Portrait of Horace Murphy

Acting

Horace Murphy

Career

Active from 1936 to 1945, busiest in 1937 with 14 main titles.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for Trouble in Texas
Trouble in Texas
GoodWatch score51/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Horace Murphy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.6, average 5.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Pathos
    3.9, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Singing Cowboy 2
  • Rodeo Action 2
  • Good vs Evil 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Action 2
  • Western 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

84
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title ยท average score 51
The Abbott and Costello Show
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Henry

1940s

18 titles ยท average score 62
Crack-Up
Crack-Up (1946)
GoodWatch score 57

as Train Conductor (Uncredited)

Fallen Angel
Fallen Angel (1945)
GoodWatch score 75

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Springtime in Texas
Springtime in Texas (1945)

as Mayor Lem Grainger

Scarlet Street
Scarlet Street (1945)
GoodWatch score 89

as Milkman (uncredited)

Riders of the Dawn
Riders of the Dawn (1945)

as Sheriff Beasley

Lonesome Trail
Lonesome Trail (1945)

as Judge Melford

A Lady Takes a Chance
A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
GoodWatch score 53

as Poker Player

Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk (1941)
GoodWatch score 48

as Jim, Candy's Butler (uncredited)

Bad Man of Deadwood
Bad Man of Deadwood (1941)
GoodWatch score 55

as Seth Belden

Boom Town
Boom Town (1940)
GoodWatch score 68

as Tom Murphy

Ghost Valley Raiders
Ghost Valley Raiders (1940)

as Mob Ringleader

Melody Ranch
Melody Ranch (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Loco - Cowboy Radio Actor

1930s

65 titles ยท average score 51
Sundown on the Prairie
Sundown on the Prairie (1939)

as Ananias

Rollin' Plains
Rollin' Plains (1938)

as Ananias

Where the Buffalo Roam
Where the Buffalo Roam (1938)

as Ananias

Utah Trail
Utah Trail (1938)

as Ananias

Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts (1937)

as Stubby

Riders of the Rockies
Riders of the Rockies (1937)

as Doc Thornton

Lawless Land
Lawless Land (1937)

as Storekeeper Lafe Spooner

Lightnin' Crandall
Lightnin' Crandall (1937)

as J. Travis

Colorado Kid
Colorado Kid (1937)

as Colonel Gifford

Trouble in Texas
Trouble in Texas (1937)
GoodWatch score 51

as Lucky

Rogue of the Range
Rogue of the Range (1936)

as Sheriff Tom

Last of the Warrens
Last of the Warrens (1936)

as Grizzly