Donald Random Murphy (January 29, 1918 – May 19, 2008) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing Wyatt Earp's brother Virgil Earp in the 1954 film Masterson of Kansas.
Murphy was born in Chicago, Illinois. He played Johnny Ringo and two other roles in the western television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. He made appearances in television westerns such as Tombstone Territory (as Anson Gurney), Lawman (as Jack O'Reilly), Shotgun Slade (as Hal Bates), and Bat Masterson (as Charlie Ryan). Murphy guest-starred in an episode of the 1956 anthology television series G.E. Summer Originals and in the legal drama television series Perry Mason. He retired from acting in 1971, when he moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico to work as an interior designer.
In 1949 Murphy was a summer stock cast member at the Elitch Theatre in Denver, Colorado.
Murphy died in May 2008 at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at the age of 90.
Partial filmography YearTitleRole1941Nice Girl?Club Steward (uncredited)1946Driftin' RiverCaptain Rogers1947My Brother Talks to HorsesBettor (uncredited)1950Fortunes of Captain BloodValdez (uncredited)1954Killer LeopardFred Winters1954The Bamboo PrisonIntelligence Officer (uncredited)1954Masterson of KansasVirgil Earp1955The Long Gray LineArmy Captain (uncredited)1955Seven Angry MenHoyt (uncredited)1955The ShrikeActor in Play (uncredited)1955Shack Out on 101Pepe1956On the Threshold of SpaceSgt. Zack Deming1956Strange IntruderDr. Adrian Carmichael1958Frankenstein's DaughterOliver Frank/Frankenstein1966Lord Love a DuckPhil Neuhauser1971Swamp GirlSurly
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