George Murphy
American actor and politician (1902–1992)
George Lloyd Murphy was an American actor and politician. Murphy was a song-and-dance leading man in many big-budget Hollywood musicals from 1930 to 1952. He was the president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1944 to 1946, and was awarded an honorary Oscar in 1951. Murphy served from 1965 to 1971 as U.S. Senator from California, the first notable American actor to be elected to statewide office in California, predating Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who each served two terms as governor. He is the only United States senator represented by a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 11 films (1934–1954) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 30 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Jealousy. | Columbia Pictures Corp. | 7 reels | 16mm | B&W | silent |
| 1938 | LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. | Universal Pictures Co. Inc. | 11 reels. | 16mm | B&W | Sound |
| 1941 | Ringside Maisie. | Edwin L. Marin | 10 reels | B&W | sound | |
| 1942 | The Navy Comes Through. | A. Edward Sutherland | 82 min. | |||
| 1943 | THE POWERS GIRL. | Norman Z. McLeod | 16mm | B&W | sound | |
| 1943 | This Is The Army | Michael Curtiz | 121 min | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1944 | Step Lively | Tim Whelan | 88 | B&W | ||
| 1951 | No Questions Asked | Natl Federation Of Building Trades Employers | 80 min | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1952 | Talk About a Stranger | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp | 1:05:00 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1952 | Talk About A Stranger. | Loew’s Incorporated | 65 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1954 | Deep In My Heart. | Loew’s Incorporated | 132 min | 35mm | Color | sound |