F. Murray Abraham is an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for a BAFTA Award, four Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. He came to prominence for his portrayal of Antonio Salieri in the drama film Amadeus (1984) for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor.
Abraham in 2008
Portrait of Antonio Salieri whom Abraham portrayed in Amadeus (1984)
Abraham (last full figure on right) on stage at the end of a December 2014 production of It's Only a Play
Antonio Salieri was an Italian composer and teacher of the classical period. He was born in Legnago, south of Verona, in the Republic of Venice, and spent his adult life and career as a subject of the Habsburg monarchy.
Portrait of Salieri by Joseph Willibrord Mähler, 1815
The beginning of Salieri's opera Palmira, regina di Persia