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Murvyn Vye (1913–1976)

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Born Marvin Wesley Vye, Jr., this Massachusetts-born, Yale-trained character actor was associated for a time with the Theatre Guild in the 1940s. Equipped with a tough-looking countenance and sturdy baritone, he was hired to originate the role of Jigger Craigin in the Guild's 1945 mounting of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Carousel," which also starred John Raitt and Jan Clayton... See full bio »

Born:

Marvin Wesley Vye Jr.
in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

Died:

(age 63) in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA
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1967 Gentle Ben (TV series)
Fred
– Warden in the Bear Pit (1967) … Fred
 
1966 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
Bart Farge
– Frank Merriwell (1966) … Bart Farge
 
1965 Andy
Bartender
 
1964 Mr. Broadway (TV series)
Caller
– Pay Now, Die Later (1964) … Caller
 
1964 The Defenders (TV series)
Martin Thomas
– Mind Over Murder (1964) … Martin Thomas
 
1963 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series)
James Johnson
– The Clampetts in Court (1963) … James Johnson
 
1962 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Paper Picker
– Lucy Misplaces $2,000 (1962) … Paper Picker (as Mervyn Vye)
 
1960-1962 Wagon Train (TV series)
Mr. Miller / Jeb / Jed Fuller
– The Madame Sagittarius Story (1962) … Jeb
– Trial for Murder: Part 2 (1960) … Mr. Miller/Jed Fuller
– Trial for Murder: Part 1 (1960) … Mr. Miller
 
1961-1962 The Untouchables (TV series)
Lou Hyndorf / Mike Volny
– The Night They Shot Santa Claus (1962) … Mike Volny
– The Nero Rankin Story (1961) … Lou Hyndorf
 
1962 Oh, Those Bells (TV series)
Big Chester
– Short Change (1962) … Big Chester
 
1961 The Bob Cummings Show (TV series)
Lionel
– The Guns of Abalone (1961) … Lionel
– Re: Fifi (1961) … Lionel
– Always on Tuesday (1961) … Lionel
– Who Chopped Down the Cherokee? (1961) … Lionel
– Roamin' Holiday (1961) … Lionel
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1961 The George Raft Story
Johnny Fuller
 
1961 King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein
Williams
 
1961 The Americans (TV series)
Police Lieutenant
– The Bounty Jumpers (1961) … Police Lieutenant
 
1961 The Case of the Dangerous Robin (TV series)
– Tin Caper (1961)
 
1961 Outlaws (TV series)
Sheriff Ramsey
– No More Pencils - No More Books (1961) … Sheriff Ramsey
 
1961 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Gangster
– Detective Story (1961) … Gangster
 
1961 Dante (TV series)
Steve Braddock
– Dante's Fickle Fate (1961) … Steve Braddock
 
1961 The Deputy (TV series)
Calico Bill
– Past and Present (1961) … Calico Bill
 
1960 Thriller (TV series)
'Gunner' Gogan
– The Prediction (1960) … 'Gunner' Gogan
 
1960 The Rifleman (TV series)
Jude Nichols
– Nora (1960) … Jude Nichols
 
1960 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV series)
Abe / Stage Actor
– Gypsy (1960) … Abe
– Call from Tomorrow (1960) … Stage Actor
 
1960 Law of the Plainsman (TV series)
Frank Seed
– Trojan Horse (1960) … Frank Seed
 
1960 The Boy and the Pirates
Blackbeard
 
1960 Bonanza (TV series)
Cut-Rate Joe
– San Francisco (1960) … Cut-Rate Joe
 
1959-1960 Lawman (TV series)
Tom Cardigan / Vint Fell
– Reunion in Laramie (1960) … Vint Fell
– Warpath (1959) … Tom Cardigan
 
1960 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Vieta
– Death of a Dream (1960) … Vieta
 
1959 Tightrope (TV series)
Arnie
– Music and Mink (1959) … Arnie
 
1957-1959 Maverick (TV series)
Captain Puget / Gus Wilson / Jamie Craven
– The Cats of Paradise (1959) … Captain Puget
– Day of Reckoning (1958) … Gus Wilson
– The Wrecker (1957) … Jamie Craven
 
1959 Sugarfoot (TV series)
Mike Phelan
– The Wild Bunch (1959) … Mike Phelan
 
1959 Buckskin (TV series)
Reverend Joe Carson
– Mary MacNamara (1959) … Reverend Joe Carson
 
1959 Border Patrol (TV series)
Karns
– Passport to the Deep (1959) … Karns
 
1959 Al Capone
George 'Bugs' Moran
 
1959 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Peter Baker
– The Pasadena Caper (1959) … Peter Baker
 
1959 U.S. Marshal (TV series)
Sam Ryan
– Grandfather (1959) … Sam Ryan
 
1959 Northwest Passage (TV series)
Matt Stacey
– Death Rides the Wind (1959) … Matt Stacey
 
1959 Perry Mason (TV series)
Jackson Huxley
– The Case of the Glittering Goldfish (1959) … Jackson Huxley
 
1958 The Texan (TV series)
Pete Phillips
– The Lord Will Provide (1958) … Pete Phillips
 
1958 Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
Oscar Hoffa (uncredited)
 
1958 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Big Ed Bacon
– A Noose Fits Anybody (1958) … Big Ed Bacon
 
1958 In Love and War
Charlie Scanlon (uncredited)
 
1958 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Virgie
– Butch Cassidy (1958) … Virgie
 
1958 Girl in the Woods
Whitlock
 
1958 Broken Arrow (TV series)
Deke
– Old Enemy (1958) … Deke
 
1958 M Squad (TV series)
Troy Jordan
– The Take Over (1958) … Troy Jordan
 
1950-1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Mr. Antony / Poag
– Tide of Corruption (1958) … Mr. Antony
– Johnny August (1956) … Poag
– Spectre of Alexander Wolff (1950)
 
1958 Pursuit (TV series)
– The House at Malibu (1958)
 
1958 This Is Alice (TV series)
Big Ed Bacon
– Mrs. U.S.A. (1958) … Big Ed Bacon
 
1957 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
Big Jim Sten
– Sermons and Six Guns (1957) … Big Jim Sten
 
1957 Colt .45 (TV series)
Sheriff Willoughby
– Young Gun (1957) … Sheriff Willoughby
 
1957 The Walter Winchell File (TV series)
Zero
– The Law and Aaron Benjamin (1957) … Zero
 
1957 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
N.G. Smith
– The Englishman (1957) … N.G. Smith
 
1957 Short Cut to Hell
Nichols
 
1957 The Silent Service (TV series)
– The Sea Dragon Story (1957)
 
1957 The O. Henry Playhouse (TV series)
– The Roads We Take (1957)
 
1957 This Could Be the Night
Waxie London
 
1951-1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Marko / Stallings / Tiny Tim
– The Black Angel (1957) … Marko
– The Mansion (1954) … Stallings
– Manhattan Pastorale (1951) … Tiny Tim
 
1957 Sheriff of Cochise (TV series)
Cravath
– The Relatives (1957) … Cravath
 
1957 Voodoo Island
Barney Finch
 
1957 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Gus
– Ride the Wild Mare (1957) … Gus
 
1956 Soldiers of Fortune (TV series)
Malot
– Slave Market (1956) … Malot
 
1956 Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (TV series)
Len Price
– Turnabout (1956) (uncredited)
– Luck of the Trail (1956) … Len Price (uncredited)
 
1956 The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (TV series)
– Sea Cucumber (1956)
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
Willy Martinez
– Island in the City (1956) … Willy Martinez
 
1956 The Best Things in Life Are Free
Manny Costain
 
1956 Cheyenne (TV series)
Stumpy Jack
– The Long Winter (1956) … Stumpy Jack
 
1956 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
– Fiddlin' Man (1956)
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Bagot
– The Sword of Villon (1956) … Bagot
 
1956 Steve Donovan, Western Marshal (TV series)
Red Cantrell
– Missouri Outlaw (1956) … Red Cantrell
 
1955 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
– Red Horse Hamber (1955)
 
1955 Studio 57 (TV series)
– Waterhole (1955) (as Murvyn Vye Jr.)
 
1955 Pearl of the South Pacific
Halemano
 
1955 Damon Runyon Theater (TV series)
Boris
– The Big Umbrella (1955) … Boris
 
1954-1955 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Mike Deegan
– The Unlighted Road (1955) … Mike Deegan
– The Treasure of Santo Domingo (1954)
 
1955 Escape to Burma
Makesh
 
1954-1955 The Whistler (TV series)
Belden / Melvin
– The Lovely Look (1955) … Belden
– Grave Secret (1954) … Melvin
 
1955 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Maxie
– The Return of Gentleman Jim (1955) … Maxie
 
1955 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Ruiz
– A Message from Garcia (1955) … Ruiz
 
1954 Green Fire
El Moro
 
1954 Black Horse Canyon
Jennings
 
1954 River of No Return
Dave Colby (Prospector)
 
1954 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV series)
Lt. Dailey
– Taps for a Hoofer (1954) … Lt. Dailey
 
1954 Waterfront (TV series)
George Cadogan
– Tailor-Made Trouble (1954) … George Cadogan
 
1954 Passport to Danger (TV series)
Kroum
– Sofia (1954) … Kroum
 
1953 Pickup on South Street
Captain Dan Tiger
 
1953 Suspense (TV series)
Arthur Clymer
– Portrait of Constance (1953) … Arthur Clymer
 
1953 Destination Gobi
Kengtu
 
1953 Short Short Dramas (TV series)
– The Wrestler (1953)
 
1953 City Detective (TV series)
Billings
– The Case of the Happy Hobos (1953) … Billings
 
1952 Road to Bali
Ken Arok
 
1952 Assignment: Paris
Medical Officer at Prisoner Exchange (uncredited)
 
1952 Broadway Television Theatre (TV series)
Patsy
– Three Men on a Horse (1952) … Patsy
 
1951-1952 Lights Out (TV series)
George Logan
– The Pit (1952)
– The Cat's Cradle (1951) … George Logan
 
1952 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– Without Fear or Favor (1952)
 
1951 Pickup (uncredited)
 
1950-1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
– Night Over Taos (1951)
– The Raven (1950)
 
1950 The Billy Rose Show (TV series)
– Kind Hearts and Gentle People (1950)
– The Night They Made a Bum Out of Helen Hayes (1950)
 
1950 Danger (TV series)
– The Hungry Woman (1950)
 
1950 The Web (TV series)
– The Amateur (1950)
 
1950 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
– Heart of Darkness (1950)
 
1949 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Merlin
 
1948 Whispering Smith
Blake Barton
 
1947 Golden Earrings
Zoltan
 
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1947 Golden Earrings (performer: "Golden Earrings")
 
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1996 Bob Hope: Hollywood's Brightest Star (video documentary)
Himself
 

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Hamlet (1936). Tragedy (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Scenic and Costume Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Guthrie McClintic. Empire Theatre (moved to The St. James Theatre from Jan 1937 to close): 8 Oct 1936- unknown (132 performances). Cast included: John Gielgud (as "Hamlet, son to the late... See more »

Alternate Names:

Murvyn Vye Jr. | Mervyn Vye

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Was to have created the role of The Kralahome in the original Broadway production of "The King And I" but Hammerstein cut his only song for time constraints. He left the production while it was still previewing out of town, in 1950. See more »

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