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| - Michael Murphy portrayed Warren Worthington II in X-Men: The Last Stand.
- Michael Murphy ist ein unfreiwilliges Mitglied der Extremistengruppe Committee To Rebuild American Patriotism.
- Michael Murphy portrayed the Mayor of Gotham City in Batman Returns.
- Michael Murphy portrays Congressman Jim Hallen in “Number Crunch”. es:Michael Murphy. His over 100 credits stretch back through Rogue and X-Men: Last Stand to Manhattan, M*A*S*H* (1970) and all the way to The Man From U.N.C.L.E..
- Murphy was born in Los Angeles, California to Bearl Branton Murphy, a salesman, and Georgia Arlyn Murphy, a teacher. He served a stint, starting in 1956, in the United States Marine Corps. After leaving the Marines, he attented the University of Arizona, before going to UCLA to get his teaching credentials. From 1962 to 1964, Murphy would teach high school English and drama in Los Angeles. Murphy is currently married to Canadian actress Wendy Crewson. The couple have two children.
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| - Murphy was born in Los Angeles, California to Bearl Branton Murphy, a salesman, and Georgia Arlyn Murphy, a teacher. He served a stint, starting in 1956, in the United States Marine Corps. After leaving the Marines, he attented the University of Arizona, before going to UCLA to get his teaching credentials. From 1962 to 1964, Murphy would teach high school English and drama in Los Angeles. In 1962, he would make his television debut on the NBC series, Saint and Sinners. The following year he would appear in an Altman-directed episode of Combat!, beginning their long association. In 1964, Murphy would give up his teaching career to become a full time actor, which would include an appearance in Altman's television movie, Nightmare in Chicago. Two years later, he would make his stage debut in the Los Angeles production of Take Her, She's Mine, followed in 1967 by his film debut in Double Trouble. Between his appearances in Double Trouble and Manhattan, Murphy would appear in such films as Countdown, MASH, What's Up, Doc?, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Nashville, The Front, where he would act with later friend Woody Allen, and The Great Bank Hoax, as well as several television movies, including The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, I Love You, Goodbye and The Crooked Hearts. He would also appear in Paul Mazursky's An Unmarried Woman, where he played Martin, a philandering husband. Murphy's next major role would be playing sleazy journalist Pete Curtis in Peter Weir's The Year of Living Dangerously, followed by roles as the American Ambassador in Salvador and Mayor Hamilton Hill of Gotham City in Batman Returns. His first starring television role would be as Dr. Art Armstrong in the short-lived series, Two Marriages. In 1988, along with appearing in Altman's Tanner '88, as a Democratic presidential candidate, Murphy would appear in Altman's TV-adaptation of Herman Wouk's play, The Caine Mutiny Court-Matial. Murphy next major roles would be in the film adaptation of Howard Stern's auto-biographical book, Private Parts and his protrayal of Greg Louganis' father in the television film based on Louganis' autobiography, Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story, both appearing in 1997. He would appear two years later in Paul Thomas Anderson's film, Magnolia. In 2002, he would appear in the HBO television film, Live from Baghdad. Starting in 2004, he would appear in the Canadian series, This Is Wonderland, while also appearing in the movie, Childstar. He would also make appearances on the television shows, Law & Order and one of its spin-off, Criminal Intent. Also in 2004, he appeared in the HBO miniseries, Tanner on Tanner, where he reprived his earlier role as Jack Tenner, and in Silver City as a US Senator whose son is running for governor. His most recent major role was as Warren Worthington II, the father of Angel, in X-Men: The Last Stand. Murphy is currently married to Canadian actress Wendy Crewson. The couple have two children.
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