Murray Salem (January 12, 1950 in
Cleveland, Ohio – January 6, 1998) from
Brooklyn, Ohio
Brooklyn is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, and a suburb of Cleveland. The population was 11,359 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Brooklyn is located at (41.435357, -81.744457).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the ...
was an American
television
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actor
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and
screenwriter.
He appeared in a number of television shows as an actor, including
the miniseries ''Jesus of Nazareth'' as
Simon the Zealot
Simon the Zealot (, ) or Simon the Canaanite or Simon the Canaanean (, ; grc-gre, Σίμων ὁ Κανανίτης; cop, ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲓ-ⲕⲁⲛⲁⲛⲉⲟⲥ; syc, ܫܡܥܘܢ ܩܢܢܝܐ) was one of the most obscure among the apostl ...
. He wrote the script for the 1990
Arnold Schwarzenegger film ''
Kindergarten Cop
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''.
Murray Salem died in
Los Angeles, California
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on January 6, 1998 from
AIDS complications, six days before his 48th birthday.
Filmography
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1950 births
1998 deaths
American male television actors
American male screenwriters
AIDS-related deaths in California
Male actors from Cleveland
20th-century American male actors
People from Brooklyn, Ohio
Screenwriters from Ohio
20th-century American male writers
20th-century American screenwriters
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