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person_profile-George Murphy

George Murphy Died at age: 89

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

George Murphy

Date of Birth:

Jul 04, 1902

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

May 03, 1992

Biography of

George Murphy

    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 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.

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George Murphy

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Filmography of

George Murphy

Found 49 Movies in total

Frank Capra's American Dream

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1997

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1994

That's Dancing!

From 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1985

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1974

Walk East on Beacon

Inspector James 'Jim' Belden ( Actor )

... 1952

Talk About a Stranger

Robert Fontaine Sr. ( Actor )

... 1952

It's a Big Country

Mr. Patrick Callaghan ( Actor )

... 1951

No Questions Asked

Police Insp. Matt Duggan ( Actor )

... 1951

Battleground

'Pop' Stazak ( Actor )

... 1949

Border Incident

Jack Bearnes ( Actor )

... 1949

Big City

Patrick O'Donnell ( Actor )

... 1948

Tenth Avenue Angel

Steve Abbutt ( Actor )

... 1948

Cynthia

Larry Bishop ( Actor )

... 1947

The Arnelo Affair

Theodore 'Ted' Parkson ( Actor )

... 1947

Up Goes Maisie

Joseph Morton ( Actor )

... 1946

Having Wonderful Crime

Jake Justus ( Actor )

... 1945

Step Lively

Gordon Miller ( Actor )

... 1944

Show Business

George Doane ( Actor )

... 1944

Broadway Rhythm

Johnny Demming ( Actor )

... 1944

This Is the Army

Jerry Jones ( Actor )

... 1943

Bataan

Lt. Steve Bentley ( Actor )

... 1943

The Powers Girl

Jerry Hendricks ( Actor )

... 1943

The Navy Comes Through

Lt. Thomas L. 'Tom' Sands ( Actor )

... 1942

For Me and My Gal

Jimmy K. Metcalf ( Actor )

... 1942

The Mayor of 44th Street

Joe Jonathan ( Actor )

... 1942

Rise and Shine

Jimmy McGonagle ( Actor )

... 1941

They Died with Their Boots On

Cavalryman (uncredited) ( Actor )

Stunts

... 1941

Ringside Maisie

Francis X. 'Skeets' / 'Skeeter' Maguire ( Actor )

... 1941

Tom, Dick and Harry

Tom ( Actor )

... 1941

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

Claudius "Coffee Cup" Cup ( Actor )

... 1941

Little Nellie Kelly

Jerry Kelly ( Actor )

... 1940

Public Deb No. 1

Alan Blake ( Actor )

... 1940

Two Girls on Broadway

Eddie Kerns ( Actor )

... 1940

Broadway Melody of 1940

King Shaw ( Actor )

... 1940

Risky Business

Dan Clifford ( Actor )

... 1939

Hold That Co-ed

Rusty Stevens ( Actor )

... 1938

Letter of Introduction

Barry Paige ( Actor )

... 1938

Little Miss Broadway

Roger Wendling ( Actor )

... 1938

You're a Sweetheart

Hal Adams ( Actor )

... 1937

The Women Men Marry

Bill Raeburn ( Actor )

... 1937

Broadway Melody of 1938

Sonny Ledford ( Actor )

... 1937

London by Night

Michael Denis ( Actor )

... 1937

Top of the Town

Ted Lane ( Actor )

... 1937

Woman Trap

Keat Shevlin ( Actor )

... 1936

The Public Menace

Edward Joseph "Red" Foster ( Actor )

... 1935

After the Dance

Jerry Davis ( Actor )

... 1935

I'll Love You Always

Carl Brent ( Actor )

... 1935

Jealousy

Larry O'Roarke ( Actor )

... 1934

Kid Millions

Jerry Lane ( Actor )

... 1934