Christopher Murray (born March 19, 1957) is an American actor. He is the son of actors Don Murray and Hope Lange, as well as the stepson of film director Alan J. Pakula, Lange's second husband.
Career Murray appeared in a number of notable films, beginning with Pakula's 1976 film All the President's Men. He appeared in two other films directed by Pakula, See You in the Morning (1989) and The Pelican Brief (1993). He has also appeared in the films I Am the Cheese (1983), And God Created Woman (1988), Just Cause and Virtuosity (both 1995) and Dante's Peak (1997).
He has also guest starred in a number of notable television series that include, Knots Landing, China Beach, L.A. Law, Murder, She Wrote, JAG, NCIS, Beverly Hills, 90210, The West Wing, 24, 7th Heaven, Crossing Jordan, Parks and Recreation, Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction and Mad Men. From 2005 to 2008, Murray had a recurring role as Dean Rivers on the Nickelodeon series Zoey 101, appearing on the show throughout its four-season run.
Filmography Film +YearTitleRole Notes1976All the President's MenPhoto Aide1983I Am the CheeseEric Peterson1988And God Created WomanHarold1989See You in the MorningGroup Therapy Patient1991 The Flash II: Revenge of the TricksterWilliams1993 The Pelican BriefRupert1993Fatal InstinctInvestigator #1Uncredited1993SpreeWalt1994CliffordBartender1994 The Cowboy WayWater Cop1995Just CauseDetective T.J. Wilcox1995VirtuosityMatthew Grimes1997Dante's PeakPilot1999Nice Guys Sleep AloneRobert2003 The CommissionAgent Cortlandt Cunningham2003Leprechaun: Back 2 tha HoodWhitaker2005 The ManHomeless Man2006Smokin' AcesSergeant / Chief2007Chris & DonDocumentary2009Crossing OverSpecial Agent Ludwig2013ClubhouseClarke Wilcox2013Never the Same: The Prisoner-of-War ExperienceCecil PeartDocumentary2018 The Final WishYates2020 The 11th GreenRobert Cutler2020ProximityQuaid Ottinger
Television YearTitleRole Notes1980Knots LandingLesEpisode: "Home is for Healing"1980 The DoctorsEd1981Family ReunionArthur LymanTelevision film1981 The Patricia Neal StoryRod1984Mister RobertsShore Patrolman1985Our Family HonorTelevision reporterEpisode: "Pilot"1985Misfits of ScienceSylEpisode: "Sort of Looking for Gina"1987Scarecrow and Mrs. KingComanchoEpisode: "Promises to Keep"1987–1989Days of Our LivesArt / Ben8 episodes1990General HospitalLt. SmithEpisode dated 1 June 19901990China BeachNavy SurgeonEpisode: "One Small Step"1990, 1991 The FlashWilliams / Highway Patrolman2 episodes1992She Woke UpReporter #1Television film1992Grass RootsBuchanan1993Murder, She WrotePhil CoileEpisode: "Love's Deadly Desire"1994Hart to Hart: Crimes of the HartMike RoystonTelevision film1995CourthouseDetective Eric FordEpisode: "Injustice for All"1996JAGColonel GordonEpisode: "High Ground"1996Norma Jean & MarilynErwin "Doc" GoddardTelevision film1998Michael HayesSpecial Agent Rick FlowersEpisode: "Gotterdammerung"1998Route 9CowboyTelevision film1998Buddy FaroEmmit KornhavenEpisode: "Call Me Cody Smith"1999Beverly Hills, 90210Dylan's BossEpisode: "I'm Married"1999Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionDetective Bill BallardEpisode: "The Bloody Hand"1999ProfilerTomEpisode: "Old Ghosts"2001 The West WingTony PhillipsEpisode: "Two Cathedrals"2001, 20037th HeavenFire Chief Bill / Officer #12 episodes200224DockertyEpisode: "Day 2: 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m."2002 The AgencyInspector David BrennanEpisode: "Elite Meat to Eat"2003HunterBlackie TulanianEpisode: "Vaya Sin Dios"2004Crossing JordanUniformed OfficerEpisode: "Devil May Care"2004 A Place Called HomeSheriffTelevision film2005–2007Zoey 101Dean Rivers17 episodes2007Sacrifices of the HeartKevin DoyleTelevision film2008Mad MenPhil MathewsonEpisode: "A Night to Remember"2008Generation GapSheriff BrownTelevision film2009Saving GraceLeroy JohnsonEpisode: "Am I Going to Lose Her?"2010Parks and RecreationNick Newport Sr.2 episodes2012TouchMontreal DoctorEpisode: "Entanglement"2014ScandalDr. Murray LevineEpisode: "We Do Not Touch the First Ladies"2015NCISJoseph MallardEpisode: "Spinning Wheel"2016CastleMr. Geoffrey NorthcliffEpisode: "The Blame Game"2016AquariusCaptain Perry5 episodes2017Twin PeaksOfficer OlsonEpisode: "Part 1"2018BoschAllen TuckfeldEpisode: "Missed Connections"2018 The RookieOld CopEpisode: "The Hawke"2019American Horror Story: 1984SheriffEpisode: "Mr. Jingles"2019Adam Ruins EverythingRusty ButzEpisode: "Adam Ruins a Plate of Nachos"2021ThemMurrayEpisode: "Covenant I."2021Nova VitaJudge Putnam10 episodes
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