Actor Chris Murray Visits South Pasadena High School

Actor Christopher Murray, son of two-time Emmy Award-winning film and television actress Hope Lange and Academy Award-nominated leading man Don Murray, will visit the SPHS Little Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m. to share stories about his career and famous show-biz family.

Murray’s father made his film debut as Bo in the “Bus Stop” movie with Marilyn Monroe. SPHS presents its production of the play in December.   

Murray is one of today’s most recognizable character actors, probably best known as Dean Rivers, the comically inept headmaster of Pacific Coast Academy in the hit Nickelodeon series “Zoey 101.”

Murray appeared in the recently released major motion picture “Crossing Over,” starring Harrison Ford, Sean Penn and Ashley Judd. Past film credits include “Smokin’ Aces” with Ben Affleck and Jeremy Piven, “The Man” with Eugene Levy and Samuel L. Jackson, “Just Cause” with Sean Connery and Laurence Fishburne, “The Pelican Brief” with Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington, “Virtuosity,” also with Washington and Russell Crowe and “Dante’s Peak” with Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton.  His first film role was in the Academy Award-winning picture “All The President’s Men” with Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman.

Murray’s work in television includes series such as “The West Wing,” “Crossing Jordan,” “7th Heaven,” “JAG,” and “Beverly Hills 90210” as well as several made-for-TV movies.

On stage, Murray has appeared in productions of “Jesus Christ, Superstar,” “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof,” “The Best Man,” “The Deal,” “Romeo & Juliet,” “King Lear” and “Mr. Roberts.” 

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