Brian Murray (né Bell; 10 September 1937 – 20 August 2018)[1] was a South African actor and theatre director who was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2004.

[2] Murray made his Broadway debut in the play All in Good Time in 1965.

[5] His stage directing credits include Broadway revivals of Hay Fever (1985), Arsenic and Old Lace (1986), Blithe Spirit (1987), and The Show Off (1992).

[3] In 1998, he received the Lucille Lortel Award for outstanding body of work.

[7] On television he has appeared in Kojak, Another World, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and 30 Rock.