Horace Murphy
Acting
Biography
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Born: June 2, 1880
Place of Birth: Finley, Tennessee, USA
Known For
Wide Open Faces
A small town soda jerk discovers a gang of criminals staying at a local hotel. Comedy.
The Oregon Trail
Jeff Scott is sent to investigate problems with wagon trains attempting to make the journey to Oregon. Sam Morgan has sent his henchmen, under lead-henchman Bull Bragg, to stop the wagon trains in order to maintain control of the fur trade in the area.
Scarlet Street
Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find out that art dealers are interested in Chris's work, they con him into letting Kitty take credit for the paintings. Cross allows it because he is in love with Kitty, but his love will only let her get away with so much.
The Abbott and Costello Show
Bud and Lou are unemployed actors living in Mr. Fields’ boarding house. Lou’s girlfriend Hillary lives across the hall. Many situations arise leading to slapstick and puns.
Boom Town
Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman. McMasters and Sand come to oil towns to get rich. Betsy comes West intending to marry Sand but marries McMasters instead. Getting rich and losing it all teaches McMasters and Sand the value of personal ties.
Last of the Warrens
Ted Warren returns from WWI to find that everyone thinks he was dead. The culprit is Kent who intercepted his mail, rustled the Warren cattle, took over the Warren ranch, and is now after Ted's girl friend. When Kent's henchmen fail to kill Ted, Kent shoots Ted's father and leaves him for dead. But only wounded, the plan is to have Warren appear as a ghost to get a confession from Kent.
Union Pacific
One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau; Campeau's partner Dick Allen is Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?
Fallen Angel
An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman named June Mills. Since Stella isn't interested in Eric unless he has money, the lovelorn guy comes up with a scheme to win her over, and it involves June. Before long, murder works its way into this passionate love triangle.
Honky Tonk
Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but his wife's alcoholic father tries to set things right.
Saga of Death Valley
When Tasker kills Roy Rogers he takes one of his young sons. Fifteen years later the other son Roy arrives buying a ranch in the valley where Tasker now controls the water supply. Roy organizes the ranchers for a showdown with Tasker not knowing that his brother is Tasker's chief henchman.
Filmography
as Henry
as Train Conductor (Uncredited)
as Joe - Night Watchman
as Milkman (uncredited)
as Judge Melford
as Sheriff (uncredited)
as Sheriff Beasley
as Editor Timothy Meeks
as Mayor Lem Grainger
as Poker Player
as Notary
as Jim, Candy's Butler (uncredited)
as Seth Belden
as Bunion
as Loco - Cowboy Radio Actor
as Tom Murphy
as Homer Thorp
as Mob Ringleader
as Peddler Driving Wagon (uncredited)
as Post Office Clerk (uncredited)
as Boat Passenger
as Constable Dan
as Agent Pete
as Chess Player
as Mushy
as Stage Driver Nebraska
as Irate Agitaiting Townsman
as Sheriff Missouri
as Irishman (uncredited)
as Riverboat Captain Asa Beckett
as Drunk at New York Airport
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Missouri
as Ananias
as Cashaway
as Ananias
as Sheriff
as Ananias
as Mr. Miller - Homesteader
as Matt Tanner
as Ananias
as Doorman
as Ananias
as Sheriff
as Schultz, Grocer
as Sheriff
as Stubby
as Lucky Gosden
as Colonel Gifford
as Stubby
as Smokey
as Joe
as Stubby
as Calico Haynes
as Horner - Storekeeper
as Drunk
as Doc Thornton
as Boss Kelley
as Sheriff
as Judge Blake
as Marshal Tinker
as Dr. Phillips
as Storekeeper Lafe Spooner
as J. Travis
as Lucky
as Farmer Jones (uncredited)
as Missouri Bill, Printer's Devil
as Sheriff Brown
as Doc
as Ranch cook
as Judge (uncredited)
as Lawyer Simpson (uncredited)
as Sheriff
as Carter
as Sheriff Chris Bradley
as Sheriff
as Rancher Sully
as Grizzly
as Garage Man
as Sheriff Tom
as Sheriff
as Barfly
as John, a logger