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name: "Charlie Murphy"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/charlie-murphy"
roles: ["Screenwriter","Writer"]
born: "12 July 1959"
died: "12 April 2017"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T14:56:40.395708+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Charlie Murphy

Screenwriter and writer. Born 12 July 1959 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 12 April 2017.

## Details

- **Work:** Screenwriter, Writer
- **Born:** 12 July 1959, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 12 April 2017
- **Also known as:** Charles Q. Murphy, Charles Murphy 

## Biography

Charlie Murphy was an American actor, comedian and writer. Born Charles Quinton Murphy on 12 July 1959 in New York City, he died there on 12 April 2017.

He was best known as a cast member and writer on the Comedy Central series *Chappelle's Show* (2003–2006). Murphy also appeared in films including *Harlem Nights* (1989), *Jungle Fever* (1991), *Night at the Museum* (2006) and *Meet the Blacks* (2016). He co-wrote the story and screenplay for *Norbit* (2007), in which he voiced Floyd the Dog, and contributed to *Vampire in Brooklyn* (1995). He was the older brother of comedian and actor Eddie Murphy.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Norbit* (2007), Fi1m 31, Screenplay, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/norbit.md)

## Also known for

- *Night at the Museum* (2006), Taxi Driver
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), Don McKinney
- *Power* (2014), Marshal Williams
- *Vampire in Brooklyn* (1995), Screenplay
- *The Boondocks* (2005)
- *Chappelle's Show* (2003), Weed Smoker (uncredited)
- *Harlem Nights* (1989), Jimmy
- *Meet the Blacks* (2016), Key Flo

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