Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy is a 64 year old american actor, producer, screenwriter and director, known for Beverly Hills Cop 2 (1987), Shrek 5 (2026) and The Pickup (2025).
Best according to IMDb ratings
Here are the top-rated movies and series featuring Eddie Murphy, based on user ratings on IMDb.
| # | Title | IMDb |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shrek 1 (2001) | 7.9 |
| 2 | Mulan - Special Edition (1998) | 7.7 |
| 3 | Dolemite Is My Name (2019) | 7.2 |
| 4 | The Haunted Mansion (2003) | 5.2 |
Eddie Murphy
- Name: Eddie Murphy
- Age: 64 years
- Height: 175 cm
- Birth Date: April 3, 1961
- Birth Name: Edward Regan Murphy
- Birth Region: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Nationality: American
Eddie Murphy's siblings
Eddie Murphy has one siblings;
Eddie Murphy's filmography
Actor
Eddie is listed as actor for sixty two titles.
Shrek 5
Donkey
Movie, 2026
- Director: Walt Dohrn, Conrad Vernon
- Main cast: Zendaya, Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy
- Music: Harry Gregson-Williams
The Pickup
Russell
Movie, 2025
- Director: Tim Story
- Main cast: Eva Longoria, Pete Davidson, Eddie Murphy, Keke Palmer
- Music: Christopher Lennertz
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Self (archive footage)
Movie, 2024
- Main cast: Wanda Sykes, Lily Tomlin, Sandra Bernhard, Rosie O'Donnell
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Axel Foley
Movie, 2024
- Director: Mark Molloy
- Main cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Taylour Paige
- Music: Lorne Balfe
Candy Cane Lane
Chris
Movie, 2023
- Director: Reginald Hudlin
- Main cast: Jillian Bell, Eddie Murphy, Robin Thede, Tracee Ellis Ross, Genneya Walton
- Music: Marcus Miller
You People
Akbar
Movie, 2023
- Director: Kenya Barris
- Main cast: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jonah Hill, Eddie Murphy, Lauren London
- Music: Daniel Tannenbaum
Coming 2 America
Prince Akeem
Movie, 2021
- Director: John Landis, Craig Brewer
- Main cast: James Earl Jones, Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall
- Music: Jermaine Stegall
Dolemite Is My Name
Rudy
Movie, 2019
- Director: Craig Brewer
- Main cast: Keegan-Michael Key, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock
- Music: Scott Bomar
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Movie, 2013
- Director: Whoopi Goldberg
- Main cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Harry Belafonte, Joan Rivers, Moms Mabley
A Thousand Words
Jack McCall
Movie, 2012
- Director: Brian Robbins
- Main cast: Cliff Curtis, Clark Duke, Eddie Murphy, Kerry Washington
- Music: John Debney
Shreks Thrilling Tales
Donkey
Movie, 2012
- Main cast: Cameron Diaz, Seth Rogen, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
Movie, 2012
- Director: Don Mischer
- Main cast: Tyler Perry, Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Keenen Ivory Wayans
Vh1 Rock Docs: Yo! The Story of Yo! MTV Raps
Movie, 2012
- Main cast: Quest Love, Anthony "Treach" Criss, Doctor Dré, Fab 5 Freddy, Darryl McDaniels, Christopher Reid
Tower Heist
Slide
Movie, 2011
- Director: Brett Ratner
- Main cast: Ben Stiller, Casey Affleck, Eddie Murphy, Alan Alda
- Music: Christophe Beck
Dreamworks Holiday Classics (Merry Madagascar + Shrek the Halls + Gift of the Night Fury)
Movie, 2011
- Director: David Soren, Gary Trousdale, Tim Johnson
- Main cast: Jack Black, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Carl Reiner
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Self
Movie, 2011
- Main cast: Alec Baldwin, Carol Burnett, Jerry Lewis, Richard Belzer
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
Self
Movie, 2011
- Main cast: David Tennant, Antonio Banderas, Richard Blackwood
Shrek 4
Donkey
Movie, 2010
- Director: Mike Mitchell
- Main cast: Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy
- Music: Harry Gregson-Williams
Imagine That
Evan Danielson
Movie, 2009
- Director: Karey Kirkpatrick
- Main cast: Yara Shahidi, Thomas Haden Church, Eddie Murphy, Ronny Cox
- Music: Mark Mancina
Starship Dave
Dave / Captain
Movie, 2008
- Director: Brian Robbins
- Main cast: Elizabeth Banks, Eddie Murphy
- Music: John Debney
Shrek 3
Donkey
Movie, 2007
- Director: Chris Miller, Raman Hui
- Main cast: Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy
- Music: Harry Gregson-Williams
Norbit
Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong
Movie, 2007
- Director: Brian Robbins
- Main cast: Thandiwe Newton, Terry Crews, Eddie Murphy
- Music: David Newman
Dream Girls
James "Thunder" Early
Movie, 2006
- Director: Bill Condon
- Main cast: Jamie Foxx, Danny Glover, Beyoncé, Eddie Murphy
- Music: Tom Eyen
Shrek II
Donkey
Movie, 2004
- Director: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon
- Main cast: Julie Andrews, Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy
- Music: Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
DreamWorks Shrek's Swamp Stories: Far Far Away Idol
Donkey
Movie, 2004
- Director: Simon J. Smith
- Main cast: Antonio Banderas, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy
The Haunted Mansion
Jim Evers
Movie, 2003
- Director: Rob Minkoff
- Main cast: Terence Stamp, Eddie Murphy, Nathaniel Parker, Marsha Thomason
- Music: Mark Mancina
Daddy Day Care
Charlie Hinton
Movie, 2003
- Director: Steve Carr
- Main cast: Steve Zahn, Regina King, Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin
- Music: David Newman
Shrek - The Ghost of Lord Farquaad
Donkey
Short Film, 2003
- Director: Simon J. Smith
- Main cast: John Lithgow, Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy
- Music: Harry Gregson-Williams
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Pluto Nash
Movie, 2002
- Director: Ron Underwood
- Main cast: Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid
- Music: John Powell
Showtime
Officer Trey Sellars
Movie, 2002
- Director: Tom Dey
- Main cast: Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy, Rene Russo, William Shatner
- Music: Alan Silvestri
I Spy
Kelly Robinson
Movie, 2002
- Director: Betty Thomas
- Main cast: Owen Wilson, Eddie Murphy, Famke Janssen, Keith Dallas
- Music: Richard Gibbs
Shrek 1
Donkey
Movie, 2001
- Director: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
- Main cast: John Lithgow, Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy
- Music: Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
Doctor Dolittle 2
Dr. John Dolittle
Movie, 2001
- Director: Steve Carr
- Main cast: Raven-Symoné, Eddie Murphy, Kristen Wilson, Kyla Pratt
- Music: David Newman
Creating a Fairy Tale World: The Making of 'Shrek'
Movie, 2001
- Main cast: Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
Donkey (singing voice)
Movie, 2001
- Director: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
- Main cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Guillaume Aretos, Christopher Knights
Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps
Professor Sherman Klump and various roles
Movie, 2000
- Director: Peter Segal
- Main cast: Larry Miller, Eddie Murphy, Janet Jackson, John Ales
- Music: David Newman
Bowfinger
Kit Ramsey / Jeffernson 'Jiff' Ramsey
Movie, 1999
- Director: Frank Oz
- Main cast: Christine Baranski, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham
- Music: David Newman
Mulan - Special Edition
Mushu
Movie, 1998
- Director: Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook
- Main cast: Miguel Ferrer, Eddie Murphy, Harvey Fierstein, Ming-Na Wen
- Music: Jerry Goldsmith
Dr Dolittle
Dr. John Dolittle
Movie, 1998
- Director: Betty Thomas
- Main cast: Oliver Platt, Eddie Murphy
- Music: Richard Gibbs
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy
Movie, 1998
- Main cast: Eddie Murphy, Billy Crystal, Robin Duke
Wes Craven's Vampire in Brooklyn
Maximillian / Pauly / Guido
Movie, 1995
- Director: Wes Craven
- Main cast: Angela Bassett, Eddie Murphy, Allen Payne, Kadeem Hardison
- Music: J. Peter Robinson
Beverly Hills Cop 3
Det. Axel Foley
Movie, 1994
- Director: John Landis
- Main cast: Hector Elizondo, Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Gilbert R. Hill
- Music: Nile Rodgers
But... Seriously
(archive footage)
Movie, 1994
- Director: Jeff Lieberman
- Main cast: Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Bill Hicks
Dangerous: The Short Films
King (Remember The Time)
Movie, 1993
- Director: David Fincher, John Landis, David Lynch, John Singleton, Michael Jackson, David Kellogg, Andrew Morahan, Joe Pytka, Herb Ritts
Distinguished Gentleman, The (1992)
Thomas Jefferson Johnson
Movie, 1992
- Director: Jonathan Lynn
- Main cast: Eddie Murphy, Joe Don Baker, Sheryl Lee Ralph
- Music: Randy Edelman
Michael Jackson: Remember the Time
Pharaoh
Movie, 1992
- Director: John Singleton
- Main cast: Eddie Murphy, Michael Jackson
Another 48 Hrs.
Reggie Hammond
Movie, 1990
- Director: Walter Hill
- Main cast: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Brion James, Kevin Tighe
- Music: James Horner
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Self (archive footage)
Movie, 1989
- Director: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
- Main cast: Dustin Hoffman, Sara Lewinstein, David Mandell
- Music: Bobby McFerrin
Harlem Nights
Quick
Movie, 1989
- Director: Eddie Murphy
- Main cast: Danny Aiello, Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx
- Music: Herbie Hancock
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
(archive footage)
Movie, 1989
Coming to America
Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
Movie, 1988
- Director: John Landis
- Main cast: James Earl Jones, Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, John Amos
- Music: Nile Rodgers
Beverly Hills Cop 2
Det. Axel Foley
Movie, 1987
- Director: Tony Scott
- Main cast: Eddie Murphy, Ronny Cox, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton
- Music: Harold Faltermeyer
Eddie Murphy - Raw
Movie, 1987
- Director: Robert Townsend
- Main cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Eddie Murphy, Tatyana Ali, Billie Allen
Uptown Comedy Express
Movie, 1987
- Director: Russ Petranto
- Main cast: Chris Rock, Arsenio Hall, Barry Sobel, Robert Townsend
Golden Child, The (1986)
Chandler Jarrell
Movie, 1986
- Director: Michael Ritchie
- Main cast: Charles Dance, Eddie Murphy, Charlotte Lewis, J.L. Reate
- Music: Michel Colombier
The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special
Self
Movie, 1986
- Main cast: Danny DeVito, Eddie Murphy, Pamela Bach, Joe Piscopo
Beverly Drive
Det. Axel Foley
Movie, 1984
- Director: Martin Brest
- Main cast: Eddie Murphy, Ronny Cox, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton
- Music: Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey
Best Defense
Lieutenant T.M. Landry
Movie, 1984
- Director: Willard Huyck
- Main cast: Eddie Murphy, Kate Capshaw, George Dzundza, Dudley Moore
- Music: Patrick Williams
The Joe Piscopo Special
, Carl Lewis
Movie, 1984
- Director: Jay Dubin
- Main cast: Eddie Murphy, Joseph Bologna, Anthony Caruso, Joe Piscopo
Delirious
himself
Movie, 1983
- Director: Bruce Gowers
- Main cast: Eddie Murphy
Trading Places
Billy Ray Valentine
Movie, 1983
- Director: John Landis
- Main cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy
- Music: Elmer Bernstein, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
48 Hrs.
Reggie Hammond
Movie, 1982
- Director: Walter Hill
- Main cast: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole, Frank McRae
- Music: James Horner
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Producer
Eddie is listed as producer for twenty titles.
The Pickup
Movie, 2025
- Director: Tim Story
- Main cast: Eva Longoria, Pete Davidson, Eddie Murphy, Keke Palmer
- Music: Christopher Lennertz
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Movie, 2024
- Director: Mark Molloy
- Main cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Taylour Paige
- Music: Lorne Balfe
Candy Cane Lane
Movie, 2023
- Director: Reginald Hudlin
- Main cast: Jillian Bell, Eddie Murphy, Robin Thede, Tracee Ellis Ross, Genneya Walton
- Music: Marcus Miller
Coming 2 America
Movie, 2021
- Director: John Landis, Craig Brewer
- Main cast: James Earl Jones, Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall
- Music: Jermaine Stegall
Dolemite Is My Name
Movie, 2019
- Director: Craig Brewer
- Main cast: Keegan-Michael Key, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock
- Music: Scott Bomar
Tower Heist
Movie, 2011
- Director: Brett Ratner
- Main cast: Ben Stiller, Casey Affleck, Eddie Murphy, Alan Alda
- Music: Christophe Beck
Norbit
Movie, 2007
- Director: Brian Robbins
- Main cast: Thandiwe Newton, Terry Crews, Eddie Murphy
- Music: David Newman
Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps
Movie, 2000
- Director: Peter Segal
- Main cast: Larry Miller, Eddie Murphy, Janet Jackson, John Ales
- Music: David Newman
Wes Craven's Vampire in Brooklyn
Movie, 1995
- Director: Wes Craven
- Main cast: Angela Bassett, Eddie Murphy, Allen Payne, Kadeem Hardison
- Music: J. Peter Robinson
Beverly Hills Cop 3
Movie, 1994
- Director: John Landis
- Main cast: Hector Elizondo, Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Gilbert R. Hill
- Music: Nile Rodgers
Another 48 Hrs.
Movie, 1990
- Director: Walter Hill
- Main cast: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Brion James, Kevin Tighe
- Music: James Horner
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Movie, 1990
- Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman
- Main cast: Cicely Tyson, Trent Cameron
- Music: Stanley Clarke
Harlem Nights
Movie, 1989
- Director: Eddie Murphy
- Main cast: Danny Aiello, Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx
- Music: Herbie Hancock
Coming to America
Movie, 1988
- Director: John Landis
- Main cast: James Earl Jones, Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, John Amos
- Music: Nile Rodgers
Beverly Hills Cop 2
Movie, 1987
- Director: Tony Scott
- Main cast: Eddie Murphy, Ronny Cox, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton
- Music: Harold Faltermeyer
Eddie Murphy - Raw
Movie, 1987
- Director: Robert Townsend
- Main cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Eddie Murphy, Tatyana Ali, Billie Allen
Golden Child, The (1986)
Movie, 1986
- Director: Michael Ritchie
- Main cast: Charles Dance, Eddie Murphy, Charlotte Lewis, J.L. Reate
- Music: Michel Colombier
Beverly Drive
Movie, 1984
- Director: Martin Brest
- Main cast: Eddie Murphy, Ronny Cox, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton
- Music: Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey
Best Defense
Movie, 1984
- Director: Willard Huyck
- Main cast: Eddie Murphy, Kate Capshaw, George Dzundza, Dudley Moore
- Music: Patrick Williams
Delirious
Movie, 1983
- Director: Bruce Gowers
- Main cast: Eddie Murphy
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Screenwriter
Eddie is listed as screenwriter for four titles.
Norbit
Movie, 2007
- Director: Brian Robbins
- Main cast: Thandiwe Newton, Terry Crews, Eddie Murphy
- Music: David Newman
Harlem Nights
Movie, 1989
- Director: Eddie Murphy
- Main cast: Danny Aiello, Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx
- Music: Herbie Hancock
Eddie Murphy - Raw
Movie, 1987
- Director: Robert Townsend
- Main cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Eddie Murphy, Tatyana Ali, Billie Allen
Delirious
Movie, 1983
- Director: Bruce Gowers
- Main cast: Eddie Murphy
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Director
Eddie is listed as director for one title.
Harlem Nights
Movie, 1989
- Director: Eddie Murphy
- Main cast: Danny Aiello, Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx
- Music: Herbie Hancock
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