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F. Murray Abraham has appeared in more than 80 films including Amadeus (Academy Award, Golden Globe, and L.A. Film Critics Awards), The Phoenician Scheme, The Name of the Rose, Finding Forrester, Scarface, The Ritz, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Inside Llewyn Davis. A veteran of the stage, he has appeared in more than 90 plays, among them Uncle Vanya (Obie Award), Krapp’s Last Tape, Trumbo, A Christmas Carol, the musical Triumph of Love, Cyrano de Bergerac, King Lear, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Angels in America (Broadway), Waiting for Godot, and It’s Only a Play. Mr. Abraham’s work in experimental theater includes collaborations with Joe Chaiken, Pina Bausch, Time and Space Ltd, and Richard Foreman. He made his NY debut as a Macy’s Santa Claus. He starred in the second season of HBO’s “The White Lotus,” for which he received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Previously, he was a series regular on “Homeland” (2 Emmy nominations). He’s appeared with Luciano Pavarotti, Maestros Levine, Tilson Thomas, Mazur, and Bell, and he made his solo singing debut at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. Mr. Abraham’s book, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Actors on Shakespeare, is published by Faber & Faber. He is proud to be the spokesman for the MultiFaith Alliance for refugees worldwide.


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STAGE CREDITS

The Queen of Versailles The Queen of Versailles
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2025
David Siegel
Beckett Briefs
[Off-Broadway]
2025
Krapp ()
Good for Otto Good for Otto
[Off-Broadway]
The New Group Off-Broadway Production, 2018
Barnard
White Rabbit Red Rabbit White Rabbit Red Rabbit
[Off-Broadway]
New York Premiere Production, 2016
Performer [Replacement]
[Replacement]
It's Only a Play It's Only a Play
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2014
Golden Age Golden Age
[Off-Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Production, 2012
Rossini
Galileo Galileo
[Off-Broadway]
Classic Stage Company, 2012
Galileo
Offices
[Off-Broadway]
2009
Cassady / Bum
Almost an Evening
[Off-Broadway]
2008
Control (Four Benches) / God Who Judges (Debate)
Mauritius Mauritius
[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Production, 2007
Sterling
The Jew of Malta
[Off-Broadway]
2007
Barabas
The Merchant of Venice
[Off-Broadway]
2007
Shylock
an oak tree
[Off-Broadway]
2006
Father [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Trumbo: Red White and Blacklisted
[Off-Broadway]
2003
Dalton Trumbo [Replacement]
[Replacement]
The New Moon
[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 2003
Performer
Triumph of Love
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1997
Hermocrates
Performer
Hermocrates
King Lear
[Off-Broadway]
1996
Lear
A Month in the Country
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1995
Ignaty Illich Shpigelsky
Angels in America: Perestroika
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1993
Roy Cohn [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1993
[Replacement]
Prior 2 [Replacement]
Roy Cohn [Replacement]
Prior 2 [Replacement]
A Life in the Theatre
[Off-Broadway]
1992
Robert
Waiting for Godot
[Off-Broadway]
1988
Pozzo
A Midsummer Night's Dream
[Off-Broadway]
1987
Bottom/Pyramus
Twelfth Night or What You Will
[Off-Broadway]
1986
Malvolio
The Madwoman of Chaillot
[Off-Broadway]
1985
Ragpicker [Replacement]
[Replacement]
The Golem
[Off-Broadway]
1984
Rebbi
The Caretaker
[Off-Broadway]
1982
Davies
The Seagull
[Off-Broadway]
1980
Dorn
Teibele and Her Demon
[Broadway]
1979
Alchonon
The Master and Margarita
[Off-Broadway]
1978
Performer
Landscape of the Body
[Off-Broadway]
1977
Captain Marvin Holohan
Legend
[Broadway]
1976
Jesse Lymburner
The Ritz
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1975
Chris
Bad Habits
[Off-Broadway]
1974
Roy Pitt (Ravenswood)/ Mr. Blum (Dunelawn)
6 Rms Riv Vu
[Broadway]
1972
The Expectant Father
Paul Friedman (Saint Tome (Sao Tome) and Principe)
(St. Louis, MO (Regional))
(Standby)
Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone?
[Off-Broadway]
1971
The Men
The Survival of St. Joan
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1971
Performer
The Survival of St. Joan
[Regional (US)]
World Premiere, 1970
1st Friar/Swineherd/Physician Corporal/Philippe/Friar with Penitents
Tonight in Living Color
[Off-Broadway]
1969
Jonathan (David Show)
The Man in the Glass Booth
[Broadway]
1968
Tzelniker
Rudin
Tzelniker
Rudin
The Fantasticks
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1960
Hucklebee/Henry [Replacement]
[Replacement]

Movies

They Might Be Giants
[ 1971 ] Clyde
The Sunshine Boys
[ 1975 ] Mechanic
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
[ 1975 ] Taxi Driver
All the President's Men
[ 1976 ] Arresting Officer #1
The Ritz
[ 1976 ] Chris
The Big Fix
[ 1978 ] Eppis
Madman
[ 1978 ] Marco Cohen
Scarface
[ 1983 ] Omar
Amadeus
[ 1984 ] Antonio Salieri
The Name of the Rose
[ 1986 ] Bernardo Gui
The Third Solution
[ 1988 ] Father Carafa
The Favorite
[ 1989 ] Abdul Hamid
Slipstream
[ 1989 ] Cornelius
Beyond the Stars
[ 1989 ] Dr. Harry Bertram
An Innocent Man
[ 1989 ] Virgil Cane
La batalla de los Tres Reyes
[ 1990 ] Osrain
Mobsters
[ 1991 ] Arnold Rothstein
Eye of the Widow
[ 1991 ] Kharoun
By the Sword
[ 1991 ] Suba
Money
[ 1991 ] Will Scarlet
Loaded Weapon 1
[ 1993 ] Harold Leacher
Last Action Hero
[ 1993 ] John Practice
Sweet Killing
[ 1993 ] Zargo
L'affaire
[ 1994 ] Lucien Hlans
Jamila
[ 1994 ] Older Seit
Nostradamus
[ 1994 ] Scalinger
Surviving the Game
[ 1994 ] Wolfe Sr.
Mighty Aphrodite
[ 1995 ] Leader
Baby Face Nelson
[ 1996 ] Al Capone
Children of the Revolution
[ 1996 ] Stalin
Una vacanza all'inferno
[ 1997 ] Belisario
Mimic
[ 1997 ] Dr. Gates
Eruption
[ 1997 ] President Mendoza
Star Trek: Insurrection
[ 1998 ] Ru afo
Muppets from Space
[ 1999 ] Noah
The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in 'for Love or Mummy'
[ 1999 ] Prof. Henry Covington
Finding Forrester
[ 2000 ] Crawford
Thir13en Ghosts
[ 2001 ] Cyrus Kriticos
The Knights of the Quest
[ 2001 ] Delfinello da Coverzano
Joshua
[ 2002 ] Father Tardone
Five Moons Plaza
[ 2003 ] Entita
My Father
[ 2003 ] Paul Minsky
Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers
[ 2004 ] Jeffrey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
[ 2004 ] Viceroy of Peru
The Final Inquiry
[ 2006 ] Nathan
The Stone Merchant
[ 2006 ] Shahid
Wine and Kisses
[ 2007 ] Ruggero
Language of the Enemy
[ 2008 ] Grandfather Wahid
Carnera: The Walking Mountain
[ 2008 ] Leon See
Perestroika
[ 2009 ] Prof. Gross
Sword of War
[ 2009 ] Siniscalco Barozzi
The Unseen World
[ 2010 ] John Henry Newman
Day of the Siege
[ 2012 ] Marco D Aviano
Goltzius and The Pelican Company
[ 2012 ] The Margrave, military governor
The Gambler Who Wouldn't Die
[ 2013 ] Braque
Inside Llewyn Davis
[ 2013 ] Bud Grossman
Dead Man Down
[ 2013 ] Gregor
The Mystery of Dante
[ 2014 ] Dante Alter Ego
The Grand Budapest Hotel
[ 2014 ] Mr. Moustafa
A Little Game
[ 2014 ] Norman Wallach
Robin Hood
[ 2018 ] Cardinal
Isle of Dogs
[ 2018 ] Jupiter
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
[ 2019 ] Grimmel
Lady and the Tramp
[ 2019 ] Tony
Things Heard & Seen
[ 2021 ] Floyd DeBeers
The Magic Flute
[ 2022 ] Dr. Longbow
Gold Diggers
[ 2023 ] Mentor
The Phoenician Scheme
[ 2025 ] Prophet
Milarepa
[ 2025 ] Oyun

TV Shows

Homeland
Dar Adal
Kojak
Eddie Gordon, Solly Nurse
Louie
Louie's Dad, Uncle Excelsior, Jonathan
Mythic Quest
C.W. Longbottom
The Good Wife
Burl Preston

Awards and Nominations

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2025 - Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Play

F. Murray Abraham, Beckett Briefs: From the Cradle to the Grave

Drama Desk Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

F. Murray Abraham, It's Only a Play

Drama Desk Awards - 1992 - Outstanding Actor - Play

F. Murray Abraham, A Life in the Theatre

Drama Desk Awards - 1980 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

F. Murray Abraham, Teibele and Her Demon

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St. Louisan Jack Lane Earns His Eighth Tony Nomination for SUNSET BLVD
by James Lindhorst - May 2, 2025

When the Tony nominations were announced this morning St. Louisian Jack Lane was nominated for the eighth time for producing shows on Broadway. This season he is part of the producing team for the smash hit Sunset Blvd that is currently wowing audiences at the St. James Theatre on Broadway. 
Edward Albee's THREE TALL WOMEN to Continue The 'From A To Zoo' Staged Reading Series Photo
Edward Albee's THREE TALL WOMEN to Continue The 'From A To Zoo' Staged Reading Series In Teaneck
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 30, 2025

In association with The Estate of Edward Albee, Black Box will present a staged reading of Edward Albee's THREE TALL WOMEN (1991). Learn more and see how to attend.
AMADEUS Kicks Off Summer Classic Movies At The Opera House In June Photo
AMADEUS Kicks Off Summer Classic Movies At The Opera House In June
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 29, 2025

Sarasota Opera has announced the return of its popular summer movie  series: Classic Movies at the Opera House and HD at the Opera House, celebrating the  Sarasota Opera House's cinematic roots and vibrant cultural legacy.
John Douglas Thompson and More to be Honored at Running of the Red Bulls Gala Benefit Photo
John Douglas Thompson and More to be Honored at Running of the Red Bulls Gala Benefit
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 28, 2025

John Douglas Thompson will be presented with the Matador Award for Extraordinary Achievement and more when Red Bull Theater presents the annual Running of the Red Bulls Gala Benefit. Learn more and see how to attend.
2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominations- The Full List Photo
2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominations- The Full List
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 25, 2025

The Outer Critics Circle has announced the nominees for the 2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring the 2024-2025 Broadway and Off-Broadway season. We have the full list of nominees here!
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Noah Eisenberg to Present MY THERAPIST TOLD ME NOT TO at Chelsea Table + Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 9, 2025

My Therapist Told Me Not To, a new solo show by actor, director, and producer Noah Eisenberg will be performed at Chelsea Table + Stage. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Photos: Stars Arrive at GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS Opening Night Photo
Photos: Stars Arrive at GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS Opening Night
by Bruce Glikas - Apr 2, 2025

Stars came out for the big opening night celebration of Glengarry Glen Ross, including Darren Criss, Katie Holmes, Ansel Elgort, and many more.Check out photos here!
Irish Rep's BECKETT BRIEFS to Stream On Demand in March Photo
Irish Rep's BECKETT BRIEFS to Stream On Demand in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 10, 2025

Irish Repertory Theatre's production of Beckett Briefs, three short plays written by Samuel Beckett and directed by Ciarán O’Reilly, will be available for streaming on demand. Learn how to view!
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES, Led By Kristin Chenoweth, Gets Broadway Theater and Dates Photo
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES, Led By Kristin Chenoweth, Gets Broadway Theater and Dates
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 10, 2025

The Queen of Versailles, which had its world premiere at Boston's Emerson Colonial Theatre in the summer of 2024, will officially open at the St. James Theatre this fall. We have all of the details!
SACCO & VANZETTI ARE DEAD! Announces Debut Run, Tickets On Sale Now Photo
SACCO & VANZETTI ARE DEAD! Announces Debut Run, Tickets On Sale Now
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 4, 2025

From the team that birthed the Edinburgh Fringe-hit show, Hey, That's My Wife! Good Crack Productions is back with their latest epic satire, Sacco & Vanzetti Are Dead!
Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Kate Burton, And More Cast In IRISHTOWN At Irish Repertory Th Photo
Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Kate Burton, And More Cast In IRISHTOWN At Irish Repertory Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 25, 2025

Irish Repertory Theatre has announced casting for Irishtown, a new play by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth (Lie Low, recent winner of the Playwrights '73 Scheme bursary), directed by Nicola Murphy Dubey.
See Stand-up Comedian Raanan Hershberg & Friends at Debonair Music Hall Photo
See Stand-up Comedian Raanan Hershberg & Friends at Debonair Music Hall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 24, 2025

Dovi Neuburger will present Pre-Purim comedy with Raanan Hershberg & Friends, ft. Eitan Levine and Eli Lebowicz, at Debonair Music Hall. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
BECKETT BRIEFS Featuring F. Murray Abraham Extended at Irish Rep Photo
BECKETT BRIEFS Featuring F. Murray Abraham Extended at Irish Rep
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 6, 2025

Irish Repertory Theatre will present a one-week extension for Beckett Briefs, three short plays by Samuel Beckett and directed by Ciarán O’Reilly. Learn more!
MATISYAHU Comes to Debonair Music Hall in March Photo
MATISYAHU Comes to Debonair Music Hall in March
by Stephi Wild - Feb 3, 2025

 Black Box Studios, The Elated System & Deboanir Music Hall will present two nights with Matisyahu, ft. opener DuvBear, at Debonair Music Hall. Learn more here!
Photos: Opening Night of Irish Rep's BECKETT BRIEFS Starring F. Murray Abraham Photo
Photos: Opening Night of Irish Rep's BECKETT BRIEFS Starring F. Murray Abraham
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 27, 2025

Irish Repertory Theatre is presentin Beckett Briefs, three short plays by Samuel Beckett and directed by Ciarán O'Reilly. Beckett Briefs began previews on January 15, 2025, and officially opened January 26. See photos from opening night here.
Irish Rep to Present NOT BECKETT Staged Readings in February Photo
Irish Rep to Present NOT BECKETT Staged Readings in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 23, 2025

Irish Repertory Theatre will present Not Beckett, an international rolling premiere of five new short plays presented as staged readings. Learn more and see how to attend.
John Douglas Thompson To Be Honored At Red Bull Theater Benefit Photo
John Douglas Thompson To Be Honored At Red Bull Theater Benefit
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 15, 2025

Red Bull Theater has announced that John Douglas Thompson will be presented with the Matador Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Classical Theater at the Running of the Red Bulls Gala Benefit.
AMADEUS Arrives on 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc in February Photo
AMADEUS Arrives on 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc in February
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 13, 2025

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the film, Amadeus will be available for the first time Digitally in 4K Ultra HD and on 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc on February 25.
Edward Albee's THE GOAT Reboots The 'From A To Zoo' Staged Reading Series in Teaneck Photo
Edward Albee's THE GOAT Reboots The 'From A To Zoo' Staged Reading Series in Teaneck
by Stephi Wild - Jan 6, 2025

In association with The Estate of Edward Albee, Black Box will present a staged reading of Edward Albee's THE GOAT (2002) this month. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!
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Theater for the New City Presents LOVE 'N COURAGE Gala In February
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 3, 2025

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has F. Murray Abraham been in?

F. Murray Abraham has appeared on Broadway in 12 shows.

How many West End shows has F. Murray Abraham been in?

F. Murray Abraham has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has F. Murray Abraham been nominated for?

Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Beckett Briefs: From the Cradle to the Grave, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for It's Only a Play, Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for A Life in the Theatre and Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Teibele and Her Demon.

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