Kermit Murdock

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".

Known For

Star Trek

as The Prosecutor

In the Heat of the Night

as Henderson

The Andromeda Strain

as Dr. Robertson

Splendor in the Grass

as Dean Pollard (uncredited)

Kung Fu

as Judge Burt

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as Mr. Vandermast

Ironside

as Publisher

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

as Hoyt III

Alias Smith and Jones

The Mod Squad

as Abe Turson