Horace Murphy

Horace Murphy

actor, soundtrack

Horace Murphy was born on Jun 03, 1880 in USA. Horace Murphy's big-screen debut came with Sundown Saunders directed by Robert N. Bradbury in 1935, strarring Saloon Waiter (uncredited). Horace Murphy is known for Scarlet Street directed by Fritz Lang, Edward G. Robinson stars as Christopher Cross and Joan Bennett as Katharine 'Kitty' March. The upcoming new movie Horace Murphy plays is Crack-Up which will be released on Sep 06, 1946.

The son of a physician, Horace Murphy started his career as a child actor on showboats on the Mississippi. He later played the cornet in the band and eventually became half-owner of the showboat "Cottonblossom Floating Palace". After two seasons he sold his interest and organized a string of dramatic tent shows from New Orleans to Los Angeles, each of which also had a baseball team. Later he sold these and built two theaters, one in Los Angeles and one in Burbank. He entered movies in 1936 and went on to a career mostly in B-Westerns. He is perhaps best known as "Ananias", Tex Ritter's partner in a string of films. He also appeared on radio with Gene Autry and Roy Rogers.

  • Birthday

    Jun 03, 1880
  • Place of Birth

    Finley, Tennessee, USA

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