Portrait of Steve Murphy

Acting

Steve Murphy

Career

Active from 1916 to 2021, with a break from 1924 to 2020, busiest in 1922 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score75/100
Highest rated
Poster for Cops
Cops
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Steve Murphy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.2, average 5.5
  • Politics
    0.5, average 2.6
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Silent Film 2
  • Slapstick Comedy 2
  • Fast-Paced 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

22
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1920s

15 titles ยท average score 77
The Circus
The Circus (1928)
GoodWatch score 87

as A Pickpocket

Speedy
Speedy (1928)
GoodWatch score 89

as Gangster (uncredited)

The Battle of the Century
The Battle of the Century (1927)
GoodWatch score 70

as Noah Young's Assistant

The Gold Rush
The Gold Rush (1925)
GoodWatch score 88

as Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)

Sally of the Sawdust
Sally of the Sawdust (1925)
GoodWatch score 68

as Bandit

The Flame Fighter
The Flame Fighter (1925)

as Mokey Joe Gallagher

Sherlock Jr.
Sherlock Jr. (1924)
GoodWatch score 86

as Conspirator (uncredited)

The Love Nest
The Love Nest (1923)
GoodWatch score 71

as Member of Ships Crew (uncredited)

Cops
Cops (1922)
GoodWatch score 78

as Conman Selling Furniture (uncredited)

The Electric House
The Electric House (1922)
GoodWatch score 75

as Real Electrical Engineer

They Like 'Em Rough
They Like 'Em Rough (1922)

as Grogan

Outside the Law
Outside the Law (1921)
GoodWatch score 63

as Member of Black Mike's Gang (uncredited)

1910s

7 titles ยท average score 64
Hole in the Wall
Hole in the Wall (1919)

as cop at police station

Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone (1919)

as Convict

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919)
GoodWatch score 82

as Fight Spectator (uncredited)

M'Liss
M'Liss (1918)
GoodWatch score 60

as Man at Trial (uncredited)

The Silent Man
The Silent Man (1917)

as Man at Trial

The Girl from Frisco
The Girl from Frisco (1916)

as Siwash

Leading Lizzie Astray
Leading Lizzie Astray (1914)
GoodWatch score 50

as Sailor Cafe Patron (uncredited)