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Steve Kahan

Steve Kahan

Born: 1939-08-06 • New York City, New York, USA

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 Weapon (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).

Filmography
16 Blocks poster
16 Blocks
2006 • Resturant Owner
Timeline poster
Timeline
2003 • Baker
Out Cold poster
Out Cold
2001 • Powder Room Bartender
Lethal Weapon 4 poster
Lethal Weapon 4
1998 • Captain Murphy
Conspiracy Theory poster
Conspiracy Theory
1997 • Mr. Wilson
Assassins poster
Assassins
1995 • Alan Branch
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home poster
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
1995 • Captain Nilson
Maverick poster
Maverick
1994 • Dealer
The Favor poster
The Favor
1994 • Helpful Fisherman
Demolition Man poster
Demolition Man
1993 • Captain Healy
Warlock: The Armageddon poster
Warlock: The Armageddon
1993 • Will Travis
Lethal Weapon 3 poster
Lethal Weapon 3
1992 • Captain Murphy
Dead On: Relentless II poster
Dead On: Relentless II
1992 • Ibsen
Radio Flyer poster
Radio Flyer
1992 • Coffee Shop Manager
Predator 2 poster
Predator 2
1990 • Sergeant
Lethal Weapon 2 poster
Lethal Weapon 2
1989 • Captain Murphy
Scrooged poster
Scrooged
1988 • Technician
Police Story: The Freeway Killings poster
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
1987 • Paulis
Destination: America poster
Destination: America
1987 • Bambeck
Lethal Weapon poster
Lethal Weapon
1987 • Captain Ed Murphy
The Last Fling poster
The Last Fling
1987 • Amigo de Jason
The Toy poster
The Toy
1982 • State Trooper
Inside Moves poster
Inside Moves
1980 • Burt
Superman poster
Superman
1978 • Officer 1