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