Maurice Murphy
Acting
Biography
Maurice Murphy was born on October 3, 1913 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for Tailspin Tommy (1934), Beau Geste (1926) and Peter Pan (1924). He died on November 23, 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Born: October 3, 1913
Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington, USA
Known For
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
Two classic animated shorts from the Disney studios. In 'The Reluctant Dragon' (1941), a young boy and a famous dragon fighter team up to teach a docile dragon the art of being a force to be reckoned with. In 'Mickey and the Beanstalk' (1947), Mickey Mouse, Goofy and Donald Duck confront the fearsome Willie the Giant to try to retrieve the magical singing harp to Happy Valley.
There's Always Tomorrow
Ignored by his ever-busy wife and children, a middle-aged businessman finds companionship with a former female employee.
To Be or Not to Be
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
All Quiet on the Western Front
When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.
Flesh and the Devil
When lifelong best friends Leo and Ulrich return home after completing their military training, Leo meets the stunning Felicitas at a railway station and is mesmerized by her beauty. A scandal follows, for which Leo is sent away. Returning home three years later, he discovers that much has changed.
Stella Dallas
An eccentric lower class woman struggles to gain respect in high society after marrying a wealthy man, and the problem gets worse when their daughter starts growing up.
Pilgrimage
A mother from Arkansas is very possessive of her grown son. To prevent him from getting married she has him drafted into WW I.
Peter Pan
Peter Pan enters the nursery of the Darling children and, with the help of fairy dust, leads them off to Never Never Land, where they meet the nefarious Captain Hook.
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as President of the United States.
The Prisoner of Shark Island
After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth, responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, perpetrated on April 14, 1865, during a performance at Ford's Theatre in Washington; Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, considered part of the atrocious conspiracy, is sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the sinister Shark Island Prison.
Filmography
as Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self (archive footage)
as Various
as Fred Rogers
as Capt. Robertson (uncredited)
as Harper's Co-Pilot (uncredited)
as Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited)
as Baby Weems Storyboard Artist
as John McNeil
as Bill Williams
as 'Kansas' Nelson
as Henri
as Bruce Jefferson
as Lynn Willard
as Danny Thomas
as Georges Dupont
as Ralph
as Albert
as Balthasar
as Newland Sanders
as Orderly
as Alan, Richard's Squire
as Jimmie Rogers
as Boy in Car
as Fred White
as Tailspin Tommy Tompkins
as Gary Worth
as Bobby Roberts
as Anthony 'Tony' Wade
as Al Parker
as Tommy
as Pilot (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Jimmy Doolittle
as Ted Ewing
as Jimmy Cowan, as a child
as Josh O'Day
as Little Pete
as Bobby Williams
as Ulrich as a boy (uncredited)
as Beau Geste - younger
as Henry Knapp
as Morrison Child
as Willie Jones
as Tootles
as Elmer's Pal
as Tim Godwin Jr.