Portrait of F. Murray Abraham

Acting

F. Murray Abraham

Career

Active from 1975 to 2026, busiest in 1990 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
68
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Amadeus
Amadeus
GoodWatch score87/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Leading Role

    1985 · Won · 57th Academy Awards

    Amadeus

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

    1985 · Won

    Amadeus

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

    2023 · Nominated · 80th Golden Globe Awards

    The White Lotus

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

16

The characters F. Murray Abraham played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 87 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
F. Murray Abraham Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.9, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 12
  • Historical Drama 9
  • Character-Driven 8
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Gritty Realism 5
  • Historical Epic 5
  • Character Study 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Coming-of-Age Story 3
  • Military Conflict 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Action Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

146
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Sharkland
Sharkland

as Narrator

2020s

14 titles · average score 65
Bookends
Bookends (2026)

as Saul Cohen

Milarepa
Milarepa (2025)
GoodWatch score 53

as Oyun

The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

as Prophet

Marvel Zombies
Marvel Zombies (2025)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Khonshu (voice)

Mother, Couch
Mother, Couch (2024)
GoodWatch score 52

as Marcus / Marco

White House Plumbers
White House Plumbers (2023)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Judge John Sirica

Double Soul
Double Soul (2023)

as Mentor

Moon Knight
Moon Knight (2022)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Khonshu (voice)

The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute (2022)
GoodWatch score 51

as Dr. Longbow

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Dr. Carl Winters

The White Lotus
The White Lotus (2021)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Bert Di Grasso

Mythic Quest
Mythic Quest (2020)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as C.W. Longbottom

2010s

29 titles · average score 67
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
GoodWatch score 79

as Grimmel (voice)

Okavango: River of Dreams
Okavango: River of Dreams (2019)

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

Chimerica
Chimerica (2019)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Frank Sams

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
GoodWatch score 85

as Mr. Moustafa

A Little Game
A Little Game (2014)
GoodWatch score 41

as Norman Wallach

The Mystery of Dante
The Mystery of Dante (2014)

as Dante Alter Ego

The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683
The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683 (2012)
GoodWatch score 42

as Marco D'Aviano

Goltzius & the Pelican Company
Goltzius & the Pelican Company (2012)
GoodWatch score 65

as The Margrave

Elementary
Elementary (2012)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Daniel Gottlieb

Homeland
Homeland (2011)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Dar Adal

Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods (2010)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Leon Goodwin

2000s

33 titles · average score 56
Language of the Enemy
Language of the Enemy (2008)
GoodWatch score 67

as Grandfather Wahid

Blood Monkey
Blood Monkey (2007)
GoodWatch score 43

as Professor Hamilton

Quiet Flows the Don
Quiet Flows the Don (2006)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Panteleimon 'Panteley' Melekhov

Quiet Flows The Don
Quiet Flows The Don (2006)
GoodWatch score 46

as Pantaley

The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)
GoodWatch score 34

as Viceroy of Peru

My Father
My Father (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

as Paul Minsky

Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites (2003)

TV show · as Readings (Voice)

Ticker
Ticker (2002)
GoodWatch score 70

as Airport Guru

Joshua
Joshua (2002)
GoodWatch score 41

as Father Tardone

The Hire
The Hire (2001)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Airport Guru

Finding Forrester
Finding Forrester (2000)
GoodWatch score 70

as Robert Crawford

The Darkling
The Darkling (2000)
GoodWatch score 33

as Bruno Rubin

1990s

41 titles · average score 53
Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark (1999)
GoodWatch score 41

TV show · as Lot

Esther
Esther (1999)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mordechai

Excellent Cadavers
Excellent Cadavers (1999)
GoodWatch score 59

as Tommaso Buscetta

Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ad'har Ru'afo

Dead Man's Walk
Dead Man's Walk (1996)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Caleb Cobb

Children of the Revolution
Children of the Revolution (1996)
GoodWatch score 62

as Josef 'Uncle Joe' Stalin

Dillinger and Capone
Dillinger and Capone (1995)
GoodWatch score 50

as Al Capone

Mighty Aphrodite
Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
GoodWatch score 69

as Chorleiter

Nostradamus
Nostradamus (1994)
GoodWatch score 42

as Scalinger

Last Action Hero
Last Action Hero (1993)
GoodWatch score 53

as John Practice

Sweet Killing
Sweet Killing (1993)

as Zargo

By the Sword
By the Sword (1991)
GoodWatch score 66

as Suba

1980s

14 titles · average score 63
An Innocent Man
An Innocent Man (1989)
GoodWatch score 44

as Virgil Cane

The Favorite
The Favorite (1989)
GoodWatch score 44

as Abdul Hamid

I promessi sposi
I promessi sposi (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as l'Innominato

Beyond the Stars
Beyond the Stars (1989)
GoodWatch score 46

as Dr. Harry Bertram - the Whale Man

The Third Solution
The Third Solution (1988)

as Father Carafa

The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose (1986)
GoodWatch score 70

as Bernardo Gui

Dream West
Dream West (1986)

TV show · as President Abraham Lincoln

Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise
Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise (1985)

as Herman Melville

Amadeus
Amadeus (1984)
GoodWatch score 87

as Antonio Salieri

Scarface
Scarface (1983)
GoodWatch score 78

as Omar

Nature
Nature (1982)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

Marco Polo
Marco Polo (1982)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Jacopo

1970s

14 titles · average score 72
A.E.S. Hudson Street
A.E.S. Hudson Street (1978)

TV show

Madman
Madman (1978)

as Marco Cohen

The Big Fix
The Big Fix (1978)
GoodWatch score 73

as Eppis

The Ritz
The Ritz (1976)
GoodWatch score 65

as Chris

All the President's Men
All the President's Men (1976)
GoodWatch score 82

as Arresting Officer #1

The Sunshine Boys
The Sunshine Boys (1975)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mechanic

The Prisoner of Second Avenue
The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
GoodWatch score 59

as Taxi Driver

NOVA
NOVA (1974)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Narrator

Kojak
Kojak (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Solly Nurse / Eddie Gordon

Serpico
Serpico (1973)
GoodWatch score 83

as Detective Partner (uncredited)

All in the Family
All in the Family (1971)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Clerk

They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants (1971)
GoodWatch score 54

as Clyde (the usher)