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Acting

George Murphy

Career: Active from 1934 to 1952, busiest in 1937 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles: 42
top three billing

Average score: 60/100

Highest rated: For Me and My Gal
86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

George Murphy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.5, average 5.4
Psychological
3.3, average 5.5
Uncanny
0.8, average 2.5
Tension
4.3, average 6.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Classic Hollywood 5
Nostalgic Charm 4
Nostalgic 3
Historical Drama 3
Moral Ambiguity 2
Character-Driven 2
World War II 2
1940s Setting 2
Wholesome Entertainment 2
Vaudeville Era 2
Romantic Comedy 2
Whimsical Adventure 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

53

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 88

That's Entertainment! III

88

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980s

1 title · average score 71

That's Dancing!

71

as From 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage)

1970s

1 title · average score 84

That's Entertainment!

84

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950s

7 titles · average score 59

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

TV show

The Thin Man

73

TV show

54

as Narrator (voice)

Walk East on Beacon

47

as Inspector James 'Jim' Belden

Talk About a Stranger

55

as Robert Fontaine Sr.

No Questions Asked

64

as Police Insp. Matt Duggan

It's a Big Country

59

as Mr. Patrick Callaghan

1940s

27 titles · average score 60

Border Incident

68

as Jack Bearnes

Tenth Avenue Angel

62

as Steve Abbutt

Cynthia

55

as Larry Bishop

Step Lively

52

as Gordon Miller

Show Business

60

as George Doane

This Is the Army

55

as Jerry Jones

Bataan

67

as Lt. Steve Bentley

For Me and My Gal

86

as Jimmy K. Metcalf

Ringside Maisie

51

as Francis X. 'Skeets' / 'Skeeter' Maguire

Tom, Dick and Harry

77

as Tom

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

52

as Claudius "Coffee Cup" Cup

Broadway Melody of 1940

76

as King Shaw

1930s

16 titles · average score 64

Little Miss Broadway

67

as Roger Wendling

Hold That Co-ed

64

as Rusty Stevens

Letter of Introduction

48

as Barry Paige

Broadway Melody of 1938

82

as Sonny Ledford

London by Night

61

as Michael Denis

You're a Sweetheart

as Hal Adams

The Women Men Marry

as Bill Raeburn

Top of the Town

as Ted Lane

Woman Trap

as Keat Shevlin

I'll Love You Always

as Carl Brent

The Public Menace

62

as Edward Joseph "Red" Foster

After the Dance

as Jerry Davis