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
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''
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
Television
Video games
References
External links
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Official WebsiteChristopher Murney, Official Website
Living people
American male film actors
American male television actors
Penn State College of Arts and Architecture alumni
Male actors from Rhode Island
American male video game actors
University of Rhode Island alumni
Pennsylvania State University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
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