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Actor • Born 1908

Kermit Murdock

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About

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

Star Trek posterStar TrekSeries • 1966Ironside posterIronsideSeries • 1967The Mary Tyler Moore Show posterThe Mary Tyler Moore ShowSeries • 1970The High Chaparral posterThe High ChaparralSeries • 1967Run for Your Life posterRun for Your LifeSeries • 1965Alias Smith and Jones posterAlias Smith and JonesSeries • 1971The Mod Squad posterThe Mod SquadSeries • 1968Harry O posterHarry OSeries • 1974Banacek posterBanacekSeries • 1972Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II posterRich Man, Poor Man - Book IISeries • 1976The Sixth Sense posterThe Sixth SenseSeries • 1972In the Heat of the Night posterIn the Heat of the NightMovie • 1967The Andromeda Strain posterThe Andromeda StrainMovie • 1971Splendor in the Grass posterSplendor in the GrassMovie • 1961On a Clear Day You Can See Forever posterOn a Clear Day You Can See ForeverMovie • 1970Kung Fu posterKung FuSeries • 1972