James Murray

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Sometimes the early tragic death of a Hollywood actor can lead to immortality, as in the cases of icons James Dean and Marilyn Monroe--and, to a somewhat lesser extent, little Bobby Driscoll, who died a Skid Row bum in the streets, a victim of drug addiction. Not so for actor James Murray, whose death occurred in a similar fashion to Driscoll. ... See full bio »

Born:

February 9, 1901 in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

July 11, 1936 (age 35) in New York City, New York, USA

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Known For

The Crowd John

(1928)

Bachelor Mother Joe Bigelow

(1932)

The Rampant Age Sandy Benton

(1930)

In Old Kentucky Jimmy Brierly

(1927)

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Actor (37 credits)

1936 San Francisco
Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)

1936 Rose-Marie
Bit Part (uncredited)

1935 Skull and Crown
Matt - Henchman

1935 Ship Cafe
Gerald (uncredited)

1935 The Informer
Bit (uncredited)

1935 The Drunkard
Edward Middleton

1935 Twenty Dollars a Week
Peter Douglas

1934 Now I'll Tell
Henchman with Curtis (uncredited)

1933 Havana Widows
Bank Teller (uncredited)

1933 Baby Face
Brakeman (uncredited)

1933 Heroes for Sale
Blind Soldier

1933 Central Airport
Eddie Hughes

1933 High Gear
Mark 'High Gear' Sherrod

1933 Air Hostess
Ted Hunter

1932 Frisco Jenny
Dan McAllister

1932 Bachelor Mother
Joe Bigelow

1932 The Hollywood Handicap (Short)
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1932 Alaska Love (Short)
Freddie Watson

1932 The Reckoning
Terry

1931 In Line of Duty
Cpl. Sherwood

1931/I Trapped (Short)
Jimmy Dare

1931 Hold 'er Sheriff (Short)
Jimmy Dalton

1931 Kick In
Benny LaMarr

1930 Bright Lights
Connie Lamont

1930 Hide-Out
Jimmy Dorgan

1930 The Rampant Age
Sandy Benton

1929 Shanghai Lady
'Badlands' McKinney

1929 Thunder
Tommy

1929 The Shakedown
Dave Roberts

1928 The Little Wildcat
Conrad Burton

1928 The Big City
Curly

1928 The Crowd
John

1928 Rose-Marie
Jim Kenyon

1927 The Lovelorn
Charlie

1927 In Old Kentucky
Jimmy Brierly

1927 Tillie the Toiler
One of Tillie's Admirers in Restaurant (uncredited)

1924 The Pilgrims (Short)
John Alden

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Height:

5' 11½" (1.82 m)

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His brother was Harry Murray, an actor in silent films in the late 1920s and early 1930s and then Production Manager for CBS-TV in New York, where he worked on the television game shows Password All-Stars (1961) and To Tell the Truth (1956). See more »