Biography
Murray Salem (born January 12, 1950, Cleveland, Ohio — died January 6, 1998) was an American television actor and screenwriter. He appeared in a number of television shows as an actor, including the miniseries Jesus of Nazareth. He wrote the script for the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger film Kindergarten Cop. Murray Salem died in Los Angeles, California on January 6, 1998 from AIDS complications, six days before his 48th birthday.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Kindergarten Cop
1990
Screenplay, Story
Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord wh...
Riding High
1981
as Marvin Ravensdorf
Riding High is a 1981 British drama film directed by Ross Cramer and starring Eddie Kidd, Irene Handl and Murray Salem. The screenplay concerns a bore...
Hussy
1980
as Max
Beaty, a prostitute, and Emory, a lighting/sound technician, fall in love while working at the same London cabaret, but their relationship isn't easy.
Brave New World
1980
as Chief Engineer
A man who grew up in a primitive society educating himself by reading Shakespeare is allowed to join the futuristic society where his parents are from...
Institute for Revenge
1979
as Sam
A sophisticated computer named IFR (the film's title is its nickname) supervises an organization dedicated to correcting wrongs against the defenseles...
The Pirate
1978
as Ramadan
An Israeli man, raised by a wealthy and powerful Arab, comes into conflict with his heritage when he is entrusted with managing his country's oil fort...
Let's Get Laid
1978
as Heavy
A demobbed soldier, Gordon Laid, returning from World War II meets Maxine Lupercal, a member of a traveling troupe of actors returning to England on t...
Valentino
1977
as Vagrant (uncredited)
The untimely death of silent screen star Rudolph Valentino prompts the many women in his past to reminisce about his troubled rise to superstardom.
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
as USS Wayne Crewman
Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as Jame...