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Steve Kahan

Steve Kahan

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 06, 1939
Died Aug 04, 2019 (79)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Stephen Samuel Kahan (August 6, 1939 – August 4, 2019) was an American character actor, best known for playing Captain Ed Murphy in the Lethal Weapon film series. He has appeared in fourteen films directed by his cousin Richard Donner: Superman (1978), Inside Moves (1980), The Toy (1982), Lethal We ... apon (1987), Scrooged (1988), Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Radio Flyer (1992), Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), Maverick (1994), Assassins (1995), Conspiracy Theory (1997), Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), Timeline (2003) and 16 Blocks (2006).

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16 Blocks

16 Blocks

2006

as Resturant Owner

Timeline

Timeline

2003

as Baker

Out Cold

Out Cold

2001

as Powder Room Bartender

Lethal Weapon 4

Lethal Weapon 4

1998

as Captain Murphy

Conspiracy Theory

Conspiracy Theory

1997

as Mr. Wilson

Assassins

Assassins

1995

as Alan Branch

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

1995

as Captain Nilson

The Favor

The Favor

1994

as Helpful Fisherman

Maverick

Maverick

1994

as Dealer

Warlock: The Armageddon

Warlock: The Armageddon

1993

as Will Travis

Demolition Man

Demolition Man

1993

as Captain Healy

Lethal Weapon 3

Lethal Weapon 3

1992

as Captain Murphy

Radio Flyer

Radio Flyer

1992

as Coffee Shop Manager

Dead On: Relentless II

Dead On: Relentless II

1992

as Ibsen

Predator 2

Predator 2

1990

as Sergeant

Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 2

1989

as Captain Murphy

Scrooged

Scrooged

1988

as Technician

Destination: America

Destination: America

1987

as Bambeck

The Last Fling

The Last Fling

1987

as Amigo de Jason

Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon

1987

as Captain Ed Murphy

The Toy

The Toy

1982

as State Trooper

Inside Moves

Inside Moves

1980

as Burt

Superman

Superman

1978

as Officer 1

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Knots Landing

as Nick Morrison

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Dec 27, 1979

Tales from the Crypt

as Father

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1989

Tales from the Crypt

as William

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1989

Perversions of Science

as Lou's Father

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 07, 1997

Hunter

as Larry Taylor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Roy Parks

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Falcon Crest

as Tom Diodati

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 04, 1981

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