George Murphy

George Murphy Headshot

Actor • Politician

Birth Date: July 4, 1902

Death Date: May 3, 1992

Birth Place: New Haven, Connecticut

Genial American leading actor and singer-dancer who enjoyed 15 years of second-string stardom in Hollywood and, prefiguring Ronald Reagan (whom he rather resembled), later enjoyed success in California politics.

Credits

The Thin Man

Guest Star
Himself
Show
1957

MGM Parade

Host
Show
1955

Talk About a Stranger

Actor
Robert Fontaine Sr.
Movie
1952

The Hoaxters

Narrator
Movie
1952

Walk East on Beacon

Actor
Inspector James "Jim" Belden
Movie
1952

No Questions Asked

Actor
Police Insp. Matt Duggan
Movie
1951

Border Incident

Actor
Jack Bearnes
Movie
1950

Border G-Man

Actor
"Pop" Stazak
Movie
1950

Battleground

Actor
"Pop" Stazak
Movie
1949

Big CityStream

Actor
Patrick O'Donnell
Movie
1948

Tenth Avenue Angel

Actor
Steve Abbutt
Movie
1948

Feliz Amanecer

Actor
Movie
1947

The Arnelo Affair

Actor
Theodore "Ted' Parkson
Movie
1947

Cynthia

Actor
Larry Bishop
Movie
1947

Up Goes MaisieStream

Actor
Joseph Morton
Movie
1946

Having Wonderful Crime

Actor
Jake Justus
Movie
1945

Broadway Rhythm

Actor
Johnny Demming
Movie
1944

Show Business

Actor
George Doane
Movie
1944

Step Lively

Actor
Gordon Miller
Movie
1944

This Is the ArmyStream

Actor
Jerry Jones
Movie
1943

BataanStream

Actor
Lt. Steve Bentley
Movie
1943

Bataan

Actor
Movie
1943

For Me and My GalStream

Actor
Jimmy K. Metcalf
Movie
1942
100%

The Navy Comes Through

Actor
Lt. Thomas L. "Tom" Sands
Movie
1942

The Mayor of 44th Street

Actor
Joe Jonathan
Movie
1942

Tom, Dick and Harry

Actor
Tom
Movie
1941

Rise and Shine

Actor
Jimmy McGonigle
Movie
1941

A Girl, a Guy and a Gob

Actor
Claudius J. "Coffee Cup" Cup
Movie
1941

Ringside Maisie

Actor
Francis X. `'Skeets'`/`'Skeeter'` Maguire
Movie
1941

Two Girls on Broadway

Actor
Eddie Kerns
Movie
1940

Little Nellie Kelly

Actor
Jerry Kelly
Movie
1940

Public Deb No. 1

Actor
Alan Blake
Movie
1940

Broadway Melody of 1940

Actor
King Shaw
Movie
1940

Risky Business

Actor
Dan Clifford
Movie
1939

Letter of Introduction

Actor
Barry Paige
Movie
1938

Little Miss Broadway

Actor
Roger Wendling
Movie
1938

La Pequeña Miss

Actor
Movie
1938

Hold That Co-ed

Actor
Rusty Stevens
Movie
1938

Broadway Melody of 1938

Actor
Sonny Ledford
Movie
1937

Top of the Town

Actor
Ted Lane
Movie
1937

The Women Men Marry

Actor
Bill Raeburn
Movie
1937

London by Night

Actor
Michael Denis
Movie
1937

You're a Sweetheart

Actor
Hal Adams
Movie
1937

Violets in Spring

Actor
Charlie Hall
Movie
1936

Woman Trap

Actor
Keat Shevlin
Movie
1936

After the Dance

Actor
Jerry Davis
Movie
1935

Public Menace

Actor
Red Foster
Movie
1935