Occupation Actor Years active 1930–1969 | Name Murray Alper Role Actor | |
Born January 11, 1904 ( 1904-01-11 ) New York, New York, U.S. Died November 16, 1984, Los Angeles, California, United States Resting place Hollywood Forever Cemetery Movies The Maltese Falcon, Saboteur, They Were Expendable, Strangers on a Train, The Outlaws Is Coming Similar People Billy Curtis, Norman Maurer, Jerry Lewis, Frank Tashlin, Robert Montgomery | ||
Murray Alper (January 11, 1904 – November 16, 1984) was an American actor.
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Alper worked on Broadway from 1927 to 1940 in a number of shows including: The Wild Man of Borneo, This is New York, Broadway Boy, Sailor Beware!, and Every Man for Himself.
Alper appeared in more than 200 films and TV series from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. Quite often his work was uncredited and he never received a top billing in one of his movies. His first known screen credit was in The Royal Family of Broadway (1930) a part he had already played on Broadway in 1927/28.
In The Maltese Falcon (1941), he plays a friendly cabbie who drives the character Sam Spade, played by Humphrey Bogart, during a mid-film wild goose chase. His biggest role should have been the part of Gus Smith in the Alfred Hitchcock film Lifeboat in 1943. Due to his becoming ill right before the start of shooting in August, he was replaced by actor William Bendix. However, he worked for Hitchcock on three other movies: Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941), Saboteur (1942), and Strangers on a Train (1951).
Frequently seen in comedies, Alper was featured in the Three Stooges films Tricky Dicks (1953) and The Outlaws Is Coming (1965). One of Alper's least characteristic roles was the judo instructor in Jerry Lewis' The Nutty Professor (1963).
Murray Alper
Filmography
Actor
1969
Hook, Line and Sinker as
Member - Board of Inquiry (uncredited)
1968
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? as
Passenger (uncredited)
1966
Get Smart (TV Series) as
Owner of Diner / Contact Man
- Don't Look Back (1968) - Owner of Diner
- Ship of Spies: Part 1 (1966) - Contact Man
1966
Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV Series) as
Doorman / Bartender
- Gomer and the Queen of Burlesque (1968) - Doorman
- It Takes Two to Tangle (1966) - Bartender
1967
Green Acres (TV Series) as
Bartender / Louie
- Das Lumpen (1967) - Bartender
- Never Take Your Wife to a Convention (1967) - Louie
1967
The Big Mouth as
Ed - Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
1967
Occasional Wife (TV Series) as
House Detective
- An Affair to Forget (1967) - House Detective
1967
The Wild Wild West (TV Series) as
Bartender
- The Night of the Bogus Bandits (1967) - Bartender
1967
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin as
Police Officer (uncredited)
1967
CBS Playhouse (TV Series) as
Landlord
- The Final War of Olly Winter (1967) - Landlord
1966
Gidget (TV Series) as
Cab Driver
- One More for the Road (1966) - Cab Driver
1966
Hazel (TV Series) as
Bill
- Harold's Gift Horses (1966) - Bill
1965
Petticoat Junction (TV Series) as
Mr. Lindley
- A Borderline Story (1965) - Mr. Lindley
1965
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) as
The Cabbie
- The Trap (1965) - The Cabbie
1965
Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) as
Conductor
- Four into Zero (1965) - Conductor
1965
The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series) as
Studio Driver
- Dash Riprock, You Cad (1965) - Studio Driver
1964
The Outlaws Is Coming as
Chief Crazy Horse
1964
The Disorderly Orderly as
Patient (uncredited)
1964
The Munsters (TV Series) as
The Second Man
- Tin Can Man (1964) - The Second Man
1964
Wagon Train (TV Series) as
Pitchman
- The Race Town Story (1964) - Pitchman
1964
The Patsy as
Bowler (uncredited)
1964
Channing (TV Series) as
The Conductor
- The Face in the Sun (1964) - The Conductor
1961
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) as
First gas station attendent / Charley West / Reporter / ...
- Not Such a Simple Knot (1964) - First gas station attendent (uncredited)
- Crash Out! (1963) - Charley West
- Wolf! Cried the Blonde (1962) - Reporter (uncredited)
- The Long Shot Caper (1962) - Little Ed (uncredited)
- Caper in E Flat (1961) - Cab Driver
1963
Arrest and Trial (TV Series) as
Mr. Bassett
- Some Weeks Are All Mondays (1963) - Mr. Bassett
1963
The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze as
Gus
1963
The Nutty Professor as
Gym Attendant (uncredited)
1963
Ensign O'Toole (TV Series) as
Chief Wales
- Operation: Boxer (1963) - Chief Wales
1963
Papa's Delicate Condition as
Gambler (uncredited)
1963
Dennis the Menace (TV Series) as
Harv
- Wilson's Allergy (1963) - Harv (uncredited)
1961
Cheyenne (TV Series) as
Creech / Mike / Bartender
- Wanted for the Murder of Cheyenne Bodie (1962) - Creech
- Vengeance Is Mine (1962) - Mike
- Incident at Dawson Flats (1961) - Bartender (uncredited)
1962
It's Only Money as
2nd Cop on Pier (uncredited)
1962
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? as
Projectionist (uncredited)
1962
Hawaiian Eye (TV Series) as
Jury foreman / Crawford
- Nightmare in Paradise (1962) - Jury foreman (uncredited)
- A Scent of Whales (1962) - Crawford
1962
Walk on the Wild Side as
Diner in Teresina's Cafe (uncredited)
1961
Adventures in Paradise (TV Series) as
Delaney
- The Trial of Adam Troy (1961) - Delaney
1961
Surfside 6 (TV Series) as
1st bartender at Terrace Club / Mitchell's waiter
- A Matter of Seconds (1961) - 1st bartender at Terrace Club (uncredited)
- Spring Training (1961) - Mitchell's waiter (uncredited)
1961
The Bob Cummings Show (TV Series)
- Vive La Credit Card (1961)
1961
Checkmate (TV Series) as
Sid
- Tight as a Drum (1961) - Sid
1961
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV Series) as
Buck
- High Tension (1961) - Buck
1961
Bronco (TV Series) as
Forty Rock
- The Invaders (1961) - Forty Rock (uncredited)
1961
The Case of the Dangerous Robin (TV Series)
- Key Man (1961)
1960
Thriller (TV Series) as
Older Bartender
- Knock Three-One-Two (1960) - Older Bartender
1960
Maverick (TV Series) as
Gus
- Hadley's Hunters (1960) - Gus
1960
Ocean's Eleven as
Deputy (uncredited)
1960
Bachelor Father (TV Series) as
Diner Counterman
- Bentley's Birthday Gift (1960) - Diner Counterman
1960
Johnny Midnight (TV Series) as
Bunkey
- One Over Par (1960) - Bunkey
1960
The Leech Woman as
Drunk (uncredited)
1960
Lassie (TV Series) as
Al
- Champ (1960) - Al
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) as
Sgt. Ed Carmody / Lloyd
- Not the Running Type (1960) - Sgt. Ed Carmody
- Breakdown (1955) - Lloyd
1959
Johnny Staccato (TV Series) as
Policeman
- Tempted (1959) - Policeman
1959
Markham (TV Series) as
Hymie Kramer
- The Long Haul (1959) - Hymie Kramer
1959
Say One for Me as
Otto (uncredited)
1959
The Young Philadelphians as
Diner Counterman (uncredited)
1959
The David Niven Show (TV Series) as
Jerry
- Life Line (1959) - Jerry (uncredited)
1958
The Bob Cummings Show (TV Series) as
Cabbie
- Grandpa Moves West (1958) - Cabbie
1958
The Donna Reed Show (TV Series) as
Joe
- A Very Merry Christmas (1958) - Joe
1958
The Geisha Boy as
GI in Korea (uncredited)
1958
December Bride (TV Series)
- Contour Chair (1958)
1957
Baby Face Nelson as
Alex - Bank Guard
1957
The Thin Man (TV Series) as
Trimmer
- The Duke of Sing Sing (1957) - Trimmer
1957
Calypso Joe as
Transfer Man
1957
Climax! (TV Series) as
Gelb
- The Mad Bomber (1957) - Gelb
1957
Hey, Jeannie! (TV Series) as
Steve
- Jeannie the Policewoman (1957) - Steve
1957
Hold That Hypnotist as
Gale
1957
Chain of Evidence as
Charlie (uncredited)
1956
Crossroads (TV Series) as
Medic
- The Comeback (1956) - Medic
1955
Damon Runyon Theater (TV Series) as
Pockets Brogan / Arne
- Miracle Jones (1956) - Pockets Brogan
- Dancing Dan's Christmas (1955) - Arne
1956
Slightly Scarlet as
Hood (uncredited)
1956
It's a Great Life (TV Series) as
Bus Driver
- The Elusive Dime (1956) - Bus Driver
1955
The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) as
Marty Simmons
- Man in the Ring (1955) - Marty Simmons
1955
The McConnell Story as
Sergeant (uncredited)
1955
Jail Busters as
Gus
1955
Las Vegas Shakedown as
House Manager
1955
The Big Tip Off as
Dan Curry - Gambler
1955
Women's Prison as
Mae's Boyfriend (uncredited)
1954
Adventures of the Falcon (TV Series) as
Andy Curtis
- False Faces (1954) - Andy Curtis
1951
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) as
Pete Vernon / Ace Parker / Kirby / ...
- The Kid from Red Butte (1954) - Pete Vernon
- Mexican Gun Running Story (1952) - Ace Parker
- Border City (1951) - Kirby
- Behind Southern Lines (1951) - Army Sergeant
1954
Jungle Gents as
Fats Lomax (uncredited)
1954
Security Risk as
Mike
1954
Tanganyika as
Paul Duffy (uncredited)
1954
The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series) as
Chauffeur
- For the Love of Kitty (1954) - Chauffeur (uncredited)
1954
Adventures of Superman (TV Series) as
Sanders
- The Golden Vulture (1954) - Sanders
1954
Highway Dragnet as
Ice Cream Truck Driver
1953
Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) as
Mechanic
- For Art's Sake (1953) - Mechanic
1953
Three Sailors and a Girl as
Marine (uncredited)
1953
Big Town (TV Series) as
Noonan
- Baseball Story (1953) - Noonan
1953
Devil's Canyon as
Driver-Guard (uncredited)
1953
Vice Squad as
Cop (uncredited)
1953
Arena as
Medic (uncredited)
1953
Murder Without Tears as
Jim - Bartender
1953
Tricky Dicks (Short) as
The Thrill Killer
1953
Spies and Guys (Short) as
Sergeant
1953
Trouble Along the Way as
Bus Driver (uncredited)
1953
General Electric Theater (TV Series)
- Winners Never Lose (1953)
1953
Jalopy as
Red Baker
1953
Hollywood Opening Night (TV Series)
- Legal Affair (1953)
1952
The Jazz Singer as
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1952
Chevron Theatre (TV Series)
- Horses and Fur Coats (1952)
1952
No Holds Barred as
Barney
1952
Sky King (TV Series) as
Nat
- The Giant Eagle (1952) - Nat
1952
Army Bound as
Military Police Sergeant
1952
Because You're Mine as
Supply Sergeant (uncredited)
1952
Here Come the Marines as
Cpl. Stacy
1952
The Steel Fist as
Nicholas
1951
Lost Continent as
Air Police Sergeant
1951
Let's Go Navy! as
Sailor with Nuramo Tattoo
1951
Strangers on a Train as
Boatman (uncredited)
1951
Fighting Coast Guard as
Medic / Interne (uncredited)
1951
Lullaby of Broadway as
Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
1951
Navy Bound as
Seaman 'Warthog' Novak
1951
Gasoline Alley as
Giffin (uncredited)
1950
David Harding, Counterspy as
Customer (uncredited)
1950
The Gunfighter as
Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)
1950
Kill the Umpire as
Fireman (uncredited)
1950
Appointment with Danger as
Goddard's Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1950
Blonde Dynamite as
Dynamite
1949
On the Town as
Cab Company Owner (uncredited)
1949
Free for All as
McGuinness
1949
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff as
Joe, Reporter (uncredited)
1949
Any Number Can Play as
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1949
Take Me Out to the Ball Game as
Zalinka (uncredited)
1948
Public Prosecutor (TV Series)
- The Case of Crepe for Suzette (1948)
1948
Force of Evil as
Comptroller (uncredited)
1948
Blondie's Secret as
Larry
1948
The Return of October as
Little Max (uncredited)
1948
Let's Live a Little as
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1948
Sleep, My Love as
Drunk (uncredited)
1948
Slippy McGee as
Red
1947
The Gangster as
Eddie (uncredited)
1947
Wife to Spare (Short) as
Louie Jackson (uncredited)
1947
The Long Night as
Mac - Bartender (uncredited)
1946
Gallant Bess as
Johnny
1946
Angel on My Shoulder as
Jim - Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
1946
The Phantom Thief as
Eddie Alexander, Chauffeur
1946
Up Goes Maisie as
Mitch O'Hara
1945
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly (Documentary short) as
Chief Flight Instructor (uncredited)
1945
They Were Expendable as
'Slug' Mahan T.M. 1c
1945
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs (Documentary short) as
Chief Flight Instructor (uncredited)
1945
Honeymoon Ahead as
Spike
1945
The Horn Blows at Midnight as
Tony - the Hotel Bell Captain (uncredited)
1945
The Power of the Whistler as
Joe Blainey, Elite Bakery Truck Driver (uncredited)
1945
God Is My Co-Pilot as
Sgt. Altonen (uncredited)
1944
Curiosity Killed a Cat (Documentary short) as
Soldier (uncredited)
1944
Army Wives as
Mike
1944
Something for the Boys as
Army Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1944
Moonlight and Cactus as
Slugger
1944
Wing and a Prayer as
Benjamin K. 'Benny 'O'Neill
1944
Roger Touhy, Gangster as
Ralph Burke (uncredited)
1944
The Eve of St. Mark as
Sgt. Kriven
1944
Once Upon a Time as
Soldier Leaving Theatre (uncredited)
1944
Lady in the Dark as
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
1943
Swing Fever as
Burly Attentant (uncredited)
1943
The Chance of a Lifetime as
Convict (uncredited)
1943
Corvette K-225 as
Jones
1943
Larceny with Music as
Cab Driver
1943
The Good Fellows as
Cummings (uncredited)
1943
This Is the Army as
Soldier (uncredited)
1943
Hers to Hold as
Smiley, the Foreman
1943
Bombardier as
Little Boy - Spy (uncredited)
1943
Good Morning, Judge as
Charlie Martin (uncredited)
1943
No Time for Love as
Moran (uncredited)
1943
Air Force as
Butch - Demolition Squad Corporal (uncredited)
1943
The Hard Way as
Joe Duglatz (uncredited)
1943
Lady Bodyguard as
Attendant (uncredited)
1942
Mug Town as
Shorty
1942
Divide and Conquer (Short) as
Neighbor (uncredited)
1942
The Gay Sisters as
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1942
Escape from Crime as
Fingerprint Man's Assistant (uncredited)
1942
The Big Shot as
Quinto, a Convict
1942
Powder Town as
Joe (uncredited)
1942
Yankee Doodle Dandy as
Wiseguy (uncredited)
1942
My Favorite Spy as
Kay's 1st Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1942
Saboteur as
Truck Driver
1942
The Lady Is Willing as
Joe Quig
1942
Obliging Young Lady as
Pickup Driver with Red (uncredited)
1942
Call Out the Marines as
Military Policeman (uncredited)
1941
You're in the Army Now as
Supply Man: Hats (uncredited)
1941
Dangerously They Live as
Miller (uncredited)
1941
Married Bachelor as
Sleeper
1941
Down Mexico Way as
Flood
1941
The Maltese Falcon as
Frank Richman
1941
Navy Blues as
Sailor in Storeroom (uncredited)
1941
Manpower as
Lineman (uncredited)
1941
My Life with Caroline as
Jenkins
1941
Bullets for O'Hara as
Singing Messenger (uncredited)
1941
Sergeant York as
But! Boy (uncredited)
1941
Caught in the Draft as
Make-Up Man (uncredited)
1941
Out of the Fog as
Drug Store Soda Jerk (uncredited)
1941
Affectionately Yours as
Blair
1941
Mr. & Mrs. Smith as
Harold - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1940
Street of Memories as
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
1940
East of the River as
Dink Rogers (uncredited)
1940
City for Conquest as
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1940
The Bride Wore Crutches as
Izzy (uncredited)
1940
Lucky Partners as
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
1940
Blondie Has Servant Trouble as
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1940
Manhattan Heartbeat as
Mechanic
1940
Sailor's Lady as
Sailor (uncredited)
1940
Gambling on the High Seas as
Louie
1940
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby as
Nails
1940
Turnabout as
Masseur
1940
My Favorite Wife as
Yosemite Bartender (uncredited)
1940
Double Alibi as
Joe - Counterman (uncredited)
1940
Black Friday as
Bellhop
1940
The Lone Wolf Strikes as
Pete (uncredited)
1939
The Big Guy as
Williams
1939
The Night of Nights as
Muggins
1939
The Roaring Twenties as
Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
1939
Stop, Look and Love as
Pete (uncredited)
1939
Bachelor Mother as
Dance Floor Gatekeeper at 'The Pink Slipper' (uncredited)
1939
Another Thin Man as
Larry - a Father (uncredited)
1939
It's a Wonderful World as
Newspaper Man at Ferry Landing (uncredited)
1939
Rose of Washington Square as
Eddie - Candy Butcher (uncredited)
1939
Twelve Crowded Hours as
Louie Allen
1939
Tail Spin as
Albuquerque Mechanic (uncredited)
1939
The Great Man Votes as
Tri-County Distribution Truck Driver (uncredited)
1939
King of the Underworld as
Eddie
1938
Road Demon as
Hap Flynn
1938
Next Time I Marry as
Joe
1938
The Cowboy and the Lady as
Cowboy at Ranch (uncredited)
1938
Submarine Patrol as
Orderly in Maitland's Office (uncredited)
1938
The Arkansas Traveler as
Hobo, Frogeyes
1938
Young Dr. Kildare as
Blue Swan Waiter (uncredited)
1938
Keep Smiling as
Projectionist 'Shorty' (uncredited)
1938
Passport Husband as
Baggage Man (uncredited)
1938
Gold Diggers in Paris as
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1938
Cocoanut Grove as
Concessionaire (uncredited)
1938
Island in the Sky as
Blackie - Doyle's Henchman (uncredited)
1938
Change of Heart as
Plumber (uncredited)
1937
Big Town Girl as
Marty
1937
That's My Story! as
Blackie
1937
Escape by Night as
Horace 'Red' Graham
1937
The Singing Marine as
Marine (uncredited)
1937
Riding on Air as
Gunner in Mob Plane (uncredited)
1937
You Can't Buy Luck as
Chauffeur Spike Connors
1937
23 1/2 Hours Leave as
Sgt. Schultz
1937
Sea Devils as
Seaman Brown
1937
When's Your Birthday? as
Dustin's Trainer (uncredited)
1937
Torture Money (Short) as
Little Davie Barkell (uncredited)
1936
After the Thin Man as
The Kid (uncredited)
1936
Winterset as
Louie (uncredited)
1936
The Big Broadcast of 1937 as
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1936
Lady Be Careful as
Mattie
1936
High Tension as
Chuck
1936
Murder on a Bridle Path as
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1936
Panic on the Air as
Martin Danker
1936
Two in Revolt as
Andy
1936
The Milky Way as
Cabbie with Little Agnes (uncredited)
1935
Seven Keys to Baldpate as
Max the Monk
1935
Hands Across the Table as
Cabbie (uncredited)
1935
The Public Menace as
Stiglitz
1935
Navy Wife as
Sam (uncredited)
1935
Little Big Shot as
Doré's Henchman
1931
The Girl Habit as
Hood
1930
The Royal Family of Broadway as
McDermott
Miscellaneous
1958
Seven Guns to Mesa (dialogue supervisor)
1957
Hell Canyon Outlaws (dialogue advisor)
1957
Calypso Joe (dialogue director)
1955
Shack Out on 101 (dialogue supervisor)
Self
1944
Know Your Ally: Britain (Documentary short) as
American Soldier (uncredited)
Archive Footage
1989
American Masters (TV Series documentary) as
Taxi Driver in 'The Milky Way'
- Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989) - Taxi Driver in 'The Milky Way' (uncredited)
1954
Superman's Peril as
Sanders (dock foreman)
1953
Border City Rustlers as
Kirby
1952
Behind Southern Lines as
Sergeant
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