George Murdock

George Murdock was an actor who portrayed "" in and J.P. Hanson in the third and fourth season episodes and .
In the pre-production of The Final Frontier, director William Shatner had originally planned to cast Murdock for the role of Korrd, but when Charles Cooper read for the role, Murdock was recast for the role of God. Shatner described the scenario as "a rather strange way of finding the right roles, but it worked out perfectly." (Captain's Log: William Shatner's Personal Account of the Making of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier )
Murdock is probably best known by fans for two recurring roles, as Lt. Ben Scanlon, the acerbic Internal Affairs officer on Barney Miller and the overstressed and bitter Dr. Salik on Battlestar Galactica. He was also in an episode of (with Jason Alexander) as a Russian writer Elaine works to get for her publishing house employer.
He also appeared in along with Madge Sinclair. Murdock also starred in (1992, with Lori Lively, Nicholas Guest, Emilia Crow, Time Winters, and Mimi Craven). 
Murdock died of cancer at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank on 30 April 2012. He was 81. 
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