Kermit Murdock

Known for

Acting

Born

Mar 20, 1908

Died

Feb 11, 1981

From

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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".

Credits

Star Trek

19668.0out of 10

In the Heat of the Night

19677.7out of 10

The Andromeda Strain

19717.1out of 10

Splendor in the Grass

19617.5out of 10

Kung Fu

19727.7out of 10

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

19707.7out of 10

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

19706.7out of 10

Ironside

19676.8out of 10

Alias Smith and Jones

19717.0out of 10

The Mod Squad

19686.1out of 10

The High Chaparral

19676.8out of 10

Banacek

19728.4out of 10

Harry O

19745.2out of 10

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

19768.3out of 10

The Sixth Sense

19726.3out of 10

Hallmark Hall of Fame

19518.8out of 10

Run for Your Life

19657.1out of 10

The Bold Ones: The Senator

19704.7out of 10