Kermit Murdock

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Kermit Murdock
Born	(1908-03-20)March 20, 1908 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died	February 11, 1981(1981-02-11) (aged 72) Tenafly, New Jersey
Occupation	Radio, television actor

Kermit Murdock (20 March 1908 – 11 February 1981) was a 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. Also a radio series Adventure Ahead.

He was well represented in character roles in television drama of the 1960s and 1970s such as in episodes of television shows including Kung Fu, The Mod Squad, and The Defenders. He also had a critical role as a witch-hunting prosecutor in the acclaimed Star Trek episode All Our Yesterdays.

External links

Kermit Murdock at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)

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Persondata
Name	Murdock, Kermit
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	20 March 1908
Place of birth	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date of death	11 February 1981
Place of death	Tenafly, New Jersey

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