Donald Murphy | |
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| Born | Donald Random Murphy January 29, 1918 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 2008 (aged 90) Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1941–1971 |
Donald Random Murphy (January 29, 1918 – May 19, 2008) was an American film and television actor.[1] He was known for playing Wyatt Earp's brother Virgil Earp in the 1954 film Masterson of Kansas.[2]
Murphy was born in Chicago, Illinois.[3] He played Johnny Ringo and two other roles in the western television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. He made appearances in television westerns such as Tombstone Territory (as Anson Gurney), Lawman (as Jack O'Reilly), Shotgun Slade (as Hal Bates), and Bat Masterson (as Charlie Ryan).[2]: 252 Murphy guest-starred in an episode of the 1956 anthology television series G.E. Summer Originals and in the legal drama television series Perry Mason.[4] He retired from acting in 1971, when he moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico to work as an interior designer.[3]
In 1949 Murphy was a summer stock cast member at the Elitch Theatre in Denver, Colorado.
Murphy died in May 2008 at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at the age of 90.[3]
- ^ "The Other Gunther". Harrisburg Telegraph. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. September 20, 1947. p. 16. Retrieved July 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Rainey, Buck (November 17, 2015). Western Gunslingers in Fact and on Film: Hollywood's Famous Lawmen and Outlaws. McFarland. p. 162. ISBN 9781476603285 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c Lentz, Harris (April 17, 2009). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2008. McFarland. p. 313. ISBN 9780786434824 – via Google Books.
- ^ Hill, Ona (September 9, 2011). Raymond Burr: A Film, Radio and Television Biography. McFarland. p. 209. ISBN 9780786491377 – via Google Books.
