Portrait of William Murphy

Acting

William Murphy

Career

Active from 1945 to 1951, busiest in 1951 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score77/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Foreign Affair
A Foreign Affair
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Murphy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    25
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2000s

    1 title ยท average score 33
    Bone Eater
    Bone Eater (2008)
    GoodWatch score 33

    as Jack

    1950s

    11 titles ยท average score 68
    No Down Payment
    No Down Payment (1957)
    GoodWatch score 72

    as Ed (uncredited)

    Outlaw Queen
    Outlaw Queen (1957)

    as Brandon

    Six Bridges to Cross
    Six Bridges to Cross (1955)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Red Flanagan

    Ain't Misbehavin'
    Ain't Misbehavin' (1955)

    as Bucky/a Sailor (uncredited)

    The Big Heat
    The Big Heat (1953)
    GoodWatch score 88

    as Reds (uncredited)

    Fair Wind to Java
    Fair Wind to Java (1953)
    GoodWatch score 56

    as Ahab

    Red Skies of Montana
    Red Skies of Montana (1952)
    GoodWatch score 54

    as Winkler (uncredited)

    Hoodlum Empire
    Hoodlum Empire (1952)
    GoodWatch score 62

    as Pete Dailey

    Fighting Coast Guard
    Fighting Coast Guard (1951)

    as Sandy Jessup

    Fast and Foolish
    Fast and Foolish (1951)

    as Bill

    Sands of Iwo Jima
    Sands of Iwo Jima (1950)
    GoodWatch score 77

    as PFC Eddie Flynn

    1940s

    13 titles ยท average score 67
    I Was a Male War Bride
    I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
    GoodWatch score 73

    as Staff Sergeant at Troopship (uncredited)

    It Happens Every Spring
    It Happens Every Spring (1949)
    GoodWatch score 76

    as Tommy Isbell

    A Foreign Affair
    A Foreign Affair (1948)
    GoodWatch score 79

    as Joe

    Jungle Patrol
    Jungle Patrol (1948)

    as Lt. Johnny Murphy

    I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
    I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947)
    GoodWatch score 70

    as Messenger Boy (uncredited)

    The Burning Cross
    The Burning Cross (1947)

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

    Young Widow
    Young Widow (1946)
    GoodWatch score 54

    as Army Lieutenant Hope

    Story of G.I. Joe
    Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
    GoodWatch score 75

    as Private Mew

    Salty O'Rourke
    Salty O'Rourke (1945)
    GoodWatch score 61

    as Bennie

    The Jungle Captive
    The Jungle Captive (1945)
    GoodWatch score 46

    as Johnny - Errand Boy (uncredited)

    Secrets of a Sorority Girl
    Secrets of a Sorority Girl (1945)

    as Andy Jones

    Faces in the Fog
    Faces in the Fog (1944)

    as Russell