Michael George Murphy is a multi-award-winning American film, television and stage actor. He often plays unethical or morally ambiguous characters in positions of authority, including politicians, executives, administrators, clerics, doctors, law enforcement agents, and lawyers. He is also known for his frequent collaborations with director Robert Altman, having appeared in twelve productions directed by Altman in a period spanning from 1963 to 2004, including his leading titular role in the acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning HBO cable miniseries Tanner '88. He had roles in the films M*A*S*H (1970), Brewster McCloud (1970), McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971), What's Up, Doc? (1972), Phase IV (1974), Nashville (1975), The Front (1976), An Unmarried Woman (1978), The Class of Miss MacMichael (1978), Manhattan (1979), Strange Behavior (1981), The Year of Living Dangerously (1983), Cloak & Dagger (1984), Salvador (1986), Shocker (1989), Batman Returns (1992), Magnolia (1999), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), Away from Her (2007), and Fall (2014), among others. Murphy's performance in Fall earned him a nomination for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performance in a Drama Film.

Headlines from May 5, 1938

Many House Members Fail to Find by Mail All Who Protested the Reorganization Bill

LINER LAFAYETTE DESTROYED BY FIRE; Flames Sweep Vessel While in Drydock at Havre--Oil Tanks Explode LINER LAFAYETTE DESTROYED BY FIRE Vessel Built in 1929 American by Adoption"

POPE DISAPPROVES SWASTIKAS IN ROME; Among 'Sad Things' He Regrets Flying 'of a Cross That Is Not the Cross of Christ' Racial Studies Printed

Patrolman Killed in Freak Auto Accident; Foot Caught by Car After Crash With Truck

ROOSEVELT BACKS LIFTING ARMS EMBARGO ON SPAIN; CONGRESS AGRESS IT FAILS; POLICY IS DOOMED Both Houses Now for Return to Old Stand on Neutral Rights ACTION AT THIS SESSION Senate Majority Favors Nye Resolution -- Pleas by Civic Groups Bombard Officials END OF EMBARGO ON SPAIN IS LIKELY

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