Kermit Murdock
Actor
Biography
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".
Filmography
The Andromeda Strain
as Dr. Robertson 1971
Splendor in the Grass
as Dean Pollard (uncredited) 1961
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Hoyt III 1970
The Godchild
as Nathaniel Mony 1974
The Whole World Is Watching
as 2nd Judge 1969
The Lonely Profession
as Senator 1969
Dial Hot Line
as Fourth Board Member 1970
The Priest Killer
as Publisher 1971