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George Murphy

George Murphy

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 04, 1902
Died May 03, 1992 (89)
Birthplace New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 hon ... orary 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 Fame. In movies, Murphy was known as a song-and-dance man and appeared in many big-budget musicals such as Broadway Melody of 1938, Broadway Melody of 1940 and For Me and My Gal. He made his movie debut shortly after talking pictures had replaced silent movies in 1930, and his career continued until he retired as an actor in 1952, at the age of 50. During World War II, he organized entertainment for American troops. In 1951, he was awarded an honorary Academy Award. He was never nominated for an Oscar in any competitive category. He was the president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1944 to 1946. He was also a vice president of Desilu Productions and of the Technicolor Corporation. He was director of entertainment for presidential inaugurations in 1953, 1957 and 1961.

Known For

Filmography

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

1994

as (archive footage)

That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

1985

as From 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Walk East on Beacon!

Walk East on Beacon!

1952

as Inspector James 'Jim' Belden

Talk About a Stranger

Talk About a Stranger

1952

as Robert Fontaine Sr.

The Hoaxters

The Hoaxters

1952

as Narrator (voice)

No Questions Asked

No Questions Asked

1951

as Police Insp. Matt Duggan

It's a Big Country

It's a Big Country

1951

as Mr. Patrick Callaghan

Border Incident

Border Incident

1949

as Jack Bearnes

Battleground

Battleground

1949

as 'Pop' Stazak

Tenth Avenue Angel

Tenth Avenue Angel

1948

as Steve Abbutt

Big City

Big City

1948

as Patrick O'Donnell

Cynthia

Cynthia

1947

as Larry Bishop

The Arnelo Affair

The Arnelo Affair

1947

as Theodore 'Ted' Parkson

Up Goes Maisie

Up Goes Maisie

1946

as Joseph Morton

Having Wonderful Crime

Having Wonderful Crime

1945

as Jake Justus

Broadway Rhythm

Broadway Rhythm

1944

as Johnny Demming

Step Lively

Step Lively

1944

as Gordon Miller

Show Business

Show Business

1944

as George Doane

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

1944

as (archive footage)

This Is the Army

This Is the Army

1943

as Jerry Jones

The Powers Girl

The Powers Girl

1943

as Jerry Hendricks

Bataan

Bataan

1943

as Lt. Steve Bentley

The Mayor of 44th Street

The Mayor of 44th Street

1942

as Joe Jonathan

The Navy Comes Through

The Navy Comes Through

1942

as Lt. Thomas L. 'Tom' Sands

For Me and My Gal

For Me and My Gal

1942

as Jimmy K. Metcalf

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941

as Claudius "Coffee Cup" Cup

Rise and Shine

Rise and Shine

1941

as Jimmy McGonagle

Tom, Dick and Harry

Tom, Dick and Harry

1941

as Tom

Ringside Maisie

Ringside Maisie

1941

as Francis X. 'Skeets' / 'Skeeter' Maguire

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Cavalryman (uncredited)

Public Deb No. 1

Public Deb No. 1

1940

as Alan Blake

Little Nellie Kelly

Little Nellie Kelly

1940

as Jerry Kelly

Two Girls on Broadway

Two Girls on Broadway

1940

as Eddie Kerns

Broadway Melody of 1940

Broadway Melody of 1940

1940

as King Shaw

Risky Business

Risky Business

1939

as Dan Clifford

Hold That Co-ed

Hold That Co-ed

1938

as Rusty Stevens

Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway

1938

as Roger Wendling

Letter of Introduction

Letter of Introduction

1938

as Barry Paige

The Women Men Marry

The Women Men Marry

1937

as Bill Raeburn

London by Night

London by Night

1937

as Michael Denis

You're a Sweetheart

You're a Sweetheart

1937

as Hal Adams

Top of the Town

Top of the Town

1937

as Ted Lane

Broadway Melody of 1938

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937

as Sonny Ledford

Violets in Spring

Violets in Spring

1936

as Charlie Hall

Woman Trap

Woman Trap

1936

as Keat Shevlin

The Public Menace

The Public Menace

1935

as Edward Joseph "Red" Foster

After the Dance

After the Dance

1935

as Jerry Davis

I'll Love You Always

I'll Love You Always

1935

as Carl Brent

Jealousy

Jealousy

1934

as Larry O'Roarke

Kid Millions

Kid Millions

1934

as Jerry Lane

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MGM Parade

as Host

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 14, 1955

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1958

The Thin Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1957

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