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George Murphy

Cast & creator

George Murphy

1902-07-04 (died at 89) New Haven, Connecticut, USAIMDb

Best known for The Merv Griffin Show, Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, MGM Parade

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 the only United States Senator represented by a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In movies, Murphy was known as a song-and-dance man and appeared in many big-budget musicals such as Broadway Melody of 1938, Broadway Melody of 1940 and For Me and My Gal. He made his movie debut shortly after talking pictures had replaced silent movies in 1930, and his career continued until he retired as an actor in 1952, at the age of 50. During World War II, he organized entertainment for American troops. In 1951, he was awarded an honorary Academy Award. He was never nominated for an Oscar in any competitive category. He was the president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1944 to 1946. He was also a vice president of Desilu Productions and of the Technicolor Corporation. He was director of entertainment for presidential inaugurations in 1953, 1957 and 1961.

Also known as: George Lloyd Murphy

Movies

60

film credits

Series

4

television credits

Career

63

1934–2003 · acting roles

Credit score

6.3

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

Self · 1962

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Acting · 1958

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

Host · 1955

The Thin Man

The Thin Man

Acting · 1957

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

Cavalryman (uncredited) · 1941

Across film & television

Filmography (64)

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The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

Host

The Thin Man

The Thin Man

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

Cavalryman (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

Stunts

Battleground

Battleground

'Pop' Stazak

This Is the Army

This Is the Army

Jerry Jones

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage) (uncredited)

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage) (uncredited)

Broadway Melody of 1940

Broadway Melody of 1940

King Shaw

Step Lively

Step Lively

Gordon Miller

Broadway Melody of 1938

Broadway Melody of 1938

Sonny Ledford

It's a Big Country

It's a Big Country

Mr. Patrick Callaghan

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Self

That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

From 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage)

Frank Capra's American Dream

Frank Capra's American Dream

Self (archive footage)

Show Business

Show Business

George Doane

For Me and My Gal

For Me and My Gal

Jimmy K. Metcalf

Ringside Maisie

Ringside Maisie

Francis X. 'Skeets' / 'Skeeter' Maguire

Tom, Dick and Harry

Tom, Dick and Harry

Tom

Woman Trap

Woman Trap

Keat Shevlin

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

(archive footage)

Public Deb No. 1

Public Deb No. 1

Alan Blake

You're a Sweetheart

You're a Sweetheart

Hal Adams

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Self

Border Incident

Border Incident

Jack Bearnes

Walk East on Beacon

Walk East on Beacon

Inspector James 'Jim' Belden

Talk About a Stranger

Talk About a Stranger

Robert Fontaine Sr.

Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway

Roger Wendling

Tenth Avenue Angel

Tenth Avenue Angel

Steve Abbutt

The Navy Comes Through

The Navy Comes Through

Lt. Thomas L. 'Tom' Sands

The Women Men Marry

The Women Men Marry

Bill Raeburn

No Questions Asked

No Questions Asked

Police Insp. Matt Duggan

Hold That Co-ed

Hold That Co-ed

Rusty Stevens

Bataan

Bataan

Lt. Steve Bentley

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

Claudius "Coffee Cup" Cup

Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

Self

The Powers Girl

The Powers Girl

Jerry Hendricks

Letter of Introduction

Letter of Introduction

Barry Paige

I'll Love You Always

I'll Love You Always

Carl Brent

Top of the Town

Top of the Town

Ted Lane

Two Girls on Broadway

Two Girls on Broadway

Eddie Kerns

The Hoaxters

Narrator (voice)

Big City

Big City

Patrick O'Donnell

Having Wonderful Crime

Having Wonderful Crime

Jake Justus

Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

Himself (uncredited)

The Arnelo Affair

The Arnelo Affair

Theodore 'Ted' Parkson

London by Night

London by Night

Michael Denis

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine

Broadway Rhythm

Broadway Rhythm

Johnny Demming

Cynthia

Cynthia

Larry Bishop

Rise and Shine

Rise and Shine

Jimmy McGonagle

Kid Millions

Kid Millions

Jerry Lane

The Mayor of 44th Street

The Mayor of 44th Street

Joe Jonathan

Hollywood Hobbies

Hollywood Hobbies

Self (uncredited)

Little Nellie Kelly

Little Nellie Kelly

Jerry Kelly

Up Goes Maisie

Up Goes Maisie

Joseph Morton

Risky Business

Risky Business

Dan Clifford

After the Dance

After the Dance

Jerry Davis

The Public Menace

The Public Menace

Edward Joseph "Red" Foster

Jealousy

Jealousy

Larry O'Roarke

Violets in Spring

Charlie Hall

1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration