Christopher Murray

A scion of Hollywood's Golden Age, and familiar to young audiences worldwide as Dean Rivers, the comically inept headmaster of Pacific Coast Academy, in Nickelodeon's _Zoey 101 (2005)_ (qv), Mr Murray has fashioned a respectable career in Film, Television and on Stage over the past four decades.Known for his distinct voice and laid back, wise guy attitude, he's co starred with several icons of the Entertainment Industry, including 'Sean Connery' (qv), 'Bette Davis' (qv), 'Alan Bates' (qv), 'Laurence Fishburne' (qv), 'Glenda Jackson' (qv), 'Denzel Washington' (qv), 'Julia Roberts' (qv), 'David Duchovny' (qv) and 'Angela Lansbury' (qv).The son of two-time Emmy Award-winning film and television actress 'Hope Lange' (qv) (_Peyton Place (1957)_ (qv), _The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968)_ (qv), _Pocketful of Miracles (1961)_ (qv)) and Academy Award®-nominated leading man 'Don Murray' (qv) (_Bus Stop (1956)_ (qv), _Advise & Consent (1962)_ (qv)), Murray was raised in a show business family. His roots in the entertainment industry go back another generation, with his maternal grandfather, John George Lange, a conductor for 'Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.' (qv), maternal grandmother, Minette Buddecke, a New York stage actress, paternal grandmother, Ethel Murray (Cook), a Ziegfeld dancer, and paternal grandfather, Dennis Aloisius Murray, a noted Broadway stage manager and performer.Notable recent TV roles includes series such as _Twin Peaks (2017)_ (qv), _Aquarius (2015)_ (qv), _Scandal (2012)_ (qv), _Parks and Recreation (2009)_ (qv), _Mad Men (2007)_ (qv), _NCIS (2003)_ (qv), _Zoey 101 (2005)_ (qv), _Saving Grace (2007)_ (qv), _The West Wing (1999)_ (qv), and _Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)_ (qv), as well as made-for-television movies including _Sacrifices of the Heart (2007)_ (qv), _A Place Called Home (2004)_ (qv), and _Route 9 (1998)_ (qv)Film credits include _Smokin' Aces (2006)_ (qv) with 'Ben Affleck' (qv) and 'Jeremy Piven' (qv), _The Man (2005)_ (qv) with 'Eugene Levy' (qv) and 'Samuel L. Jackson' (qv), _Just Cause (1995)_ (qv) with 'Sean Connery' (qv) and 'Laurence Fishburne' (qv), _The Pelican Brief (1993)_ (qv) with 'Julia Roberts' (qv) and 'Denzel Washington' (qv), _Virtuosity (1995)_ (qv) also with Washington and 'Russell Crowe' (qv) and _Dante's Peak (1997)_ (qv) with 'Pierce Brosnan' (qv) and 'Linda Hamilton' (qv). His first film role was as a background actor in the Academy Award®-winning picture _All the President's Men (1976)_ (qv) with 'Robert Redford' (qv) and 'Dustin Hoffman' (qv).On stage, Murray has appeared in productions of "Jesus Christ, Superstar", "A Patriot For Me"", "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof", "The Best Man", "The Deal", "Romeo & Juliet", "King Lear" and "Mr. Roberts".::Pat Lange