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James Murtaugh

Actor

James Murtaugh

Born October 28, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, USA37 films

James Murtaugh (born October 28, 1942) is an American actor. His film credits include How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, Everything’s Fine, Invincible, I Don’t Know How She Does It, Out of Time, Vanilla Sky, Night Falls on Manhattan, The Howling, Blue Thunder, All the President’s Men, Private Parts, Last Days of Disco, The Rosary Murders, and Two Weeks.

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All the President's Men posterFirst watchAll the President's Men19767.7as Congress Library ClerkDuring the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign from his post.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Vanilla Sky poster6.8Vanilla Sky2001How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days poster6.9How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days2003Malcolm X poster7.6Malcolm X1992Return poster6.4Return2011Invincible poster7.0Invincible2006Everybody's Fine poster6.8Everybody's Fine2009Out of Time poster6.4Out of Time2003The Howling poster6.6The Howling1981

Filmography

37 films as actor
  1. 2017Youth in OregonDr. Feldstein
  2. 2014Archaeology of a WomanSgt. Calder
  3. 2011I Don't Know How She Does ItRoger Harcourt
  4. 2011ReturnMr. Miller
  5. 2009Everybody's FineDr. Ed
  6. 2008I Do & I Don'tMorton Murphy
  7. 2006Two WeeksJim Cranston
  8. 2006InvinciblePrincipal
  9. 2006Brother's ShadowHank Stafford
  10. 2006The Water Is WideEzra Bennington
  11. 2003Out of TimeDr. Frieland
  12. 2003How to Lose a Guy in 10 DaysJack
  13. 2002The Laramie ProjectReverend Fred Phelps
  14. 2001Vanilla SkyBenny's Owner
  15. 2001Thirteen Conversations About One ThingLew Kincannon
  16. 1998River RedChief Bascomb
  17. 1998The Last Days of DiscoMarshall
  18. 1997Hudson River BluesClifton
  19. 1997Night Falls on ManhattanMan in Asylum
  20. 1997Private PartsPayton
  21. 1996Killer: A Journal of MurderWalter Bailey
  22. 1995Letter to My Killer
  23. 1993Romeo Is BleedingPriest
  24. 1992Malcolm XCop at Harlem Station
  25. 1987The Rosary MurdersRobert Javison
  26. 1983A Rose for EmilyPharmacist
  27. 1983Blue ThunderAlf Hewitt
  28. 1983I Take These MenDr. Stuart Sherwood
  29. 1981The HowlingJerry Warren
  30. 1980CasinoAndrews
  31. 1980Off the Minnesota StripBruce McGrath
  32. 1979Pleasure CoveHenry Sinclair
  33. 1978Someone's Watching Me!Leone
  34. 1978Dr. ScorpionDave Steel
  35. 1976The Flying MisfitsMedical Lieutenant
  36. 1976All the President's MenCongress Library Clerk
  37. 1973HailSergeant Johnson