Kermit Murdock
Actor
Born: March 20, 1908 (72 years old)
Died: February 11, 1981
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".
Filmography (17)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951, ★ 8.8)
- Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976, ★ 8.4)
- Banacek (1972, ★ 8.5)
- The Andromeda Strain (1971, ★ 7.1)
- In the Heat of the Night (1967, ★ 7.7)
- On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970, ★ 6.7)
- Splendor in the Grass (1961, ★ 7.5)
- Star Trek (1966, ★ 8)
- Alias Smith and Jones (1971, ★ 7)
- Run for Your Life (1965, ★ 7.1)
- The High Chaparral (1967, ★ 6.8)
- The Sixth Sense (1972, ★ 6.1)
- The Mod Squad (1968, ★ 6)
- Ironside (1967, ★ 6.9)
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970, ★ 7.6)
- Kung Fu (1972, ★ 7.7)
- Harry O (1974, ★ 5.2)