Portrait of Ben Murphy

Acting

Ben Murphy

Career

Active from 1969 to 1988, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ben Murphy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Television 2
  • Period Piece 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

61
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 66
McBride: Semper Fi
McBride: Semper Fi (2007)
GoodWatch score 64

as General Dwight Rourke

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

NCIS
NCIS (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Captain Veitch

Cold Case
Cold Case (2003)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Travis Whitman (2006)

The District
The District (2000)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Phillip Hallett

1990s

11 titles ยท average score 58
Judging Amy
Judging Amy (1999)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Brad Vickers

Seven Days
Seven Days (1998)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Air America
Air America (1998)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Cornelius Stratton

Pacific Blue
Pacific Blue (1996)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Frank Swerdlow

JAG
JAG (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as John Farrow

The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show (1995)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Reverend henderson

Baywatch Nights
Baywatch Nights (1995)
GoodWatch score 24

TV show ยท as Robert Houston

High Sierra Search and Rescue
High Sierra Search and Rescue (1995)

TV show

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Ethan Cooper

Silk Stalkings
Silk Stalkings (1991)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show

Shades of L.A.
Shades of L.A. (1990)

TV show

1980s

18 titles ยท average score 63
Life Goes On
Life Goes On (1989)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen (1988)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Lt. Danko

Berrenger's
Berrenger's (1985)

TV show

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1985)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Jack Haines

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Scott Lodge

Lottery!
Lottery! (1983)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Patrick Flaherty

The Cradle Will Fall
The Cradle Will Fall (1983)
GoodWatch score 45

as Dr. Richard Carroll

Uncommon Valor
Uncommon Valor (1983)

as Jim Merritt

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Alan Chamberlain

Time Walker
Time Walker (1982)
GoodWatch score 34

as Prof. Douglas McCadden

Hotel
Hotel (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Matt Houston
Matt Houston (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Terry Noble

1970s

17 titles ยท average score 52
The Chisholms
The Chisholms (1979)

TV show ยท as Will Chisholm

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Gregory King / Nathan Paul

Gemini Man
Gemini Man (1976)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Sam Casey

Bridger
Bridger (1976)

as Kit Carson

Riding with Death
Riding with Death (1976)
GoodWatch score 16

as Sam Casey

Sidecar Racers
Sidecar Racers (1975)

as Jeff Rayburn

Heatwave!
Heatwave! (1974)
GoodWatch score 59

as Frank Taylor

This Is the West That Was
This Is the West That Was (1974)

as Wild Bill Hickok

Griff
Griff (1973)

TV show

Runaway!
Runaway! (1973)
GoodWatch score 58

as Les Reever

Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Jed 'Kid' Curry (alias Thaddeus Jones)

The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry (1971)

as Jed 'Kid' Curry (alias Thaddeus Jones)

1960s

10 titles ยท average score 67
The Thousand Plane Raid
The Thousand Plane Raid (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lt. Archer

Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Alan Peterson

Anatomy of a Crime
Anatomy of a Crime (1969)

as Patrick Forrester

The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad (1968)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Bob

The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Joe Sample / Joseph Sample

It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as King Pineau

Yours, Mine and Ours
Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
GoodWatch score 64

as Larry

The Outsider
The Outsider (1968)

TV show ยท as Patrick Forrester

The Graduate
The Graduate (1967)
GoodWatch score 83

as Shaving Fraternity Brother (uncredited)

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Mike Bradbury / Wes Manning