Editing Rupert Murdoch (section)

===Film and television===
In 1999, the [[Ted Turner]]-owned [[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]] channel aired an original sitcom, ''[[The Chimp Channel]]''. This featured an all-[[simian]] cast and the role of an Australian TV veteran named Harry Waller. The character is described as "a self-made gazillionaire with business interests in all sorts of fields. He owns newspapers, hotel chains, sports franchises and genetic technologies, as well as everyone's favourite cable TV channel, The Chimp Channel". Waller is thought to be a parody of Murdoch, a long-time rival of Turner.<ref>{{Cite news | last = Lucas | first = Michael P | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jun-01-ca-42906-story.html | title = Some 'Chimp Channel' Segments Descend From Classics | work = Los Angeles Times | date = 1 June 1999 | access-date = 8 April 2010 | archive-date = 23 October 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121023115508/http://articles.latimes.com/1999/jun/01/entertainment/ca-42906 | url-status = live }}</ref>

In 2004, the movie ''[[Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism]]'' included many interviews accusing Fox News of pressuring reporters to report only one side of news stories, in order to influence viewers' political opinions.<ref>{{cite news | last = Memmott | first = Mark | url = https://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/2004-07-11-outfoxed_x.htm | title = Another film joins the political debate today when Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism is unveiled in New York | quote = 'Outfoxed' accuses Fox of slanting the news. Outfoxed, which is being promoted by the liberal advocacy group MoveOn, charges that Fox News executives order their cable TV anchors, reporters and producers to slant the news to be pro-Republican and pro-Bush administration | work = USA Today | date = 12 July 2004 | access-date = 12 July 2011 | archive-date = 2 November 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101102005021/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/nov/19/books.media | url-status = live }}</ref>

In 2012, the satirical telemovie ''[[Hacks (2012 film)|Hacks]]'' broadcast on the UK's [[Channel 4]], made obvious comparisons with Murdoch using the fictional character "Stanhope Feast", portrayed by [[Michael Kitchen]], as well as other central figures in the [[phone hacking scandal]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/hacks | title=Hacks | access-date=8 January 2012 | archive-date=7 January 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107203822/http://www.channel4.com/programmes/hacks | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2136967/ |title=Hacks |publisher=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>

The 2013 film ''[[Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues]]'' features an Australian character inspired by Rupert Murdoch who owns a cable news television channel.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Buckwalter|first=Ian|date=17 December 2013|title=Ron Burgundy, Still A Legend In His Own Tiny Mind|url=https://www.npr.org/2013/12/17/251645698/ron-burgundy-still-a-legend-in-his-own-tiny-mind|url-status=live|access-date=27 October 2020|website=[[NPR]]|language=en|archive-date=26 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226164538/http://www.npr.org/2013/12/17/251645698/ron-burgundy-still-a-legend-in-his-own-tiny-mind/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Fleming|first=Ryan|date=19 December 2013|title='Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues' review|url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/anchorman-2-legend-continues/|url-status=live|access-date=27 October 2020|website=[[Digital Trends]]|archive-date=9 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209152556/https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/anchorman-2-legend-continues/}}</ref>

Murdoch was part of the inspiration for Logan Roy, the protagonist of TV show ''[[Succession (TV series)|Succession]]'' (2018–2023), who is portrayed by [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Julie |title=HBO's Succession Holds a Mirror Up to the Trumps, Kushners, and Murdochs |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/06/hbo-succession-rupert-murdoch-trump-kushner-family |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=3 June 2018 |language=en |access-date=12 December 2019 |archive-date=17 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117061516/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/06/hbo-succession-rupert-murdoch-trump-kushner-family |url-status=live }}</ref>

Murdoch has also been played by the following people in films and TV series:
* [[Barry Humphries]] in the TV mini-series ''[[Selling Hitler]]'' (1991)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Visontay |first1=Elias |title='Treasured Australian icon': Barry Humphries remembered as a 'comic genius' and 'legend' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/apr/23/treasured-australian-icon-barry-humphries-remembered-as-a-comic-genius-and-legend |newspaper=The Guardian |date=23 April 2023 |publisher=Guardian News & Media Limited |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>
* [[Hugh Laurie]] in a parody of ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'' in the TV show ''[[A Bit of Fry & Laurie]]'' (1990s)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mustiche |first1=Emma |title=Hugh Laurie's vintage Rupert Murdoch impression |url=https://www.salon.com/2011/07/13/laurie_fry_rupert_murdoch/ |website=salon.com |date=13 July 2011 |publisher=Salon.com, LLC. |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>
* Paul Elder in the telemovie ''[[The Late Shift (film)|The Late Shift]]'' (1996)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Late Shift - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-late-shift/cast/2030111095/ |website=tvguide.com |publisher=TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>
* [[Ben Mendelsohn]] in the film ''[[Black and White (2002 film)|Black and White]]'' (2002)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=David |title=Ruthless Rupe is recast as an angel of mercy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/jan/04/rupertmurdoch.film |newspaper=The Observer |date=4 January 2004 |publisher=Guardian News & Media Limited |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>
* Himself on ''[[The Simpsons]]'', first in "[[Sunday, Cruddy Sunday]]" and later in "[[Judge Me Tender]]" (2010)<ref>{{IMDb name|613770}}</ref>
* [[Patrick Brammall]] in the TV mini-series ''[[Power Games: The Packer–Murdoch War]]'' (2013)<ref>{{cite web |title=The inside story |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/the-inside-story-20130905-2t7gu.html |website=smh.com |date=6 September 2013 |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>
* [[Ben Miller]] in two UK comedy TV series: ''[[Tracey Ullman's Show]]'' (2016)<ref>{{cite web |title=Tracey Ullman's Show (TV Series 2016-2018) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5337038/characters/nm0587950 |website=imdb.com |publisher=IMDb, Inc. |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref> and ''[[Tracey Breaks the News]]'' (2017)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schneider |first1=Michael |title=Tracey Ullman Created a Sex-Crazed Rupert Murdoch in Her HBO Sketch Comedy |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/tracey-ullman-hbo-show-sketch-rupert-murdoch-angela-merkel-1202007859/ |website=indiewire.com |date=28 September 2018 |publisher=IndieWire Media, LLC. |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>
* [[Simon McBurney]] in the mini-series ''[[The Loudest Voice]]'' (2019)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zurawik |first1=David |title=The ugly legacy of media monster Roger Ailes |url=https://digitaledition.baltimoresun.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=96df2212-1f2b-4bcf-a76d-d8a8204e9fe4 |website=digitaledition.baltimoresun.com |publisher=The Baltimore Sun |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>
* [[Malcolm McDowell]] in ''[[Bombshell (2019 film)|Bombshell]]'' (2019)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hipes |first1=Patrick |title=Malcolm McDowell To Play Rupert Murdoch In Annapurna's Roger Ailes Movie |url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/malcolm-mcdowell-rupert-murdoch-roger-ailes-movie-cast-1202478671/ |website=deadline.com |date=8 October 2018 |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>