Maurice Murphy (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 (film)

Maurice Murphy (October 3, 1913–November 23, 1978) was an American film actor. Initially a child actor, he graduated to playing older roles, often in action films. 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.

His brother Jack Murphy also became an actor.

Filmography

• The Self-Made Wife (1923)
• Call of the Wild (1923)
• The Last Man on Earth (1924)
• Peter Pan (1924)
• The Home Maker (1925)
• Thank You (1925)
• Stella Dallas (1925)
• Beau Geste (1926)
• Flesh and the Devil (1926)
• Alias the Deacon (1927)
• The American (1927)
• The Call of the Heart (1928)
• The Shepherd of the Hills (1928)
• The Michigan Kid (1928)
• The Spirit of Youth (1929)
• The Three Outcasts (1929)
• The College Coquette (1929)
• All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
• Hell's Angels (1930)
• Seas Beneath (1931)
• Women Go on Forever (1931)
• Divorce in the Family (1932)
• Faithless (1932)
• Found Alive (1933)
• What Price Innocence? (1933)
• Pilgrimage (1933)
• Tailspin Tommy (1934, serial)
• There's Always Tomorrow (1934)
• The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934)
• Private Worlds (1935)
• Curly Top (1935)
• The Crusades (1935)
• The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
• Down to the Sea (1936)
• Romeo and Juliet (1936)
• Gentle Julia (1936)
• The Road Back (1937)
• Tovarich (1937)
• Under Suspicion (1937)
• My Bill (1938)
• The Nurse from Brooklyn (1938)
• Delinquent Parents (1938)
• Secrets of an Actress (1938)
• Zaza (1939)
• Forged Passport (1939)
• Career (1939)
• The Covered Trailer (1939)
• Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
• Wolf of New York (1940)
• The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
• To Be or Not to Be (1942)
• Smith of Minnesota (1942)
• Air Force (1943)
• Destination Tokyo (1943)
• A Guy Named Joe (1943)
• See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)
• Sensation Hunters (1945)

Bibliography

• Michael R. Pitts. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

• Maurice Murphy on IMDb