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Ken Murray

Highest Rated: 95% The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

Lowest Rated: 95% The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

Birthday: Jul 14, 1903

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

Ken Murray was a prolific actor who created a name for himself largely on the big screen. Murray began his acting career appearing in various films, such as "Half Marriage" (1929), "Leathernecking" (1930) and "Disgraced" (1933) with Helen Twelvetrees. He also appeared in "From Headquarters" (1933) and "You're a Sweetheart" (1937). He continued to work steadily in film throughout the fifties and the sixties, appearing in "The Marshal's Daughter" (1953), "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962) and the comedy sequel "Son of Flubber" (1963) with Fred MacMurray. He also appeared in the Fred MacMurray adaptation "Follow Me, Boys!" (1966) and the Kirk Douglas dramatic adaptation "The Way West" (1967). Murray continued to exercise his talent in the sixties through the eighties, taking on a mix of projects like "The Power" (1968) starring George Hamilton, "Hollywood" and "Ken Murray: Shooting Stars" (1979). His credits also expanded to "Joe Albany... A Jazz Life" (1980) starring Joe Albany and "Hollywood's Private Home Movies" (ABC, 1982-83). Murray last appeared on "Hollywood: The Golden Years" (1987-88). Murray had two children. Murray passed away in October 1988 at the age of 85.

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Highest rated movies

95% 92% The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
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You're a Sweetheart
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57% Hollywood Without Makeup
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38% The Power
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35% Red Light
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Crooner
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77% Follow Me, Boys!
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The Marshal's Daughter
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Leathernecking
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Ladies of the Jury
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 38% The Power Grover (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet 77% Follow Me, Boys! Melody Murphy (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet 57% Hollywood Without Makeup Director,
Producer,
Cinematographer
- 1965
95% 92% The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Doc Willoughby (Character) - 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Marshal's Daughter "Smiling Billy" Murray (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet 35% Red Light Unknown (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet 62% Bill and Coo Ken Murray (Prologue) (Character),
Producer
- 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Night at Earl Carroll's Barney Nelson (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet You're a Sweetheart Don King (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet Crooner Peter Sturgis (Character) - 1932
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ladies of the Jury Spencer B. Dazy (Character) - 1932
No Score Yet No Score Yet Leathernecking Frank (Character) - 1930
No Score Yet No Score Yet Half-Marriage Charles Turner (Character) - 1929

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Disney's Wonderful World Mr. Hurley (Character) 1980-1981
100% No Score Yet The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Unknown (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Judy Garland Show Unknown (Guest Star) 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet What's My Line? Guest 1951