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Audie Murphy
Actor, Producer, Additional Credits
Born June 20, 1925Died May 28, 1971 (45 years)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Audie Leon Murphy (June 20, 1924 – May 28, 1971) was a fifth grade dropout from an extremely poor family who became the most decorated American soldier of World War II. After the war he became a celebrated movie star for over two decades, appearing in 44 films. He also found some success as a country music composer.
Murphy became the most decorated United States soldier of the war during twenty-seven months in action in the European Theatre. He received the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military's highest award for valor, along with 32 additional U.S. and foreign medals and citations, including five from France and one from Belgium. Murphy's successful movie career included To Hell and Back (1955), based on his book of the same title (1949) . He died in a plane crash in 1971 and was interred, with full military honors, in Arlington National Cemetery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Audie Murphy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Murphy became the most decorated United States soldier of the war during twenty-seven months in action in the European Theatre. He received the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military's highest award for valor, along with 32 additional U.S. and foreign medals and citations, including five from France and one from Belgium. Murphy's successful movie career included To Hell and Back (1955), based on his book of the same title (1949) . He died in a plane crash in 1971 and was interred, with full military honors, in Arlington National Cemetery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Audie Murphy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
| 2005 | Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That · as Bill Doolin |
| 1976 | America at the Movies · as Henry Fleming (the Youth) |
| 1969 | A Time for Dying · as Jesse James |
| 1967 | 40 Guns to Apache Pass · as Capt. Bruce Coburn |
| 1966 | The Texican · as Jess Carlin |
| 1966 | Gunpoint · as Chad Lucas |
| 1965 | Trunk to Cairo · as Mike Merrick |
| 1965 | Arizona Raiders · as Clint Stewart |
| 1964 | Apache Rifles · as Capt. Jeff Stanton |
| 1964 | Bullet for a Badman · as Logan Keliher |
| 1964 | The Quick Gun · as Clint Cooper |
| 1963 | Gunfight at Comanche Creek · as Bob 'gif' Gifford Aka Judd Tanner |
| 1963 | Showdown · as Chris Foster |
| 1962 | Six Black Horses · as Ben Lane |
| 1961 | War Is Hell · as Narrator - Introduction |
| 1961 | Battle at Bloody Beach · as Craig Benson |
| 1961 | Whispering Smith (TV Series) · as Tom 'whispering' Smith |
| 1961 | Posse from Hell · as Banner Cole |
| 1960 | Seven Ways from Sundown · as Seven Jones |
| 1960 | The Unforgiven · as Cash Zachary |
| 1960 | Hell Bent for Leather · as Clay Santell |
| 1959 | Ford Startime (TV Series) · as Howard Wilton |
| 1959 | Cast a Long Shadow · as Matt Brown |
| 1959 | The Wild and the Innocent · as Yancey |
| 1959 | No Name on the Bullet · as John Gant |
| 1958 | Ride a Crooked Trail · as Joe Maybe |
| 1958 | The Gun Runners · as Sam Martin |
| 1958 | The Quiet American · as The American |
| 1957 | Suspicion (TV Series) · as Steve Gordon |
| 1957 | Night Passage · as The Utica Kid |
| 1957 | Joe Butterfly · as Pvt. Joe Woodley |
| 1957 | The Guns of Fort Petticoat · as Lt. Frank Hewitt |
| 1956 | Walk the Proud Land · as John Philip Clum |
| 1956 | World in My Corner · as Tommy Shea |
| 1954 | Destry · as Tom Destry |
| 1954 | Drums Across the River · as Gary Brannon |
| 1954 | Ride Clear of Diablo · as Clay O'mara |
| 1953 | Tumbleweed · as Jim Harvey |
| 1953 | Column South · as Jed Sayre |
| 1953 | Gunsmoke · as Reb Kittredge |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Tennessee |
| 1952 | The Duel at Silver Creek · as Luke Cromwell - The Silver Kid |
| 1952 | The Cimarron Kid · as Bill Doolin / The Cimarron Kid |
| 1951 | The Red Badge of Courage · as The Youth |
| 1951 | The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story · as Cast |
| 1950 | Kansas Raiders · as Jesse James |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Extra |
| 1950 | Sierra · as Ring Hassard |
| 1950 | The Kid from Texas · as Billy The Kid |
| 1949 | Bad Boy · as Danny Lester |
| 1948 | Beyond Glory · as Cadet Thomas |
| 1948 | Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven · as Copy Boy |