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George Murphy
Deceased

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Died aged 89
Also known asGeorge Lloyd MurphyGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn04/07/1902Born inNew Haven, Connecticut, USADied03/05/1992Died inPalm BeachCauseleukemiaWikidataQ527052TMDb#103366

George Lloyd Murphy was an American actor and politician. 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.

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Filmography46 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2003Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the BeguineMovie101
1997Frank Capra's American DreamMovieSelf (archive footage)95
1994That's Entertainment! IIIMovie(archive footage)92
1985That's Dancing!MovieFrom 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage)83
1974That's Entertainment!Movie(archive footage) (uncredited)72
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf60
1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries56
1957The Thin ManSeries55
1955MGM ParadeSeriesHost53
1952Talk About a StrangerMovieRobert Fontaine Sr.50
1952The HoaxtersMovieNarrator (voice)50
1951It's a Big CountryMovieMr. Patrick Callaghan49
1949Border IncidentMovieJack Bearnes47
1949BattlegroundMovie'Pop' Stazak47
1948Tenth Avenue AngelMovieSteve Abbutt46
1947CynthiaMovieLarry Bishop45
1947The Arnelo AffairMovieTheodore 'Ted' Parkson45
1945Having Wonderful CrimeMovieJake Justus43
1944Twenty Years AfterMovie(archive footage)42
1944Broadway RhythmMovieJohnny Demming42
1944Show BusinessMovieGeorge Doane42
1943BataanMovieLt. Steve Bentley41
1943Show-Business at WarMovieSelf41
1943The Powers GirlMovieJerry Hendricks41
1943This Is the ArmyMovieJerry Jones41
1942The Mayor of 44th StreetMovieJoe Jonathan40
1942For Me and My GalMovieJimmy K. Metcalf40
1942The Navy Comes ThroughMovieLt. Thomas L. 'Tom' Sands40
1941Tom, Dick and HarryMovieTom39
1941A Girl, a Guy, and a GobMovieClaudius "Coffee Cup" Cup39
1941They Died with Their Boots OnMovieCavalryman (uncredited)39
1941Rise and ShineMovieJimmy McGonagle39
1940A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of SoundMovieSelf38
1940Little Nellie KellyMovieJerry Kelly38
1940Broadway Melody of 1940MovieKing Shaw38
1939Hollywood HobbiesMovieSelf (uncredited)37
1939Risky BusinessMovieDan Clifford37
1938Letter of IntroductionMovieBarry Paige36
1938Little Miss BroadwayMovieRoger Wendling36
1937The Women Men MarryMovieBill Raeburn35
1937Top of the TownMovieTed Lane35
1937London by NightMovieMichael Denis35
1937You're a SweetheartMovieHal Adams35
1936Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)MovieSelf34
1936Woman TrapMovieKeat Shevlin34
1934Kid MillionsMovieJerry Lane32