Murphy, Harry S.

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Murphy, Harry S.

PERSONAL

Career: Actor.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Narrator, Directed by William Wyler, 1986.

PCH officer, Calendar Girl, Columbia TriStar, 1993.

Bob, Blast from the Past, New Line Cinema, 1999.

Boardroom member, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (also known as The Klumps), Universal, 2000.

Kevin Studney, Who's Your Daddy?, Screen Media Films, 2003.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Spencer Baton, Role of a Lifetime, NBC, 2001.

Warden Harrah, Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical, Showtime, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Harrison Aldrich, "Mama Fights Back," Mama's Family, 1989.

Don, "Prescription for Death," Law & Order, NBC, 1990.

Strachan, "Out of Control," Law & Order, NBC, 1991.

Male customer, Love & War, CBS, 1992.

Talk show host, "The Big Payoff," Matlock, 1992.

Herman Bronson, "One Day at a Time," The Cosby Mysteries, NBC, 1994.

Pete, "In Loco Parentis," Party of Five, Fox, 1995.

Dwight Brewer, "The Forgotten Episode," Live Shot, UPN, 1995.

Mr. Bennett, "The Undergraduate," Married … with Children, Fox, 1995.

Apartment dweller, "The Weed," Mad About You, NBC, 1996.

Office manager, "The Bizarro Jerry," Seinfeld, NBC, 1996.

Spokesperson, "It's the Bomb," Malcolm & Eddie, 1996.

Troop leader, "The Truth about Cars and Dogs," Meego, CBS, 1997.

Dr. Lee, "Tool-Thousand-One: A Space Odyssey," Home Improvement, ABC, 1998.

Security guard, "Lovers," Brimstone, Fox, 1999.

Richard, "Play Lady Play," Dharma & Greg, ABC, 1999.

Ted Gilmore, "Summer of '42," It's Like, You Know …, ABC, 1999.

Guidance counselor, "Welcome Back, Duke," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), ABC, 2000.

Dr. Hamill, "Flight of Fancy," ER, NBC, 2000.

Insurance agent, "The Nursing Home," The Michael Richards Show, NBC, 2000.

Larry, Dog Day Afternoon," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 2000.

Brian Denker, "Secrets," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU and Special Victims Unit), NBC, 2001.

Dr. Spears, "Chapter Eighteen," Boston Public, Fox, 2001.

Kroehner funeral director, "The Trip," Six Feet Under, HBO, 2001.

Man at wedding, "The One with the Red Sweater," Friends, NBC, 2001.

Gene Starling, "Homo Homini Lupis," Law & Order: Criminal Intent (also known as Law & Order: CI), NBC, 2002.

Witness, "We Killed Yamamoto," The West Wing, NBC, 2002.

Man, Hidden Hills, NBC, 2002.

Dalton Conk, "Haystack," Boomtown, NBC, 2003.

Headmaster Lentz, "Come In, Stranger," Desperate Housewives, ABC, 2004.

Headmaster Lentz, "The Ladies Who Lunch," Desperate Housewives, ABC, 2005.

Headmaster Lentz, "My Heart Belongs to Daddy," Desperate Housewives, ABC, 2005.

Mr. Crenshaw, "Girl Power," Drake & Josh, Nickelodeon, 2005.

Howard, "The Wedding," Out of Practice, CBS, 2005.

Principal Fink, "Gimme a Break," The War at Home, Fox, 2006.

Appeared in an episode of Any Day Now, Lifetime; and as Mr. Vanderhaven, Diagnosis Murder, CBS.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Walter Kremmling, The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire, CBS, 2003.

Stage Appearances:

Gentleman of Cyprus, officer, senator, and understudy for Brabantio, Othello, American Shakespeare Theatre, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1982.

Porter and Menteith, Macbeth, New York Shakespeare Festival, Martinson Hall, Public Theatre, New York City, 1989–90.

Christopher Sly, The Taming of the Shrew, American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA, 1998.

Baboon, In the Jungle of Cities, American Repertory Theatre, 1998.

Also appeared in Alcestis, Angel City, As You Like It, The Balcony, Happy End, The King Stag, The Marriage of Figaro, Platonov, The School for Scandal, Sganarelle, Six Characters in Search of an Author, and 'Tis a Pity She's a Whore, all American Repertory Theatre; in Big Time and The Good Times Are Killing Me, both Broadway productions; and productions of The Boys from Syracuse, Good Sport, Hedda Gabler, Henry V, Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well …, Phaedre, Romeo and Juliet, Room Service, and Twelfth Night.

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