Portrait of Forbes Murray

Acting

Forbes Murray

Career

Active from 1938 to 1952, busiest in 1939 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Perils of Nyoka
Perils of Nyoka
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 116 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Forbes Murray Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Fast-Paced Action 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

198
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
Dance of the Cookoos
Dance of the Cookoos (1982)

as Banker

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 66
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Party Guest (uncredited)

Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial (1963)

TV show ยท as Party Guest (uncredited)

How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

as Auction Guest (uncredited)

Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night (1962)
GoodWatch score 58

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Period of Adjustment
Period of Adjustment (1962)
GoodWatch score 56

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Cimarron
Cimarron (1960)
GoodWatch score 59

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1950s

74 titles ยท average score 66
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Party Guest (uncredited) / Townsman (uncredited)

The Untouchables
The Untouchables (1959)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Banker (uncredited)

Vertigo
Vertigo (1958)
GoodWatch score 91

as Diner at Ernie's (uncredited)

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Diner Patron (uncredited)

Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Funny Face
Funny Face (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

as Fashion Show Guest (uncredited)

Sweet Smell of Success
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
GoodWatch score 90

as Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)

Cheyenne
Cheyenne (1955)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Senator (uncredited) / Neffi Morton (uncredited)

Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder (1954)
GoodWatch score 83

as Judge at Margot's Trial (uncredited)

Them!
Them! (1954)
GoodWatch score 76

as Government Official

Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
GoodWatch score 91

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid
Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid (1952)

as Roger

1940s

69 titles ยท average score 63
Silent Conflict
Silent Conflict (1948)

as Randall

Gilda
Gilda (1946)
GoodWatch score 84

as American Cartel Member (uncredited)

The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep (1946)
GoodWatch score 85

as Furtive Man (uncredited)

Undercurrent
Undercurrent (1946)
GoodWatch score 60

as Senator Pelli (uncredited)

Manhunt of Mystery Island
Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

as Prof. Harry Hargraves

They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable (1945)
GoodWatch score 72

as Navy Captain (uncredited)

Laura
Laura (1944)
GoodWatch score 90

as Man (uncredited)

Leather Burners
Leather Burners (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Bart Gailey

Perils of Nyoka
Perils of Nyoka (1942)
GoodWatch score 76

as Prof. Douglas Campbell

Saddlemates
Saddlemates (1941)

as Colonel Langley

A Chump at Oxford
A Chump at Oxford (1940)
GoodWatch score 74

as Banker

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride (1940)

as Henry Walker

1930s

48 titles ยท average score 64
Joy Scouts
Joy Scouts (1939)

as Scoutmaster

The Lady and the Mob
The Lady and the Mob (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

as District Attorney

Mercy Plane
Mercy Plane (1939)

as Benson

Mandrake the Magician
Mandrake the Magician (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Professor Houston

Only Angels Have Wings
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
GoodWatch score 84

as Mr. Harkwright (uncredited)

How to Eat
How to Eat (1939)

as Joe's Dinner Guest

At the Circus
At the Circus (1939)
GoodWatch score 78

as Captain (uncredited)

The Spider's Web
The Spider's Web (1938)

as Police Commissioner Stanley Kirk

Smashing the Spy Ring
Smashing the Spy Ring (1938)

as Colonel Scully

Air Devils
Air Devils (1938)

as Capt. Hawthorne

Easy Living
Easy Living (1937)
GoodWatch score 88

as Husband (uncredited)

Stella Dallas
Stella Dallas (1937)
GoodWatch score 78

as Stephen's Business Friend (uncredited)