Portrait of Murray Alper

Acting

Murray Alper

Career

Active from 1935 to 1954, busiest in 1945 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hands Across the Table
Hands Across the Table
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 88 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Murray Alper Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.0, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.3, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    4.1, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Gangsters 2
  • Fast-Paced 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

165
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

21 titles ยท average score 63
Get Smart
Get Smart (1965)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Owner of Diner / Contact Man

Green Acres
Green Acres (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Gidget
Gidget (1965)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

The Munsters
The Munsters (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as The 2nd Man

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction (1963)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Mr. Lindley

The Nutty Professor
The Nutty Professor (1963)
GoodWatch score 73

as Gym Attendant (uncredited)

The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Driver

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as The Cabbie

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
GoodWatch score 83

as Projectionist (uncredited)

Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven (1960)
GoodWatch score 59

as Deputy (uncredited)

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Buck

1950s

42 titles ยท average score 65
The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Little Ed (uncredited)

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Gus

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Sgt. Ed Carmody / Lloyd

Cheyenne
Cheyenne (1955)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Mike

Tanganyika
Tanganyika (1954)
GoodWatch score 71

as Paul Duffy

Tricky Dicks
Tricky Dicks (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

as The Thrill Killer

Spies and Guys
Spies and Guys (1953)

as Sergeant

Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Sanders

Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Mechanic

Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train (1951)
GoodWatch score 87

as Boatman (uncredited)

Blonde Dynamite
Blonde Dynamite (1950)
GoodWatch score 65

as John Zero "Dynamite" Bacchuss

1940s

63 titles ยท average score 62
On the Town
On the Town (1949)
GoodWatch score 78

as Cab Company Owner (uncredited)

Sleep, My Love
Sleep, My Love (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

as Bar Patron at The Maples

Gallant Bess
Gallant Bess (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

as Johnny

The Power of the Whistler
The Power of the Whistler (1945)
GoodWatch score 55

as Joe Blainey, Elite Bakery Truck Driver

Army Wives
Army Wives (1945)

as Mike

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

as 'Slug' Mahan T.M. 1c

Saboteur
Saboteur (1942)
GoodWatch score 71

as Truck Driver

Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
GoodWatch score 81

as Wiseguy (uncredited)

The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
GoodWatch score 89

as Frank Richman

Married Bachelor
Married Bachelor (1941)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sleeper

Sergeant York
Sergeant York (1941)
GoodWatch score 79

as But! Boy (uncredited)

My Favorite Wife
My Favorite Wife (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

as Yosemite Bartender (uncredited)

1930s

39 titles ยท average score 63
The Night of Nights
The Night of Nights (1939)

as Muggins

It's a Wonderful World
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Newspaper Man at Ferry Landing (uncredited)

The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
GoodWatch score 84

as Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)

Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man (1939)
GoodWatch score 72

as Larry (uncredited)

Next Time I Marry
Next Time I Marry (1938)
GoodWatch score 54

as Joe

Torture Money
Torture Money (1937)
GoodWatch score 62

as Little Davie Barkell (uncredited)

Escape by Night
Escape by Night (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

as Horace 'Red' Graham

Big Town Girl
Big Town Girl (1937)

as Marty

Panic on the Air
Panic on the Air (1936)

as Danker

Two in Revolt
Two in Revolt (1936)

as Andy

After the Thin Man
After the Thin Man (1936)
GoodWatch score 81

as Kid (uncredited)

Hands Across the Table
Hands Across the Table (1935)
GoodWatch score 75

as Cabbie (uncredited)