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Horace Murphy (June 3, 1880 – January 20, 1975) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1953.
Horace Murphy. Actor: Rollin' Plains. The son of a physician, Horace Murphy started his career as a child actor on showboats on the Mississippi. He later played the cornet in the band and eventually became half-owner of the showboat "Cottonblossom Floating Palace".
- January 1, 1
- Finley, Tennessee, USA
- January 1, 1
- Studio City, California, USA
Horace Murphy. Actor: Rollin' Plains. The son of a physician, Horace Murphy started his career as a child actor on showboats on the Mississippi. He later played the cornet in the band and eventually became half-owner of the showboat "Cottonblossom Floating Palace".
- June 3, 1880
- January 20, 1975
Horace Murphy is known as an Actor. Some of his work includes Scarlet Street, Boom Town, Fallen Angel, Rollin' Westward, Boothill Brigade, Where the Buffalo Roam, Billy The Kid Returns, and Trouble in Texas.
Horace Murphy was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Murphy began his acting career with roles in such films as "Everyman's Law" (1936), "Ranger Courage" (1936) with...
Audience ScoreTitleCreditYearNo Score YetTimothy Meeks (Character)1945No Score YetJudge Melford (Character)1945No Score YetBunion (Character)1941No Score YetSeth Belden (Character)1941Succinctly described as "portly and pompous" by B-Western aficionado Don Miller, American character-actor Horace Murphy was the Eugene Pallette of the sagebrush. Spending most of his career in cowboy flicks, Murphy was usually cast as intrusive sheriffs, know-it-all doctors, and orotund snake-oil peddlers.
Horace Murphy. Actor. Born June 3, 1880 in Finley, Tennessee, USA. The son of a physician, Horace Murphy started his career as a child actor on showboats on the Mississippi. He later played the cornet in the band and eventually became half-owner of the showboat "Cottonblossom Floating Palace".