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Audie Murphy

Acting 45 (deceased) years old Kingston, Texas, USA ★ 0.6
Born: June 20, 1925
Died: May 28, 1971

Biography

Audie Leon Murphy (June 20, 1925 – May 28, 1971) was a fifth grade dropout from an extremely poor family who became the most decorated American soldier of World War II. After the war he became a celebrated movie star for over two decades, appearing in 44 films. He also found some success as a country music composer.

Murphy became the most decorated United States soldier of the war during twenty-seven months in action in the European Theatre. He received the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military's highest award for valor, along with 32 additional U.S. and foreign medals and citations, including five from France and one from Belgium. Murphy's successful movie career included To Hell and Back (1955), based on his book of the same title (1949) . He died in a plane crash in 1971 and was interred, with full military honors, in Arlington National Cemetery.

Filmography

Acting Credits (54)

Audie Murphy, de Colmar à Hollywood
Audie Murphy, de Colmar à Hollywood Himself (archives) 2025
A Time for Dying
A Time for Dying Jesse James 1969
40 Guns to Apache Pass
40 Guns to Apache Pass Capt. Bruce Coburn 1967
Trunk to Cairo
Trunk to Cairo Mike Merrick 1966
The Texican
The Texican Jess Carlin 1966
Gunpoint
Gunpoint Chad Lucas 1966
Arizona Raiders
Arizona Raiders Clint Stewart 1965
Apache Rifles
Apache Rifles Capt. Jeff Stanton 1964
Bullet for a Badman
Bullet for a Badman Logan Keliher 1964
The Quick Gun
The Quick Gun Clint Cooper 1964
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Gunfight at Comanche Creek Bob 'Gif' Gifford aka Judd Tanner 1963
Showdown
Showdown Chris Foster 1963
Six Black Horses
Six Black Horses Ben Lane 1962
War Is Hell
War Is Hell Narrator - Introduction 1961
Battle at Bloody Beach
Battle at Bloody Beach Craig Benson 1961
Whispering Smith
Whispering Smith Tom 'Whispering' Smith 1961
Posse from Hell
Posse from Hell Banner Cole 1961
Seven Ways from Sundown
Seven Ways from Sundown Seven Jones 1960
The Unforgiven
The Unforgiven Cash Zachary 1960
Hell Bent for Leather
Hell Bent for Leather Clay Santell 1960
Startime
Startime Howard Wilton 1959
Cast a Long Shadow
Cast a Long Shadow Matt Brown 1959
The Wild and the Innocent
The Wild and the Innocent Yancey 1959
No Name on the Bullet
No Name on the Bullet John Gant 1959
Ride a Crooked Trail
Ride a Crooked Trail Joe Maybe 1958
The Gun Runners
The Gun Runners Sam Martin 1958
The Quiet American
The Quiet American The American 1958
Suspicion
Suspicion Steve Gordon 1957
Night Passage
Night Passage The Utica Kid 1957
Joe Butterfly
Joe Butterfly Pvt. Joe Woodley 1957
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
The Guns of Fort Petticoat Lt. Frank Hewitt 1957
Walk the Proud Land
Walk the Proud Land John Philip Clum 1956
World in My Corner
World in My Corner Tommy Shea 1956
To Hell and Back
To Hell and Back Audie Murphy 1955
Hollywood Preview
Hollywood Preview Self 1955
Allen in Movieland
Allen in Movieland Self 1955
Destry
Destry Tom Destry 1954
Drums Across the River
Drums Across the River Gary Brannon 1954
Ride Clear of Diablo
Ride Clear of Diablo Clay O'Mara 1954
Tumbleweed
Tumbleweed Jim Harvey 1953
Column South
Column South Jed Sayre 1953
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Reb Kittredge 1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater Tennessee 1953
The Duel at Silver Creek
The Duel at Silver Creek Luke Cromwell - The Silver Kid 1952
The Cimarron Kid
The Cimarron Kid Bill Doolin / The Cimarron Kid 1952
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage The Youth 1951
Kansas Raiders
Kansas Raiders Jesse James 1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour Self 1950
Sierra
Sierra Ring Hassard 1950
The Kid from Texas
The Kid from Texas Billy the Kid 1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest 1950
Bad Boy
Bad Boy Danny Lester 1949
Beyond Glory
Beyond Glory Cadet Thomas 1948
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven Copy Boy 1948

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