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Murray Salem

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Murray Salem (January 12, 1950 in Cleveland, Ohio – January 6, 1998) from Brooklyn, Ohio[1] was an American television actor and screenwriter.[1]

He appeared in a number of television shows as an actor, including the miniseries Jesus of Nazareth as Simon the Zealot.[2][3] He wrote the script for the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger film Kindergarten Cop.[4]

Murray Salem died in Los Angeles, California on January 6, 1998 from AIDS complications, six days before his 48th birthday.[1]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1977 Jesus of Nazareth Simon the Zealot 1 episode
1977 The Spy Who Loved Me USS Wayne Crewman #2
1977 Valentino Vagrant
1978 Let's Get Laid Heavy
1978 The Pirate Ramadan TV film
1979 Institute for Revenge Sam TV film
1980 Brave New World Chief Engineer TV film
1980 Hussy Max
1981 Riding High Marvin Ravensdorf (final film role)
1992 Naked Hollywood (A & E Network Documentary hosted by Jack Perkins) Part IV: "Screenwriters: Funny for Money"

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Discovering Murray Salem: A Journey Into the 'Kindergarten Cop' Screenwriter's Life". May 16, 2016. Archived from the original on May 16, 2016.
  2. ^ "Murray Salem". www.aveleyman.com.
  3. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Jesus of Nazareth (1977) Credits". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  4. ^ "Murray Salem". BFI. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018.
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