Actor
Gerard Murphy
14 Oct 1948Born
26 Aug 2013Died
64Age at death
33Credits
Biography
Gerard Murphy was a Northern Irish actor of film, television and theatre fame. His most famous film roles included that of The Nord in Kevin Costner's ambitious Waterworld and the corruot Judge Faden in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins. On television, he was famous for playing Richard Maynarde in the 1988 Doctor Who 25th anniversary serial Silver Nemesis and for the role of the airplane pilot in the classic Father Ted episode Flight Into Danger from 1996. He died of prostate cancer at the age of 64 in August 2013.
Known for
Filmography
- 2014LakeFilm
- 2009Shades of GreyFilm: Narrator
- 2009PumpgirlFilm: Shawshank
- 2005Batman BeginsFilm: Judge Faden
- 2003The Afternoon PlaySeries: Clarence Mitchell (1 episode)
- 2002SpooksSeries: Boris Gulyanov (1 episode)
- 2001Waking the DeadSeries: James Alcock (2 episodes)
- 1999The Scarlet PimpernelSeries: Planchet (6 episodes)
- 1998Vanity FairSeries: Lord Steyne (3 episodes)
- 1997This Is the SeaFilm: (voice)
- 1997McCallumSeries (14 episodes)
- 1996Dalziel and PascoeSeries: Steven Burlow (2 episodes)
- 1995TattooFilm: Unnamed
- 1995WaterworldFilm: Nord
- 1995Father TedSeries: Pilot (1 episode)
- 1992HeartbeatSeries: Billy Trotter (1 episode)
- 1988Doctor Who: Silver NemesisFilm: Richard
- 1988The Making of Doctor Who: Silver NemesisFilm
- 1986Theban Plays: Oedipus the KingFilm: Messenger
- 1985Sacred HeartsFilm: Father Larkin
- 1985Charters and CaldicottSeries: Insp. Snow (6 episodes)
- 1984The BillSeries (1 episode)
- 1980Shaping UpFilm: Colum
- 1980Facing The SunFilm: Gilberto
- 1980The Best of FriendsFilm: George
- 1979MinderSeries: Kevin O'Hara (1 episode)
- 1979My Son, My SonSeries (8 episodes)
- 1978Thank You, ComradesFilm: Sanin
- 1977Catchpenny TwistFilm: Roy Fletcher
- 1970Play for TodaySeries (1 episode)
- 1967ITV PlayhouseSeries: Gilberto (1 episode)
- 1963Doctor WhoSeries: Richard (3 episodes)
- 1962Z-CarsSeries (2 episodes)
Biography and credits from TMDB. This website uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.