F. Murray Abraham

October 24, 1939(86 years old)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA|Acting

Biography

F. Murray Abraham (born Murray Abraham; October 24, 1939) is an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for a BAFTA Award, four Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. He became famous for portraying Antonio Salieri in the drama film Amadeus (1984), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor. Abraham debuted on Broadway in the 1968 play The 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 acted in Louie (2011–2014), Mythic Quest (2020–2021), Moon Knight (2022) and The White Lotus (2022), with the latter earning him nominations for the Golden Globe Award and the Primetime Emmy Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article F. Murray Abraham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies (122)

Bookends

Bookends

2026

This Ordinary Thing

This Ordinary Thing

2025

Milarepa
7.3

Milarepa

2025

The Phoenician Scheme
6.5

The Phoenician Scheme

2025

Amadeus: The Making of a Masterpiece

Amadeus: The Making of a Masterpiece

2025

Mother, Couch
5.5

Mother, Couch

2024

Double Soul
5.5

Double Soul

2023

The Magic Flute
6.4

The Magic Flute

2022

The Siege of Vienna

The Siege of Vienna

2022

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight
6.7

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight

2022

Things Heard & Seen
5.7

Things Heard & Seen

2021

Lady and the Tramp
7.2

Lady and the Tramp

2019

Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
6.6

Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail

2019

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
7.8

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

2019

The Letter

The Letter

2018

Robin Hood
5.9

Robin Hood

2018

Super Cats

Super Cats

2018

Every Act of Life
6.4

Every Act of Life

2018

Isle of Dogs
7.8

Isle of Dogs

2018

411

411

2015

A Little Game
6.5

A Little Game

2014

Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
6.7

Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel
8.0

The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014

The Mystery of Dante
5.2

The Mystery of Dante

2014

Inside Llewyn Davis
7.2

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013

The Gambler Who Wouldn't Die
3.0

The Gambler Who Wouldn't Die

2013

Love, Marilyn
6.6

Love, Marilyn

2013

Dead Man Down
6.2

Dead Man Down

2013

Goltzius & the Pelican Company
6.1

Goltzius & the Pelican Company

2012

The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683
4.3

The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683

2012

Is That Skunk?

Is That Skunk?

2011

Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air

Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air

2010

In the Valley of the Wolves
6.0

In the Valley of the Wolves

2010

Barbarossa
5.2

Barbarossa

2009

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
6.5

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

2009

Perestroika
3.8

Perestroika

2009

Carnera: The Walking Mountain
5.9

Carnera: The Walking Mountain

2008

Shark Swarm
5.3

Shark Swarm

2008

Ballerina

Ballerina

2008

Lobo: The Wolf That Changed America

Lobo: The Wolf That Changed America

2007

Blood Monkey
5.5

Blood Monkey

2007

Come le formiche
3.0

Come le formiche

2007

The Final Inquiry
4.8

The Final Inquiry

2007

Quiet Flows The Don
4.3

Quiet Flows The Don

2006

The Stone Merchant
4.1

The Stone Merchant

2006

Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers
8.0

Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers

2006

40 Years of Star Trek
4.3

40 Years of Star Trek

2006

The Bridge of San Luis Rey
5.2

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

2004

Le Nom de la Rose : Le Documentaire
10.0

Le Nom de la Rose : Le Documentaire

2004

My Father
8.0

My Father

2003

Try to Remember: The Fantasticks
6.8

Try to Remember: The Fantasticks

2003

Five Moons Plaza
5.7

Five Moons Plaza

2003

Ticker
6.7

Ticker

2002

The Making of 'Amadeus'
7.6

The Making of 'Amadeus'

2002

Joshua
6.5

Joshua

2002

Thir13en Ghosts
6.3

Thir13en Ghosts

2001

Knights Of The Quest
4.9

Knights Of The Quest

2001

Un dono semplice
7.0

Un dono semplice

2000

Finding Forrester
7.1

Finding Forrester

2000

The Darkling
5.1

The Darkling

2000

The Directors: Milos Forman

The Directors: Milos Forman

2000

Excellent Cadavers
6.3

Excellent Cadavers

1999

Muppets from Space
6.1

Muppets from Space

1999

Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

1999

Esther
6.8

Esther

1999

The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy
5.0

The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy

1999

Star Trek: Insurrection
6.4

Star Trek: Insurrection

1998

Waiting for Godot in San Quentin

Waiting for Godot in San Quentin

1998

Vacation in Hell
7.5

Vacation in Hell

1997

Color of Justice
5.5

Color of Justice

1997

Mimic
6.1

Mimic

1997

Eruption
5.0

Eruption

1997

Children of the Revolution
5.6

Children of the Revolution

1996

Puma: Lion of the Andes
9.0

Puma: Lion of the Andes

1996

Looking for Richard
6.8

Looking for Richard

1996

Baby Face Nelson
6.8

Baby Face Nelson

1996

Mighty Aphrodite
6.7

Mighty Aphrodite

1995

Dillinger and Capone
5.2

Dillinger and Capone

1995

Nostradamus
5.8

Nostradamus

1994

Fresh
7.2

Fresh

1994

Surviving the Game
6.2

Surviving the Game

1994

L'Affaire
3.6

L'Affaire

1994

Jamila
9.0

Jamila

1994

Journey to the Center of the Earth
4.2

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1993

Last Action Hero
6.5

Last Action Hero

1993

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
6.1

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

1993

Through an Open Window

Through an Open Window

1992

The First Circle
5.0

The First Circle

1992

Eye of the Widow
3.4

Eye of the Widow

1991

By the Sword
6.0

By the Sword

1991

Mobsters
6.2

Mobsters

1991

Money
5.5

Money

1991

The Bonfire of the Vanities
5.6

The Bonfire of the Vanities

1990

Drums of Fire
6.1

Drums of Fire

1990

The Little Match Girl
7.0

The Little Match Girl

1990

Cadence
6.7

Cadence

1990

A Season of Giants
7.7

A Season of Giants

1990

Performance Pieces
9.0

Performance Pieces

1990

The Making of Slipstream

The Making of Slipstream

1989

An Innocent Man
6.1

An Innocent Man

1989

The Favorite
4.6

The Favorite

1989

Slipstream
4.3

Slipstream

1989

Beyond the Stars
5.1

Beyond the Stars

1989

Il Trovatore
8.0

Il Trovatore

1988

The Great San Francisco Earthquake

The Great San Francisco Earthquake

1988

The Third Solution
4.7

The Third Solution

1988

La rosa dei nomi
6.8

La rosa dei nomi

1987

The Name of the Rose
7.5

The Name of the Rose

1986

Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise
7.0

Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise

1985

Stato d'emergenza - Il caso Dozier
7.0

Stato d'emergenza - Il caso Dozier

1984

Amadeus
8.0

Amadeus

1984

Scarface
8.2

Scarface

1983

The Big Fix
5.8

The Big Fix

1978

Madman
8.0

Madman

1978

Sex and the Married Woman
4.0

Sex and the Married Woman

1977

The Ritz
6.0

The Ritz

1976

All the President's Men
7.7

All the President's Men

1976

The Sunshine Boys
6.9

The Sunshine Boys

1975

The Prisoner of Second Avenue
6.6

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

1975

Serpico
7.5

Serpico

1973

They Might Be Giants
7.0

They Might Be Giants

1971

Out of This World

Out of This World

TV Shows (38)