Fahrid Murray Abraham was born on October 24, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an Academy Award-winning American actor.

He began his acting career on the stage, debuting in a Los Angeles production of Ray Bradbury's The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit.

Prior to his acclaimed role in Amadeus, Abraham was perhaps best known to audiences as a talking leaf in a series of television commercials for Fruit of the Loom underwear.

Abraham won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus (1984). After Amadeus he has mainly focused on classical theatre, and has starred in many Shakespearean productions such as Othello and Richard III.

He also starred in Finding Forrester (2000), Thir13en Ghosts (2001) and The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004).

Abraham has been married to Kate Hannan since 1962.

Filmography

• Shark Swarm (2008)
• Perestroika (2007)
• Carnera: The Walking Mountain (2007)
• BloodMonkey (2007)
• Come le formiche (2007)
• Inchiesta, L' (2006)
• Quiet Flows the Don (2006)
• Mercante di pietre, Il (2006)
• A House Divided (2006)
• The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)
• Peperoni ripieni e pesci in faccia (2004)
• Another Way of Seeing Things (2004)
• Dead Lawyers (2004)
• Pompeii: The Last Day (2003)
• My Father, Rua Alguem 5555 (2003)
• Piazza delle cinque lune (2003)
• Ticker (2002)
• Joshua (2002)
• Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
• Cavalieri che fecero l'impresa, I (2001)
• Dono semplice, Un (2000)
• Finding Forrester (2000)
• The Darkling (2000)
• Excellent Cadavers (1999)
• The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in 'For Love or Mummy' (1999)
• Muppets from Space (1999)
• Noah's Ark (1999)
• Esther (1999)
• Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
• Color of Justice (1997)
• Mimic (1997)
• Eruption (1997)
• Vacanza all'inferno, Una (1997)
• Children of the Revolution (1996)
• "Dead Man's Walk" (1996)
• Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
• Dillinger and Capone (1995)
• Baby Face Nelson (1995)
• Nostradamus (1994)
• Surviving the Game (1994)
• Affaire, L' (1994)
• Jamila (1994)
• Fresh (1994)
• Last Action Hero (1993)
• Sweet Killing (1993)
• Through an Open Window (1993)
• Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993)
• Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
• Caso Dozier, Il (1993)
• Mobsters (1991)
• Money (1991)
• A Season of Giants (1991)
• The First Circle (1991)
• The Little Match Girl (1991)
• Zauberflöte, Die (1991) (TV)
• By the Sword (1991)
• The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
• Largo Desolato (1990)
• Batalla de los Tres Reyes, La (1990)
• Cadence (1990)
• "Promessi sposi, I" (1989)
• The Favorite (1989)
• An Innocent Man (1989)
• Slipstream (1989)
• Beyond the Stars (1989)
• Eppur si muove! (1989)
• Eye of the Widow (1989)
• Performance Pieces (1989)
• Russicum - I giorni del diavolo (1988)
• Name der Rose, Der (1986)
• "Dream West" (1986)
• Amadeus (1984)
• Scarface (1983)
• "Marco Polo" (1982)
• The Big Fix (1978)
• Madman (1978)
• Sex and the Married Woman (1977)
• "A.E.S. Hudson Street" (1 episode, 1977)
• "The Andros Targets" (1 episode, 1977)
• "Kojak" (2 episodes, 1975-1977)
• "All in the Family" (1 episode, 1976)
• The Ritz (1976)
• All the President's Men (1976)
• The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
• "How to Survive a Marriage" (1974)
• Serpico (1973)
• Nightside (1973)
• Much Ado About Nothing (1973)
• They Might Be Giants (1971)

Awards

• Golden Globe Award Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) "Amadeus" 1984
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Actor "Amadeus" 1984
• Oscar Best Actor "Amadeus" 1984
• OBIE Award Performance "Uncle Vanya" 1983 - 84