Biography
Gerard Murphy
Acting
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…
Career works
32
Movies
16
Series
16
Career average
6.7/10
Birth date
10/14/1948
Place of birth
Newry, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, UK
Date of death
08/26/2013
Filmography highlights
Movies
Lake
2014
Shades of Grey
2009
Pumpgirl
2009 · 5.0
Batman Begins
2005 · 7.7
This Is the Sea
1997 · 6.0
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Tattoo
1995
Waterworld
1995 · 6.2
Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
1988 · 7.1
The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
1988
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
1986 · 4.5
Sacred Hearts
1985 · 4.8
Shaping Up
1980
Facing The Sun
1980
The Best of Friends
1980
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Thank You, Comrades
1978
Series
The Afternoon Play
2003 · 6.5
Spooks
2002 · 7.7
Waking the Dead
2001 · 7.2
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999 · 7.7
Vanity Fair
1998 · 7.6
McCallum
1997 · 7.5
Father Ted
1995 · 8.2
Heartbeat
1992 · 7.2
Charters and Caldicott
1985 · 6.3
The Bill
1984 · 6.8
Minder
1979 · 7.2
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My Son, My Son
1979 · 5.0
Play for Today
1970 · 6.6
ITV Playhouse
1967 · 7.0
Doctor Who
1963 · 7.9