Maurice Murphy (October 3, 1913 – November 23, 1978) was an American film actor.[1] Initially a child actor, he graduated to playing older roles, often in action films. His brother Jack Murphy also became an actor.
Maurice Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 3, 1913 Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Died | November 23, 1978 (aged 65) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1923–1945 |
Early film appearances included in Stella Dallas and as the young Beau Geste in the 1926 film. In 1934 he played the title role in the Universal Pictures serial Tailspin Tommy.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | The Self-Made Wife | Tim Godwin Jr. | Film debut |
| Call of the Wild | |||
| 1924 | The Last Man on Earth | Elmer's Pal | |
| Peter Pan | Tootles | ||
| 1925 | The Home Maker | Henry Knapp | |
| Thank You | Willie Jones | ||
| Stella Dallas | Morrison Child | ||
| 1926 | Beau Geste | Beau Geste – Younger | |
| Flesh and the Devil | Ulrich as a Boy | Uncredited | |
| 1927 | Alias the Deacon | Willie Clark | |
| The American | |||
| 1928 | The Call of the Heart | Little Pete | |
| The Shepherd of the Hills | Josh O'Day | ||
| The Michigan Kid | Jimmy Cowan – as a Child | ||
| 1929 | The Spirit of Youth | Ted Ewing | |
| The Three Outcasts | Dick Marsh – as a Boy | ||
| The College Coquette | Jimmy Doolittle | ||
| 1930 | All Quiet on the Western Front | Soldier | Uncredited |
| Hell's Angels | Pilot | Uncredited | |
| 1931 | Seas Beneath | Merkel | Uncredited |
| Women Go on Forever | Tommy | ||
| 1932 | Divorce in the Family | Al Parker | |
| Faithless | Anthony 'Tony' Wade | ||
| 1933 | Found Alive | Bobby Roberts | |
| What Price Innocence? | Maurice Harper | ||
| Pilgrimage | Gary Worth | ||
| 1934 | Tailspin Tommy | Tailspin Tommy Tompkins | Serial |
| There's Always Tomorrow | Fred White | ||
| The Man Who Reclaimed His Head | Leon – a Soldier | Uncredited | |
| 1935 | Private Worlds | Boy In Car | |
| Curly Top | Jimmie Rogers | ||
| The Crusades | Alan – Richard's Squire | ||
| 1936 | The Prisoner of Shark Island | Prison Hospital Orderly | |
| Gentle Julia | Luis | ||
| Down to the Sea | Newland Sanders | ||
| Romeo and Juliet | Balthasar | Uncredited | |
| 1937 | The Road Back | Albert | |
| Under Suspicion | Ralph | ||
| Tovarich | Georges Dupont | ||
| 1938 | The Nurse from Brooklyn | Danny Thomas | |
| My Bill | Lynn Willard | ||
| Delinquent Parents | Bruce Jefferson | ||
| Secrets of an Actress | Thompson's Assistant | Uncredited | |
| 1939 | Zaza | Henri | |
| Forged Passport | 'Kansas' Nelson | ||
| Career | Mel Bartholomew | ||
| The Covered Trailer | Bill Williams | ||
| 1940 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | John McNeil | |
| Wolf of New York | Frankie Mason | ||
| 1941 | The Reluctant Dragon | Baby Weems Storyboard Artist | |
| 1942 | To Be or Not to Be | Polish RAF Pilot | Uncredited |
| Smith of Minnesota | Wayne Smith | Uncredited | |
| 1943 | Air Force | Harper's Co-Pilot | Uncredited |
| Destination Tokyo | Toscanini | Uncredited | |
| A Guy Named Joe | Captain Robertson | Uncredited | |
| 1944 | See Here, Private Hargrove | Lieutenant | Uncredited |
| 1945 | Sensation Hunters | Fred Rogers | Final film, Uncredited |
References
edit- ^ Pitts, p.177.
Bibliography
edit- Michael R. Pitts. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.