Born 1930, Steve Kahan is the cousin of film writer, producer and director Richard Donner. Kahan may be best known for playing the bedraggled "Captain Ed Murphy" trying to keep Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in check in the "Lethal Weapon" series of films. He has appeared in several television series as recurring characters as well. 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 Ed Murphy)
Lethal Weapon 2
(Captain Ed 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)
Tales from the Crypt
(William)
Perversions of Science
(Lou's Father)
Hunter
(Larry Taylor)
Murder, She Wrote
(Roy Parks)
Knots Landing
(Nick Morrison)
Falcon Crest
(Tom Diodati)