Gerard Murphy

Gerard Murphy

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.

Title: Gerard Murphy
Popularity: 2.928
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1948-10-14
Place of Birth: Newry, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, UK
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Also Known As: Jerry Murphy, Gerry Murphy

Gerard Murphy Movies

2005
Movies

Batman Begins

Batman Begins

7.707 2005 HD

Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable...

Genre: Action

Cast: Christian Bale

1995
Movies

Waterworld

Waterworld

6.213 1995 HD

In a futuristic world where the polar ice caps have melted and made Earth a liquid planet, a beautiful barmaid rescues a mutant seafarer from a...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Kevin Costner

2009
Movies

Pumpgirl

Pumpgirl

5 2009 HD

The dark story of three people who become playthings of the devil: a man, Shawshank, human enough but with a glee for spoiling people’s lives....

Genre: Drama

Cast: Gerard Murphy

1988
Movies

Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

7 1988 HD

The arrival of a mysterious comet heralds impending danger from enemies both old and new. As Ace helps the Doctor defend Earth, she is confronted...

Genre: Science Fiction

Cast: Sylvester McCoy

1985
Movies

Sacred Hearts

Sacred Hearts

4 1985 HD

A tough nun (Anna Massey) demands belief and obedience from convent schoolgirls (Katrin Cartlidge, Oona Kirsch) in World War II England.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Anna Massey

2018
Movies

Stray

Stray

3 2018 HD

In a cold and remote landscape, two strangers struggle to repair their broken pasts. A young man is on parole after serving time for attempting to...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kieran Charnock

1986
Movies

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

2 1986 HD

Plagues are ravaging Thebes, and the blind fortune-teller Tieresias tells Oedipus, the King, that the gods are unhappy. The murder of the former king...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Michael Pennington

1980
Movies

Facing The Sun

Facing The Sun

1 1980 HD

Winsome art critic Peter visits married artists Gilberto and Vera in Brazil for Christmas. Gilberto and Peter are more than friends though, and...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Gerard Murphy

1977
Movies

Catchpenny Twist

Catchpenny Twist

1 1977 HD

Roy and Martyn want to write the next Irish winner for the Eurovision Song Contest. So who thinks they are working for British Army Intelligence? And...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Sam Dale

1997
Movies

This Is the Sea

This Is the Sea

5.4 1997 HD

The film is set in Northern Ireland shortly after 1994 cease-fire. Hazel is a Protestant and Malachy a Catholic. Romance between them is threatened...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Samantha Morton

2014
Movies

Lake

Lake

1 2014 HD

Isolated in the wilderness, a man deals with the loss of his wife.

Genre:

Cast: Kay Grant

1994
Movies

Commission

Commission

1 1994 HD

Genre: Drama

Cast: Neil McKinven

2000
S2 E3

The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel

7.2 2000 HD

A series of television drama programmes loosely based on Baroness Emmuska Orczy's series of novels, set in 1793 during the French Revolution. It...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Richard E. Grant

1998
S3 E8

Father Ted

Father Ted

8.099 1998 HD

A crazy comedy about three rather strange parish priests exiled to Craggy Island, a remote island off the Irish west coast.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Dermot Morgan

1978
S12 E13

Z-Cars

Z-Cars

7 1978 HD

Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Frank Windsor

2011
S9 E10

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

7.4 2011 HD

A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.

Genre: Crime

Cast: Trevor Eve

2009
S12 E6

Trial & Retribution

Trial & Retribution

6.2 2009 HD

Trial & Retribution is a feature-length ITV police procedural television drama series that began in 1997. It was devised and written by Lynda La...

Genre: Crime

Cast: David Hayman

1979
S1 E8

My Son, My Son

My Son, My Son

5 1979 HD

Genre:

Cast: Patsy Byrne

1989
S26 E14

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.855 1989 HD

The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Sylvester McCoy

1998
S2 E8

McCallum

McCallum

7.3 1998 HD

McCallum is a British television series that was produced by STV Productions. Dr Iain McCallum was the original lead character, played by John...

Genre: Drama

Cast: James Saxon

2010
S26 E32

The Bill

The Bill

6.771 2010 HD

The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Simon Rouse

2010
S18 E23

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

7 2010 HD

Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.

Genre: Crime

Cast: Derek Fowlds

1994
S10 E10

Minder

Minder

6.65 1994 HD

This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and Arthur Daley, a second-hand car dealer with an eye...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: George Cole

2007
S12 E6

Dalziel & Pascoe

Dalziel & Pascoe

6.25 2007 HD

British crime drama based on the "Dalziel and Pascoe" series of books by Reginald Hill, set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton. The...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Warren Clarke

1984
S14 E16

Play for Today

Play for Today

5.9 1984 HD

Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...

Genre: Drama

Cast:

2007
S5 E5

The Afternoon Play

The Afternoon Play

1 2007 HD

The Afternoon Play is a series of individual plays which sometimes appear on BBC One during weekday afternoons. The first series began on 27 January...

Genre: Drama

Cast:

1985
S1 E6

Charters and Caldicott

Charters and Caldicott

6 1985 HD

Charters and Caldicott is a 1985 BBC mystery series featuring the characters Charters and Caldicott from the film The Lady Vanishes. It featured six...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Robin Bailey

1998
S1 E6

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

7.8 1998 HD

Becky Sharp is a beautiful, clever and poor girl determined to earn a higher place in society at any cost.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Frances Grey

1998
S2 E8

McCallum

McCallum

7.3 1998 HD

McCallum is a British television series that was produced by STV Productions. Dr Iain McCallum was the original lead character, played by John...

Genre: Drama

Cast: James Saxon

2011
S10 E6

Spooks

Spooks

7.6 2011 HD

Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Peter Firth