Summary
Donald Random Murphy (January 29, 1918 – May 19, 2008) was an American film and television actor.[1] He was known for playing Wyatt Earp's brother Virgil Earp in the 1954 film Masterson of Kansas.[2]
Donald Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Donald Random Murphy January 29, 1918 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 2008 (aged 90) Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1941–1971 |
Murphy was born in Chicago, Illinois.[3] He played Johnny Ringo and two other roles in the western television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. He made appearances in television westerns such as Tombstone Territory (as Anson Gurney), Lawman (as Jack O'Reilly), Shotgun Slade (as Hal Bates), and Bat Masterson (as Charlie Ryan).[2]: 252 Murphy guest-starred in the legal drama television series Perry Mason.[4] He retired from acting in 1971, when he moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico to work as an interior designer.[3]
In 1949 Murphy was a summer stock cast member at the Elitch Theatre in Denver, Colorado.
Murphy died in May 2008 at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at the age of 90.[3]
Partial filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Nice Girl? | Club Steward (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Driftin' River[5] | Captain Rogers |
| 1947 | My Brother Talks to Horses | Bettor (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Fortunes of Captain Blood | Valdez (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Killer Leopard | Fred Winters |
| 1954 | The Bamboo Prison | Intelligence Officer (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Masterson of Kansas | Virgil Earp |
| 1955 | The Long Gray Line | Army Captain (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Seven Angry Men | Hoyt (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Shrike | Actor in Play (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Shack Out on 101 | Pepe |
| 1956 | On the Threshold of Space | Sgt. Zack Deming |
| 1956 | Strange Intruder[6] | Dr. Adrian Carmichael |
| 1958 | Frankenstein's Daughter | Oliver Frank/Frankenstein |
| 1966 | Lord Love a Duck | Phil Neuhauser |
| 1971 | Swamp Girl | Surly |
References edit
- ^ "The Other Gunther". Harrisburg Telegraph. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. September 20, 1947. p. 16. Retrieved July 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Rainey, Buck (November 17, 2015). Western Gunslingers in Fact and on Film: Hollywood's Famous Lawmen and Outlaws. McFarland. p. 162. ISBN 9781476603285 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c Lentz, Harris (April 17, 2009). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2008. McFarland. p. 313. ISBN 9780786434824 – via Google Books.
- ^ Hill, Ona (September 9, 2011). Raymond Burr: A Film, Radio and Television Biography. McFarland. p. 209. ISBN 9780786491377 – via Google Books.
- ^ Schneider, Jerry (May 2014). Corriganville: The Definitive True History of the Ray Crash Corrigan Movie Ranch. Corriganville Press. p. 345. ISBN 9780983197256 – via Google Books.
- ^ Lentz, Robert (August 28, 2008). Korean War Filmography: 91 English Language Features Through 2000. McFarland. p. 338. ISBN 9780786438761 – via Google Books.
External links edit
- Donald Murphy at IMDb
- Donald Murphy at the TCM Movie Database
- Donald Murphy at AllMovie
- Rotten Tomatoes profile