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Audie Murphy

Audie Murphy

Actor · 1925–1971 · Kingston, Texas, USA

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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.

Acted in 48

1960s

  1. 1969

    A Time for Dying

    Jesse James

    54
  2. 1967

    40 Guns to Apache Pass

    Capt. Bruce Coburn

  3. 1966

    Trunk to Cairo

    Mike Merrick

  4. The Texican

    Jess Carlin

  5. Gunpoint

    Chad Lucas

    61
  6. 1965

    Arizona Raiders

    Clint Stewart

  7. 1964

    Apache Rifles

    Capt. Jeff Stanton

    63

  8. Bullet for a Badman

    Logan Keliher

    64

  9. The Quick Gun

    Clint Cooper

  10. 1963

    Gunfight at Comanche Creek

    Bob 'Gif' Gifford aka Judd Tanner

  11. Showdown

    Chris Foster

  12. 1962

    Six Black Horses

    Ben Lane

  13. 1961

    Battle at Bloody Beach

    Craig Benson

  14. Whispering Smith

    Tom 'Whispering' Smith · 26 episodes

  15. Posse from Hell

    Banner Cole

  16. 1960

    Seven Ways from Sundown

    Seven Jones

  17. The Unforgiven

    Cash Zachary

    65

  18. Hell Bent for Leather

    Clay Santell

1950s

  1. 1959

    Startime

    Howard Wilton · 1 episode

  2. Cast a Long Shadow

    Matt Brown

    62

  3. The Wild and the Innocent

    Yancey

  4. No Name on the Bullet

    John Gant

  5. 1958

    Ride a Crooked Trail

    Joe Maybe

  6. The Gun Runners

    Sam Martin

    62

  7. The Quiet American

    The American

  8. 1957

    Suspicion

    Steve Gordon · 1 episode

  9. Night Passage

    The Utica Kid

    62

  10. Joe Butterfly

    Pvt. Joe Woodley

  11. The Guns of Fort Petticoat

    Lt. Frank Hewitt

  12. 1956

    Walk the Proud Land

    John Philip Clum

  13. World in My Corner

    Tommy Shea

  14. 1955

    To Hell and Back

    Audie Murphy

    78
  15. 1954

    Destry

    Tom Destry

    65

  16. Drums Across the River

    Gary Brannon

  17. Ride Clear of Diablo

    Clay O'Mara

  18. 1953

    Tumbleweed

    Jim Harvey

    65

  19. Column South

    Jed Sayre

  20. Gunsmoke

    Reb Kittredge

  21. General Electric Theater

    Tennessee · 1 episode

  22. 1952

    The Duel at Silver Creek

    Luke Cromwell - The Silver Kid

    66

  23. The Cimarron Kid

    Bill Doolin / The Cimarron Kid

    62
  24. 1951

    The Red Badge of Courage

    The Youth

  25. 1950

    Kansas Raiders

    Jesse James

    61

  26. Sierra

    Ring Hassard

    61

  27. The Kid from Texas

    Billy the Kid

    61

1940s

  1. 1949

    Bad Boy

    Danny Lester

  2. 1948

    Beyond Glory

    Cadet Thomas

  3. Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

    Copy Boy

Produced 1

Appearances4

1960s

  1. 1961

    War Is Hell

    Narrator - Introduction