Maurice Murphy (October 3, 1913 – November 23, 1978) was an American film actor.Pitts, p.177. Initially a child actor, he graduated to playing older roles, often in action films. His brother Jack Murphy also became an actor.
Early film appearances included in Stella Dallas and as the young Beau Geste in the 1926 film. In 1934 he played the title role in the Universal Pictures serial Tailspin Tommy.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1923 The Self-Made Wife Tim Godwin Jr. Film debut Call of the Wild 1924 The Last Man on Earth Elmer's Pal Peter Pan Tootles1925 The Home Maker Henry Knapp Thank You Willie Jones Stella Dallas Morrison Child1926 Beau Geste Beau Geste – Younger Flesh and the Devil Ulrich as a Boy Uncredited1927 Alias the Deacon Willie Clark The American 1928 The Call of the Heart Little Pete The Shepherd of the Hills Josh O'Day The Michigan Kid Jimmy Cowan – as a Child1929 The Spirit of Youth Ted Ewing The Three Outcasts Dick Marsh – as a Boy The College Coquette Jimmy Doolittle1930 All Quiet on the Western Front Soldier Uncredited Hell's Angels Pilot Uncredited1931 Seas Beneath Merkel Uncredited Women Go on Forever Tommy 1932 Divorce in the Family Al Parker Faithless Anthony 'Tony' Wade1933 Found Alive Bobby Roberts What Price Innocence? Maurice Harper Pilgrimage Gary Worth1934 Tailspin Tommy Tailspin Tommy Tompkins Serial There's Always Tomorrow Fred White The Man Who Reclaimed His Head Leon – a Soldier Uncredited1935 Private Worlds Boy In Car Curly Top Jimmie Rogers The Crusades Alan – Richard's Squire1936 The Prisoner of Shark Island Prison Hospital Orderly Gentle Julia Luis Down to the Sea Newland Sanders Romeo and Juliet Balthasar Uncredited1937 The Road Back Albert Under Suspicion Ralph Tovarich Georges Dupont1938 The Nurse from Brooklyn Danny Thomas My Bill Lynn Willard Delinquent Parents Bruce Jefferson Secrets of an Actress Thompson's Assistant Uncredited1939 Zaza Henri Forged Passport 'Kansas' Nelson Career Mel Bartholomew The Covered Trailer Bill Williams1940 Abe Lincoln in Illinois John McNeil Wolf of New York Frankie Mason 1941 The Reluctant Dragon Baby Weems Storyboard Artist1942 To Be or Not to Be Polish RAF Pilot Uncredited Smith of Minnesota Wayne Smith Uncredited1943 Air Force Harper's Co-Pilot Uncredited Destination Tokyo Toscanini Uncredited A Guy Named Joe Captain Robertson Uncredited 1944 See Here, Private Hargrove Lieutenant Uncredited 1945 Sensation Hunters Fred Rogers Final film, Uncredited
References
Bibliography Michael R. Pitts. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.
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