Mary Murphy

Acting

Mary Murphy

55 titles32 movies · 23 series

Mary Murphy (January 26, 1931 – May 4, 2011) was an American film actress of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She was born in Washington, D.C., before moving to Los Angeles. Shortly out of high school she was signed to appear in films for Paramount Pictures in the late 1940s. Murphy first gained attention in 1953, when she played a good-hearted girl who tries to reform Marlon Brando in The Wild One. The following year, she appeared opposite Tony Curtis in Beachhead, and the year after that as Fredric March's daughter in the thriller The Desperate Hours, which also starred Humphrey Bogart. She co-starred with actor-director Ray Milland in his Western A Man Alone, and appeared in dozens of television series including Perry Mason, I Spy and Ironside. She was long absent from the big screen before acting in 1972 with Steve McQueen in the Sam Peckinpah film Junior Bonner. She had retired from acting by the 1980s. Murphy died from heart disease complications on May 4, 2011; she was 80 years old. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mary Murphy (actress), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Born Innocent

Born Innocent

Film · 1976

Katherine

Katherine

Film · 1975

The Stranger Who Looks Like Me

The Stranger Who Looks Like Me

Film · 1974

I Love You...Good-bye

I Love You...Good-bye

Film · 1974

Kodiak

Kodiak

Series · 1974

Junior Bonner

Junior Bonner

Film · 1972

Footsteps

Footsteps

Film · 1972

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

Series · 1972

Ghost Story

Ghost Story

Series · 1972

Ironside

Ironside

Series · 1967

Harlow

Harlow

Film · 1965

Laredo

Laredo

Series · 1965

Honey West

Honey West

Series · 1965

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

Series · 1963

Redigo

Redigo

Series · 1963

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

Series · 1963

Breaking Point

Breaking Point

Series · 1963

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

Series · 1963

40 Pounds of Trouble

40 Pounds of Trouble

Film · 1962

Two Before Zero

Two Before Zero

Film · 1962

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

Series · 1961

The Investigators

The Investigators

Series · 1961

The Westerner

The Westerner

Series · 1960

Crime and Punishment USA

Crime and Punishment USA

Film · 1959

Black Saddle

Black Saddle

Series · 1959

The Rebel

The Rebel

Series · 1959

Laramie

Laramie

Series · 1959

The Detectives

The Detectives

Series · 1959

Live Fast, Die Young

Live Fast, Die Young

Film · 1958

Escapement

Escapement

Film · 1958

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Series · 1957

The Intimate Stranger

The Intimate Stranger

Film · 1956

The Maverick Queen

The Maverick Queen

Film · 1956

Hell's Island

Hell's Island

Film · 1955

The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

Film · 1955

A Man Alone

A Man Alone

Film · 1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Series · 1955

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

Series · 1955

The Mad Magician

The Mad Magician

Film · 1954

Beachhead

Beachhead

Film · 1954

Make Haste to Live

Make Haste to Live

Film · 1954

Sitting Bull

Sitting Bull

Film · 1954

The Wild One

The Wild One

Film · 1953

Main Street to Broadway

Main Street to Broadway

Film · 1953

The Turning Point

The Turning Point

Film · 1952

Carrie

Carrie

Film · 1952

The Atomic City

The Atomic City

Film · 1952

Off Limits

Off Limits

Film · 1952

Sailor Beware

Sailor Beware

Film · 1952

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

Series · 1952

Death Valley Days

Death Valley Days

Series · 1952

The Lemon Drop Kid

The Lemon Drop Kid

Film · 1951

Westward the Women

Westward the Women

Film · 1951

Darling, How Could You!

Darling, How Could You!

Film · 1951

When Worlds Collide

When Worlds Collide

Film · 1951