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George Murphy (I) (1902–1992)

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After giving up college, George Murphy decided to become a dancer. Since 1927 was he with his wife and partner Julie Johnson on Broadway, since 1934, after his wife retired from show business, in Hollywood, where he worked with Shirley Temple Eleanor Powell Fred Astaire and Ronald Reagan. A Republican since 1939... See full bio »

Born:

George Lloyd Murphy
in New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Died:

(age 89) in Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Still of Eleanor Powell and George Murphy in Broadway Melody of 1940 Still of George Murphy in Border Incident George Murphy, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly Film Set For Me And My Gal (1942) 0034746 MGM Still of Eleanor Powell and George Murphy in Broadway Melody of 1940 Still of George Murphy in This Is the Army
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1960 New Comedy Showcase (TV series)
Charles Tyler
– You're Only Young Twice (1960) … Charles Tyler
 
1952 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Night Life (short)
Speaker
 
1952 Walk East on Beacon!
Inspector James 'Jim' Belden
 
1952 Talk About a Stranger
Robert Fontaine Sr.
 
1951 It's a Big Country
Mr. Callaghan
 
1951 No Questions Asked
Police Insp. Matt Duggan
 
1949 Battleground
'Pop' Stazak
 
1949 Border Incident
Jack Bearnes
 
1948 Big City
Patrick O'Donnell
 
1948 Tenth Avenue Angel
Steve Abbutt
 
1947 Cynthia
Larry Bishop
 
1947 The Arnelo Affair
Theodore 'Ted' Parkson
 
1946 Up Goes Maisie
Joseph Morton
 
1945 Having Wonderful Crime
Jake Justus
 
1944 Step Lively
Gordon Miller
 
1944 Show Business
George Doane
 
1944 Broadway Rhythm
Johnny Demming
 
1943 This Is the Army
Jerry Jones
 
1943 Bataan
Lieut. Steve Bentley
 
1943 The Powers Girl
Jerry Hendricks
 
1942 The Navy Comes Through
Lt. Thomas L. 'Tom' Sands
 
1942 For Me and My Gal
Jimmy K. Metcalf
 
1942 The Mayor of 44th Street
Joe Jonathan
 
1941 Rise and Shine
Jimmy McGonigle
 
1941 Ringside Maisie
Francis X. 'Skeets'/'Skeeter' Maguire
 
1941 Tom Dick and Harry
Tom
 
1941 A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Claudius J. 'Coffee Cup' Cup
 
1940 Little Nellie Kelly
Jerry Kelly
 
1940 Public Deb No. 1
Alan Blake
 
1940 Two Girls on Broadway
Eddie Kerns
 
1940 Broadway Melody of 1940
King Shaw
 
1939 Risky Business
Dan Clifford
 
1938 Hold That Co-ed
Rusty Stevens
 
1938 Letter of Introduction
Barry Paige
 
1938 Little Miss Broadway
Roger Wendling
 
1937 You're a Sweetheart
Hal Adams
 
1937 The Women Men Marry
Bill Raeburn
 
1937 Broadway Melody of 1938
Sonny Ledford
 
1937 London by Night
Michael Denis
 
1937 Top of the Town
Ted Lane
 
1936 Violets in Spring (short)
Charlie Hall
 
1936 Woman Trap
Keat Shevlin
 
1935 The Public Menace
Edward Joseph 'Red' Foster
 
1935 After the Dance
Jerry Davis
 
1935 I'll Love You Always
Carl Brent
 
1934 Jealousy
Larry O'Roarke
 
1934 Kid Millions
Jerry Lane
 
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1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary) (performer: "Follow in My Footsteps" 1937 - uncredited)
 
1948 If You Knew Susie (performer: "Sextette" 1835 - uncredited)
 
1944 Step Lively (performer: "WHERE DOES LOVE BEGIN?", "ASK THE MADAME")
 
1944 Show Business (performer: "They're Wearing 'em Higher in Hawaii" 1916 - uncredited, "It Had to Be You" 1924 - uncredited, "I Want a Girl Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad" 1911 - uncredited, "Sextette" 1935 - uncredited, "Alabamy Bound" 1924 - uncredited, "Dinah" 1925 - uncredited, "I Don't Want to Get Well" 1917 - uncredited)
 
1944 Broadway Rhythm (performer: "Who's Who?", "In Other Words, Seventeen", "That Lucky Fellow", "My Love Affair")
 
1943 This Is the Army (performer: "My Sweetie", "We're on Our Way to France", "Mandy", "Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning", "Alexander's Ragtime Band")
 
1942 For Me and My Gal (performer: "The Doll Shop" 1942 - uncredited, "Oh, You Beautiful Doll" 1911 - uncredited, "By the Beautiful Sea" 1914 - uncredited / "Oh, You Beautiful Doll" 1911 - uncredited)
 
1942 The Mayor of 44th Street (performer: "A Million Miles From Manhattan")
 
1941 Tom Dick and Harry (performer: "Down by the Old Mill Stream")
 
1940 Two Girls on Broadway (performer: "My Wonderful One Let's Dance" 1940, "Broadway's Still Broadway' 1940 / "My Wonderful One Let's Dance" 1940)
 
1940 Little Nellie Kelly ("Nellie Kelly I Love You" 1922)
 
1940 Broadway Melody of 1940 (performer: "Please Don't Monkey with Broadway" 1939 - uncredited, "Between You and Me" 1939 - uncredited, "I've Got My Eye on You" 1939 - uncredited)
 
1938 Hold That Co-ed (performer: "Limpy Dimp" 1938 - uncredited, "Here I Am Doing It" 1938 - uncredited)
 
1938 Little Miss Broadway (performer: "Little Miss Broadway" 1938 - uncredited)
 
1937 Broadway Melody of 1938 (performer: "Yours and Mine" 1937 - uncredited, "Follow in My Footsteps" 1937 - uncredited, "I'm Feelin' Like a Million" 1937 - uncredited, "Your Broadway and My Broadway" 1937 - uncredited)
 
1937 You're a Sweetheart (performer: "You're a Sweetheart")
 
1937 London by Night ("Comin' Thro' the Rye" - uncredited)
 
1936 Violets in Spring (short) (performer: "Let's Keep On Dancing", "Violets in Spring")
 
1935 After the Dance (performer: "Tomorrow Night" - uncredited, "Without You I'm Just Drifting" - uncredited)
 
1934 Kid Millions (performer: "Your Head on My Shoulder" 1934 - uncredited, "Mandy" 1918 - uncredited, "Let My People Go" - uncredited)
 
1955-1956 MGM Parade (TV series) (special direction - 20 episodes)
– Episode #1.17 (1956) (special direction)
– Episode #1.18 (1956) (special direction)
– Episode #1.19 (1956) (special direction)
– Episode #1.23 (1956) (special direction)
– Episode #1.26 (1956) (special direction)
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Show ShowSelf (25 titles)
1992 MGM: When the Lion Roars (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– The Lion in Winter (1992) … Himself
 
1990 7th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1985 All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (TV movie)
Himself
 
1971 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Gen. Omar Bradley (1971) … Himself
 
1971 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 September 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.247 (1971) … Himself
 
1968 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.26 (1968) … Himself
 
1967 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.5 (1967) … Himself
 
1965 Issues and Answers (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 3 October 1965 (1965) … Himself - Guest
 
1964 That Regis Philbin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.29 (1964) … Himself
 
1960 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.18 (1960) … Himself
 
1960 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.186 (1960) … Himself
 
1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest Host
– The Desilu Revue (1959) … Himself
– So Tender, So Profane (1959) … Himself - Guest Host
 
1958 The Thin Man (TV series)
Himself
– The Scene Stealer (1958) … Himself
 
1955-1956 MGM Parade (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #1.17 (1956) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.18 (1956) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.19 (1956) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.22 (1956) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.23 (1956) … Himself - Host
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1955 1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration (documentary short)
Himself
 
1953 The 25th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1952 The Hoaxters (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1949 Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1949 The Actor's Society Benefit Gala (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1943 Show-Business at War (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1941 Meet the Stars #5: Hollywood Meets the Navy (documentary short)
Himself
 
1939 Hollywood Hobbies (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1939 Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 5 (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (12 titles)
2011 Reagan (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 President Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2008 Desperately Seeking Paul McCartney (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Voces (TV series documentary)
 
2001-2005 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Begin the Beguine (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary)
Performer in Clip from 'Broadway Melody of 1938' (uncredited)
 
1985 That's Dancing! (documentary)
Himself (clip from "Broadway Rhythm")
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
'Pop' Stazak (uncredited)
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary)
Himself - at Banquet (uncredited)
 
1940 The Miracle of Sound (documentary short)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Roberta (1933). Musical revue. Music by Jerome Kern. Book by Otto A. Harbach. Based on the novel "Gowns by Roberta" by Alice Duer Miller. Lyrics by Otto A. Harbach. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett. Musical Director: Victor Baravalle. Scenic Design by Clark Robinson. Gowns Designed by Madame Tafel... See more »

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Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Personal Quote:

Two members of my profession who are not urgently needed by my profession, Mr. Ronald Reagan and Mr. George Murphy, entered politics, and they've done extremely well. Since there has been no reciprocal tendency in the other direction, it suggests to me that our job is still more difficult than their new one. - Peter Ustinov See more »

Trivia:

Ran for re-election in 1970, but was defeated by another "celebrity" candidate, Congressman John V. Tunney, son of former heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney. Tunney was also defeated for re-election, after serving only one term, by former San Francisco State University President S.I. Hayakawa. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer