Occupation Actor Years active 1931–1953 | Name Horace Murphy Role Film actor | |
Died January 20, 1975, Studio City, California, United States Movies Boom Town, Billy the Kid Returns, The Utah Trail, Rogue of the Range, Rollin' Plains Similar People Robert N Bradbury, Sam Newfield, Ray Taylor, Joseph Kane, Alan James | ||
Horace Murphy (June 3, 1880 – January 20, 1975) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1953.
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Early years
Born in Osceola, Arkansas, Murphy was playing cornet by age 11 and six years later led the band for the Newton Family Wagon Show. The next spring, he became the leader of a 45-piece band for the C.W. Parker Carnival Company. After two years in that position, he left to work in Dr. Rucker's Korak Wonder Medicine Show in order to be able to act in addition to leading the band.
Radio
Murphy played Will Kimble, the storekeeper, in Granby's Green Acres, which was on CBS in the summer of 1950. He also had roles in several radio westerns, including Shorty on Gene Autry's Melody Ranch, Clackity for one season of The Roy Rogers Show, and Buckskin Blodgett on Red Ryder.
Filmography
Actor
1954
The Abbott and Costello Show (TV Series) as
Henry--Farmer
- Car Trouble (1954) - Henry--Farmer
1946
Crack-Up as
Train Conductor (uncredited)
1946
Traffic in Crime as
Joe - Night Watchman
1946
The Spider Woman Strikes Back as
Angry Older Rancher (uncredited)
1945
Scarlet Street as
Milkman (uncredited)
1945
Lonesome Trail as
Judge Melford
1945
Fallen Angel as
Sheriff (uncredited)
1945
Song of Old Wyoming as
Timothy Meeks - Editor
1945
Riders of the Dawn as
Sheriff Beasley
1945
Springtime in Texas as
Mayor Lem Grainger
1945
It's in the Bag! as
Officer (uncredited)
1943
A Lady Takes a Chance as
Poker Player (uncredited)
1943
Song of Texas as
Notary (uncredited)
1941
Honky Tonk as
Jim - Candy's Butler (uncredited)
1941
Bad Man of Deadwood as
Seth Belden
1941
Wide Open Town as
Croupier (uncredited)
1941
Arizona Bound as
Bunion
1941
The Great Train Robbery as
Ticket Agent (uncredited)
1940
Melody Ranch as
Loco - Cowboy Radio Actor (uncredited)
1940
Boom Town as
Tom Murphy
1940
The Range Busters as
Homer Thorp
1940
Carolina Moon as
Barber (uncredited)
1940
Ghost Valley Raiders as
Mob Ringleader
1940
Legion of the Lawless as
Peddler Driving Wagon (uncredited)
1939
Days of Jesse James as
Post Office Clerk (uncredited)
1939
Crashing Thru as
Boat Passenger (uncredited)
1939
Cowboys from Texas as
Constable Dan (uncredited)
1939
Saga of Death Valley as
Pete - Agent (uncredited)
1939
Rovin' Tumbleweeds as
Jailer (uncredited)
1939
Fighting Mad as
Chess Player
1939
Oklahoma Frontier as
Mushy
1939
Desperate Trails as
Stage Driver Nebraska
1939
The Oregon Trail as
Irate Agitaiting Townsman [Ch. 6] (uncredited)
1939
Down the Wyoming Trail as
Sheriff Missouri
1939
Man of Conquest as
Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
1939
The Rookie Cop as
2nd Service Station Attendant (uncredited)
1939
Union Pacific as
Irishman (uncredited)
1939
The Night Riders as
Riverboat Capt. Asa Beckett (uncredited)
1939
The Flying Irishman as
Drunk at New York Airport (uncredited)
1939
The Oklahoma Kid as
Bartender (uncredited)
1939
Rollin' Westward as
Missouri
1939
Sundown on the Prairie as
Ananias
1939
Fighting Thoroughbreds (uncredited)
1938
Song of the Buckaroo as
Cashaway
1938
The Law West of Tombstone as
Kent's Coachman (uncredited)
1938
Where the Buffalo Roam as
Ananias
1938
The Night Hawk as
Boatman (uncredited)
1938
The Stranger from Arizona as
Sheriff
1938
Starlight Over Texas as
Ananias
1938
Billy the Kid Returns as
Mr. Miller - Homesteader
1938
Durango Valley Raiders as
Matt Tanner
1938
Utah Trail as
Ananias
1938
Smashing the Rackets as
Doorman (uncredited)
1938
The Wages of Sin as
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
1938
Rollin' Plains as
Ananias
1938
Flaming Frontiers as
Sheriff (Chs. 7-11, 15)
1938
Stolen Heaven as
Burgomaster
1938
Wide Open Faces as
Schultz, Grocer (uncredited)
1938
Rolling Caravans as
Telegrapher (uncredited)
1938
Thunder in the Desert as
Sheriff
1938
Frontier Town as
Stubby
1938
Paroled - To Die as
Lucky Gosden
1937
Colorado Kid as
Colonel Gifford
1937
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts as
Stubby
1937
County Fair as
Pick Up Driver Towing the Boys
1937
The Girl Said No as
Joe
1937
Stars Over Arizona as
Smokey
1937
Ridin' the Lone Trail as
Bartender (uncredited)
1937
Western Gold as
Man Who Trades Horses (uncredited)
1937
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen as
Stubby Billings
1937
Boothill Brigade as
Calico Haynes
1937
The Red Rope as
Horner
1937
Doomed at Sundown as
Drunk (uncredited)
1937
Riders of the Rockies as
Doc Thornton
1937
The Devil Is Driving as
Peter's Friend in Court (uncredited)
1937
Anything for a Thrill as
Boss Kelley
1937
Border Phantom as
Sheriff Murphy
1937
Come on, Cowboys as
Judge Blake
1937
Sing, Cowboy, Sing as
Marshal Tinker
1937
Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin as
Cherokee - Homesteader (uncredited)
1937
Guns in the Dark as
Sundown Ranch Rider (uncredited)
1937
The Trusted Outlaw as
Jim - Dan's Cantina Friend (uncredited)
1937
The Frame-Up as
Dr. Phillips
1937
Bar-Z Bad Men as
Jake - Bartender (uncredited)
1937
I Promise to Pay as
O'Halloran (uncredited)
1937
Trail of Vengeance as
Joe - Rancher (uncredited)
1937
Lightnin' Crandall as
J. Travis
1937
Dizzy Doctors (Short) as
Dr. Bright (uncredited)
1937
Park Avenue Logger as
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1937
Nancy Steele Is Missing! as
1936 Principal Keeper (uncredited)
1937
Trouble in Texas as
Lucky
1937
Paradise Express as
Farmer Jones (uncredited)
1937
The Gambling Terror as
Missouri Bill
1937
Arizona Days as
Sheriff Brown
1937
Ranger Courage as
Doc
1936
Lady from Nowhere as
Lem
1936
Four Days Wonder as
Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
1936
Lawless Land as
Lafe Spooner
1936
The Gun Ranger as
Ranch Cook
1936
Easy to Take as
Peters (uncredited)
1936
Ghost-Town Gold as
Judge (uncredited)
1936
Adventure in Manhattan as
Night Watchman (uncredited)
1936
The Girl on the Front Page as
Cop (uncredited)
1936
Undercover Man as
Sheriff
1936
Brand of the Outlaws as
Express Agent John Brent (uncredited)
1936
The Crooked Trail as
Carter
1936
The Law Rides as
County Recorder (uncredited)
1936
Everyman's Law as
Sheriff Chris Bradley
1936
Too Much Beef as
Sheriff
1936
The Fugitive Sheriff as
Lawyer Simpson (uncredited)
1936
Gun Grit as
Rancher Sully
1936
Last of the Warrens as
Grizzly
1936
The Mine with the Iron Door as
Garage Man
1936
Rogue of the Range as
Sheriff Tom
1936
Two in Revolt as
Prospector (uncredited)
1936
Song of the Trail as
Sheriff
1936
Lucky Terror as
Townsman (uncredited)
1936
Ghost Town as
Henry (uncredited)
1936
The Kid Ranger as
Barfly (uncredited)
1936
Valley of the Lawless as
Barfly (uncredited)
1936
Desert Guns as
Doctor Jeff D. Stanley (uncredited)
1935
Trail of Terror as
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
1935
Swifty as
Drink Stealer (uncredited)
1935
Timber War as
Logger John
1935
Alias John Law as
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1935
Between Men as
Burton (uncredited)
1935
Sundown Saunders as
Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
1934
When a Man Sees Red as
Townsman (uncredited)
1931
The Phantom as
Police Chief Murphy (uncredited)
Soundtrack
1938
Starlight Over Texas (performer: "Ah! Viva Tequila")
1938
Utah Trail (performer: "A'Roamin' I'll Be")
Archive Footage
2018
The ComicWeb: Old Time Radio Programs (Podcast Series) as
Undetermined Role
- Diary of Fate: Edward Matthews Entry (2018) - Undetermined Role
2015
Hey Moe, Hey Dad! (TV Series documentary) as
Various characters
- Slap Happy (2015) - Various characters (uncredited)
1976
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch as
Fat Sidekick (uncredited)
1966
Flaming Frontiers (TV Movie) as
Sheriff
References
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