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Mary Murphy (I) (1931–2011)

Actress

This actress' two-decade career produced only one single stand-out film role but that one role as the "good girl" who redeems "bad boy" Marlon Brando's tough biker in the cult flick The Wild One put Mary Murphy at the head of the acting class for one brief shining moment. In others, she proved a lovely distraction amid the male action surrounding her and also... See full bio »

Born:

in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Died:

(age 80) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Still of Cat Deeley, Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy in So You Think You Can Dance
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1975 Katherine (TV movie)
Miss Collins
 
1974 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Paula Cooper
– The Twenty-Five Caliber Plague (1974) … Paula Cooper
 
1973-1974 Ironside (TV series)
Carrie Thomas / Cindy Wile
– Speak No Evil (1974) … Cindy Wile
– A Game of Showdown (1973) … Carrie Thomas
 
1974 Born Innocent (TV movie)
Miss Murphy
 
1974 The Stranger Who Looks Like Me (TV movie)
Mrs. Quayle
 
1974 I Love You... Good-bye
Pam Parks
 
1972 Circle of Fear (TV series)
Maggie Mundy
– Creatures of the Canyon (1972) … Maggie Mundy
 
1972 Footsteps (TV movie)
Martha Hagger
 
1972 Junior Bonner
Ruth Bonner
 
1968 I Spy (TV series)
Cass
– Anyplace I Hang Myself Is Home (1968) … Cass
 
1967 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Marianne
– Shanghai Kelly's Birthday Party (1967) … Marianne
 
1967 Laredo (TV series)
Jessica Boyd
– Enemies and Brothers (1967) … Jessica Boyd
 
1966 Family Affair (TV series)
Ellen Latimer
– Marmalade (1966) … Ellen Latimer
 
1965 Honey West (TV series)
Vicky
– Live a Little... Kill a Little (1965) … Vicky
 
1965/I Harlow
Sally Doane
 
1965 The Fugitive (TV series)
Thelma
– Nicest Fella You'd Ever Want to Meet (1965) … Thelma
 
1965 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Linda Darcy
– The Premonition (1965) … Linda Darcy
 
1964 Breaking Point (TV series)
Katherine Ross
– So Many Pretty Girls, So Little Time (1964) … Katherine Ross
 
1964 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Linda Blair
– Funny Man with a Monkey (1964) … Linda Blair
 
1963 Redigo (TV series)
Laura McAdams
– Lady War-Bonnet (1963) … Laura McAdams
 
1962-1963 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Eleanor Corbin / Janet Logan
– Tightrope Into Nowhere (1963) … Janet Logan
– Hastings' Farewell (1962) … Eleanor Corbin
 
1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Karen Holm
– The Judge (1963) … Karen Holm
 
1963 The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV series)
Helen
– My Daddy Can Lick Your Daddy (1963) … Helen
 
1962 40 Pounds of Trouble
Liz McCluskey
 
1962 Two Before Zero
 
1962 Perry Mason (TV series)
Eleanor Corbin
– The Case of the Glamorous Ghost (1962) … Eleanor Corbin
 
1961 The Investigators (TV series)
Maggie Peters
 
1961 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Angie Palmer
– The Breaking Point (1961) … Angie Palmer
 
1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Estelle
– A Secret Life (1961) … Estelle
 
1961 The Rebel (TV series)
'T' White
– Ben White (1961) … 'T' White
 
1961 Laramie (TV series)
Lottie / Sandy
– Trigger Point (1961) … Lottie
– Riders of the Night (1961) … Sandy
 
1961 Hong Kong (TV series)
Agnes Unruh
– With Deadly Sorrow (1961) … Agnes Unruh
 
1960 The Westerner (TV series)
Suzy
– Going Home (1960) … Suzy
 
1960 The Tab Hunter Show (TV series)
Susan
– One Blonde Too Many (1960) … Susan
 
1960 Black Saddle (TV series)
Laurie Wicks
– The Cabin (1960) … Laurie Wicks
 
1960 The Millionaire (TV series)
Janie Harris
– Millionaire Janie Harris (1960) … Janie Harris
 
1959 The Detectives (TV series)
Susie Morgan
– Masquerade (1959) … Susie Morgan
 
1959 Crime & Punishment, USA
Sally
 
1959 The Restless Gun (TV series)
Mary Clayton
– Four Lives (1959) … Mary Clayton
 
1958 Live Fast, Die Young
Kim Winters/Narrator
 
1958 The Electronic Monster
Ruth Vance
 
1958 Wagon Train (TV series)
Martha Murphy
– The Luke O'Malley Story (1958) … Martha Murphy
 
1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– Neighbors (1957)
 
1956 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Rowena Thornton Morley
– Woman's Work (1956) … Rowena Thornton Morley
 
1956 Finger of Guilt
Evelyn Stewart
 
1956 The Maverick Queen
Lucy Lee
 
1955 A Man Alone
Nadine Corrigan
 
1955 The Desperate Hours
Cindy Hilliard
 
1955 Hell's Island
Janet Martin
 
1954 Sitting Bull
Kathy Howell
 
1954 The Mad Magician
Karen Lee
 
1954 Make Haste to Live
Randy Benson
 
1954 Beachhead
Nina Bouchard
 
1953 The Wild One
Kathie Bleeker
 
1953 Main Street to Broadway
The Actress - Mary Craig
 
1953 Houdini
Girl (uncredited)
 
1953 Off Limits
WAC
 
1952 The Turning Point
Secretary (uncredited)
 
1952 Carrie
Jessica Hurstwood
 
1952 The Atomic City
Young Woman Buying Stamps (uncredited)
 
1952 Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
Girl in Bathtub (uncredited)
 
1952 Sailor Beware
Girl (uncredited)
 
1951 My Favorite Spy
Manicurist (uncredited)
 
1951 Westward the Women
Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
 
1951 When Worlds Collide
Student (uncredited)
 
1951 Darling, How Could You!
Sylvia
 
1951 The Lemon Drop Kid
Girl (uncredited)
 
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2006 Tribute to a TV Legend: Aaron Spelling (TV movie)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2006 Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2 (video documentary)
Herself
 

Related Videos

The Outer Limits: Season 2: Episode 16 -- A test pilot (Dewey Martin) and his wife are trapped in limbo after his plane exceeds previously known speeds. The Wild One -- Two rival motorcycle gangs terrorize a small town after one of their leaders is thrown in jail. 40 Pounds of Trouble -- Hilarity ensues when a casino manager spends a day at Disneyland with a cute but troublesome little girl.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

High profile modeling in Vogue.

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Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[speaking about shooting Sitting Bull in Mexico] J. Carrol Naish was a hoot! He didn't want to be there, and they wouldn't let him go home. He played Sitting Bull, and one day he was riding his horse and the horse was barely trotting, just walking along, and J. told them he fell off his horse and had to go home, and so they sent him home! He got his way after all. See more »

Trivia:

Look-a-likes of Murphy and Marlon Brando as their characters in The Wild One were used in the mid-'90s to advertise motorcycles. Oddly enough, the motorcycles advertised were Yamahas, and most of the motorcycles in the film were Triumphs and Harley-Davidsons. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius