William Murphy (April 20, 1922 – November 6, 1989) was an American film actor active from the 1940s through the 1970s. He played Lt. Edlridge on Gunsmoke in the 1959 episode "Blue Horse" (S4E38).
A long-time friend of John Wayne and Robert Mitchum, Williams also spent many nights with Elvis Presley and his entourage. He reportedly regarded Hollywood as "an open invitation to party all night long".Peter Guralnik, Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley, p.72.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1944 Abroad with Two Yanks Jersey Uncredited1944 Something for the Boys Soldier Uncredited1944 Faces in the Fog Russell Uncredited1944 Here Come the Waves Petty Officer Uncredited1945 It's a Pleasure Canadian Goalie Uncredited1945 Salty O'Rourke Bennie 1945 Nob Hill Lucky Sailor at Tony's Uncredited1945 The Story of GI Joe Private Mew 1945 Jungle Captive Johnny - Errand Boy Uncredited1945 Secrets of a Sorority Girl Andy Jones 1945 Duffy's Tavern Waiter Uncredited1945 Doll Face Sailor Uncredited1946 Young Widow Army Lieutenant Hope 1946 Till the End of Time Marine Uncredited1947 Kilroy Was Here Soda Jerk Uncredited1947 I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now Messenger Boy Uncredited1947 The Burning Cross Minor Role Uncredited1947 Unconquered Villager Uncredited1947 On the Old Spanish Trail Hotel Clerk Mitch Uncredited1947 The Prairie Jess Bush 1948 A Foreign Affair Joe 1948 Family Honeymoon Boy Uncredited1948 Command Decision Flyer Uncredited1948 Jungle Patrol Lt. Johnny Murphy 1949 It Happens Every Spring Tommy Isbell 1949 I Was a Male War Bride Staff Sergeant at Troopship Uncredited1949 Battleground Non-Com 1949 Dear Wife Dan Collins 1949 Sands of Iwo Jima PFC Eddie Flynn 1950 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Motorcycle Cop Uncredited1951 Fighting Coast Guard Sandy Jessup 1952 Red Skies of Montana Winkler Uncredited1952 Hoodlum Empire Pete Dailey 1953 Fair Wind to Java Ahab 1953 The Big Heat Reds Uncredited1955 Six Bridges to Cross Red Flanagan 1955 Ain't Misbehavin' Bucky, a Sailor Uncredited1956 Emergency Hospital Will - Ambulance Attendant Uncredited1957 Outlaw Queen Brandon 1957 No Down Payment Ed Uncredited1958 The Rawhide Trail Elbe Rotter
References
Guralnick, Peter. Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley, p. 72.
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