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).
Lethal Weapon 4
(Captain Murphy)
Lethal Weapon 2
(Captain Murphy)
Lethal Weapon 3
(Captain Murphy)
Conspiracy Theory
(Mr. Wilson)
Timeline
(Baker)
Maverick
(Dealer)
Assassins
(Alan Branch)
Destination: America
(Bambeck)
Scrooged
(Technician)
Predator 2
(Sergeant)
Warlock: The Armageddon
(Will Travis)
Demolition Man
(Captain Healy)
Superman
(Officer 1)
Lethal Weapon
(Captain Ed Murphy)
Inside Moves
(Burt)
Dead On: Relentless II
(Ibsen)
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
(Captain Nilson)
16 Blocks
(Resturant Owner)
The Last Fling
(Amigo de Jason)
The Favor
(Helpful Fisherman)
Out Cold
(Powder Room Bartender)
Radio Flyer
(Coffee Shop Manager)
The Toy
(State Trooper)
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
(Paulis)
Tales from the Crypt
(Father (segment "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone"))
Tales from the Crypt
(William)
Hunter
(Larry Taylor)
Murder, She Wrote
(Roy Parks)
Knots Landing
(Nick Morrison)
Falcon Crest
(Tom Diodati)