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Sam McMurray

Acting

Born April 15, 1952 · New York City, New York, USA

Also known as Sam MacMurray

Biography

​Sam McMurray (born April 15, 1952) is an American television, film and voice actor. He is known for his roles as Supervisor Patrick O'Boyle in the CBS sitcom The King of Queens, Glen in the Coen Brothers comedy film Raising Arizona, Trent Culpepper in the sitcom Cristela, and for voicing Roy in the family sitcom Dinosaurs. He also appeared as Doug on the NBC sitcom Friends, Ned on the CBS sitcom Mom, and as a gay man named Andy in the fifth season of Married With Children. He is noted for being the first-ever guest star on The Simpsons. Among his film credits are C.H.U.D. (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), The Wizard (1989) as Jimmy's stepfather Mr. Bateman, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), L.A. Story (1991), Addams Family Values (1993), and Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). On television, he was a regular on The Tracey Ullman Show, voiced Roy in the series Dinosaurs, and played recurring roles such as Chandler's boss on Friends, dentist Vic Schweiber on Freaks and Geeks, Doug and Deacon's boss in The King of Queens, and Ned in the sitcom Mom. He was also in episodes of The Jeffersons, Hill Street Blues, The Golden Girls, Who's the Boss?, Married With Children, Home Improvement, Disney's Recess, The Sopranos, The Tick, Malcolm in the Middle, and Breaking Bad, among others. He was married to actress Elizabeth Collins; they have two daughters. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Filmography50+ titles

Breaking Bad

2008as Dr. Victor Bravenec

The Sopranos

1999as Dr. John Kennedy

Batman: The Animated Series

1992as Pierce (voice)

Malcolm in the Middle

2000as Off. Stockton

Friends

1994as Doug

Justice League Unlimited

2004as Gilbert Hale (voice)

The Boondocks

2005

Grey's Anatomy

2005as Gus Moser

Batman Beyond

1999as Burn (voice)

Freaks and Geeks

1999as Dr. Vic Schweiber

Hey Arnold!

1996as Robbie Fisher (voice)

The Simpsons

1989as SNPP Employee / Duff Commercial VO (voice)

Boston Legal

2004as General Mark 'Fitz' Fitzgerald

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

2003as Skip Westland

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Brady's Attorney

That '70s Show

1998as Larry

Cold Case

2003as Tom 'Z' Zimmerman (2007)

ER

1994as Mike Landry

Dinosaurs

1991as Roy Hess / Stan (voice)

Grace and Frankie

2015as Vince

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

2012as Anchor Ted (voice)

Recess

1997as Bob Spinelli (voice)

Pinky and the Brain

1995as Taxman #1 (voice)

Married... with Children

1987as Andy

Elementary

2012as Cameron Maranek

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

2005as Bud

NCIS

2003as Harold Lamb

The Zeta Project

2001

Adam: His Song Continues

1986as Police Lieutenant

The Golden Girls

1985as Mr. Kane

Hill Street Blues

1981

The Good Fight

2017as Joe Swoboda

The Fosters

2013as Frank Cooper

Moonlighting

1985as Moe Highler

Miami Vice

1984as Jimmy 'Jimbo' Walters

Raising Hope

2010as Doctor Burwitz

The Pretender

1996as Morris Clancy

Home Improvement

1991as Rondall Kittleman

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

1990as Mr. Rips

Who's the Boss?

1984

Mom

2013as Ned

The Tick

2001as Immortal

The Critic

1994as Cyrus Tompkins (voice)

Law & Order

1990as Steve Nelson

The Jeffersons

1975

Scandal

2012as Pat Wexler

Touched by an Angel

1994as Carl Norris

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

1989as Bill

21 Jump Street

1987as Lt. Tony Brandt

Kojak

1973as Duke Peter Dushan