Sam McMurray
{{short description|American actor (b. 1952)}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2012}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|4|15}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1975–present
| spouse = Elizabeth Collins
| children = 2
| parents = Lesley Woods (stepmother)
}}
Samuel McMurray (born April 15, 1952{{cite news |author1=Associated Press |author1-link=Associated Press |title=Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 10-17 |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/national/story/2022-04-04/celebrity-birthdays-for-the-week-of-april-10-17 |work=San Diego Union Tribune |date=April 4, 2022 |quote=April 15: ...Actor Sam McMurray (“The King of Queens,” “The Tracey Ullman Show”) is 70.}}) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Supervisor Patrick O'Boyle in the CBS sitcom series The King of Queens, Glen in the Coen Brothers comedy film Raising Arizona, Trent Culpepper in the sitcom Cristela and for voicing Roy in the family sitcom television series Dinosaurs. He also appeared as Doug on the NBC sitcom Friends, and as Ned on the CBS sitcom Mom.
Early life
Sam McMurray was born in New York City on 15 April 1952, the son of Jane (née Hoffman) and Richard McMurray, both actors.{{cite web |title=Sam McMurray-Biography |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/128506%7C0/sam-mcmurray#biography |website=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=21 May 2024}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/5/Sam-McMurray.html|title=Sam McMurray Biography (1952-)|website=www.filmreference.com}} Lesley Woods was his stepmother.{{cite news |title=Lesley Woods |url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/lesley-woods-1117891177/ |work=Variety |date= August 19, 2003 |access-date=2008-03-14 }} McMurray is Jewish on his mother's side of the family and Irish on his father's side of the family.
Career
Among McMurray's film credits are C.H.U.D. (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), The Wizard (1989) as Jimmy's stepfather Mr. Bateman, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), L.A. Story (1991), Addams Family Values (1993), and Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). On television, he was a regular on The Tracey Ullman Show, voiced Roy in the series Dinosaurs, and played recurring roles such as Chandler's boss on Friends, dentist Vic Schweiber on Freaks and Geeks, Doug and Deacon's boss in The King of Queens, and Ned in the sitcom Mom. He was also in episodes of The Jeffersons, Hill Street Blues, The Golden Girls, Who's the Boss?, Home Improvement, Disney's Recess, The Sopranos, The Tick, and Breaking Bad among others. He is also noted for being the first-ever guest star on The Simpsons.
McMurray gained much international recognition among gamers for his role as the voice of two newscasters in the expansion for Command & Conquer: Generals. He also appeared in the 2011 TV film Holiday Engagement. For the 2014–2015 television season, McMurray had a main role as Trent Culpepper in the ABC comedy series Cristela.{{cite web|url=http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=003859|title=Cristela|publisher=ABC Medianet|accessdate=27 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109161530/http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=003859|archive-date=9 November 2014}}
Personal life
McMurray was married to actress Elizabeth Collins. They have two daughters. He lives in Bell Canyon, California.[http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sam-mcmurrays-house/view/bing/ Sam McMurray's House in Bell Canyon, CA (Google Maps) - Virtual Globetrotting] Retrieved 2016-12-09.
Filmography
=Film=
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
1976
| Young Man At Party | Film Debut |
1980
| Young Vagrant | |
1983
| Mr. McManus | |
1984
| C.H.U.D. | Officer Crespi | |
1985
| Clem Friedkin | |
1987
| Glen | |
1987
| Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall | Peter Harriman | |
1989
| National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Bill | |
1989
| Bateman | |
1990
| Little Vegas | Kreimach | |
1991
| Morris Frost | |
1991
| Lance | |
1992
| Skip Wankman | |
1993
| Don Buckman | |
1994
| Detective Alex Serransky | |
1996
| Dear God | Federal Prosecutor | |
1997
| Savage | Edgar Wallace | |
1998
| Anthony Boccoli | |
1999
| Goon Bob | |
1999
| Tricky | |
1999
| Lester Leeman | |
1999
| Carlo's Wake | Jerry Brock | |
2000
| Chief Troutman | |
2002
| Lone Star State of Mind | Mr. Smith | |
2002
| Todd Northrup | |
2003
| Agent Stamek | |
2010
| Big Bad Dan | |
2015
| Burt Crabtree | |
2015
| Sol | |
2015
| Denny O'Leary | |
2017
| Americons | Kerry Stein | |
2019
| Klaus | Postmaster |Voice |
=Television=
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
1976
| Kojak | Duke Peter Dushan | Episode: "The Pride and the Princess" |
1979
| Howard Benson | Episode: "Louise's Convention" |
1979
| Charles Remington | Episode: "All Around the Clock" |
1979
| Phil | 7 episodes |
1980
| Norman Rowan | 12 episodes July-August |
1982
| Harve Schoendorf | 6 episodes |
1983
| Wes Leonard | Recurring role |
1984
| Jimmy 'Jimbo' Walters | Episode: "Calderone's Return: Part 2 - Calderone's Demise" |
1986
| Stu Angry | Episode: "The D.J." |
1986
| Officer Gann | Episode: "More Skinned Against Than Skinning" |
1987
| Ohara | Saxon | Episode: "Darryl" |
1987
| Moe Highler | Episode: "Blonde on Blonde" |
1987–1990
| Various | 63 episodes |
1988
| Lt. Tony Brandt | Episode: "Raising Marijuana" |
1988
| Coach Finelli | Episode: "The Refrigerator of Filmore High" |
1988
| Brent | Episode: "Father of the Bride" |
1988–1989
| Mike | 2 episodes |
1989–1991
| Mark Harper | 2 episodes |
1989
| Matlock | Bart Hess | Episode: "The Model" |
1990
| Mr. Kane | Episode: "Cheaters" |
1990
| Gulliver Dark, SNPP Employee, Duff Commercial VO | Voice, 2 episodes |
1990
| Andy | Episode: "Dance Show" |
1991–1994
| Roy Hess | Voice, 50 episodes |
1991
| Rondall Kittleman | Episode: "Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof" |
1991
| Blossom | Sergio | Episode: "Run for the Border" |
1991
| Walter Herrigan | Episode: "Have Gun, Will Unravel" |
1992
| Sibs | Channing | 2 episodes |
1992
| Mr. Rips | Episode: "Goodbye Mr. Rips" |
1992
| Roger Dunphy | 5 episodes |
1992
| Detective Marshak | 9 episodes |
1993
| Pierce |
1993
| Ron | Episode: "Life's a Drag" |
1993
| Coach Jimmy Dugan | 6 episodes |
1993
| Bonkers | Additional voices | 3 episodes |
1995
| Cyrus Tompkins | Voice, episode: "Sherman, Woman and Child" |
1995
| Dr. Douglas McGill | 7 episodes |
1995
| Gary | Episode: "Maybe This Time" |
1995–1997
| Detective Dorn | 4 episodes |
1995
| Thomas | Episode: "Change Partners... and Dance" |
1995–1997
| Video Teacher, Tax Man #1, Shawn |
1996
| Charlie Sweet | 6 episodes |
1996
| Mickey, Fred |
1997
| Wings | Dennis Lundy | Episode: "Hosed" |
1997
| Morris Clancy | Episode: "Prison Story" |
1997
| Dr. David Stockton | 2 episodes |
1997
| Soul Man | Oliver Marley | Episode: "Cinderella and the Funeral" |
1997–2001
| Friends | Doug | 3 episodes |
1997
| Pearl | Freddy Rizzo | Episode: "The Two Mrs. Rizzos" |
1997
| Pilot, Clown, Keith Doll |
1997–2000
| Recess | Lt. Griswold, Bob Spinelli, Various | Voice, 12 episodes |
1997–2002
| Buckley Lloyd, Robby Fisher |
1997–1998
| Marco McCulloch | 2 episodes |
1998
| Bob Bare | Episode: "Baby Boom" |
1998
| Ernie | Voice, episode: "Joker's Millions" |
1998
| Cosby | Ken | Episode: "On The Rocks" |
1998
| Rodrick Snootwell |
1999–2000
| Chelsea's Dad, Burn, Harry Tully | Voice, 4 episodes |
1999
| Dentist | Episode: "Scandal" |
1999
| Rugrats | Zookeeper |
1999
| Flip |
2000
| Dr. Vic Schweiber | 3 episodes |
2001
| The Lot | Milton Maxwell | Episode: "The Accident" |
2001
| Officer Stockton | Episode: "Traffic Ticket" |
2001
| Dr. Bernstein | Episode: "Doctor, Doctor" |
2001
| Deadline | {{n/a}} | Episode: "Somebody's Fool" |
2001
| Dr. John Kennedy | Episode: "Second Opinion" |
2001-2004
| Coach Antonio | 5 episodes |
2001–2006
| Supervisor Patrick O'Boyle | 16 episodes |
2001
| Daniel Bryant | Episode: "You've Got Male" |
2001
| The Tick | The Immortal | Episode: "The Funeral" |
2001
| Larry Lux |
2001
| Reba | Mr. Montgomery | Episode: "Tea and Antipathy" |
2002
| Norris | Episode: "The Sixteenth Minute" |
2003
| Mr. Modica | Episode: "Student Council" |
2003
| Douglas Jenkins | 7 episodes |
2004
| Gilbert Halestrom |
2005
| Lieutenant Jeff Henry | Episode: "Bale to the Chief" |
2005
| Al Girard | Episode: "S(elf) Help" |
2005–2014
| The Principal, Ed Wuncler II, Various | Voice, 7 episodes |
2006
| Larry | Episode: "My Fairy King" |
2006
| Huff | Dr. Hoffman | 2 episodes |
2007
| Tom 'Z' Zimmerman | Episode: "Blood on the Tracks" |
2007
| The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Bud | 2 episodes |
2007
| General Mark 'Fitz' Fitzgerald | Episode: "Do Tell" |
2008–2009
| Dr. Goode's Father | 3 episodes |
2008
| ER | Mike Landry | Episode: "Tandem Repeats" |
2009–2010
| Tracey Ullman's State of the Union | Various | 5 episodes |
2009
| Dr. Victor Bravenec | 2 episodes |
2009
| Tucker Wade | Voice, episode: "From Here to Fraternity" |
2010
| The Secret Life of the American Teenager | {{n/a}} | Episode: "The Sound of Silence" |
2010–2011
| Rover, Dad |
2011
| Doctor Burwitz | Episode: "Snip Snip" |
2011
| Priest at Confession | Episode: "War" |
2011
| Then We Got Help! | Jan | 2 episodes |
2011
| Father Dugan | Episode: "Secrets That I Never Want to Know" |
2011
| NCIS | Vince Westfal | Episode: "The Penelope Papers" |
2011
| Gus Moser | Episode: "Poker Face" |
2012
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Attorney | Episode: "Rhodium Nights" |
2012
| Scandal | Pat Wexler | 4 episodes |
2013
| Howard | Episode: "Fathers of Fathers & Sons" |
2013–2018
| Frank Cooper | 5 episodes |
2014
| Dexter Wesley | Episode: "Blunt the Edge" |
2014–2015
| Cristela | Trent Culpepper | 22 episodes |
2015
| Mr. Avery | Episode: "Surrogates" |
2016
| Hugh Metzger | 4 episodes |
2016
| Bull | Errol Windemere | Episode: "Callisto" |
2017
| Doug Gozer | Episode: "Kimmy Pulls Off a Heist!" |
2017
| Ghosted | Campbell McMasters | Episode: "The Machine" |
2018
| Joe Swoboda | Episode: "Day 415" |
2018–2019
| Mom | Ned | 3 episodes |
2019
| Vince | 2 episodes |
2019
| Cameron Manarek | Episode: "Red Light, Green Light" |
2020
| Dave Plonker | 2 episodes |
2022
| Dwight | 1 episode (May 23, 2022) |
2024
| Congressman McConkey | 1 episode (Fri. May 3rd, 2024) |
2024
| Judge Steve Nelson | season 23 episode 12 "No Good Deed" |
2024
| NCIS | Harold Lamb |
==Television films==
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes | |
1985
| Morrison | | |
1986
| Adam: His Song Continues | Police Lieutenant | | |
1987
| Pearson | | |
1987
| The Hope Division | Frank McGee | | |
1988
| Take My Daughters, Please | {{n/a}} | | |
1994
| Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 In. Women | Dick Langley | | |
1996
| The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas | | |
1999
| {{interlanguage link|Soccer Dog: The Movie|es | fr|Soccer Dog|hy|Ֆուտբոլի արքան|ru|Король футбола|uk|Король футболу}}
| Coach Shaw | |
2000
| Brian | | |
2003
| Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales | Skip Westland | | |
2003
| Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade | Bob Spinelli |Voice | |
2003
| Gus's Dad |Voice | |
2005
| McBride: Anybody Here Murder Marty? | Arnie | | |
2007
| Struthers | | |
2008
| Wheaton | | |
2011
| Dr. Janeway | | |
2011
| Roy Burns | | |
2012
| Cupid, Inc. | Harvey Mitford | | |
2012
| Dr. Sheffield | | |
2012
| Batman: The Dark Knight Returns | Anchor Ted |
==Pilots==
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
1982
| Various | Episode: "Not Necessarily the News" |
1999
| Chaos Theory | {{n/a}} | |
2000
| Those Who Can | {{n/a}} | |
2013
| Dads | {{n/a}} | |
==Specials==
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
1990
| The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show | {{n/a}} | |
1996
| Teenage Confidential | {{n/a}} | |
1998
| Tracey Ullman Backstage | {{n/a}} | |
==Episodic==
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
1976
| Ourstory | {{n/a}} | |
1986
| {{n/a}} | |
1998
| {{n/a}} | "Pulp Comics: Dana Gould" December 22, 1998 |
==Video games==
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! Year ! Title ! Voice role |
2000
| Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 | BBC newscaster, American newscaster |
2001
| Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge | Additional voices |
2003
| BBC Newscaster, American Newscaster |
2004
| Law & Order: Justice is Served | Jack Foster, Henry Haskins |
2005
| True Crime: New York City{{cite video game | developer=Luxoflux | title=True Crime: New York City | publisher=Activision | scene=Pause menu credits, 4:30:27 in, VOICE TALENT | year=2005}} | |
2014
| Walter |
==Web==
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
2016
| Himself/Guest | Episode: "255" |
=As producer=
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! Year ! Title ! Notes |
1998
| Co-producer |
=Stage Appearances=
- The Merry Wives of Windsor, Delacorte Theatre, Joseph Papp PublicTheater/New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City, 1974
- (Off-Broadway debut) Lonnie, The Taking of Miss Janie, New York Shakespeare Festival, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, 1975
- Otis Fitzhugh, Ballymurphy, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City,1976
- Bobby Wheeler, Clarence, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1976
- Doalty, Translations, Manhattan Theatre Club, 1981
- The Great Magoo, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1982
- Mick Connor, Comedians, Manhattan Punch Line Theatre, New York City, 1983
- Man Overboard, Sargent Theatre, New York City, 1983
- Benjamin "Kid Purple" Schwartz, Kid Purple, Manhattan Punch Line Theatre, 1984
- Homesteaders, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1984
- Phil, Desperadoes, in Marathon '85, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City, 1985
- Mike Connor, The Philadelphia Story, Hartman Theatre, Stamford, CT, 1985
- Union Boys, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1985
- L.A. Freewheeling, Hartley House Theatre, New York City, 1986
- Savage in Limbo, O'Neill Theatre Center, New London, CT, 1987, then Cast Theatre, Los Angeles
- Also appeared as Phil, The Dumping Ground, Ensemble Studio Theatre; and in Welfare, The Store, and Lucky Star, all Ensemble Studio Theatre; A Soldier's Play, New York City; The Connection, New York City.
Awards and nominations
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|+Awards and nominations ! Year 1987 ! Award Drama Desk ! Category Drama ! Savage in Limbo ! Result winner |
1997
| Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special | {{nom}} |
2012
| Best Guest Appearance | Then We Got Help! | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0573481}}
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