Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 20, 1908
Died
Feb 11, 1981
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
25 titles
Kermit Murdock
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".
Known For
Filmography
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Minister
The Godchild
Nathaniel Mony
Harry O
Kung Fu
Judge Burt
Banacek
Archbishop
The Sixth Sense
The Priest Killer
Publisher
The Andromeda Strain
Dr. Robertson
Sarge
Pierce
Alias Smith and Jones
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Mr. Vandermast
The Bold Ones: The Senator
Sen. Calvin Shea
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Hoyt III
Dial Hot Line
Fourth Board Member
The Lonely Profession
Senator
The Whole World Is Watching
2nd Judge
The Mod Squad
Abe Turson
The High Chaparral
Seechrist
In the Heat of the Night
Henderson
Ironside
Publisher
Star Trek
The Prosecutor
Run for Your Life
Sen. Strohm
Splendor in the Grass
Dean Pollard (uncredited)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Peter
Farewell to Yesterday
Self - Narrator(voice)