He will play the dad of a young cop in the series being made for CBS TV.
Murphy's role as smart talking Axel Foley made him a household name and the success of the original 1984 film spawned two sequels.
The TV series will feature Foley's son called Aaron who is played by actor Brandon T Jackson.
A pilot for the series has been given the greenlight by CBS.
As with the Hollywood film, Foley Jr will take on criminals targeting the rich and famous in Beverly Hills.
Murphy, 51, is in dire need of a hit after his most recent Hollywood films flopped at the box office.
Apart from voicing the hugely successful Shrek movies, Murphy has not appeared in a hit film since 2006 when he was nominated for an Oscar for Dreamgirls.
His most recent effort A Thousand Words bombed at the box office making less than half of the $40m it cost to produce.
Murphy is acting as executive producer of the Beverly Hills Cop TV series which will be screened later this year.
Career comeback? The actor (pictured in Beverly Hills Cop 3) will appear as the father of a young police officer
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