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F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

44 movies on Netflix

Biography

F. Murray Abraham is an American actor from Pittsburgh who grew up in El Paso, Texas. He began his stage career in a 1965 Los Angeles production of The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit and made his Broadway debut in The Man in the Glass Booth in 1968. His early screen roles included They Might Be Giants (1971) and All the President's Men (1976). He came to prominence as Omar Suárez in Scarface (1983) and won the Academy Award for Best Actor and a Golden Globe as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus (1984). Later films include The Name of the Rose (1986), Mighty Aphrodite (1995), Finding Forrester (2000), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018) and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019). On television he was a regular on Homeland and appeared in Louie, Mythic Quest, Moon Knight and The White Lotus. He also earned Obie Awards for Uncle Vanya and The Merchant of Venice.

87years old

Turns 88 on October 24in 348 days

  • Born Pittsburgh
  • Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
  • Murray Abraham (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
44
Career span
54 years1971 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Early training

    Abraham studied acting with Uta Hagen at HB Studio in New York City after attending the University of Texas at Austin. Before his professional debut, he held several backstage jobs.

  2. First role

    Abraham launched his professional acting career on the stage. He made his debut in 1965 in a Los Angeles production of Ray Bradbury's The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit.

  3. A change of course

    Abraham portrayed "the leaf" in Fruit of the Loom underwear commercials, both on television and in print, as one of four costumed characters. He stopped doing this work in 1978.

F. Murray Abraham movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Grand Budapest Hotel2014 Adventure, Comedy, Dramaas Mr. Moustafa

    IMDb rating 8.1987K votes

  2. Amadeus1984 Biography, Drama, Musicas Antonio Salieri

    IMDb rating 8.4473K votes

  3. Scarface1983as Omar Suarez

    IMDb rating 8.31.0M votes

  4. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World2019as Grimmelvoice

    IMDb rating 7.4183K votes

  5. Last Action Hero1993as John Practice

    IMDb rating 6.5175K votes

  6. Finding Forrester2000as Prof. Robert Crawford

    IMDb rating 7.396K votes

  7. Star Trek: Insurrection1998as Ru'afo

    IMDb rating 6.484K votes

  8. Mighty Aphrodite1995as Chorleiter

    IMDb rating 7.045K votes

Most often with

Wes Anderson directed three of these films, Renzo Martinelli three and Jeremy Kagan two. Harvey Keitel appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Harvey Keitel, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Harvey KeitelChristian Slater, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Christian SlaterRutger Hauer, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Rutger HauerWillem Dafoe, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Willem DafoeM. Emmet Walsh, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with M. Emmet WalshAnthony Quinn, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Anthony QuinnWes AndersonDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Wes AndersonRenzo MartinelliDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Renzo MartinelliJeremy KaganDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Jeremy Kagan

Films together

Box office

What F. Murray Abraham's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.8 billion

26 of the 44 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 44 films: 26 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 11 figure not found.

  • 26Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 11Figure not found

Top grosser

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World2019as Grimmel (voice)$540 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 71% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World2019as Grimmel (voice)
    $540M29.5% of the total
  2. 2
    The Grand Budapest Hotel2014as Mr. Moustafa
    $175M9.5% of the total
  3. 3
    Last Action Hero1993as John Practice
    $137M7.5% of the total
  4. 4
    Star Trek: Insurrection1998as Ru'afo
    $113M6.1% of the total
  5. 5
    Amadeus1984as Antonio Salieri
    $90M4.9% of the total
  6. 6
    Robin Hood2018as Cardinal
    $86M4.7% of the total
  7. 7
    Finding Forrester2000as Prof. Robert Crawford
    $80M4.4% of the total
  8. 8
    The Name of the Rose1986as Bernardo Gui
    $77M4.2% of the total
Isle of Dogs (2018), $73.0 millionAll the President's Men (1976), $70.6 millionThir13en Ghosts (2001), $68.5 millionScarface (1983), $66.0 millionLady and the Tramp (2019), $51.0 millionThe Phoenician Scheme (2025), $40.6 millionMighty Aphrodite (1995), $26.0 millionMimic (1997), $25.5 millionMuppets from Space (1999), $22.3 millionMobsters (1991), $20.2 millionAn Innocent Man (1989), $20.0 millionDead Man Down (2013), $19.6 millionThe Big Fix (1978), $13.0 millionThe Final Inquiry (2006), $8.0 millionSurviving the Game (1994), $7.7 millionJoshua (2002), $1.3 million

$535 millionfrom the other 18 films with a worldwide figure, 29% of the total

Awards

Two awards and honors, two of them major.

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F. Murray Abraham's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
1985Best ActorAmadeusWon
Golden Globes
1985Best Actor – Motion Picture DramaAmadeusWon

Online

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