# Christopher Murney

Christopher Murney is an American actor and voice artist.

## Early life and education

Murney earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Rhode Island and a Master of Fine Arts in theatre from Pennsylvania State University.

## Career

Murney has worked on the stage, in television series, and in film. In television, he appeared as Buck Miller in 1994 and in 2001 on the soap opera One Life to Live, as Buddy in 1977 The San Pedro Beach Bums, and voiced Union soldier, diarist and fellow Rhode Islander Elisha Hunt Rhodes in the PBS mini-series The Civil War (1990). He is perhaps most widely recognized for his role as Mackie Bloom, a radio actor billed as "The Man of a Thousand Voices", in the 1940s-set period comedy series Remember WENN which ran on AMC from 1996 to 1998.
In the movies, Murney has appeared in such films as 1977's Slap Shot as Tommy Hanrahan, 1985's The Last Dragon as Eddie Arkadian, 1986's Maximum Overdrive, 1987's The Secret of My Success, 1989's Last Exit to Brooklyn, 1990's Loose Cannons, and in 1991's Barton Fink.
His voice can be heard as Chester Cheetah for Cheetos as Dwayne in the 2006 video game VCPR New World Order, talk radio in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, as the villain Black Garius in Neverwinter Nights 2, and as various characters in Red Dead Revolver.

## Personal life

Murney is married to Anne Kidder and has three children, including Julia Murney. His son, Patrick Murney, has appeared in episodes of Law & Order: Organized Crime and Public Morals.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1974 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Dispatcher |
| 1977 | Slap Shot | Hanrahan |
| 1984 | Grace Quigley | Max Putnam |
| 1985 | The Last Dragon | Eddie Arkadian |
| 1986 | Maximum Overdrive | Camp Loman |
| 1986 | Where Are the Children? | Lenny Barron |
| 1987 | The Secret of My Success | Barney Rattigan |
| 1989 | Last Exit to Brooklyn | Paulie |
| 1991 | Barton Fink | Detective Deutsch |
| 1995 | Cafe Society | Frank Frustinsky |
| 1999 | Pioneer 12 | Moby |
| 2001 | Way Off Broadway | Mr. Kaufman |
| 2002 | Winning Girls Through Psychic Mind Control | Albert |
| 2007 | Chicago 10 | Various voices |
| 2016 | The Passing Season | Tom |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1974 | The Country Girl | Larry | Television film |
| 1977 | Kojak | Flarrety | Episode: "Lady in the Squadroom" |
| 1977 | The San Pedro Bums | Buddy | Television film |
| 1977 | The San Pedro Beach Bums | Buddy | 10 episodes |
| 1978 | M*A*S*H | Remy | Episode: "Dr. Winchester and Mr. Hyde" |
| 1978 | The One and Only Phyllis Dixey | Jack Tracy | Television film |
| 1979 | From Here to Eternity | Cpl. Lewis | 3 episodes |
| 1979 | You Can't Go Home Again | Milliken | Television film |
| 1981 | Another World | Andy | Episode #1.4206 |
| 1981 | Kent State | Major Jones | Television film |
| 1983 | The Charmkins | Various roles | Television film |
| 1983 | Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number | Colonel Rossi | Television film |
| 1983 | Found Money | Warren | Television film |
| 1985 | Miami Vice | ATF Agent Wilson | Episode: "Evan" |
| 1987 | Murder by the Book | Lieutenant Greenberg | Television film |
| 1987 | The Equalizer | Rudy Bagler | 3 episodes |
| 1987, 1989 | Kate & Allie | Mr. Gabriel / Doug | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | The Civil War | Elisha Hunt Rhodes | 9 episodes |
| 1991 | The 10 Million Dollar Getaway | Lou Werner | Television film |
| 1996–1998 | Remember WENN | Mackie Bloom | 56 episodes |
| 2000 | Ed | Chester Jacinski | Episode: "Something Old, Something New" |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2004 | Red Dead Revolver | Cowboy / Jebidiah Cole / Matthius Lamprey |
| 2005 | Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green | Otis |
| 2006 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | Kenny Crane / Dwayne Thorn |
| 2006 | Neverwinter Nights 2 | Black Garius / Prior Hlam |
| 2010 | Red Dead Redemption | The Local Population |