
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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Credits
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Bookends FutureSaul Cohen★ NR
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Dead Lawyers Future★ NR
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Milarepa 2025Oyun★ NR
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★ NR
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Mother, Couch 2024Marcus / Marco★ 5.5
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Double Soul 2023Mentor★ 5.7
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White House Plumbers 2023Judge John Sirica★ 6.3
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Dr. Carl Winters★ 7.5
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The Magic Flute 2022Dr. Longbow★ 6.5
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The Siege of Vienna 2022★ NR
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Khonshu (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)★ 7.2
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Moon Knight 2022Khonshu (voice)★ 7.7
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The White Lotus 2021Bert Di Grasso★ 7.6
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Things Heard & Seen 2021Floyd DeBeers★ 5.7
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Mythic Quest 2020C.W. Longbottom★ 7.2
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Narrator (voice)★ 7.5
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Lady and the Tramp 2019Tony★ 7.2
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vypravěč★ 8
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Chimerica 2019Frank Sams★ 5.7
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Ayatollah (archive footage)★ 6.6
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Grimmel (voice)★ 7.7
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The Letter 2018Narrator★ NR
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Robin Hood 2018Cardinal★ 5.9
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Super Cats 2018Narrator (voice)★ NR
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Every Act of Life 2018Self★ 7
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Isle of Dogs 2018Jupiter (voice)★ 7.9
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The Orville 2017Chairman★ 7.6
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Road to 9/11 2017Himself - Narrator★ 8.5
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The Good Fight 2017Burl Preston★ 7.6
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411 2015Information (voice)★ NR
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A Little Game 2014Norman Wallach★ 6.5
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Self★ 6.7
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Mr. Moustafa★ 8
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The Mystery of Dante 2014Dante Alter Ego★ 5.2
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The Margrave★ 6.1
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Self (archive footage)★ 7
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Inside Llewyn Davis 2013Bud Grossman★ 7.2
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Braque★ 4
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Love, Marilyn 2013Self★ 6.7
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Dead Man Down 2013Gregor★ 6.2
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Marco D'Aviano★ 4.3
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Elementary 2012Daniel Gottlieb★ 7.6
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The Unseen World 2012John Henry Newman★ NR
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Beauty and the Beast 2012Cyril★ NR
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Homeland 2011Dar Adal★ 7.6
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Is That Skunk? 2011Narrator★ NR
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Blue Bloods 2010Leon Goodwin★ 7.8
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Narrates Program One★ NR
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Narrator★ 6
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Barbarossa 2009Siniscalco Barozzi★ 5.2
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Self★ 6.6
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The Good Wife 2009Burl Preston★ 7.6
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Perestroika 2009Professor Gross★ 3.8
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Narrator★ NR
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Leon See★ 6
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Shark Swarm 2008Professor Bill Girdler★ 5.4
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A House Divided 2008Grandfather Wahid★ 6.5
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Ballerina 2008Goran★ NR
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The Beauty of Ugly 2007Narrator★ NR
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Narrator★ NR
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Blood Monkey 2007Professor Hamilton★ 5.6
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Come le formiche 2007Ruggero★ NR
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The Final Inquiry 2007Nathan★ 4.7
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Nathan★ 5
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Quiet Flows The Don 2006Pantaley★ 3.8
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Quiet Flows the Don 2006Pantaley★ 9
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The Stone Merchant 2006Shahid★ 4.4
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Jeffrey★ 6
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Self★ 4.3
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Viceroy of Peru★ 5.1
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★ 10
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My Father 2003Paul Minsky★ 6
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Self★ 6.7
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Readings (Voice)★ NR
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Five Moons Plaza 2003Entita★ 5.5
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Ticker 2002Airport Guru★ 6.6
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Self - Salieri★ 7.4
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Joshua 2002Father Tardone★ 6.4
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Thir13en Ghosts 2001Cyrus Kriticos★ 6.3
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Theodore Nichols★ 7.6
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The Hire 2001Airport Guru★ 7.6
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Knights of the Quest 2001Delfinello da Coverzano★ 4.5
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Un dono semplice 2000主演★ NR
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Finding Forrester 2000Robert Crawford★ 7.1
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Curb Your Enthusiasm 2000Ayatollah★ 8
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The Darkling 2000Bruno Rubin★ 4.8
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Self★ NR
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Excellent Cadavers 1999Tommaso Buscetta★ 6.2
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Muppets from Space 1999Noah★ 6.1
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Noah's Ark 1999Lot★ 4.2
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Esther 1999Mordechai★ 6.8
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Professor Henry Covington★ 4.2
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Ad'har Ru'afo★ 6.4
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Himself★ NR
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Vacation in Hell 1997Belisario★ 6
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Einstein Revealed 1997Narrator★ 4.5
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Color of Justice 1997Jim Sullivan★ 5.5
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Mimic 1997Dr. Gates★ 6.1
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Eruption 1997President Mendoza★ 1
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Josef 'Uncle Joe' Stalin★ 5.6
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Looking for Richard 1996Self★ 6.8
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Dead Man's Walk 1996Caleb Cobb★ 6.1
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Baby Face Nelson 1996Al Capone★ 6.7
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Mighty Aphrodite 1995Chorleiter★ 6.7
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Dillinger and Capone 1995Al Capone★ 5.4
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Nostradamus 1994Scalinger★ 5.7
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Fresh 1994Chess Hustler★ 7.2
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Surviving the Game 1994Wolfe Sr.★ 6.1
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L'Affaire 1994Lucien Haslans★ 3
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Jamila 1994Older Seit★ NR
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Sweet Killing 1993Zargo★ 4.2
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Professor Harlech★ 3.8
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Last Action Hero 1993John Practice★ 6.5
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Harold Leacher★ 6
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Narrator★ NR
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The First Circle 1992Stalin★ 4.8
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Eye of the Widow 1991Kharoun★ 3.3
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By the Sword 1991Suba★ 6
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Mobsters 1991Arnold Rothstein★ 6.3
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Money 1991Will Scarlet★ 6.2
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D.A. Abe Weiss (uncredited)★ 5.6
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Drums of Fire 1990Osrain★ 6.5
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Narrator (voice)★ NR
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Cadence 1990Capt. Ramon Garcia★ 6.8
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A Season of Giants 1990Papa Giulio II★ 6.5
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Largo Desolato 1990Professor Leopold Nettles★ NR
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I promessi sposi 1989l'Innominato★ 6.4
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An Innocent Man 1989Virgil Cane★ 6.1
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The Favorite 1989Abdul Hamid★ 4.7
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Slipstream 1989Cornelius★ 4.5
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Beyond the Stars 1989Dr. Harry Bertram - the Whale Man★ 5.2
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Il Trovatore 1988Self - Host★ 8
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Self - Narrator (voice)★ NR
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American Experience 1988Self - Narrator (voice)★ 7.4
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The Third Solution 1988Father Carafa★ 5
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La rosa dei nomi 1987Self★ 7.5
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Self★ 8
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The Name of the Rose 1986Bernardo Gui★ 7.5
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Dream West 1986President Abraham Lincoln★ 5
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Herman Melville★ NR
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Goldstein★ 5
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Amadeus 1984Antonio Salieri★ 8
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Scarface 1983Omar★ 8.2
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Marco Polo 1982Jacopo★ 6.8
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Nature 1982Narrator (voice)★ 8.1
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The Big Fix 1978Eppis★ 5.7
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A.E.S. Hudson Street 1978★ 7.2
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Madman 1978Marco Cohen★ 6
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Duke Skaggs★ 1
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The Andros Targets 1977Bobby Carr★ 5
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The Ritz 1976Chris★ 6.1
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Arresting Officer #1★ 7.6
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The Sunshine Boys 1975Mechanic★ 6.8
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Taxi Driver★ 6.7
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NOVA 1974Narrator★ 7
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Serpico 1973Detective Partner (uncredited)★ 7.5
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Kojak 1973Solly Nurse★ 7
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They Might Be Giants 1971Clyde (the usher)★ 7
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All in the Family 1971Clerk★ 7.9