George Murphy

George Murphy

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday4 July 1902
Died3 May 1992 (age 89)
Place of birthNew Haven, Connecticut, USA
Known credits63

Biography

George Murphy was an American dancer and stage, screen, and television actor, as well as a United States Senator. Murphy was a song-and-dance leading man in many big-budget Hollywood musicals from 1930 to 1952. He was the president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1944 to 1946, and was awarded an honorary Oscar in 1951. Murphy served from 1965 to 1971 as U.S. Senator from California, the first notable U.S. actor to be elected to statewide office in California, predating Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is the only United States Senator represented by a star on the Hollywood Walk of F…

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
2003
Frank Capra's American Dream
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997 · Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III
1994 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing!
1985 · From 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
1974 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
The Thin Man
The Thin Man
1957
MGM Parade
MGM Parade
1955 · Host
1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration
1955
The Hoaxters
1952 · Narrator (voice)
Walk East on Beacon
Walk East on Beacon
1952 · Inspector James 'Jim' Belden
Talk About a Stranger
Talk About a Stranger
1952 · Robert Fontaine Sr.
It's a Big Country
It's a Big Country
1951 · Mr. Patrick Callaghan
No Questions Asked
No Questions Asked
1951 · Police Insp. Matt Duggan
Battleground
Battleground
1949 · 'Pop' Stazak
Border Incident
Border Incident
1949 · Jack Bearnes
Big City
Big City
1948 · Patrick O'Donnell
Tenth Avenue Angel
Tenth Avenue Angel
1948 · Steve Abbutt
Cynthia
Cynthia
1947 · Larry Bishop
The Arnelo Affair
The Arnelo Affair
1947 · Theodore 'Ted' Parkson
Up Goes Maisie
Up Goes Maisie
1946 · Joseph Morton
Having Wonderful Crime
Having Wonderful Crime
1945 · Jake Justus
Step Lively
Step Lively
1944 · Gordon Miller
Show Business
Show Business
1944 · George Doane
Broadway Rhythm
Broadway Rhythm
1944 · Johnny Demming
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After
1944 · (archive footage)
This Is the Army
This Is the Army
1943 · Jerry Jones
Bataan
Bataan
1943 · Lt. Steve Bentley
Show-Business at War
Show-Business at War
1943 · Self
The Powers Girl
The Powers Girl
1943 · Jerry Hendricks
The Navy Comes Through
The Navy Comes Through
1942 · Lt. Thomas L. 'Tom' Sands
For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal
1942 · Jimmy K. Metcalf
The Mayor of 44th Street
The Mayor of 44th Street
1942 · Joe Jonathan
Rise and Shine
Rise and Shine
1941 · Jimmy McGonagle
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 · Cavalryman (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 · Stunts
Ringside Maisie
Ringside Maisie
1941 · Francis X. 'Skeets' / 'Skeeter' Maguire
Tom, Dick and Harry
Tom, Dick and Harry
1941 · Tom
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941 · Claudius "Coffee Cup" Cup
Little Nellie Kelly
Little Nellie Kelly
1940 · Jerry Kelly
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940 · Self
Public Deb No. 1
Public Deb No. 1
1940 · Alan Blake
Two Girls on Broadway
Two Girls on Broadway
1940 · Eddie Kerns
Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940 · King Shaw
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
1939 · Himself (uncredited)
Hollywood Hobbies
Hollywood Hobbies
1939 · Self (uncredited)
Risky Business
Risky Business
1939 · Dan Clifford
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