- Craggy character actor, best known on screen as the humourless, tough, by-the-book Lt. Ben Scanlon, perfect comic foil for the crew of Barney Miller (1975); on stage as Judge Julius Hoffman in the L.A. Odyssey Theatre production of "The Chicago Conspiracy Trial" (1979).
- He made guest appearances on both of the longest running prime time dramas in United States television history: Gunsmoke (1955) and Law & Order (1990).
- Changed his name to George Murdock when he became an actor.
- Performed the role of Big Daddy in Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" with the Arizona Theater Company during the 1988 season. Clare Wren starred as Maggie the Cat. Seth D. Webster played Sonny, one of the No-Neck Monsters.
- One of only 24 actors to appear in both the Doctor Who and Star Trek franchises.
- George Murdock passed away on April 30, 2012, only two months away from what would have been his 82nd birthday on June 25.
- Along with Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher, Patrick Cassidy, Michael McKean, Richard Gant and Rob LaBelle, he is one of only seven actors to appear in both Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993) and Smallville (2001).
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