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George Murphy
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George Murphy
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1902-07-04,New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

6.6

Battleground
1949-11-09

4.2

The Hoaxters
1952-12-05

For Me and My Gal

6.4

For Me and My Gal
1942-10-21

Border Incident

6.8

Border Incident
1949-10-28

The Arnelo Affair

5.3

The Arnelo Affair
1947-02-13

6.5

Bataan
1943-06-03

6

Step Lively
1944-07-26

This Is the Army

5.7

This Is the Army
1943-08-14

Broadway Melody of 1940

6.7

Broadway Melody of 1940
1940-02-09

Little Nellie Kelly

6

Little Nellie Kelly
1940-11-22

Broadway Melody of 1938

6.3

Broadway Melody of 1938
1937-08-20

Little Miss Broadway

6.6

Little Miss Broadway
1938-07-29

6

Rise and Shine
1941-11-21

Broadway Rhythm

5.5

Broadway Rhythm
1944-01-19

No Questions Asked

6

No Questions Asked
1951-06-15

It's a Big Country

5.3

It's a Big Country
1951-11-20

Tom, Dick and Harry

5.5

Tom, Dick and Harry
1941-06-13

Talk About a Stranger

6.1

Talk About a Stranger
1952-04-18

Two Girls on Broadway

6.8

Two Girls on Broadway
1940-04-19

Walk East on Beacon

5

Walk East on Beacon
1952-06-01

Letter of Introduction

5.9

Letter of Introduction
1938-08-05

The Navy Comes Through

5.6

The Navy Comes Through
1942-10-30

Tenth Avenue Angel

6.1

Tenth Avenue Angel
1948-02-20

Ringside Maisie

7

Ringside Maisie
1941-08-01

Having Wonderful Crime

6.3

Having Wonderful Crime
1945-04-12

5.9

Cynthia
1947-08-29

The Public Menace

5

The Public Menace
1935-09-30

The Women Men Marry

5.5

The Women Men Marry
1937-09-10

5

Show Business
1944-05-10

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

4.7

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941-03-14

6.7

Up Goes Maisie
1946-02-01

The Mayor of 44th Street

4

The Mayor of 44th Street
1942-10-15

7.2

Big City
1948-03-25

London by Night

6

London by Night
1937-07-30

Hold That Co-ed

6.6

Hold That Co-ed
1938-09-16

Hollywood Hobbies

5.6

Hollywood Hobbies
1939-05-03

1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration

6

1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration
1955-01-01

6.5

Kid Millions
1934-11-10

6

Risky Business
1939-03-03

The Powers Girl

6.5

The Powers Girl
1943-01-15

Public Deb No. 1

4.2

Public Deb No. 1
1940-09-13

You're a Sweetheart

3.8

You're a Sweetheart
1937-12-26

Top of the Town

5.2

Top of the Town
1937-04-17

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine

0

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
2003-01-02

After the Dance

6

After the Dance
1935-06-25

That's Entertainment!

7.2

That's Entertainment!
1974-06-21

0

Woman Trap
1936-03-06

Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

3.5

Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
1939-09-02

They Died with Their Boots On

6.566

They Died with Their Boots On
1941-11-20

4.7

Jealousy
1934-11-23

I'll Love You Always

3

I'll Love You Always
1935-03-19

Show-Business at War

7

Show-Business at War
1943-05-21

Violets in Spring

5.3

Violets in Spring
1936-09-05

That's Entertainment! III

6.9

That's Entertainment! III
1994-07-01

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

6.7

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940-10-24

Twenty Years After

6

Twenty Years After
1944-01-01

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

6

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936-09-11

That's Dancing!

7

That's Dancing!
1985-01-18

Frank Capra's American Dream

6.2

Frank Capra's American Dream
1997-01-01

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

4.3

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958-10-06

7.6

The Thin Man
1957-09-20

0

MGM Parade
1955-09-14