Murdoc
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| Murdoc | |
|---|---|
| MacGyver character | |
| First appearance | "Partners" (season 2) |
| Last appearance | "Obsessed" (season 7) |
| Created by | Lee David Zlotoff |
| Portrayed by | Michael Des Barres |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 30s |
| Occupation | Assassin |
| Family | Ashton (Sister) |
Murdoc is a fictional character in the television series MacGyver played by Michael Des Barres. Murdoc is an assassin working for the Homicide International Trust, an international group of assassins. He appears in a total of nine episodes, being the most frequent villain in the series; one of very few to actually make recurring appearances.
[edit] Character
Angus MacGyver's most frequent opponent, a master assassin who never fails—except when MacGyver gets involved. Murdoc is a master of disguise, as well as highly skilled and creative in the use of booby traps. He is also very fond of heavy weapons, including flamethrowers, bazookas, and dynamite. Murdoc's signature for each hit is to take photographs of his victims at the moment of their deaths. His first appearance in the series is presented as his second run-in with MacGyver. Murdoc returns for revenge for their first encounter—to the surprise of MacGyver, as Murdoc had apparently been killed while escaping on that occasion. Murdoc's revenge scheme not only fails, but results in him apparently being killed again. This became a recurring theme: each of Murdoc's subsequent appearances ends in another "death", which he incredibly survives, to return in a later episode. Murdoc always screams "MACGYVER!" at the moment of his "death" except in the episode "Halloween Knights", where he and MacGyver act as allies. Murdoc has been in a total of nine near death accidents, all of which he survived. Murdoc is associated with the Homicide International Trust (HIT), an organization of assassins, until he is excommunicated for his repeated failures at MacGyver's hands. HIT then kidnapped his sister, which led Murdoc to seek MacGyver's help in "Halloween Knights".
Murdoc chronologically first occurred in 1980, after having been known to the DXS since 1975. He was being followed by Peter Thornton when MacGyver is able to help Pete get out of the situation, and subsequently granting employment for MacGyver in DXS. Murdoc does not return until seven years later.
Murdoc is also an accomplished piano player ("Cleo Rocks").
[edit] Episode Guide
- Season 2 Episode 18 - "Partners"
- Season 3 Episode 08 - "The Widowmaker"
- Season 4 Episode 09 - "Cleo Rocks"
- Season 4 Episode 19 - "Unfinished Business" (Appears in flashbacks only)
- Season 5 Episode 06 - "Halloween Knights"
- Season 5 Episode 12 - "Serenity"
- Season 6 Episode 19 - "Strictly" Business
- Season 6 Episode 21 - "Hind-Sight" (Appears in flashbacks only)
- Season 7 Episode 03 - "Obsessed"
