George Murphy
George Murphy
Person

George Murphy

Actor 1902-07-04 New Haven, Connecticut, USA

George Murphy was an American dancer and stage, screen, and television actor, as well as a United States Senator. 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. Senator from California, the first notable U.S. actor to be elected to statewide office in California, predating Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is...

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They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941 · Cavalryman (uncredited)

Battleground

Battleground

1949 · 'Pop' Stazak

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

For Me and My Gal

For Me and My Gal

1942 · Jimmy K. Metcalf

Border Incident

Border Incident

1949 · Jack Bearnes

Broadway Melody of 1940

Broadway Melody of 1940

1940 · King Shaw

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

1994 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bataan

Bataan

1943 · Lt. Steve Bentley

This Is the Army

This Is the Army

1943 · Jerry Jones

That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

1985 · From 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage)

Tom, Dick and Harry

Tom, Dick and Harry

1941 · Tom

Walk East on Beacon

Walk East on Beacon

1952 · Inspector James 'Jim' Belden

Talk About a Stranger

Talk About a Stranger

1952 · Robert Fontaine Sr.

Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway

1938 · Roger Wendling

No Questions Asked

No Questions Asked

1951 · Police Insp. Matt Duggan

Broadway Melody of 1938

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937 · Sonny Ledford

You're a Sweetheart

You're a Sweetheart

1937 · Hal Adams

Tenth Avenue Angel

Tenth Avenue Angel

1948 · Steve Abbutt

The Arnelo Affair

The Arnelo Affair

1947 · Theodore 'Ted' Parkson

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 · Self