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Audie Murphy
Deceased

How Did Audie Murphy Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 45
Also known asAudie Leon MurphyGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn20/06/1925Born inKingston, Texas, USADied28/05/1971 (aged 45)Died inRoanokeCauseaircraft crashWikidataQ337185 ↗Buried atArlington National CemeteryTMDb#50962 ↗

Audie Leon Murphy was an American soldier, actor, and songwriter. He was widely celebrated as the most decorated American combat soldier of World War II, and has been described as the most highly decorated enlisted soldier in U.S. history. He received every military combat award for valor available from the United States Army, as well as French and Belgian awards for heroism.

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Filmography45 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1969A Time for DyingMovieJesse James44
1966Trunk to CairoMovieMike Merrick41
1966GunpointMovieChad Lucas41
1965Arizona RaidersMovieClint Stewart40
1964Apache RiflesMovieCapt. Jeff Stanton39
1964Bullet for a BadmanMovieLogan Keliher39
1964The Quick GunMovieClint Cooper39
1962Six Black HorsesMovieBen Lane37
1961Posse from HellMovieBanner Cole36
1961Battle at Bloody BeachMovieCraig Benson36
1961Whispering SmithSeriesTom 'Whispering' Smith36
1961War Is HellMovieNarrator - Introduction36
1960The UnforgivenMovieCash Zachary35
1960Seven Ways from SundownMovieSeven Jones35
1960Hell Bent for LeatherMovieClay Santell35
1959StartimeSeriesHoward Wilton34
1959Cast a Long ShadowMovieMatt Brown34
1959No Name on the BulletMovieJohn Gant34
1959The Wild and the InnocentMovieYancey34
1958The Gun RunnersMovieSam Martin33
1958The Quiet AmericanMovieThe American33
1957SuspicionSeriesSteve Gordon32
1957Joe ButterflyMoviePvt. Joe Woodley32
1957Night PassageMovieThe Utica Kid32
1957The Guns of Fort PetticoatMovieLt. Frank Hewitt32
1956Walk the Proud LandMovieJohn Philip Clum31
1956World in My CornerMovieTommy Shea31
1955Allen in MovielandMovieSelf30
1955Hollywood PreviewSeriesSelf30
1954DestryMovieTom Destry29
1954Drums Across the RiverMovieGary Brannon29
1954Ride Clear of DiabloMovieClay O'Mara29
1953General Electric TheaterSeriesTennessee28
1953Column SouthMovieJed Sayre28
1953GunsmokeMovieReb Kittredge28
1952The Duel at Silver CreekMovieLuke Cromwell - The Silver Kid27
1952The Cimarron KidMovieBill Doolin / The Cimarron Kid27
1951The Red Badge of CourageMovieThe Youth26
1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf - Mystery Guest25
1950The Colgate Comedy HourSeriesSelf25
1950The Kid from TexasMovieBilly the Kid25
1950SierraMovieRing Hassard25
1950Kansas RaidersMovieJesse James25
1949Bad BoyMovieDanny Lester24
1948Beyond GloryMovieCadet Thomas23