Sam McMurray
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Sam McMurray | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | April 15, 1952
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1975–present |
Spouse | Elizabeth Collins |
Children | 2 |
Parent | Lesley Woods (stepmother) |
Samuel McMurray (born April 15, 1952) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as dentist Vic Schweiber on .
Early life
McMurray was born in
Jewish on his mother's side of the family and Irish on his father's side of the family. He lives in Bell Canyon, California.[3]
Career
Among McMurray's film credits are Disney's Recess, Freaks and Geeks, Home Improvement, The Sopranos, The Tick and Breaking Bad. He is also noted for being the first-ever guest star on The Simpsons.
McMurray gained much international recognition among gamers for his role as the voice of two newscasters in the expansion for Command & Conquer: Generals. He also appeared in the 2011 TV film Holiday Engagement. For the 2014–2015 television season, McMurray had a main role as Trent Culpepper in the ABC comedy series Cristela.[4]
Personal life
McMurray was married to actress Elizabeth Collins. They have two daughters.[1]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1976 | The Front | Young Man At Party | Film Debut |
1980 | Union City | Young Vagrant | |
1983 | Baby It's You | Mr. McManus | |
1984 | C.H.U.D. | Officer Crespi | |
1985 | Fast Forward
|
Clem Friedkin | |
1987 | Raising Arizona | Glen | |
1987 | Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall | Peter Harriman | |
1989 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Bill | |
1989 | The Wizard | Bateman | |
1990 | Little Vegas | Kreimach | |
1991 | L.A. Story | Morris Frost | |
1991 | Stone Cold | Lance | |
1992 | Class Act | Skip Wankman | |
1993 | Addams Family Values | Don Buckman | |
1994 | Getting Even with Dad | Detective Alex Serransky | |
1996 | Dear God | Federal Prosecutor | |
1997 | Savage | Edgar Wallace | |
1998 | Slappy and the Stinkers | Anthony Boccoli | |
1999 | Baby Geniuses | Goon Bob | |
1999 | The Mod Squad | Tricky | |
1999 | Drop Dead Gorgeous | Lester Leeman | |
1999 | Carlo's Wake | Jerry Brock | |
2000 | Lucky Numbers | Chief Troutman | |
2002 | Lone Star State of Mind | Mr. Smith | |
2002 | Sunshine State | Todd Northrup | |
2003 | Stealing Sinatra | Agent Stamek | |
2010 | A Little Help | Big Bad Dan | |
2015 | Road Hard | Burt Crabtree | |
2015 | Pearly Gates | Sol | |
2015 | Jenny's Wedding | Denny O'Leary | |
2017 | Americons | Kerry Stein | |
2019 | Klaus | Postmaster | Voice |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1976 | Kojak | Duke Peter Dushan | Episode: "The Pride and the Princess" |
1979 | The Jeffersons | Howard Benson | Episode: "Louise's Convention" |
1979 | The Ropers | Charles Remington | Episode: "All Around the Clock" |
1979 | The Edge of Night | Phil | 7 episodes |
1982 | Baker's Dozen | Harve Schoendorf | 6 episodes |
1983 | Ryan's Hope | Wes Leonard | Recurring role |
1984 | Miami Vice | Jimmy 'Jimbo' Walters | Episode: "Calderone's Return: Part 2 - Calderone's Demise" |
1986 | You Again? | Stu Angry | Episode: "The D.J." |
1986 | Hill Street Blues | Officer Gann | Episode: "More Skinned Against Than Skinning" |
1987 | Ohara | Saxon | Episode: "Darryl" |
1987 | Moonlighting | Moe Highler | Episode: "Blonde on Blonde" |
1987–1990 | The Tracey Ullman Show | Various | 63 episodes |
1988 | 21 Jump Street | Lt. Tony Brandt | Episode: "Raising Marijuana" |
1988 | Head of the Class | Coach Finelli | Episode: "The Refrigerator of Filmore High" |
1988 | Empty Nest | Brent | Episode: "Father of the Bride" |
1988–1989 | Dear John | Mike | 2 episodes |
1989–1991 | Who's the Boss? | Mark Harper | 2 episodes |
1989 | Matlock | Bart Hess | Episode: "The Model" |
1990 | The Golden Girls | Mr. Kane | Episode: "Cheaters" |
1990 | The Simpsons | Gulliver Dark, SNPP Employee, Duff Commercial VO | Voice, 2 episodes |
1990 | Married... with Children | Andy | Episode: "Dance Show" |
1991–1994 | Dinosaurs | Roy Hess | Voice, 50 episodes |
1991 | Home Improvement | Rondall Kittleman | Episode: "Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof" |
1991 | Blossom | Sergio | Episode: "Run for the Border" |
1991 | Civil Wars | Walter Herrigan | Episode: "Have Gun, Will Unravel" |
1992 | Sibs | Channing | 2 episodes |
1992 | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Mr. Rips | Episode: "Goodbye Mr. Rips" |
1992 | Stand By Your Man
|
Roger Dunphy | 5 episodes |
1992 | Likely Suspects | Detective Marshak | 9 episodes |
1993 | Batman: The Animated Series | Pierce | Voice, episode: "Birds of a Feather"[5] |
1993 | Down the Shore | Ron | Episode: "Life's a Drag" |
1993 | A League of Their Own | Coach Jimmy Dugan | 6 episodes |
1993 | Bonkers | Additional voices | 3 episodes |
1995 | The Critic | Cyrus Tompkins | Voice, episode: "Sherman, Woman and Child" |
1995 | Medicine Ball | Dr. Douglas McGill | 7 episodes |
1995 | Maybe This Time | Gary | Episode: "Maybe This Time" |
1995–1997 | Deadly Games | Detective Dorn | 4 episodes |
1995 | Party of Five | Thomas | Episode: "Change Partners... and Dance" |
1995–1997 | Pinky and the Brain | Video Teacher, Tax Man #1, Shawn | Voice, 3 episodes[5] |
1996 | Matt Waters | Charlie Sweet | 6 episodes |
1996 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Mickey, Fred | Voice, episode: "Krumm Gets Ahead / It's Only a Movie"[5] |
1997 | Wings
|
Dennis Lundy | Episode: "Hosed" |
1997 | The Pretender | Morris Clancy | Episode: "Prison Story" |
1997 | Chicago Hope | Dr. David Stockton | 2 episodes |
1997 | Soul Man | Oliver Marley | Episode: "Cinderella and the Funeral" |
1997–2001 | Friends | Doug | 3 episodes |
1997 | Pearl | Freddy Rizzo | Episode: "The Two Mrs. Rizzos" |
1997 | Johnny Bravo | Pilot, Clown, Keith Doll | Voice, 6 episodes[5] |
1997–2000 | Recess | Lt. Griswold, Bob Spinelli, Various | Voice, 12 episodes |
1997–2002 | Hey Arnold! | Buckley Lloyd, Robby Fisher | Voice, 4 episodes[5] |
1997–1998 | Living Single | Marco McCulloch | 2 episodes |
1998 | Diagnosis: Murder | Bob Bare | Episode: "Baby Boom" |
1998 | The New Batman Adventures | Ernie | Voice, episode: "Joker's Millions"[5] |
1998 | Cosby | Ken | Episode: "On The Rocks" |
1998 | The Angry Beavers | Rodrick Snootwell | Voice, episode: "Open Wide for Zombies" / "Dumbwaiters"[5] |
1999–2000 | Batman Beyond | Chelsea's Dad, Burn, Harry Tully | Voice, 4 episodes |
1999 | Tracey Takes On... | Dentist | Episode: "Scandal" |
1999 | Rugrats | Zookeeper | Voice, episode: "Zoo Story"[5] |
1999 | The Wild Thornberrys | Flip | Voice, episode: "You Otter Know"[5] |
2000 | Freaks and Geeks | Dr. Vic Schweiber | 3 episodes |
2001 | The Lot | Milton Maxwell | Episode: "The Accident" |
2001 | Malcolm in the Middle | Officer Stockton | Episode: "Traffic Ticket" |
2001 | Yes, Dear | Dr. Bernstein | Episode: "Doctor, Doctor" |
2001 | Deadline | — | Episode: "Somebody's Fool" |
2001 | The Sopranos | Dr. John Kennedy | Episode: "Second Opinion" |
2001-2004 | Lloyd in Space | Coach Antonio | 5 episodes |
2001–2006 | The King of Queens | Supervisor Patrick O'Boyle | 16 episodes |
2001 | Spin City | Daniel Bryant | Episode: "You've Got Male" |
2001 | The Tick | The Immortal | Episode: "The Funeral" |
2001 | The Zeta Project | Larry Lux | Voice, episode: "Ro's Reunion"[5] |
2001 | Reba | Mr. Montgomery | Episode: "Tea and Antipathy" |
2002 | Touched by an Angel | Norris | Episode: "The Sixteenth Minute" |
2003 | Greetings from Tucson | Mr. Modica | Episode: "Student Council" |
2003 | Free for All | Douglas Jenkins | 7 episodes |
2004 | Justice League Unlimited | Gilbert Halestrom | Voice, episode: "Fearful Symmetry"[5] |
2005 | NYPD Blue | Lieutenant Jeff Henry | Episode: "Bale to the Chief" |
2005 | Head Cases | Al Girard | Episode: "S(elf) Help" |
2005–2014 | The Boondocks | The Principal, Ed Wuncler II, Various | Voice, 7 episodes |
2006 | That '70s Show | Larry | Episode: "My Fairy King" |
2006 | Huff | Dr. Hoffman | 2 episodes |
2007 | Cold Case | Tom 'Z' Zimmerman | Episode: "Blood on the Tracks" |
2007 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Bud | 2 episodes |
2007 | Boston Legal | General Mark 'Fitz' Fitzgerald | Episode: "Do Tell" |
2008–2009 | Head Case | Dr. Goode's Father | 3 episodes |
2008 | ER | Mike Landry | Episode: "Tandem Repeats" |
2009–2010 | Tracey Ullman's State of the Union | Various | 5 episodes |
2009 | Breaking Bad | Dr. Victor Bravenec
|
2 episodes |
2009 | Glenn Martin, DDS | Tucker Wade | Voice, episode: "From Here to Fraternity" |
2010 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | — | Episode: "The Sound of Silence" |
2010–2011 | Pound Puppies | Rover, Dad | Voice, 2 episodes[5] |
2011 | Raising Hope | Doctor Burwitz | Episode: "Snip Snip" |
2011 | Lights Out | Priest at Confession | Episode: "War" |
2011 | Then We Got Help! | Jan | 2 episodes |
2011 | Desperate Housewives | Father Dugan | Episode: "Secrets That I Never Want to Know" |
2011 | NCIS | Vince Westfal | Episode: "The Penelope Papers" |
2011 | Grey's Anatomy | Gus Moser | Episode: "Poker Face" |
2012 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Attorney | Episode: "Rhodium Nights" |
2012 | Scandal | Pat Wexler | 4 episodes |
2013 | Wendell & Vinnie | Howard | Episode: "Fathers of Fathers & Sons" |
2013–2018 | The Fosters
|
Frank Cooper | 5 episodes |
2014 | Murder in the First | Dexter Wesley | Episode: "Blunt the Edge" |
2014–2015 | Cristela | Trent Culpepper | 22 episodes |
2015 | Masters of Sex | Mr. Avery | Episode: "Surrogates" |
2016 | Devious Maids | Hugh Metzger | 4 episodes |
2016 | Bull | Errol Windemere | Episode: "Callisto" |
2017 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Doug Gozer | Episode: "Kimmy Pulls Off a Heist!" |
2017 | Ghosted | Campbell McMasters | Episode: "The Machine" |
2018 | The Good Fight | Joe Swoboda | Episode: "Day 415" |
2018–2019 | Mom | Ned | 3 episodes |
2019 | Grace and Frankie | Vince | 2 episodes |
2019 | Elementary | Cameron Manarek | Episode: "Red Light, Green Light" |
2020 | United We Fall | Dave Plonker | 2 episodes |
2022 | The Young and the Restless | Dwight | 1 episode |
Television films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1985 | Out of the Darkness | Morrison | |
1986 | Adam: His Song Continues | Police Lieutenant | |
1987 | Hands of a Stranger | Pearson | |
1987 | The Hope Division | Frank McGee | |
1988 | Take My Daughters, Please | — | |
1994 | Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 In. Women | Dick Langley | |
1996 | The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas | Herman Munster | |
1999 | Soccer Dog: The Movie | Coach Shaw | |
2000 | The Amati Girls | Brian | |
2002 | Mom's on Strike | — | |
2003 | Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales | Skip Westland | |
2003 | Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
|
Bob Spinelli | Voice |
2003 | Recess: All Growed Down
|
Gus's Dad | Voice |
2005 | McBride: Anybody Here Murder Marty? | Arnie | |
2007 | Lake Placid 2 | Struthers | |
2008 | Ring of Death | Wheaton | |
2011 | The Craigslist Killer | Dr. Janeway | |
2011 | Holiday Engagement | Roy Burns | |
2012 | Cupid, Inc. | Harvey Mitford | |
2012 | Blue Eyed Butcher | Dr. Sheffield | |
2012 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns | Anchor Ted | Voice[5] |
Pilots
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1982 | Not Necessarily the News | Various | Episode: "Not Necessarily the News" |
1999 | Chaos Theory | — | |
2000 | Those Who Can | — | |
2013 | Dads | — |
Specials
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1990 | The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show | — | |
1996 | Teenage Confidential | — | |
1998 | Tracey Ullman Backstage | — |
Episodic
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1976 | Ourstory | — | |
1986 | Easy Street | — | |
1998 | Pulp Comics | — | "Pulp Comics: Dana Gould" December 22, 1998 |
Video games
Year | Title | Voice role |
---|---|---|
2000 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 | BBC newscaster, American newscaster |
2001 | Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge | Additional voices |
2003 | Command & Conquer: Generals | BBC Newscaster, American Newscaster |
2004 | Law & Order: Justice is Served
|
Jack Foster, Henry Haskins |
2005 | True Crime: New York City[6] | |
2014 | Sunset Overdrive | Walter |
Web
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Kevin Pollak's Chat Show
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Himself/Guest | Episode: "255" |
As producer
Year | Title | Notes |
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1998 | Slappy and the Stinkers | Co-producer |
Stage Appearances
- The Merry Wives of Windsor, Delacorte Theatre, Joseph Papp PublicTheater/New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City, 1974
- (Off-Broadway debut) Lonnie, The Taking of Miss Janie, New York Shakespeare Festival, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, 1975
- Otis Fitzhugh, Ballymurphy, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City,1976
- Bobby Wheeler, Clarence, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1976
- Doalty, Translations, Manhattan Theatre Club, 1981
- The Great Magoo, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1982
- Mick Connor, Comedians, Manhattan Punch Line Theatre, New York City, 1983
- Man Overboard, Sargent Theatre, New York City, 1983
- Benjamin "Kid Purple" Schwartz, Kid Purple, Manhattan Punch Line Theatre, 1984
- Homesteaders, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1984
- Phil, Desperadoes, in Marathon '85, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City, 1985
- Mike Connor, The Philadelphia Story, Hartman Theatre, Stamford, CT, 1985
- Union Boys, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1985
- L.A. Freewheeling, Hartley House Theatre, New York City, 1986
- Savage in Limbo, O'Neill Theatre Center, New London, CT, 1987, then Cast Theatre, Los Angeles
- Also appeared as Phil, The Dumping Ground, Ensemble Studio Theatre; and in Welfare, The Store, and Lucky Star, all Ensemble Studio Theatre; A Soldier's Play, New York City; The Connection, New York City.
Awards and nominations
Year 1987 | Award Drama Desk | Category Drama | Savage in Limbo | Result winner |
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1997 | Daytime Emmy Award
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Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special | ABC Afterschool Specials
|
Nominated |
2012 | Indie Series Awards | Best Guest Appearance | Then We Got Help! | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b "Sam McMurray Biography (1952-)". www.filmreference.com.
- ^ "Lesley Woods". Variety. August 19, 2003. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- ^ Sam McMurray's House in Bell Canyon, CA (Google Maps) - Virtual Globetrotting Retrieved 2016-12-09.
- ^ "Cristela". ABC Medianet. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Sam McMurray (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 19, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ Luxoflux. True Crime: New York City. Activision. Scene: Pause menu credits, 4:30:27 in, VOICE TALENT.
External links
- Sam McMurray at IMDb