Actor
Gerard Murphy
Born October 14, 1948 in Newry, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, UK
Died August 26, 201314 films
Gerard Murphy was a Northern Irish actor of film, television and theatre fame. His most famous film roles included that of The Nord in Kevin Costner's ambitious Waterworld and the corruot Judge Faden in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins. On television, he was famous for playing Richard Maynarde in the 1988 Doctor Who 25th anniversary serial Silver Nemesis and for the role of the airplane pilot in the classic Father Ted episode Flight Into Danger from 1996. He died of prostate cancer at the age of 64 in August 2013.
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Filmography
14 films as actor- 2014Lake
- 2009PumpgirlShawshank
- 2005Batman BeginsJudge Faden
- 1997This Is the Sea(voice)
- 1995TattooUnnamed
- 1995WaterworldNord
- 1988Doctor Who: Silver NemesisRichard
- 1986Theban Plays: Oedipus the KingMessenger
- 1985Sacred HeartsFather Larkin
- 1980Shaping UpColum
- 1980Facing The SunGilberto
- 1980The Best of FriendsGeorge
- 1978Thank You, ComradesSanin
- 1977Catchpenny TwistRoy Fletcher