Name
Kermit Murdock
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1908-03-20
Deathday
1981-02-11 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
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
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- 1971 The Andromeda Strain as Dr. Robertson
- 1967 In the Heat of the Night as Henderson
- 1970 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever as Hoyt III
- 1969 The Whole World Is Watching as 2nd Judge
- 1961 Splendor in the Grass as Dean Pollard (uncredited)
- 1974 The Godchild as Nathaniel Mony
- 1969 The Lonely Profession as Senator
- 1970 Dial Hot Line as Fourth Board Member
- 1971 The Priest Killer as Publisher
- 1950 Farewell to Yesterday as Self - Narrator(voice)
- 1966 Star Trek ( 1 episode ) as The Prosecutor
- 1971 Alias Smith and Jones ( 1 episode )
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Peter
- 1974 Harry O ( 1 episode )
- 1965 Run for Your Life ( 1 episode ) as Sen. Strohm
- 1967 The High Chaparral ( 1 episode ) as Seechrist
- 1972 The Sixth Sense ( 1 episode )
- 1976 Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II ( 1 episode ) as Minister
- 1971 Sarge ( 1 episode ) as Pierce
- 1968 The Mod Squad ( 1 episode ) as Abe Turson
- 1967 Ironside ( 1 episode ) as Publisher
- 1972 Banacek ( 1 episode ) as Archbishop
- 1970 The Mary Tyler Moore Show ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Vandermast
- 1972 Kung Fu ( 1 episode ) as Judge Burt
- 1970 The Bold Ones: The Senator ( 1 episode ) as Sen. Calvin Shea
