (voice) · 1 ep

1995
Maybe This Time poster

Maybe This Time

TV · as Gary · 1 ep

1995
Medicine Ball

Medicine Ball

TV · 9 eps

1995
Deadly Games poster

Deadly Games

TV · as Detective Dorn · 3 eps

1995
Pinky and the Brain poster

Pinky and the Brain

TV · as Shawn (voice), Taxman #1 (voice) · 1 ep

1994
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women poster

Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

Movie · as Dick Langley

1994
Getting Even with Dad poster

Getting Even with Dad

Movie · as Alex

1994
The Critic poster

The Critic

TV · as Cyrus Tompkins (voice) · 1 ep

1994
Friends poster

Friends

TV · as Doug · 3 eps

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Carl Norris · 1 ep

1994
Party of Five poster

Party of Five

TV · as Thomas · 1 ep

1994
Chicago Hope poster

Chicago Hope

TV · as David Stockton · 2 eps

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Mike Landry · 1 ep

1993
Addams Family Values poster

Addams Family Values

Movie · as Don Buckman

1993
A League of Their Own poster

A League of Their Own

TV · as Jimmy Dugan · 6 eps

1993
Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder

TV · as Bob Bare · 1 ep

1992
Stand By Your Man poster

Stand By Your Man

TV · as Roger Dunphy · 7 eps

1992
Likely Suspects

Likely Suspects

TV · 13 eps

1992
Batman: The Animated Series poster

Batman: The Animated Series

TV · as Pierce (voice) · 1 ep

1991
L.A. Story poster

L.A. Story

Movie · as Morris Frost

1991
Stone Cold poster

Stone Cold

Movie · as Lance

1991
Home Improvement poster

Home Improvement

TV · as Rondall Kittleman · 1 ep

1991
Dinosaurs poster

Dinosaurs

TV · as Roy Hess / The Doctor (voice), Roy Hess (voice), Roy Hess / Buddy Glimmer (voice), Absolute Proof Laboratories Scientist (voice), Wesayso Interviewer (voice), Andre (voice), Dolf (voice), John (voice), Roy Hess / Stan (voice) · 1 ep

1991
Civil Wars poster

Civil Wars

TV · as Walter Herrigan · 1 ep

1991
Rugrats poster

Rugrats

TV · as Zookeeper (voice) · 1 ep

1990
Little Vegas poster

Little Vegas

Movie · as Kreimach

1990
The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show

The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show

Movie · as Various Characters

1990
Parker Lewis Can't Lose poster

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

TV · as Mr. Rips · 1 ep

1990
Wings poster

Wings

TV · as Dennis Lundy · 1 ep

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Steve Nelson · 1 ep

1990
Grand poster

Grand

TV · as Steven Ehrhardt · 1 ep

1989
The Wizard poster

The Wizard

Movie · as Bateman

1989
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation poster

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Movie · as Bill

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Gulliver Dark (voice), SNPP Employee / Duff Commercial VO (voice) · 1 ep

1988
Dear John poster

Dear John

TV · as Mike · 2 eps

1988
Empty Nest poster

Empty Nest

TV · as Brent · 1 ep

1987
Raising Arizona poster

Raising Arizona

Movie · as Glen

1987
Hands of a Stranger poster

Hands of a Stranger

Movie · as Pearson

1987
Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall poster

Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall

Movie · as Peter Harriman

1987
21 Jump Street poster

21 Jump Street

TV · as Lt. Tony Brandt · 1 ep

1987
The Tracey Ullman Show poster

The Tracey Ullman Show

TV · 81 eps

1987
Married... with Children poster

Married... with Children

TV · as Andy · 1 ep

1986
Adam: His Song Continues poster

Adam: His Song Continues

Movie · as Police Lieutenant

1986
Matlock poster

Matlock

TV · as Bart Hess · 1 ep

1985
Fast Forward poster

Fast Forward

Movie · as Clem Friedkin

1985
Out of the Darkness poster

Out of the Darkness

Movie · as Morrison

1985
The Golden Girls poster

The Golden Girls

TV · as Mr. Kane · 1 ep

1985
Moonlighting poster

Moonlighting

TV · as Moe Highler · 1 ep

1984
C.H.U.D. poster

C.H.U.D.

Movie · as Officer Crespi

1984
Who's the Boss? poster

Who's the Boss?

TV · 2 eps

1984
Miami Vice poster

Miami Vice

TV · as Jimmy 'Jimbo' Walters · 1 ep

1983
Baby It's You poster

Baby It's You

Movie · as Mr. McManus, Teacher

1982
Bakers' Dozen

Bakers' Dozen

TV · as Harve Schoendorf · 6 eps

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Peter Harriman (segment 'Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall') · 1 ep

1981
Hill Street Blues poster

Hill Street Blues

TV · 1 ep

1980
Union City poster

Union City

Movie · as The Vagrant

1979
The Ropers poster

The Ropers

TV · 1 ep

1976
The Front poster

The Front

Movie · as Young Man at Party

1975
The Jeffersons poster

The Jeffersons

TV · 1 ep

1973
Kojak poster

Kojak

TV · as Duke Peter Dushan · 1 ep

1973
The Young and the Restless poster

The Young and the Restless

TV · as Dwight · 1 ep

1972
ABC Afterschool Special poster

ABC Afterschool Special

TV · as Trendy Liberal · 1 ep