Charlie Murphy

Born: 1959-07-12

Charles Quinton 'Charlie' Murphy (July 12, 1959 - April 12, 2017) was an American actor, comedian, and writer famous for being a cast member and writer on the Comedy Central sketch-comedy series Chappelle's Show. He is also known for his work with his younger brother, actor/comedian Eddie Murphy. He died from leukemia on April 12, 2017, aged 57 in Brooklyn.


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as Taxi Driver
Released: 2006-12-20

Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up...

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Norbit

as Floyd the Dog (voice)
Released: 2007-02-08

A mild-mannered guy who is engaged to a monstrous woman meets the woman of his dreams, and...

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Harlem Nights

as Jimmy
Released: 1989-11-17

'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious...

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The Players Club

as Brooklyn
Released: 1998-04-08

Single mother Diana struggles to provide for her child and pay for her college education. When...

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CB4

as Gusto
Released: 1993-03-12

A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike:...

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Lottery Ticket

as Semaj
Released: 2010-08-20

Kevin Carson is a young man living in the projects who has to survive a three-day weekend after...

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Roll Bounce

as Victor
Released: 2005-09-23

In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their...

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Mo' Better Blues

as Eggy
Released: 1990-08-03

Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness...

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Meet the Blacks

as Key Flo
Released: 2016-04-01

As Carl Black gets the opportunity to move his family out of Chicago in hope of a better life,...

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Jungle Fever

as Livin' Large
Released: 1991-06-07

A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work....

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Our Family Wedding

as T.J.
Released: 2010-03-12

The weeks leading up to a young couple's wedding is comic and stressful, especially as their...

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The Perfect Holiday

as J-Jizzy
Released: 2007-12-12

Nancy Taylor, a divorced mother of three, feels especially lonely during the holidays. All she...

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King's Ransom

as Herb Clarke
Released: 2005-04-22

Hoping to foil his own gold-digging wife's plan, a loathsome businessman arranges his own...

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Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

as Self
Released: 2009-01-01

Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination...

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Paper Soldiers

as Detective Johnson
Released: 2002-06-01

Paper Soldiers follows an overeager burglar named Shawn (Kevin Hart) through the ups and downs...

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Unearthed

as Hank
Released: 2008-06-27

In the desert area of Hat Creek, cows are found partially devoured and the farmers believe that...

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The Landlord

as Hubcap Thief (uncredited)
Released: 1970-05-20

At the age of twenty-nine, Elgar Enders "runs away" from home. This running away consists of...

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The Hustle

as Junior Walker
Released: 2008-04-05

Disenchanted pest worker and single dad Freddie Manning unintentionally steals and then loses...

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The Kid Who Loved Christmas

as Jamal
Released: 1990-12-14

In this sentimental holiday tale, a young boy is taken away from his loving, adoptive household...

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Death of a Dynasty

as Dick James / Dukey Man / Sock Head
Released: 2003-05-07

A story which centers around Dave Katz, a journalist at a hip-hop magazine who is sent on...

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The Cookout 2

as Coach Ashmokeem
Released: 2011-09-03

Basketball coach Ashmokeem kidnaps and blackmails the opposite team's player and his family in...

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Merry F#%$in' Christmas

as Self
Released: 2005-11-27

Denis Leary and a cast of many others celebrate Christmas Leary-style. Packed with original...

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The Pompatus of Love

as Saxophone Man
Released: 1996-07-26

Four guys sit around drinking beer and talking, trying to figure out the meaning of "the...

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Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street

as Big Kid (voice)
Released: 2006-12-21

D-Roc, Dee-Dee, DJ, Money, Lissette, Slim, Chad, Gwenny, and Soo Young are working together to...

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Bar Starz

as Clay the Doorman / Arnie
Released: 2008-03-07

Straight-arrow Barry has moved 3000 miles away from lackluster Ohio to attend college in sunny...

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Freaknik: The Musical

as (voice)
Released: 2010-03-05

A rap group heads to Atlanta to participate in Atlanta's revived Freaknik festival.

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Eddie Murphy: One Night Only

as Self
Released: 2012-11-14

Eddie Murphy: One Night Only will pay homage to Murphy's journey from a 15-year-old aspiring...

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Pauly Shore's Natural Born Komics: Miami

as Self
Released: 2007-02-08

Pauly Shore with his comics and celebrity friends in South Beach like you've never seen before....

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Murder Was the Case: The Movie

as Self
Released: 1995-02-14

Follows the exploits of Snoop Doggy Dogg as he gets shot, and makes a deal with the devil to...

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Universal Remote

as Various
Released: 2007-01-01

Charlie Murphy takes the lead for this comedy concerning two best friends sent hurtling through...

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Charlie Murphy: I Will Not Apologize

as Himself
Released: 2010-01-01

Charlie Murphy: I Will Not Apologize is a live stand-up performance by Murphy in Boston. During...

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Frankenhood

as Franklin
Released: 2009-05-08

Two guys who work at a morgue enlist the services of a reanimated corpse to better their chances...

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Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness

as Big Kid (voice)
Released: 2006-08-11

When D-Roc sees a pair of expensive sneakers called Air Jareds, he wants his mother to buy them...

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Lovesick

as Damian (as Charles Q. Murphy)
Released: 2005-01-01

Faced with the pressures of family, tradition, and culture, a Cambodian woman is forced into a...

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Hawaii Five-0

as Don McKinney
First aired: 2010-09-20

Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The governor offers...

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The Boondocks

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-11-06

When Robert “Granddad” Freeman becomes legal guardian to his two grandsons, he moves from the...

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-01-26

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...

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One on One

as Senator Larry Eldredge
First aired: 2001-09-03

A sportscaster becomes a full-time dad when his ex-wife decides to accept a job out of the...

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Power

as Marshal Williams
First aired: 2014-06-07

A successful New York entrepreneur lives a double life as the head of a drug empire that serves...

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Gotham Comedy Live

as Self - Host
First aired: 2012-11-15

Gotham Comedy Club, a popular comedy venue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, is the...

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Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-07-28

Nick Cannon and an A-list celebrity lead a team of improv comedians as they compete against each...

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Are We There Yet?

as uncredited
First aired: 2010-06-02

Are We There Yet? opens where the popular film of the same name left off, with Nick and Suzanne...

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Chappelle's Show

as Weed Smoker (uncredited)
First aired: 2003-01-22

Dave Chappelle's singular point of view is unleashed through a combination of laidback stand-up...

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Black Jesus

as Vic
First aired: 2014-08-07

A TV series finds Jesus living in present day Compton, CA on a daily mission to spread love and...

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