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Acting
Audie Murphy
Also known as: Audie Leon Murphy
Biography
Audie Leon Murphy (June 20, 1925 – May 28, 1971) was a fifth grade dropout from an extremely poor family who became the most decorated American soldier of World War II. After the war he became a celebrated movie star for over two decades, appearing in 44 films. He also found some success as a country music composer. Murphy became the most decorated United States soldier of the war during twenty-seven months in action in the European Theatre. He received the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military's highest award for valor, along with 32 additional U.S. and foreign medals and citations, including five from France and one from Belgium. Murphy's successful movie career included To Hell and Back (1955), based on his book of the same title (1949) . He died in a plane crash in 1971 and was interred, with full military honors, in Arlington National Cemetery.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 20, 1925
Day of Death
May 28, 1971
Age at Death
45 years old
Place of Birth
Kingston, Texas, USA
Popularity Score
0.8
Filmography
Audie Murphy, de Colmar à Hollywood
Himself (archives)
2025Movie
A Time for Dying
Jesse James
1969Movie
A Time for Dying
Producer
1969Movie
40 Guns to Apache Pass
Capt. Bruce Coburn
1967Movie
The Texican
Jess Carlin
1966Movie
Gunpoint
Chad Lucas
1966Movie
Trunk to Cairo
Mike Merrick
1966Movie
Arizona Raiders
Clint Stewart
1965Movie
The Quick Gun
Clint Cooper
1964Movie
Bullet for a Badman
Logan Keliher
1964Movie
Apache Rifles
Capt. Jeff Stanton
1964Movie
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Bob 'Gif' Gifford aka Judd Tanner
1963Movie
Showdown
Chris Foster
1963Movie
Six Black Horses
Ben Lane
1962Movie
Battle at Bloody Beach
Craig Benson
1961Movie
Posse from Hell
Banner Cole
1961Movie
War Is Hell
Narrator - Introduction
1961Movie
Whispering Smith
Tom 'Whispering' Smith
1961TV
The Unforgiven
Cash Zachary
1960Movie
Seven Ways from Sundown
Seven Jones
1960Movie
Hell Bent for Leather
Clay Santell
1960Movie
The Wild and the Innocent
Yancey
1959Movie
No Name on the Bullet
John Gant
1959Movie
Cast a Long Shadow
Matt Brown
1959Movie
Startime
Howard Wilton
1959TV
Ride a Crooked Trail
Joe Maybe
1958Movie
The Gun Runners
Sam Martin
1958Movie
The Quiet American
The American
1958Movie
Night Passage
The Utica Kid
1957Movie
Joe Butterfly
Pvt. Joe Woodley
1957Movie
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
Lt. Frank Hewitt
1957Movie
Suspicion
Steve Gordon
1957TV
Walk the Proud Land
John Philip Clum
1956Movie
World in My Corner
Tommy Shea
1956Movie
Allen in Movieland
Self
1955Movie
To Hell and Back
Audie Murphy
1955Movie
Hollywood Preview
Self
1955TV
Destry
Tom Destry
1954Movie
Drums Across the River
Gary Brannon
1954Movie
Ride Clear of Diablo
Clay O'Mara
1954Movie
Gunsmoke
Reb Kittredge
1953Movie
Column South
Jed Sayre
1953Movie
Tumbleweed
Jim Harvey
1953Movie
General Electric Theater
Tennessee
1953TV
The Cimarron Kid
Bill Doolin / The Cimarron Kid
1952Movie
The Duel at Silver Creek
Luke Cromwell - The Silver Kid
1952Movie
The Red Badge of Courage
The Youth
1951Movie
The Kid from Texas
Billy the Kid
1950Movie
Kansas Raiders
Jesse James
1950Movie
Sierra
Ring Hassard
1950Movie
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950TV
What's My Line?
Self
1950TV
Bad Boy
Danny Lester
1949Movie
Beyond Glory
Cadet Thomas
1948Movie
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Copy Boy
1948Movie