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Audie Murphy

Audie Murphy

Acting

Born: June 20, 1925Kingston, Texas, USA

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.

Known For
Filmography

Audie Murphy, de Colmar à Hollywood

Himself (archives)

2025
A Time for Dying

A Time for Dying

Jesse James

1969
40 Guns to Apache Pass

40 Guns to Apache Pass

Capt. Bruce Coburn

1967
Trunk to Cairo

Trunk to Cairo

Mike Merrick

1966
The Texican

The Texican

Jess Carlin

1966
Gunpoint

Gunpoint

Chad Lucas

1966
Arizona Raiders

Arizona Raiders

Clint Stewart

1965
Apache Rifles

Apache Rifles

Capt. Jeff Stanton

1964
Bullet for a Badman

Bullet for a Badman

Logan Keliher

1964
The Quick Gun

The Quick Gun

Clint Cooper

1964
Gunfight at Comanche Creek

Gunfight at Comanche Creek

Bob 'Gif' Gifford aka Judd Tanner

1963
Showdown

Showdown

Chris Foster

1963
Six Black Horses

Six Black Horses

Ben Lane

1962
War Is Hell

War Is Hell

Narrator - Introduction

1961
Battle at Bloody Beach

Battle at Bloody Beach

Craig Benson

1961
Posse from Hell

Posse from Hell

Banner Cole

1961
Seven Ways from Sundown

Seven Ways from Sundown

Seven Jones

1960
The Unforgiven

The Unforgiven

Cash Zachary

1960
Hell Bent for Leather

Hell Bent for Leather

Clay Santell

1960
Cast a Long Shadow

Cast a Long Shadow

Matt Brown

1959
The Wild and the Innocent

The Wild and the Innocent

Yancey

1959
No Name on the Bullet

No Name on the Bullet

John Gant

1959
Ride a Crooked Trail

Ride a Crooked Trail

Joe Maybe

1958
The Gun Runners

The Gun Runners

Sam Martin

1958
The Quiet American

The Quiet American

The American

1958
Night Passage

Night Passage

The Utica Kid

1957
Joe Butterfly

Joe Butterfly

Pvt. Joe Woodley

1957
The Guns of Fort Petticoat

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

Lt. Frank Hewitt

1957
Walk the Proud Land

Walk the Proud Land

John Philip Clum

1956
World in My Corner

World in My Corner

Tommy Shea

1956
To Hell and Back

To Hell and Back

Audie Murphy

1955
Allen in Movieland

Allen in Movieland

Self

1955
Destry

Destry

Tom Destry

1954
Drums Across the River

Drums Across the River

Gary Brannon

1954
Ride Clear of Diablo

Ride Clear of Diablo

Clay O'Mara

1954
Tumbleweed

Tumbleweed

Jim Harvey

1953
Column South

Column South

Jed Sayre

1953
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Reb Kittredge

1953
The Duel at Silver Creek

The Duel at Silver Creek

Luke Cromwell - The Silver Kid

1952
The Cimarron Kid

The Cimarron Kid

Bill Doolin / The Cimarron Kid

1952
The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage

The Youth

1951
Kansas Raiders

Kansas Raiders

Jesse James

1950
Sierra

Sierra

Ring Hassard

1950
The Kid from Texas

The Kid from Texas

Billy the Kid

1950
Bad Boy

Bad Boy

Danny Lester

1949
Beyond Glory

Beyond Glory

Cadet Thomas

1948
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

Copy Boy

1948