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F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Actor · Born October 24, 1939 (87) · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Oscar winner · Golden Globe winner · Screen Actors Guild Award winner · 3 other major award bodies

F. Murray Abraham (born Murray Abraham; October 24, 1939) is an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for a BAFTA Award, four Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. He became famous for portraying Antonio Salieri in the drama film Amadeus (1984), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor. Abraham debuted on Broadway in the 1968 play The Man in the Glass Booth. He received the Obie Award for Outstanding Performance for his roles in Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya (1984) and William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (2011). He returned to Broadway in the revival of Terrence McNally's comedy It's Only a Play (2014), receiving a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play nomination. He has appeared in many roles, both leading and supporting, in films such as All the President's Men (1976), Scarface (1983), The Name of the Rose (1986), Last Action Hero (1993), Mighty Aphrodite (1995), Dillinger and Capone (1995), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), Finding Forrester (2000), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018) and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019). He was a regular cast member on the Showtime drama series Homeland (2012–2018), which earned him two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. He also acted in Louie (2011–2014), Mythic Quest (2020–2021), Moon Knight (2022) and The White Lotus (2022), with the latter earning him nominations for the Golden Globe Award and the Primetime Emmy Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article F. Murray Abraham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 24, 1939 (87)
From
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
95 on MovieCove · 152 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 16% in 30 days

What are F. Murray Abraham's films like?

Across their 70 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Action13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
23%
Self
18%
Bonds
16%
Society
14%
Survival
12%
Ideas
10%
Power
6%
Justice20 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival14 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 64 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 24 · Serious 18 · Dark 22

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 29 · Stylized 27 · Heightened 8

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 10 · Charged 34 · Intense 20

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 26 · Shifting 29 · Whiplash 9

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 45 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 27 · Even-paced 30 · Relentless 7

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 20 · Engaged 38 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 22 · Affecting 30 · Heavy 12

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 44 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 9

Roles they play

43 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 17 of 43 analyzed roles.

Mentor
17 of 43
Shadow
14 of 43
Threshold guardian
5 of 43
Ally
4 of 43
Trickster
1 of 43
Herald
1 of 43
Shapeshifter
1 of 43
Show the 43 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
41
Contemplative
23
Warm
16
Melancholic
24
Thrilling
14
Other
57

How their films linger

Thought-provoking24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet28
  • Tragic8
  • Ambiguous15
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch F. Murray Abraham's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 59 of their 95 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for F. Murray Abraham's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

152 credits, 95 with a MovieCove page; 21 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Bookends(2026)

    as Saul Cohen

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Marvel Zombies(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Khonshu (voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Milarepa(2025)

    as Oyun

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Phoenician Scheme(2025)

    as Prophet

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Mother Couch(2023)

    as Marcus / Marco

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Double Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Mentor

  • White House Plumbers(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Judge John Sirica

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Carl Winters

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • The Magic Flute(2022)

    as Dr. Longbow

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Siege of Vienna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Khonshu (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Moon Knight(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Khonshu (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The White Lotus(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · as Bert Di Grasso

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Things Heard & Seen(2021)

    as Floyd DeBeers

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Mythic Quest(2020)

    Show 20 episodes · as C.W. Longbottom

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Lady and the Tramp(2019)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Okavango: River of Dreams(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Chimerica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Frank Sams

  • Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Ayatollah (archive footage)

  • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World(2019)

    as Grimmel (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Narrator

  • Robin Hood(2018)

    as Cardinal

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Super Cats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Isle of Dogs(2018)

    as Jupiter (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Orville(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Chairman

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Fight(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Burl Preston

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Black and White Stripes: The Juventus Story(2016)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • 411 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Information (voice)

  • A Little Game(2014)

    as Norman Wallach

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014)

    as Mr. Moustafa

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Mystery of Dante(2014)

    as Dante Alter Ego

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Inside Llewyn Davis(2013)

    as Bud Grossman

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Gambler Who Wouldn't Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Braque

  • Dead Man Down(2013)

    as Gregor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Goltzius and The Pelican Company(2012)

    as The Margrave

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Beauty and the Beast(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · as Cyril

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683(2012)

    as Marco D'Aviano

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Elementary(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel Gottlieb

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Unseen World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as John Henry Newman

  • Homeland(2011)

    Show 43 episodes · as Dar Adal

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Is That Skunk? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Narrator

  • Blue Bloods(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Leon Goodwin

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Nature Amazing Places Hawaii (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Narrates Program One

  • Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • In the Valley of the Wolves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Narrator

  • Sword of War(2009)

    as Siniscalco Barozzi

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 4 episodes · as Burl Preston

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Bored to Death(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Richard Hawkes

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Perestroika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Professor Gross

  • The Dragon Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator

  • Carnera: The Walking Mountain(2008)

    as Leon See

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Shark Swarm(2008)

    as Professor Bill Girdler

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Ballerina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Goran

  • Language of the Enemy(2008)

    as Grandfather Wahid

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Lobo: The Wolf That Changed America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narrator

  • Blood Monkey(2006)

    as Professor Hamilton

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Saving Grace(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Matthew

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Come le formiche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Ruggero

  • The Final Inquiry(2006)

    as Nathan

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nathan

  • Quiet Flows the Don (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 7 episodes · as Panteleimon 'Panteley' Melekhov

  • Quiet Flows The Don (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Pantaley

  • The Stone Merchant(2006)

    as Shahid

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Jeffrey

  • The Bridge of San Luis Rey(2004)

    as Viceroy of Peru

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Le Nom de la Rose : Le Documentaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • My Father(2003)

    as Paul Minsky

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · as Readings (Voice)

  • Five Moons Plaza(2003)

    as Entita

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Ticker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Airport Guru

  • Joshua(2002)

    as Father Tardone

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Thir13en Ghosts(2001)

    as Cyrus

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Theodore Nichols

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Hire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Airport Guru

  • The Knights of the Quest(2001)

    as Delfinello da Coverzano

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Un dono semplice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Thomas Barlow

  • Finding Forrester(2000)

    as Robert Crawford

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Ayatollah

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Darkling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Bruno Rubin

  • Excellent Cadavers(1999)

    as Tommaso Buscetta

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Muppets from Space(1999)

    as Noah

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Noah's Ark(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lot

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • The Bible Collection: Esther(1999)

    as Mordechai

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Professor Henry Covington

  • Star Trek: Insurrection(1998)

    as Ad'har Ru'afo

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Una vacanza all'inferno(1997)

    as Belisario

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Einstein Revealed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Narrator

  • Color of Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Jim Sullivan

  • Mimic(1997)

    as Dr. Gates

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Eruption(1997)

    as President Mendoza

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Children of the Revolution(1996)

    as Josef 'Uncle Joe' Stalin

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Puma: Lion of the Andes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Dead Man's Walk(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · as Caleb Cobb

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Baby Face Nelson(1996)

    as Al Capone

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Mighty Aphrodite(1995)

    as Chorleiter

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Dillinger and Capone(1995)

    as Al Capone

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Nostradamus(1994)

    as Scalinger

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Fresh(1994)

    as Chess Hustler

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Surviving the Game(1994)

    as Wolfe, Sr.

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • L'affaire(1994)

    as Lucien Haslans

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Jamila (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Older Seit

  • Sweet Killing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Zargo

  • Journey to the Center of the Earth(1993)

    as Professor Harlech

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Last Action Hero(1993)

    as John Practice

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Loaded Weapon 1(1993)

    as Harold Leacher

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Through an Open Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Narrator

  • The First Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Stalin

  • Eye of the Widow(1991)

    as Kharoun

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • By the Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Suba

  • Mobsters(1991)

    as Arnold Rothstein

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Will Scarlet

  • La batalla de los Tres Reyes(1990)

    as Osrain

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Bonfire of the Vanities(1990)

    as D.A. Abe Weiss (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Little Match Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Cadence(1990)

    as Capt. Ramon Garcia

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • A Season of Giants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Papa Giulio II

  • Performance Pieces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Jack Narwhal

  • Largo Desolato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Professor Leopold Nettles

  • I promessi sposi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 5 episodes · as l'Innominato

  • The Making of Slipstream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • An Innocent Man(1989)

    as Virgil Cane

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Intimate Power(1989)

    as Abdul Hamid

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Slipstream(1989)

    as Cornelius

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Stars(1989)

    as Dr. Harry Bertram - the Whale Man

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Third Solution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Father Carafa

  • The Name of the Rose(1986)

    as Bernardo Gui

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Dream West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · as President Abraham Lincoln

  • Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Herman Melville

  • Stato d'emergenza - Il caso Dozier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Goldstein

  • Amadeus(1984)

    as Antonio Salieri

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Scarface(1983)

    as Omar

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Marco Polo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jacopo

  • Nature(1982)

    Show 25 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Big Fix(1978)

    as Eppis

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • A.E.S. Hudson Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Madman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Marco Cohen

  • Sex and the Married Woman(1977)

    as Duke Skaggs

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Andros Targets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Bobby Carr

  • The Ritz(1976)

    as Chris

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • All the President's Men(1976)

    as Arresting Officer #1

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Sunshine Boys(1975)

    as Mechanic

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Prisoner of Second Avenue(1975)

    as Taxi Driver

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Nova(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Serpico(1973)

    as Detective Partner (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 2 episodes · as Eddie Gordon · as Solly Nurse

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • They Might Be Giants(1971)

    as Clyde (the usher)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • All in the Family(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Clerk

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Dead Lawyers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Out of This World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Sharkland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Narrator

  • Time Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 151 titles, 147 of them dated from 1971 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

$540M worldwide

Highest rated

Scarface (1983)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Homeland (2011)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19712026

Peak 2013 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 20 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 3 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting151 of 151: 151 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

1970s14 · acting1980s15 · acting1990s39 · acting2000s34 · acting2010s30 · acting2020s15 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 10% of 50 roles
7181919601061116

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award from 13 major nominations, 1985–2023.

WinNomination
  1. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
  3. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
  4. 2016
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  5. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  6. 2014
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  7. 1987
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording
  8. 1986
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
Show 1 earlier year
  1. 1985
    • Oscar, won · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do F. Murray Abraham's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 70; across their 64 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 64

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 64

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 64

Midcredits score across 95 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up31
  • 50th to 74th25
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th20

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 95 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved18
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic7
  • Crowd Pleaser31
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed29

Most divisive · actor

Milarepa (2025)

91st percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Scarface (1983)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 52 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is F. Murray Abraham's work okay for kids?

Across up to 23 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore21 titles33–92 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity23 titles13–72 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity22 titles27–86 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs19 titles8–58 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense19 titles7–86 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does F. Murray Abraham work with?

People who share at least 2 of F. Murray Abraham's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Renzo Martinelli shares the most, 5.

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