William Murphy

Career timeline

1. 1921 · Born

   Born in Los Angeles, California, USA

2. 1944 · Screen debut

   Faces in the Fog (Movie)

3. 1948 · Breakthrough

   A Foreign Affair (Movie)

4. 1989 · Died

   November 6, 1989

5. 2008 · Latest release

   Bone Eater (Movie)

Career in numbers

13 1940s

11 1950s

1 1970s

1 2000s

• Drama12
• War5
• Comedy5
• Romance5
• Crime4
• Adventure3

Highest-rated title The Big Heat 1953 7.7 Most popular title The Big Heat 1953 7.7

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside William Murphy in our catalogue.

Robert Adler

2 titles together

Adele Mara

2 titles together

Brian Donlevy

2 titles together

1. 2008 Bone Eater as Jack 3.3 Movie
2. 1972 Thumb Tripping Movie
3. 1957 No Down Payment as Ed (uncredited) 6.3 Movie
4. 1957 Outlaw Queen as Brandon Movie
5. 1955 Ain't Misbehavin' as Bucky/a Sailor (uncredited) Movie
6. 1955 Six Bridges to Cross as Red Flanagan 6.4 Movie
7. 1953 The Big Heat as Reds (uncredited) 7.7 Movie
8. 1953 Fair Wind to Java as Ahab Movie
9. 1952 Hoodlum Empire as Pete Dailey Movie
10. 1952 Red Skies of Montana as Winkler (uncredited) Movie
11. 1951 Fast and Foolish as Bill Movie
12. 1951 Fighting Coast Guard as Sandy Jessup Movie
13. 1950 Sands of Iwo Jima as PFC Eddie Flynn 6.4 Movie
14. 1949 I Was a Male War Bride as Staff Sergeant at Troopship (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
15. 1949 It Happens Every Spring as Tommy Isbell 6.6 Movie
16. 1948 Jungle Patrol as Lt. Johnny Murphy Movie
17. 1948 A Foreign Affair as Joe 7.1 Movie
18. 1947 The Prairie as Jess Bush Movie
19. 1947 The Burning Cross as Minor Role (uncredited) Movie
20. 1947 I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now as Messenger Boy (uncredited) Movie
21. 1946 Young Widow as Army Lieutenant Hope Movie
22. 1945 Secrets of a Sorority Girl as Andy Jones Movie
23. 1945 Story of G.I. Joe as Private Mew 6.5 Movie
24. 1945 The Jungle Captive as Johnny - Errand Boy (uncredited) Movie
25. 1945 Salty O'Rourke as Bennie Movie
26. 1944 Faces in the Fog as Russell Movie

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