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