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Kermit Murdock(1908-1981)

  • Actor
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Kermit Murdock in In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Kermit Murdock was born on 20 March 1908 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Andromeda Strain (1971), In the Heat of the Night (1967) and Star Trek (1966). He died on 11 February 1981 in Tenafly, New Jersey, USA.
BornMarch 20, 1908
DiedFebruary 11, 1981(72)
BornMarch 20, 1908
DiedFebruary 11, 1981(72)
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Known for

James Olson and Robert Soto in The Andromeda Strain (1971)
The Andromeda Strain
7.2
  • Dr. Robertson
  • 1971
Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, and Warren Oates in In the Heat of the Night (1967)
In the Heat of the Night
7.9
  • Henderson
  • 1967
Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Ricardo Montalban, George Takei, John Colicos, Maurishka, Nichelle Nichols, Ned Romero, Charles Stewart, Vic Tayback, and George Allen in Star Trek (1966)
Star Trek
8.4
TV Series
  • The Prosecutor
Robert Reed and E.G. Marshall in The Defenders (1961)
The Defenders
7.9
TV Series
  • D.A. Frank Larkin
  • District Attorney Larkin
  • DA Larkin
  • The District Attorney

Credits

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Actor

  • Nick Nolte and Peter Strauss in Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976)
    Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Minister
    • 1977
  • Henry Fonda, Patty Duke, Charles Durning, Richard Jordan, Vic Morrow, and Barbara Parkins in Captains and the Kings (1976)
    Captains and the Kings
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • James Spaulding
    • 1976
  • David Janssen in Harry O (1973)
    Harry O
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Dr. Swift
    • 1975
  • The Godchild (1974)
    The Godchild
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Nathaniel Mony
    • 1974
  • Arthur Hill in Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971)
    Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Judge Slyvester
    • 1973
  • David Carradine in Kung Fu (1972)
    Kung Fu
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Judge Burt
    • 1973
  • George Peppard in Banacek (1972)
    Banacek
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Archbishop
    • 1972
  • The Sixth Sense (1972)
    The Sixth Sense
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Judge Miles Fuller
    • 1972
  • Pete Duel and Ben Murphy in Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
    Alias Smith and Jones
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Henry Blodgett
    • 1971
  • The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969)
    The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Judge Harley Chapman
    • DA Charles Pettit
    • 1969–1971
  • George Kennedy in Sarge (1971)
    Sarge
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Pierce
    • 1971
  • Edward Asner, Valerie Harper, and Mary Tyler Moore in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
    The Mary Tyler Moore Show
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Mr. Vandermast
    • 1971
  • Raymond Burr and Barbara Sigel in Ironside (1967)
    Ironside
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Publisher
    • 1971
  • James Olson and Robert Soto in The Andromeda Strain (1971)
    The Andromeda Strain
    7.2
    • Dr. Robertson
    • 1971
  • Leif Erickson, Linda Cristal, Henry Darrow, Cameron Mitchell, and Mark Slade in The High Chaparral (1967)
    The High Chaparral
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Seechrist
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 20, 1908
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • February 11, 1981
    • Tenafly, New Jersey, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Was the Quaker Oats man in the 1960s. "Nothing's better for thee than me"!

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    Resembled Charles Laughton.

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