Gerard Murphy

Gerard Murphy

出生 : 1948-10-14, Newry, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, UK

死亡 : 2013-08-26

略歴

Gerard Murphy was a Northern Irish actor of film, television and theatre fame. His most famous film roles included that of The Nord in Kevin Costner's ambitious Waterworld and the corruot Judge Faden in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins. On television, he was famous for playing Richard Maynarde in the 1988 Doctor Who 25th anniversary serial Silver Nemesis and for the role of the airplane pilot in the classic Father Ted episode Flight Into Danger from 1996. He died of prostate cancer at the age of 64 in August 2013.

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Gerard Murphy
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Stray
Old Man
In a cold and remote landscape, two strangers struggle to repair their broken pasts. A young man is on parole after serving time for attempting to murder the man who killed his girlfriend in a hit and run. A woman is released from a psychiatric facility far from her homeland. These two damaged strangers cross paths in the mountains in winter and fall into a complex intimate relationship, putting to the test their capacity to trust and heal.
Pumpgirl
Shawshank
The dark story of three people who become playthings of the devil: a man, Shawshank, human enough but with a glee for spoiling people’s lives. There’s what looks at first like a normal sexual triangle: a girl, Pumpgirl, who works in the local garage and thinks she’s one of the lads; a freewheeling jack-the-lad, Hammy, who’s in love with no-one but himself; and a woman, Sinead, neglected, lonely, out looking for a joyride of her own. Three people, one night; a night of sex and violence, resulting in consequences - and not just for them alone.
バットマン ビギンズ
Judge Faden
大富豪の家庭に育ったブルース・ウェインは少年時代、井戸で遭遇したコウモリの大群に圧倒的な衝撃を受け、またさらには彼の両親が目の前で殺されて大きなショックを抱え込む。やがて父の遺した企業を受け継いだブルースだったが、強いトラウマと親の仇への復讐心は消えず、犯罪者の心理を知るため自ら罪人となる。そんな彼はある日、デュガードという男と運命的な出会いを果たし、不正と闘うことを決意。そして彼の薦めにより、ヒマラヤの奥地に潜む“影の同盟”なる自警団のもとで心身を鍛え、心の闇を解放する。こうして彼は、ゴッサム・シティへと舞い戻って来る。街は悪の組織と暴力がはびこり、腐敗が進んでいた。自らの使命に確信を持ったブルースは、全身黒いコスチュームを身に纏ったバットマンとなり、巨悪と対峙する道を選ぶのだった。
This Is the Sea
(voice)
The film is set in Northern Ireland shortly after 1994 cease-fire. Hazel is a Protestant and Malachy a Catholic. Romance between them is threatened by Rohan (leader in militant underground and pal of Malachy's brother Padhar), who wants Malachy to be recruited and fight for the cause and by Hazel's brother Jef, who spies on her meetings.
ウォーターワールド
Nord
何世紀にもわたる環境破壊の末、地球の温暖化が進み、北極・南極の氷はおろか、シベリアの広大な凍土までが全て溶け、地球に大洪水が起こった。海面は上昇し、地表を覆い、やかて陸地は消えて世界はついに海の底に沈んでしまう。それから数世紀。かつて地球と呼ばれたこの惑星にはわずかな人間だけが残されていた。文明と共に漂流を余儀なくされた彼らは海中から引き上げられた既に消滅した世界の残骸から、巨大な人工の浮遊都市を築いていた。
Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
Richard
The arrival of a mysterious comet heralds impending danger from enemies both old and new. As Ace helps the Doctor defend Earth, she is confronted with a dangerous question..."Doctor Who?"
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
Messenger
Plagues are ravaging Thebes, and the blind fortune-teller Tieresias tells Oedipus, the King, that the gods are unhappy. The murder of the former king has gone unavenged, and Oedipus sets out to find the killer.
Sacred Hearts
Father Larkin
A tough nun (Anna Massey) demands belief and obedience from convent schoolgirls (Katrin Cartlidge, Oona Kirsch) in World War II England.
Facing The Sun
Gilberto
Winsome art critic Peter visits married artists Gilberto and Vera in Brazil for Christmas. Gilberto and Peter are more than friends though, and jealous romantic entanglements ensue when it becomes apparent that Gilberto’s marriage is not over just yet.
Catchpenny Twist
Roy Fletcher
Roy and Martyn want to write the next Irish winner for the Eurovision Song Contest. So who thinks they are working for British Army Intelligence? And why has someone sent them two bullets through the post?