William Murphy
Acting
Biography
No biography available for William Murphy.
Born: January 9, 1921
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
The Big Heat
After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.
A Foreign Affair
In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the US congresswoman investigating her.
I Was a Male War Bride
After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of the War Bride Act.
It Happens Every Spring
A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.
Fighting Coast Guard
Story of how the Coast Guard trained to help win World War II.
Sands of Iwo Jima
Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, they begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline.
Story of G.I. Joe
War correspondent Ernie Pyle joins Company C, 18th Infantry as this American army unit fights its way across North Africa in World War II. He comes to know the soldiers and finds much human interest material for his readers back in the States. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.
No Down Payment
The marital difficulties of four couples living in a southern California housing development become intertwined. Among the unhappy couples are ne'er-do-well Jerry Flagg and his long-suffering wife Isabelle, flirtatious Leola Boone and her sadistic husband Troy, hard-working Herman Kreitzer and his understanding wife Betty, and newlyweds Jean and David Martin.
Six Bridges to Cross
Follow the evolution of a small time juvenile delinquent hood to a big time racketeer. Based on the famous 1950 Brinks Robbery in Boston that netted the crooks $2.5 million. The story delves into the psychology of the perpetrators, as well as the intricate mechanics of the hold-up.
Hoodlum Empire
It's a deadly play for power when a Mafia chieftain's top gun goes straight and threatens to testify against the big boss and his cruel, nationwide network of crime. The picture, which was shot in a semi-documentary style, was inspired by the Kefauver investigations of 1950-51.
Filmography
as Jack
as Brandon
as Bucky/a Sailor (uncredited)
as Red Flanagan
as Reds (uncredited)
as Ahab
as Pete Dailey
as Winkler (uncredited)
as Sandy Jessup
as PFC Eddie Flynn
as Staff Sergeant at Troopship (uncredited)
as Tommy Isbell
as Lt. Johnny Murphy
as Joe
as Jess Bush
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
as Army Lieutenant Hope
as Andy Jones
as Private Mew
as Johnny - Errand Boy (uncredited)
as Bennie
as Russell