Biography
James Murtaugh is an American actor born on 28 October 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. He began his career in theatre and has been a member of The Actors Company Theater and the Ensemble Studio Theater.
His film credits include All the President's Men (1976), The Howling (1981), Blue Thunder (1983) as Alf Hewitt, Malcolm X (1992), Vanilla Sky (2001), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) and Everybody's Fine (2009). Television appearances include roles in The Sopranos, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Blacklist and Elementary.
On stage he has appeared in productions including Ah, Wilderness! (1998) as David McComber, Philadelphia, Here I Come! (1994) as Con Sweeney and Two Shakespearean Actors (1992).
