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Acting

Ken Murray

Career

Active from 1929 to 1979, with a break from 1969 to 1978, busiest in 1932 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ken Murray Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.5, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Psychological
    3.7, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title · average score 88
Zelig
Zelig (1983)
GoodWatch score 88

Thanks

1970s

2 titles · average score 28
Ken Murray Shooting Stars
Ken Murray Shooting Stars (1979)

Director

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
GoodWatch score 28

as Souvenir Salesman

1960s

11 titles · average score 70
The Power
The Power (1968)
GoodWatch score 56

as Grover

Follow Me, Boys!
Follow Me, Boys! (1966)
GoodWatch score 70

as Melody Murphy

Hollywood My Home Town
Hollywood My Home Town (1965)
GoodWatch score 63

Editor

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Anton Korbel

The Bing Crosby Show
The Bing Crosby Show (1964)

TV show

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Charles P. Banner

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show

The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)

TV show

Hollywood Without Make-Up
Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer

Son of Flubber
Son of Flubber (1963)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mr. Hurley

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
GoodWatch score 89

as Doc Willoughby

1950s

2 titles
The Marshal's Daughter
The Marshal's Daughter (1953)

as 'Smiling Billy' Murray

The Ken Murray Show
The Ken Murray Show (1950)

TV show

1940s

5 titles · average score 61
Red Light
Red Light (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ken Murray

Bill and Coo
Bill and Coo (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as Ken Murray

Juke Box Jenny
Juke Box Jenny (1942)

as Malcolm Hammond

Swing It Soldier
Swing It Soldier (1941)

as Jerry Traynor

A Night at Earl Carroll's
A Night at Earl Carroll's (1940)

as Barney Nelson

1930s

7 titles · average score 63
Swing, Sister, Swing
Swing, Sister, Swing (1938)

as Nap Sisler

You're a Sweetheart
You're a Sweetheart (1937)

as Don King

Disgraced!
Disgraced! (1933)

as Jim McGuire

From Headquarters
From Headquarters (1933)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mac

Ladies of the Jury
Ladies of the Jury (1932)
GoodWatch score 66

as Spencer B. Dazy

Crooner
Crooner (1932)
GoodWatch score 62

as Peter Sturgis

Leathernecking
Leathernecking (1930)

as Frank

1920s

1 title
Half Marriage
Half Marriage (1929)

as Charles Turner