Mr. Murray
Background
Murray is the personal assistant to Dr. Joseph Lewis in Pine Haven, New York. He met Dr. Lewis when Murray was one of his patients.
During the events of Dead of Winter (1987) played by Roddy McDowall
On New Years Eve, Julie Rose calls and tells Murray that she has the money. She is then killed. Katie McGovern's audition is next and Murray seems shocked when he sees her. He asks her to turn to the side and put her hair up and decides Katie is perfect for the role. He takes her to dinner and shows her a newspaper article about Julie Rose's assault on the director, Louis Rockwood Phillips, of The Plum Group's untitled film. He tells her Julie walked off the set and they need her to fill in for Julie. He tells her that she will need to go to Upstate New York for a couple of days to film a short video scene and she accepts.
While driving, Murray tells Katie about Dr. Lewis, who he says is the producer of the film. They stop to get gas and Gas Jock gives Murray a free bag of two goldfish. They arrive at a mansion during a fierce storm and she meets Dr. Lewis. That evening, Dr. Lewis points out how dull Murray's knife is and Murray sharpens it. The next morning, the car won't start. Murray cuts and dyes Katie's hair to match that of Julie's. They film the scene and later that night, Murray drives out of town with the tape and drops it off at the mansion of Evelyn. During the evening, Katie tries to escape, but collapses outside from the cold weather and is caught by Murray. She is brought back to the mansion and given a sedative. Murray practices sewing and during the night, he sneaks into Katie's room through a secret entrance behind the mirror and cuts off her left ring finger. In the morning, Katie goes to the attic and pulls back some blankets revealing Julie's body underneath and is then caught by Murray.
She is brought downstairs and Dr. Lewis tells her about Julie and Evelyn, who murdered her rich husband. He continues that Julie knew about the murder and as a patient told him about it. He then came up with the plan to blackmail Evelyn. The doorbell rings and Katie runs to Officer Mullavy and Officer Huntley and asks for their help. Dr. Lewis tells them that Katie is a patient of his and she cut her own finger off. Katie tells them about Julie's body in the attic and Mullavy has Huntley check in the attic. Huntley checks the attic and finds nothing and he and Mullavy leave. Katie is drugged and shown to Evelyn before being brought back to her room. Evelyn has a meeting with Dr. Lewis and Dr. Lewis and Evelyn hear a commotion from upstairs and Dr. Lewis sends Murray after Katie. Dr. Lewis and Murray return and see Katie, who is disguised as Evelyn. As Murray and Katie are searching the house, Murray notices the bandage on Katie's hand and she stabs him through the hand and throat, killing him.