Murvyn Vye
Highest Rated: 93% Pickup on South Street (1953)
Lowest Rated: 30% Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
Birthday: Jul 15, 1913
Birthplace: Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
Chameleon of the stage and screen Murvyn Vye was a born character. Raised in Quincy, Massachusetts, and educated at Yale in the 1930s, Vye stood a formidable six foot one, with carved features and a rich baritone voice. In the following decade, his name became synonymous with the famous Broadway collective the Theatre Guild, and in 1945 he was asked to originate the role of improvident whaler Jigger Craigin in Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Carousel," their second production. Another rousing success for the musical moguls, the show brought Vye to Hollywood, where he made his debut as Zoltan, a singing gypsy in the World War II adventure film "Golden Earrings." Vye went on to star with crooner Bing Crosby in "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court," with a memorable turn as a surly Merlin. Set to return to Broadway as the stern-faced Kralahome in Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The King and I," he quit the show when the directors scrapped his only song. Vye spent the remainder of the '50s and '60s bouncing between TV gigs (including guest spots on classic comedies such as "The Lucy Show" and "The Beverly Hillbillies") and the occasional feature film. His unique physicality garnered him intimidating roles ranging from warrior chieftains to common thugs, but Vye was always a song-and-dance man at heart, appearing in live musical productions throughout his storied career.
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Murvyn Vye
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The George Raft Story | Johnny Fuller (Character) | - | 1961 |
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The Boy and the Pirates | Blackbeard (Character) | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet |
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Al Capone | George "Bugs" Moran (Character) | - | 1959 |
30% |
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Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! | Oscar Hoffa (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Girl in the Woods | Whitlock (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet |
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Voodoo Island | Barney Finch (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Short Cut to Hell | Nichols (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Best Things in Life Are Free | Manny Costain (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet |
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Pearl of the South Pacific | Halemano (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet |
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Escape to Burma | Makesh (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Black Horse Canyon | Jennings (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet |
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Green Fire | El Moro (Character) | - | 1954 |
57% |
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River of No Return | Dave Colby (prospector) (Character) | - | 1954 |
93% |
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Pickup on South Street | Capt. Dan Tiger (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet |
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Destination Gobi | Kenghu (Character) | - | 1953 |
75% |
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Road to Bali | Ken Arok (Character) | - | 1952 |
44% |
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Merlin (Character) | - | 1949 |
83% |
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Whispering Smith | Blake Barton (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet |
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Golden Earrings | Zoltan (Character) | - | 1947 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gentle Ben | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Vacation Playhouse | Bart Farge (Character) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Beverly Hillbillies | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lucy Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wagon Train | Jeb Morgan (Guest Star) | 1960 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Untouchables | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961-1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dante | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Deputy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Thriller | Unknown (Character) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rifleman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One Step Beyond | Unknown (Character) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bonanza | Cut-Rate Joe (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Northwest Passage | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perry Mason | Jackson Huxley (Guest Star) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bat Masterson | Big Ed Bacon (Guest Star) | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tales of Wells Fargo | Virgie (Guest Star) | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Studio One | Unknown (Character) | 1950 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Have Gun -- Will Travel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Alcoa Hour | Gus (Character) | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Climax! | Unknown (Character) | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cheyenne | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Screen Directors Playhouse | Unknown (Character) | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | G.E. Theater | Maxie (Character) | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Suspense | Unknown (Character) | 1953 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tales of Tomorrow | Unknown (Character) | 1953 |