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name: "Kermit Murdock"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kermit-murdock"
roles: []
born: "20 March 1908"
died: "11 February 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 86
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T04:53:14.985594+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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# Kermit Murdock

Actor. Born 20 March 1908 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 11 February 1981.

## Details

- **Born:** 20 March 1908, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 11 February 1981
- **Active:** 1967–1970
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 85 (1), 1970s 88 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermit_Murdock, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6394070, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0613794/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/176446

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*In the Heat of the Night*](https://film.one/film/in-the-heat-of-the-night.md) (85)

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## Biography

Kermit Murdock (20 March 1908 – 11 February 1981) was an American actor who worked in film, television and radio. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he appeared in character roles on stage, including Broadway productions such as *No More Frontier* (1931), *The Strong Are Lonely* (1953) and *More Stately Mansions* (1967).

His film credits include Dean Pollard in *Splendor in the Grass* (1961), Henderson in *In the Heat of the Night* (1967), Hoyt III in *On a Clear Day You Can See Forever* (1970) and Dr. Robertson in *The Andromeda Strain* (1971). On television he played the prosecutor in the *Star Trek* episode "All Our Yesterdays" (1969) and appeared in series including *The Defenders*, *Kung Fu*, *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* and *The Mod Squad*. He also performed voice work on the radio series *X Minus One*.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1970), Fi1m 88, as Mr. Vandermast — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mary-tyler-moore-show.md)
- *In the Heat of the Night* (1967), Fi1m 85, as Henderson — [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-heat-of-the-night.md)

## Complete filmography (24)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II* (1976), series, as Minister
- *The Godchild* (1974), as Nathaniel Mony
- *Harry O* (1974), series, Actor
- *Kung Fu* (1972), series, as Judge Burt
- *Banacek* (1972), series, as Archbishop
- *The Sixth Sense* (1972), series, Actor
- *The Priest Killer* (1971), as Publisher
- *The Andromeda Strain* (1971), as Dr. Robertson
- *Sarge* (1971), series, as Pierce
- *Alias Smith and Jones* (1971), series, Actor
- *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1970), series, as Mr. Vandermast — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mary-tyler-moore-show.md)
- *The Bold Ones: The Senator* (1970), series, as Sen. Calvin Shea
- *On a Clear Day You Can See Forever* (1970), as Hoyt III
- *Dial Hot Line* (1970), as Fourth Board Member
- *The Lonely Profession* (1969), as Senator
- *The Whole World Is Watching* (1969), as 2nd Judge
- *The Mod Squad* (1968), series, as Abe Turson
- *The High Chaparral* (1967), series, as Seechrist
- *In the Heat of the Night* (1967), as Henderson — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-heat-of-the-night.md)
- *Ironside* (1967), series, as Publisher
- *Star Trek* (1966), series, as The Prosecutor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)
- *Run for Your Life* (1965), series, as Sen. Strohm
- *Splendor in the Grass* (1961), as Dean Pollard (uncredited)
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Peter

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