Portrait of Don Murray

Acting

Don Murray

Career

Active from 1955 to 2021, with a break from 2009 to 2020, busiest in 1986 and 1987 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
45
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Hoodlum Priest
The Hoodlum Priest
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Don Murray Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.2, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.9, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Classic Western 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Family Drama 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Moral Conflict 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Small Town 2
  • 1980s 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

92
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Promise
Promise (2021)

as Zacharias

2000s

2 titles
Breathe
Breathe (2008)

Director, Producer

Island Prey
Island Prey (2001)

as Parker Gaits

1990s

9 titles Β· average score 66
Mr. Headmistress
Mr. Headmistress (1998)
GoodWatch score 54

as Reporter

The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show Β· as Reporter

Soldier of Fortune, Inc.
Soldier of Fortune, Inc. (1997)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show Β· as White Dragon / John James / Col. Quentin Shepherd

Hearts Adrift
Hearts Adrift (1996)

as Lloyd Raines

The Single Guy
The Single Guy (1995)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show Β· as Chip Bremley

Montana Crossroads
Montana Crossroads (1993)

as Frank Morrow

Sons and Daughters
Sons and Daughters (1991)

TV show Β· as Bing Hammersmith

Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks (1990)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show Β· as Bushnell Mullins

Wings
Wings (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show Β· as Dad

1980s

28 titles Β· average score 53
Ghosts Can't Do It
Ghosts Can't Do It (1989)
GoodWatch score 19

as Winston

Brand New Life
Brand New Life (1989)

TV show

Stillwatch
Stillwatch (1987)

as Sam Kingsley

Mistress
Mistress (1987)

as Wyn

The Stepford Children
The Stepford Children (1987)
GoodWatch score 50

as Steven Harding

Made in Heaven
Made in Heaven (1987)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ben Chandler

License to Kill
License to Kill (1986)
GoodWatch score 56

as Tom Fiske

Scorpion
Scorpion (1986)
GoodWatch score 44

as Gifford Lease

I Am the Cheese
I Am the Cheese (1983)
GoodWatch score 56

as David Farmer

Quarterback Princess
Quarterback Princess (1983)
GoodWatch score 64

as Ralph Maida

Endless Love
Endless Love (1981)
GoodWatch score 40

as Hugh

Return of the Rebels
Return of the Rebels (1981)
GoodWatch score 53

as Sonny Morgan

1970s

19 titles Β· average score 67
Knots Landing
Knots Landing (1979)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show Β· as Sid Fairgate

Rainbow
Rainbow (1978)
GoodWatch score 82

as Frank Gumm

Deadly Hero
Deadly Hero (1975)
GoodWatch score 64

as Edward A. Lacy

A Girl Named Sooner
A Girl Named Sooner (1975)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sheriff Phil Rotteman

The Girl on the Late, Late Show
The Girl on the Late, Late Show (1974)

as William Martin

Cotter
Cotter (1973)

as Cotter

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
GoodWatch score 54

as Breck

Justin Morgan Had a Horse
Justin Morgan Had a Horse (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

as Justin Morgan

ABC Afterschool Special
ABC Afterschool Special (1972)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show Β· as Jack Karpinsky

Happy Birthday, Wanda June
Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1971)
GoodWatch score 65

as Herb Shuttle

The Cross and the Switchblade
The Cross and the Switchblade (1970)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer, Director

The Intruders
The Intruders (1970)
GoodWatch score 53

as Sam Garrison

1960s

15 titles Β· average score 63
Daughter of the Mind
Daughter of the Mind (1969)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dr. Alex Lauder

The Outcasts
The Outcasts (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show Β· as Earl Corey

The Viking Queen
The Viking Queen (1967)
GoodWatch score 38

as Justinian

The Borgia Stick
The Borgia Stick (1967)
GoodWatch score 78

as Tom Harrison

The Plainsman
The Plainsman (1966)
GoodWatch score 53

as Wild Bill Hickok

Kid Rodelo
Kid Rodelo (1966)

as Kid Rodelo

Baby the Rain Must Fall
Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965)
GoodWatch score 57

as Deputy Sheriff Slim

One Man's Way
One Man's Way (1964)

as Norman Vincent Peale

Advise & Consent
Advise & Consent (1962)
GoodWatch score 79

as Senator Brigham Anderson

Escape from East Berlin
Escape from East Berlin (1962)
GoodWatch score 58

as Kurt SchrΓΆder

The Hoodlum Priest
The Hoodlum Priest (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

as Father Charles Dismas Clark

One Foot in Hell
One Foot in Hell (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

as Dan Keats

1950s

15 titles Β· average score 69
Shake Hands with the Devil
Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

as Kerry O'Shea

These Thousand Hills
These Thousand Hills (1959)
GoodWatch score 52

as Albert Gallatin 'Lat' Evans

From Hell to Texas
From Hell to Texas (1958)
GoodWatch score 52

as Tod Lohman

A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as Johnny Pope

The Bachelor Party
The Bachelor Party (1957)
GoodWatch score 70

as Charlie Samson

Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90 (1956)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show Β· as Randy Bragg

Bus Stop
Bus Stop (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

as Beauregard 'Bo' Decker

The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show Β· as Justin Morgan

Producers' Showcase
Producers' Showcase (1954)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show Β· as Henry Antrobus

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show Β· as Parker Alden / Mio

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show Β· as Jimmy

Danger
Danger (1950)

TV show

1940s

3 titles Β· average score 71
Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show Β· as Biondello

The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV show Β· as Axel Nordman

Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show Β· as George / Booth