Sam McMurray


Sam McMurray is an American actor, known for his roles as dentist Vic Schweiber on Freaks and Geeks, Supervisor O'Boyle in the CBS sitcom series The King of Queens, Trent Culpepper in the sitcom Cristela and for voicing Roy in the family sitcom television series Dinosaurs.

Early life

McMurray was born in New York City, the son of Jane and Richard McMurray, both actors. Lesley Woods was his stepmother. McMurray is Jewish on his mother's side of the family and Irish on his father's side of the family. He lives in Bell Canyon, California.

Career

Among McMurray's film credits are Raising Arizona, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Drop Dead Gorgeous, L.A. Story, The Wizard as Jimmy's stepfather Mr. Bateman, and C.H.U.D. On television, he was a featured player on The Tracey Ullman Show, played a recurring role as Chandler's boss on Friends, he also appeared in The King of Queens as Doug and Deacon's boss and also appeared in Disney's Recess, Freaks and Geeks, Home Improvement, The Sopranos, The Tick and Breaking Bad. He is also noted for being the first ever guest star on The Simpsons.
McMurray gained much international recognition among gamers for his role as the voice of “BBC Newscaster/American Newscaster” in the expansion for . He also appeared in the 2011 TV film Holiday Engagement. For the 2014–2015 television season, McMurray had a main role as Trent Culpepper in the ABC comedy series Cristela.

Personal life

McMurray is married to actress Elizabeth Collins. They have two daughters.

Filmography

Film

Television

Television films

Pilots

Specials

Episodic

Video games

As producer

Stage Appearances