Horace Murphy

Horace Murphy
Horace Murphy
	Lobby card for Rogue of the Range (1936) with Lois January, Horace Murphy, and Johnny Mack Brown
Born	June 3, 1880; Osceola, Arkansas, United States
Died	January 20, 1975 (aged 94); Studio City, California, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1931–1953

Horace Murphy (June 3, 1880 – January 20, 1975) was an American film actor.[1] He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1953.

Early years

Born in Osceola, Arkansas, Murphy was playing cornet by age 11 and six years later led the band for the Newton Family Wagon Show. The next spring, he became the leader of a 45-piece band for the C.W. Parker Carnival Company. After two years in that position, he left to work in Dr. Rucker's Korak Wonder Medicine Show in order to be able to act in addition to leading the band.[2]

Radio

Murphy played Will Kimble, the storekeeper, in Granby's Green Acres, which was on CBS in the summer of 1950.[3] He also had roles in several radio westerns, including Shorty on Gene Autry's Melody Ranch,[4] Clackity for one season of The Roy Rogers Show,[5] and Buckskin Blodgett on Red Ryder.[6]

Selected filmography

Last of the Warrens (1936)
Rogue of the Range (1936)
The Crooked Trail (1936)
Song of the Trail (1936)
The Gun Ranger (1936)
Gun Grit (1936)
Ranger Courage (1936)
The Unknown Ranger (1936)
Anything for a Thrill (1937)
The Frame-Up (1937)
The Gambling Terror (1937)
Lawless Land (1937)
Riders of the Rockies (1937)
Trouble in Texas (1937)
Sing, Cowboy, Sing (1937)
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen (1937)
Come on, Cowboys (1937)
Billy the Kid Returns (1938)
Rollin' Plains (1938)
The Utah Trail (1938) Ananias
Where the Buffalo Roam (1938)
Down the Wyoming Trail (1939)
The Oklahoma Kid (1939) as a Bartender (uncredited)
Boom Town (1940)
The Range Busters (1940)
Bad Man of Deadwood (1941)
Arizona Bound (1941)
The Lonesome Trail (1945)
Song of Old Wyoming (1945)

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References

"Horace Murphy". New York Times. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
"Buckskin Rides Again" (PDF). Radio Life. February 24, 1946. pp. 8, 28. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
Schulz, Clair (Spring 2009). "Forgotten Shows to Remember". Nostalgia Digest. 35 (2): 18–22.
"Questions and Answers". The Lincoln Star. December 1, 1940. p. 40. Retrieved July 9, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
French, Jack; Siegel, David S. (2014). Radio Rides the Range: A Reference Guide to Western Drama on the Air, 1929-1967. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-7864-7146-1. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
Harmon, Jim (2001). The Great Radio Heroes, rev. ed. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-7864-0850-4. Retrieved July 10, 2015.

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[NY_Times-1] "Horace Murphy". New York Times. Retrieved December 7, 2014.

[2] "Buckskin Rides Again" (PDF). Radio Life. February 24, 1946. pp. 8, 28. Retrieved July 10, 2015.

[ndsp09-3] Schulz, Clair (Spring 2009). "Forgotten Shows to Remember". Nostalgia Digest. 35 (2): 18–22.

[4] "Questions and Answers". The Lincoln Star. December 1, 1940. p. 40. Retrieved July 9, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] French, Jack; Siegel, David S. (2014). Radio Rides the Range: A Reference Guide to Western Drama on the Air, 1929-1967. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-7864-7146-1. Retrieved July 10, 2015.

[6] Harmon, Jim (2001). The Great Radio Heroes, rev. ed. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-7864-0850-4. Retrieved July 10, 2015.