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F. Murray Abraham |
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| Birth name: Fahrid Murray Abraham |
| Birth date: 24.10.1939 |
Fahrid Murray Abraham (born October 24, 1939) is an American actor. He became known during the 1980s, after winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Amadeus, and has since appeared in many roles, both leading and supporting, in films, television, and on stage.
Abraham, whose surname is an anglicisation of "Ibrahim", was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Josephine, a housewife, and Fahrid Abraham, an auto mechanic. His father was an Assyrian Christian who immigrated from Syria during the 1920s famine; his paternal grandfather was a chanter in the Syriac Orthodox Church. Abraham's mother, one of fourteen children, was an Italian American, the daughter of an immigrant who worked in the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania. Abraham was raised in El Paso, Texas, near the Mexican border, where he was a gang member during his teenage years. He attended the University of Texas at Austin, then studied acting under Uta Hagen in New York City. He began his acting career on the stage, debuting in a Los Angeles production of Ray Bradbury's The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit.
Abraham won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus (1984). His career after Amadeus inspired the name of the phenomenon dubbed "F. Murray Abraham syndrome", attributed to actors who, after winning an Oscar, have difficulty obtaining comparable success and recognition despite having recognizable talent.
However, Abraham himself has shrugged off the notion that winning the Oscar has hurt his career. When asked in an interview about the "Oscar jinx," Abraham replied, "The Oscar is the single most important event of my career. I have dined with kings, shared equal billing with my idols, lectured at Harvard and Columbia. If this is a jinx, I'll take two."
In a post-Amadeus interview televised on the North American morning show Good Morning America, Abraham was once asked how he felt about the difficulty of the acting profession, and what happens when young, aspiring actors simply cannot cope with all the stress and rejection. Abraham replied that struggling actors who could not handle the trials of the business should leave the industry and make room for those who could.
Abraham has focused on stage work throughout his career, giving notable performances as Pozzo in Mike Nichols' production of Waiting for Godot, Malvolio in Twelfth Night for the New York Shakespeare Festival, and Shylock in The Merchant of Venice for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Abraham has been married to Kate Hannan since 1962; they have two children. He taught Theater at Brooklyn College. |
Filmography |
# Carnera: The Walking Mountain (2007) .... Leon See
# Perestroika (2007) .... Prof Gross
# Come le formiche (2007)
# Inchiesta, L' (2006) (TV) .... Nathan
... aka En busca de la tumba de Cristo (Spain)
... aka The Final Inquiry (USA: new title)
... aka The Inquiry (International: English title)
# Mercante di pietre, Il (2006) .... Shahid
... aka The Stone Merchant (International: English title)
# A House Divided (2006) .... Grandfather Wahid
# The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004) .... Viceroy of Peru
... aka Pont du roi Saint-Louis, Le (France)
... aka Puente de San Luis Rey, El (Spain)
# Peperoni ripieni e pesci in faccia (2004)
... aka Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers (USA)
# Dead Lawyers (2004) (TV) .... Whitelaw
# Quiet Flows the Don (2004) .... Pantaley
# Pompeii: The Last Day (2003) (TV) (voice: English version) .... Narrator
... aka Pompeya - El último día (Spain)
# My Father, Rua Alguem 5555 (2003) .... Paul Minsky
... aka Josef Mengele - My Father - Rua Alguém 5555 (Brazil: DVD title)
... aka Meu Pai (Brazil: festival title)
... aka Papà Rua Alguem 5555 (Italy)
... aka Rua Alguem 5555: My Father (International: English title)
# Piazza delle cinque lune (2003) .... Entita'
... aka Five Moons Plaza (International: English title)
# Ticker (2002) .... Airport Guru
... aka The Hire: Ticker (USA: series title)
# Joshua (2002/I) .... Father Tardone
# Thir13en Ghosts (2001) .... Cyrus Kriticos
... aka 13 fantômes (Canada: French title)
# Cavalieri che fecero l'impresa, I (2001) .... Delfinello da Coverzano
... aka The Knights Who Made the Enterprise (USA: literal English title)
... aka The Knights of the Quest
# Dono semplice, Un (2000) (TV)
... aka Return to Bangalore (Europe: English title)
... aka The Greatest Gift (Europe: English title)
# Finding Forrester (2000) .... Prof. Robert Crawford
# The Darkling (2000) (TV) .... Bruno Rubin
# Excellent Cadavers (1999) .... Tommaso Buscetta
... aka Falcone (Australia) (Europe: English title: video title)
... aka Giudici - vittime eccellenti, I (Italy)
# The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in 'For Love or Mummy' (1999) .... Prof. Covington
# Muppets from Space (1999) .... Noah
# Noah's Ark (1999) (TV) .... Lot
... aka Arche Noah - Das größte Abenteuer der Menschheit (Germany)
# Esther (1999) (TV) .... Mordecai
... aka Bibel - Esther, Die (Germany)
... aka Ester (Italy)
... aka Ester regina di Persia (Italy)
# Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) .... Ad'har Ru'afo
... aka Star Trek 9 (USA: informal alternative title)
# Color of Justice (1997) (TV) .... Jim Sullivan
# Mimic (1997) .... Dr. Gates
# Eruption (1997) .... President Mendoza
... aka Volcán en llamas (Peru)
... aka Volcano Run
# Vacanza all'inferno, Una (1997) .... Belisario
... aka Vacation in Hell (USA: literal English title)
# Children of the Revolution (1996) .... Josef 'Uncle Joe' Stalin
# "Dead Man's Walk" (1996) (mini) TV Series .... Col. Caleb Cobb
... aka Larry McMurtry's Dead Man's Walk
# Mighty Aphrodite (1995) .... Leader
# Dillinger and Capone (1995) .... Al Capone
# Baby Face Nelson (1995) .... Al Capone
# Nostradamus (1994) .... Scalinger
... aka Nostradamus - Prophezeiungen des Schreckens (Germany)
# Surviving the Game (1994) .... Wolfe Sr.
# Affaire, L' (1994) .... Lucien Haslans
... aka Dernière carte, La (France)
... aka The Case
# Fresh (1994) (uncredited) .... Chess hustler
# Jamila (1994) .... Older Seit
# Last Action Hero (1993) .... John Practice
# Sweet Killing (1993) .... Zargo
# Through an Open Window (1993)
# Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993) (TV) .... Professor Harlech
# Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) .... Dr. Harold Leacher
... aka National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (USA: complete title)
# Caso Dozier, Il (1993) (TV) .... Goldstein
# Mobsters (1991) .... Arnold Rothstein
... aka The Evil Empire
# Money (1991/I) .... Will Scarlet
# A Season of Giants (1991) (TV) .... Pope Julius II
... aka Michelangelo: The Last Giant
# Zauberflöte, Die (1991/I) (TV) .... Host (only for TV)
... aka The Magic Flute (USA)
# The First Circle (1991) (TV) .... Staline
# By the Sword (1991) .... Max Suba
# The Little Match Girl (1991) (V) .... Narrator
# The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) (uncredited) .... D.A. Abe Weiss
# Largo Desolato (1990) (TV) .... Leopold Nettle
... aka Vaclav Havel's 'Largo Desolato' (USA)
# Batalla de los Tres Reyes, La (1990) .... Osrain
... aka Battaglia dei tre tamburi di fuoco, La (Italy)
... aka Bitva tryokh koroley (Soviet Union: Russian title)
... aka Drums of Fire (International: English title: informal title)
... aka Tambores de fuego (Spain: Castilian title)
... aka Tamburi di fuoco (Italy)
... aka The Battle of the Three Kings (International: English title: literal title)
# Cadence (1990) (uncredited) .... Capt. Ramon Garcia
... aka Count a Lonely Cadence
... aka Stockade
# "Promessi sposi, I" (1989) (mini) TV Series .... L'Innominato
... aka The Betrothed
# The Favorite (1989) .... Abdul Hamid
... aka Intimate Power
... aka Nuit du serail, La
# An Innocent Man (1989) .... Virgil Cane
# Beyond the Stars (1989) .... Dr. Harry Bertram, the Whale Man
... aka Personal Choice
# Performance Pieces (1989)
# Eppur si muove! (1989) (TV)
... aka Galileo Galilei (USA)
# Slipstream (1989) .... Cornelius (at Museum)
... aka Slipstream: Bounty Hunter 2000 (Philippines: English title)
# Eye of the Widow (1989) .... Kharoun
# Russicum - I giorni del diavolo (1988) .... Father Carafa
... aka Russicum
... aka The Third Solution (USA)
# Name der Rose, Der (1986) .... Bernardo Gui
... aka Nom de la rose, Le (France)
... aka Nome della rosa, Il (Italy)
... aka The Name of the Rose (USA)
# "Dream West" (1986) (mini) TV Series .... President Abraham Lincoln
# Amadeus (1984) .... Antonio Salieri
... aka Amadeus: The Director's Cut (USA: director's cut)
... aka Peter Shaffer's Amadeus (USA: complete title)
... aka Peter Shaffer's Amadeus: Director's Cut (USA: director's cut)
# Scarface (1983) .... Omar Suarez
# "Marco Polo" (1982) (mini) TV Series .... Jacopo
# The Big Fix (1978) .... Eppis
# Madman (1978)
# Sex and the Married Woman (1977) (TV) .... Duke Skaggs
# "A.E.S. Hudson Street" .... Dr. Menzies (1 episode, 1977)
- Pilot (1977) TV Episode .... Dr. Menzies
# "The Andros Targets" .... Bobby Carr (1 episode, 1977)
- The Killing of a Porno Queen (1977) TV Episode .... Bobby Carr
# "Kojak" .... Eddie Gordon / ... (2 episodes, 1975-1977)
- The Godson (1977) TV Episode .... Eddie Gordon
- A Question of Answers (1975) TV Episode .... Solly Nurse
# "All in the Family" .... Clerk (1 episode, 1976)
- The Unemployment Story: Part 1 (1976) TV Episode .... Clerk
# The Ritz (1976) .... Chris
# All the President's Men (1976) .... Sgt. Paul Leeper, Arresting Officer #1
# The Sunshine Boys (1975) .... Mechanic
... aka Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys (USA: complete title)
# The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) .... Taxi Driver
# "How to Survive a Marriage" (1974) TV Series .... Joshua Browne
# Serpico (1973) (uncredited) .... Detective partner
# Nightside (1973) (TV) .... Acky
# Much Ado About Nothing (1973) (TV)
# They Might Be Giants (1971) .... Clyde (the usher) |
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Miami Vice
(2006)
Star Wars: Episode VI ...
(1999)
Two Mules For Sister Sara
(1970)
Amadeus CD2
(1984)
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