Sam McMurray

Sam McMurray (born April 15, 1952) is an American television, film and voice actor.

Early life
McMurray was born in New York City, the son of Jane (née Hoffman) and Richard McMurray, both actors. Lesley Woods was his stepmother.

A popular misconception is that Sam's family includes fellow actor Fred McMurray; the two are not related.

Career
Among McMurray's film credits are Raising Arizona, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Drop Dead Gorgeous, L.A. Story, The Wizard as Jimmy's step-father Mr. Bateman, and C.H.U.D.. On television he was a featured player on The Tracey Ullman Show, played a recurring role as Chandler's boss on Friends, appeared in The King of Queens as Doug and Deacon's boss and also appeared in Disney's Recess, Freaks and Geeks, Home Improvement, The Sopranos, The Tick and Breaking Bad. McMurray gained much international recognition among gamers for his role as the voice of 'BBC Newscaster/American Newscaster' in the expansion for Command and Conquer Generals. He also appeared in the 2011 TV film A Holiday Engagement.

Film Appearances

 * The Front, Columbia, 1976 (Film debut)
 * Union City, Kinesis, 1980
 * Baby, It's You, Paramount, 1983
 * C.H.U.D., New World, 1984
 * Fast Forward, Columbia, 1985
 * Raising Arizona, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
 * Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall (short film), Discovery Program/Chanticleer, 1988
 * The Wizard, Universal, 1989
 * National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (also known as Christmas Vacation and National Lampoon's Winter Holiday), Warner Bros., 1989
 * Little Vegas, IRS Releasing, 1990
 * Stone Cold, Columbia, 1991
 * L.A. Story, TriStar, 1991
 * Class Act, Warner Bros., 1992
 * Addams Family Values, Paramount, 1993
 * Getting Even with Dad, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1994
 * Dear God, Paramount, 1996
 * Savage, Conquistador Entertainment, 1997
 * Slappy and the Stinkers, TriStar, 1998
 * The Mod Squad, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1999
 * Baby Geniuses, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999
 * ''Drop Dead Gorgeous (also known as Gnadenlos schoen), New Line Cinema, 1999
 * Carlo's Wake, 1999
 * Lucky Numbers (also known as Le bon numero), Paramount, 2000
 * Sunshine State, Sony Pictures Classics, 2002
 * Lone Star State of Mind (also known as Coyboys and Idiots and Road to Hell), TriStar, 2002
 * Stealing Sinatra, 2003

Film Work

 * Slappy and the Stinkers, Coproducer, TriStar, 1998

Series

 * Ryan's Hope, ABC, 1975
 * Baker's Dozen, CBS, 1982
 * The Tracey Ullman Show, Fox, 1987-1990
 * Dinosaurs, ABC, 1991-1993
 * Stand by Your Man, Fox, 1992
 * Likely Suspects, Fox, 1992
 * A League of Their Own (TV Series), CBS, 1993
 * Medicine Ball, Fox, 1995
 * Matt Waters, CBS, 1995-1996

Movies

 * ''Mom's On Strike, 1984
 * ''Out of the Darkness (also known as Zigo's Choice), CBS, 1985
 * ''Adam: His Song Continues, NBC, 1986
 * ''Take My Daughters, Please (also known as All My Darling Daughters), NBC, 1988
 * ''"He Never Game Me Orgasm," in National Lampoon's Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 In. Woman (also known as Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Woman), Showtime, 1994
 * ''The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas, Fox, 1996
 * ''Soccer Dog: The Movie, HBO, 1999
 * ''Batman Beyond: The Movie (animated), 1999
 * ''The Amati Girls, Fox, 2000
 * ''Ruby Romaine Trailer Tales, 2003

Miniseries

 * ''Hands of a Stranger, CBS, 1987

Pilots

 * ''Not Necessarily the News, HBO, 1982
 * ''Hope Division, ABC, 1987
 * ''Chaos Theory, NBC, 1999
 * ''Those Who Can, NBC, 2000
 * ''Dads, ABC.

Specials

 * ''Tracey Ullman Backstage, 1988
 * ''The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show, 1990
 * ''Teenage Confidential, ABC, 1996