Kermit Murdock
Acting
1908-03-20 · 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".
tvRich Man, Poor Man - Book II
as Minister · 1976 · 8.3
movieThe Godchild
as Nathaniel Mony · 1974 · 6.0
tvHarry O
as · 1974 · 5.2
tvKung Fu
as Judge Burt · 1972 · 7.7
tvBanacek
as Archbishop · 1972 · 8.5
tvThe Sixth Sense
as · 1972 · 6.1
tvSarge
as Pierce · 1971 · 7.5
movieThe Priest Killer
as Publisher · 1971 · 0.0
movieThe Andromeda Strain
as Dr. Robertson · 1971 · 7.0
tvAlias Smith and Jones
as · 1971 · 7.0
tvThe Mary Tyler Moore Show
as Mr. Vandermast · 1970 · 7.6
tvThe Bold Ones: The Senator
as Sen. Calvin Shea · 1970 · 4.7
movieOn a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Hoyt III · 1970 · 6.8
movieDial Hot Line
as Fourth Board Member · 1970 · 8.0
movieThe Lonely Profession
as Senator · 1969 · 7.0
movieThe Whole World Is Watching
as 2nd Judge · 1969 · 9.0
tvThe Mod Squad
as Abe Turson · 1968 · 6.1
tvThe High Chaparral
as Seechrist · 1967 · 6.8
movieIn the Heat of the Night
as Henderson · 1967 · 7.7
tvIronside
as Publisher · 1967 · 6.9
tvStar Trek
as The Prosecutor · 1966 · 8.0
tvRun for Your Life
as Sen. Strohm · 1965 · 7.1
movieSplendor in the Grass
as Dean Pollard (uncredited) · 1961 · 7.5
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
as Peter · 1951 · 8.8