Gerard Murphy

Gerard Murphy

Actor

Newry, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, UK
October 14, 1948

Biography

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 cancer at the age of 64 in August 2013.

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Representative Works

Batman Begins
Batman Begins
7.7
/ English
Waterworld
Waterworld
6.2
/ English
Sacred Hearts
Sacred Hearts
4.8
/ English
Shaping Up
Shaping Up
No Rating Yet
/ English
Tattoo
Tattoo
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/ English
This Is the Sea
This Is the Sea
6.0
/ English
The Best of Friends
The Best of Friends
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/ English
Thank You, Comrades
Thank You, Comrades
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/ English
Catchpenny Twist
Catchpenny Twist
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Shades of Grey
Shades of Grey
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Batman Begins
2005Winner

Best Performance

Batman Begins

Waterworld
1995Nominee

Best Performance

Waterworld

Sacred Hearts
1985Nominee

Best Performance

Sacred Hearts

Career Highlights

Shaping Up
1980Highlight

Best Performance

Shaping Up

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
1986Highlight

Best Performance

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

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