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 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".
Filmography
all 23
TV Shows 14
Movies 9
Narrator 1
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976)
The Godchild (1974)
Harry O (1974)
Kung Fu (1972)
Banacek (1972)
The Sixth Sense (1972)
Sarge (1971)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
Dial Hot Line (1970)
The Lonely Profession (1969)
The Whole World Is Watching (1969)
The Mod Squad (1968)
The High Chaparral (1967)
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Star Trek (1966)
Run for Your Life (1965)
The Nurses (1962)
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Farewell to Yesterday (1950)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1908-03-20
Deathday1981-02-11 (72 years old)
Birth PlacePittsburgh, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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