Kermit Murdock
Known for ActingBorn 1908-03-20 — died 1981-02-11Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Kermit Murdock (20 March 1908 – 11 February 1981) was an American film, television and radio actor known for his avuncular and professorial character portrayals. His more prominent character roles in major motion pictures included Dean Pollard in Splendor in the Grass (1961), Henderson in In the Heat of The Night (1967), and Dr. Robertson in The Andromeda Strain (1970).
He is also well known for his voice acting in many episodes of the 1950s science fiction radio series X Minus One. He was in The Mysterious Traveler episode "Survival of the Fittest" with Everett Sloane, and was featured in an episode of the series Adventure Ahead. He appeared in character roles in television drama of the 1960s and 1970s including episodes of Kung Fu, The Mod Squad, and The Defenders. He portrayed a prosecutor of witches in the Star Trek episode, "All Our Yesterdays".
Known for
The Andromeda Strain
1971 · as Dr. Robertson
In the Heat of the Night
1967 · as Henderson
Splendor in the Grass
1961 · as Dean Pollard (uncredited)
Dial Hot Line
1970 · as Fourth Board Member
The Priest Killer
1971 · as Publisher
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970 · as Hoyt III
The Godchild
1974 · as Nathaniel Mony
The Whole World Is Watching
1969 · as 2nd Judge
Farewell to Yesterday
1950 · as Self - Narrator(voice)
The Lonely Profession
1969 · as Senator