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Kermit Murdock

1908-03-20 – 1981-02-11 (age 72) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Biography

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

In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night

1967

as Henderson

The Andromeda Strain
The Andromeda Strain

1971

as Dr. Robertson

Splendor in the Grass
Splendor in the Grass

1961

as Dean Pollard (uncredited)

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
The Godchild
The Godchild

1974

as Nathaniel Mony

The Priest Killer
The Priest Killer

1971

as Publisher

Dial Hot Line
Dial Hot Line

1970

as Fourth Board Member

The Whole World Is Watching
Farewell to Yesterday
Farewell to Yesterday

1950

as Self - Narrator(voice)

The Lonely Profession
The Lonely Profession

1969

as Senator