Murphy Brown (1988)
Murphy Brown (1988)
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Plot.
Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) is a recovering alcoholic who returns to the fictional newsmagazine FYI for the first time following a stay at the Betty Ford Clinic residential treatment center. Over 40 and single, she is sharp tongued and hard as nails. In her profession, she is considered one of the boys, having shattered many glass ceilings encountered during her career. Dominating the FYI news magazine, she is portrayed as one of America's hardest-hitting (though not the warmest or more sympathetic) media personalities.
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Cast & Crew.
Candice Bergen
Murphy Brown / Co-Executive Producer
Faith Ford
Corky Sherwood
Joe Regalbuto
Frank Fontana / Director
Charles Kimbrough
Jim Dial
Lily Tomlin
Kay Carter-Shepley
Grant Shaud
Miles Silverberg
Gary Dontzig
Executive Producer / Writer
Robert Pastorelli
Eldin Bernecky
Steve Dorff
Music
Gil Hubbs
Cinematography
Pat Corley
Phil
Peter Bonerz
Director
Barnet Kellman
Director
brian ort
Second Second Assistant Director
Brian Ort
Second Second Assistant Director
Lee Shallat Chemel
Director
Steve Zuckerman
Director
Alan Rafkin
Director
Peter Baldwin
Director
John Rich
Director
Jerry Davis
Editor
Tucker Wiard
Editor
Tom Seeley
Producer / Writer
Korby Siamis
Supervising Producer / Writer
Steven Peterman
Writer
Tom Palmer
Writer
Rob Bragin
Writer
Denise Moss
Writer
Sy Dukane
Writer
Peter Tolan
Writer
Jennifer Ventimilia
Writer
Joshua Sternin
Writer
Michael Patrick King
Writer
Russ Woody
Writer
Adam Belanoff
Writer
Lee Aronsohn
Writer
Jhoni Marchinko
Writer
Kathryn Baker
Writer
Norm Gunzenhauser
Writer
Scott Kaufer
Writer
Bob Stevens
Writer
David Sacks
Writer
Elaine Pope
Writer
Bill Masters
Writer
Diane Burroughs
Writer
Joey Gutierrez
Writer
Anne Beatts
Writer
Lisa Albert
Writer
Sarah Dunn
Writer
Delane Matthews
Erma Bentley
William Sadler
Colonel Fitzpatrick
Yeardley Smith
Phoebe Cramer
Marge Redmond
Ida Mae
Barry Dennen
Waiter
William Frankfather
Man in Bar
Robin Strasser
Vladia Renkov
Linda Ellerbee
Linda Ellerbee
Darren McGavin
Bill Brown
Dinah Lenney
Megan Reynolds - Secretary #3
Barbara Tyson
Secretary #22
Dan Gilvezan
Man
Mayim Bialik
Natalie Moore
Hilary Shepard
Jessie
Robert Harper
Henry Tucker
Morgan Fairchild
Julia St. Martin
Michael Gregory
Tiffany Howard
Vernee Watson-Johnson
Secretary #17
Colleen Dewhurst
Avery Brown Sr.
Tony Goldwyn
Bobby Powell
Annabelle Gurwitch
Secretary #10
Loretta Devine
Nurse Hawking
Barbara Billingsley
Mrs. Stritch
Eric Christmas
Mr. Bob Bickner
Terri Treas
Meg Reynolds
Steven Culp
Brad Stockton
Alan Oppenheimer
Eugene Kinsella
Rick Scarry
Man in Bar
Paddi Edwards
Secretary #24
Marie Denn
Mrs. Cowan
Amzie Strickland
Mrs. Myrna Bickner
Suzie Plakson
Jackie
Mary Cadorette
Sherry French - Secretary #1
John Capodice
Judge Ferris
Chelsea Hertford
Lilly
Don Lake
Stage Manager
Jeff Mooring
Stage Manager
John Hostetter
John
Jon Tenney
Josh Silverberg
Troy Slaten
Henry
Buck Henry
Dr. Victor Rudman
Christopher Rich
Miller Redfield
Leslie Jordan
Kyle
Jenny O'Hara
Lisa
Ron Orbach
Photographer #1
Fran Ryan
The Asp
Lee Garlington
Shawnee
Mike Hagerty
Howard Sutthoff
James Karen
Arvin
Kathleen Freeman
Mrs. Caldwell
Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Wes Jordan
Ivan G'Vera
Russian
Edith Fields
Lillian Brown
Susan Krebs
Betty
James Staley
Glenn Goodman
Marianne Muellerleile
Secretary #8
Jason Marsden
Young Miles Silverberg
Ann Ryerson
Rose
Vivian Paxton
Tanya
Julie Payne
Phyllis
Edan Gross
Joey
Ramsey Ellis
Bobby Owens
Jan Cobler
Reporter #3
John Richard Petersen
Reporter (uncredited)
Furley Lumpkin
Truck Driver
Paunita Nichols
Mrs. Ballard
Kathleen McClellan
Inge Sorenson
Brad Garrett
SWAT Team Captain
Concetta Tomei
Doris Dial
Marcus Aurelius
SWAT Team Member
Haley Joel Osment
Avery Brown
Patrick Cassidy
Hank
Terri Keefer
Bullpen Reporter (uncredited)
Cazimir Milostan
SWAT Team Sniper (uncredited)
Bob Dole
Self
Scott Lawrence
Office Worker Scott
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Ritch Brinkley
Carl Wishnitski
Mark Lonow
Jerry Weiss
John Achorn
Stage Manager
Charley Lang
Robert, Secretary #2 / Robert - Secretary #2
Lily Mariye
Secretary #6
Ebbe Roe Smith
Man At Table
Myra Turley
Secretary #7
Robin Thomas
Jake Lowenstein
Joel Schultz
Office Staff Member (uncredited)
Todd Cameron Brown
Michael
Doug Dale
Waiter
Lisa Cloud
Mother
Beverly Dixon
Francine O'Donnell (uncredited)
David Keith Anderson
Patron #1 (uncredited)
Jane Galloway
Sheila Michaels
Ron Perkins
Man In Crowd
Charlie Phillips
Attendant
Dan Ziskie
Minister
Lou Wills Jr.
Murray Brown
Deborah May
Secretary #13
Donna Ponterotto
Felicia
Rick Rouseau
Man in Bar
Tom McCleister
Stagehand / Dwayne
Harley Venton
Richie
David Sabin
Mr. Mueller
John Apicella
Jack
Steve Shaffer
Bartender
George C. Simms
Clemens
Charles Stransky
Bert
Charles Woolf
Old Man
Sarah Zinsser
Make-Up Lady
Ron Marasco
Secretary #14
Rachel Hartley
Young Murphy
Mary Pat Gleason
Olga Rostapopovich
Judy Prescott
Mimi
John Mansfield
Handsome Man
Greg Procaccino
Pat O'Shea
Josh Pais
Secretary #18
John Sanderford
Dr. Keller
Michael Ayr
Barry
Janet MacLachlan
Dr. Paula Hayes
Robert Trebor
Geoffrey
Mary Catherine Wright
Joan
Christopher Wynne
Dan
Lilly Lyman
Secretary #19
Eva Charney
Woman in Bar
Judy Kain
Mrs. Silverberg
Nicholas Hormann
Roger Moreland
Jim Jansen
Pritchard
Pete Willcox
Secretary #20
Jane Leeves
Audrey Cohen
Vachik Mangassarian
Soldier
Judd Trichter
Louis
Keith Amos
Secretary #23
Connie Chung
Connie Chung
Sanford Jensen
Mark
Fred Travalena
Don Sarasota
Andrea Stein
Secretary #25
Joe D'Angerio
Informant
Jay Thomas
Jerry Gold
Mariko Tse
Dr. Sakura
Paul Dorman
Patron at Phil's
Alex Rocco
Al Floss
Irving R. Levine
Irving R. Levine
Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite
Jay Fenichel
Secretary #26
Tina Johnson
Coat Check Girl
Susan Wheeler Duff
Karen Brown
Jak Castro
Delivery Man (uncredited)
Tom Williams
Baby V.O. (uncredited)
Hamilton Camp
Mr. X
Vito J. Giambalvo
Vito
Steven Anderson
Director
Jim Doughan
T.D.
Charles Gideon Davis
Charles Gideon Davis
Jonathan Rubin
Jonathan Rubin
Harvey Shield
Harvey Shield
Gillian Bagwell
Norma Rae Secretary (uncredited)
Tyler Bowe
Dave (uncredited)
Stan Rodarte
Production Member (uncredited)
Paula Zahn
(uncredited)
Clare Peck
Lois Kinsella
Janet Carroll
Doris Dial
Douglas Sills
Noel
Shuko Akune
Ivy
Dion Anderson
Fred Fredrickson
Jessica James
Millicent Bane
Nancy Lenehan
Sydney
Cristine Rose
Beth
Linda Sorensen
Warden Howe
Walter Addison
Wade Olsen
Annie LaRussa
Young Woman
Laura Mooney
Tracey
John Towey
Dr. Edward Stoddard
Eve Gordon
Alexandra Payton
Jeanette Schwaba
Secretary #28
William Schallert
Ken Hamilton
Wallace Langham
Michael
Chuck Sloan
Man in School
James Walsh
Scottish Man
Gregory Scott Cummins
Motorcycle Man
Robina Suwol
Woman Student
Freyda Thomas
Woman Student
Raye Birk
Barney
Steve Rankin
Ed
Peter Marc Jacobson
Nick
Beth Broderick
Rita
Kelly Connell
Jerry
Louis Mustillo
Wally
Tony DiBenedetto
Nick La Rosa
Jennifer Bassey
Nancy
Gregory Itzin
Gil Porter
Cynthia Mace
Diane
David Purdham
Pete
Bill McIntyre
Steve Raines
David Carlile
Bartender
Eben Ham
Local Sports Anchor
Caroline Lagerfelt
Mary Ann Miller
Wayne Tippit
John Q. Bryant
Larry Block
Al Anderson
Kate McGregor-Stewart
Secretary #32
Chuck Clayton
Ray / Bob
Lela Ivey
Secretary #33
Graham Jarvis
Newton Green
Richard Masur
Ben
Teri Hatcher
Madeline Stillwell
Duane Smith
Secretary #34
Gedde Watanabe
Guru Prem
David Paymer
Dr. Bishop
Kristen Lowman
Secretary #35
Ellen Albertini Dow
Aunt Belle
Ann Walker
Woman in Hospital
Pat Crawford Brown
Mrs. O'Brien / Sister Mary Margaret O'Brien
Scott Bryce
Will Forrest
Dena Dietrich
Phyllis
Alice Hirson
Bootsie Sherwood
Bryan Clark
Edward Sherwood
Sarah Abrell
Kiki
Courtney Gebhart
Cookie
Patti Yasutake
Secretary #41
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
John Scurti
Lodge Owner
Patricia Andrest Davis
Fran
Lance Hunter Voorhees
Office Worker (uncredited)
Pat Finn
Phil Jr.
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Geraldine Ferraro
Larry King
Larry King
Bob Bouchard
Little Phil
Michael Luckerman
Phillip
Christy House
Felicia
Tony Jonas
Office Worker (uncredited)
Lynn Hamilton
Woman #1
Paul Reubens
Andrew J. Lansing III
James Hong
Supervisor Monk
Diedrich Bader
Acolyte Monk #1
Ryan Stiles
Acolyte Monk #2
Richard Schiff
Mel Woodworthy
Bob Newhart
Dr. Bob Hartley
Gail Strickland
Support Group Counselor
Marcia Wallace
Carol - Secretary #66 / Molly
Tracy Nelson
Lisa
Wendie Jo Sperber
Ann
Alan K. Simpson
Self
Tony Jay
Dr. Wade Benoit
Phil LaMarr
Ben Lawson
David Knell
Pizza Kid
Penny Balfour
Alexis Dewar
Rebecca Carlton
Melissa Denton
Adam Goldberg
Donald Klein
Sam King
Paul Hatfield
Kathryn Joosten
Secretary #83
Darcy Marta
Deena
Jack Axelrod
Leon - Gene's Tailor
Jonathan Prince
John J. Edwards
Gary Grossman
Ron
Kyle T. Heffner
Howard
Geoffrey Nauffts
Jeff
Ernie Sabella
Julian
Bill Saluga
Charlie
Charles Bartlett
Richard Hutchins
Dennis Creaghan
Roland Petrie
Stephen Burks
Bill
Sally Champlin
Maureen
Mark Zimmerman
Hank
Mark McEwen
(uncredited)
Marian Seldes
Murphy's Aunt Brooke
Bruce Gray
Senator Hyden
Michael Jeter
Vic
Harris Yulin
The Jackal
Shirley Prestia
Woman
Sonya Eddy
Secretary #87
Ernest Harada
Dave
Denice Kumagai
Sally
Teri Garr
Teri Garr
Tom Poston
Old Man Swenson / Phineas T. Swenson
Scott Bakula
Peter Hunt
Connie Sawyer
Woman on Elevator
Mary Alice Williams
Roger Guenveur Smith
Greg Grunberg
Ethan Phillips
Kevin Conroy
Kate Mulgrew
Jeff Doucette
Harriet Sansom Harris
Adam West
Beau Billingslea
Benji Gregory
Paul Eiding
Anne Meara
John Getz
Lesley Stahl
Shanelle Gray
Paul Carr
Joan Lunden
Liz Vassey
Diane English
Creator / Executive Producer / Writer
Tamara Clatterbuck
Ian Abercrombie
Julia Roberts
George Clooney
Merrin Dungey
Michael Fairman
Jean Stapleton
Chris Parnell
Caroline McWilliams
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 14, 1988
StatusEnded
Seasons10
Episodes247
Running Time24m
Content RatingTV-PG
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
journalist
sitcom
tv news anchor
Scripted
Wiki.
Murphy Brown is an American television sitcom created by Diane English that premiered on November 14, 1988, on CBS. The series stars Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for FYI, a fictional CBS television newsmagazine, and later for Murphy in the Morning, a cable morning news show.
The series originally ran until May 18, 1998, after airing a total of 247 episodes over ten seasons. In January 2018, it was announced that CBS ordered a 13-episode revival of Murphy Brown, which premiered on September 27, 2018. CBS canceled the revival after one season on May 10, 2019.
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