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Bob Murphy(1889-1948)

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Bob Murphy was born on 9 March 1889 in Webster, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Girl of the Golden West (1938), It Could Happen to You (1937) and In Old Chicago (1938). He died on 6 August 1948 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornMarch 9, 1889
DiedAugust 6, 1948(59)
BornMarch 9, 1889
DiedAugust 6, 1948(59)
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Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in The Girl of the Golden West (1938)
The Girl of the Golden West
6.3
  • 'Sonora Slim'
  • 1938
Astrid Allwyn, Alan Baxter, Owen Davis Jr., Andrea Leeds, Al Shean, and Frank Yaconelli in It Could Happen to You (1937)
It Could Happen to You
6.1
  • Moriarity
  • 1937
Tyrone Power, Don Ameche, and Alice Faye in In Old Chicago (1938)
In Old Chicago
6.7
  • Police Officer(as Robert Murphy)
  • 1938
Joan Blondell, Louise Fazenda, Adolphe Menjou, Donald Mills, Harry Mills, Herbert Mills, John Mills, Dick Powell, and The Mills Brothers in Broadway Gondolier (1935)
Broadway Gondolier
6.4
  • Singing Traffic Cop
  • 1935

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  • Ann Sheridan in Shine on Harvest Moon (1944)
    Shine on Harvest Moon
    6.3
    • Police Sergeant
    • 1944
  • Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in The Girl of the Golden West (1938)
    The Girl of the Golden West
    6.3
    • 'Sonora Slim'
    • 1938
  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
    7.0
    • Bailiff (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Tyrone Power, Don Ameche, and Alice Faye in In Old Chicago (1938)
    In Old Chicago
    6.7
    • Police Officer (as Robert Murphy)
    • 1938
  • Andy Devine, Alice Faye, William Gargan, Frank Jenks, George Murphy, Ken Murray, and Charles Winninger in You're a Sweetheart (1937)
    You're a Sweetheart
    5.4
    • Bailiff
    • 1937
  • Walter Abel and Frieda Inescort in Portia on Trial (1937)
    Portia on Trial
    5.9
    • Inspector
    • 1937
  • Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, and The Ritz Brothers in Life Begins in College (1937)
    Life Begins in College
    5.1
    • Rooter (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Don Ameche, Alice Faye, Gypsy Rose Lee, Tony Martin, Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, Arthur Treacher, Charles Winninger, and The Ritz Brothers in You Can't Have Everything (1937)
    You Can't Have Everything
    6.3
    • Alderman Barney Callahan (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Jean Arthur, Ray Milland, and Edward Arnold in Easy Living (1937)
    Easy Living
    7.5
    • Automat Detective (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Astrid Allwyn, Alan Baxter, Owen Davis Jr., Andrea Leeds, Al Shean, and Frank Yaconelli in It Could Happen to You (1937)
    It Could Happen to You
    6.1
    • Moriarity
    • 1937
  • Hugh Herbert, Tom Brown, and Mary Maguire in That Man's Here Again (1937)
    That Man's Here Again
    5.5
    • Policeman at Mr. Murdock's Apartment (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Peter Lorre, Walter Connolly, June Lang, and Victor McLaglen in Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937)
    Nancy Steele Is Missing!
    6.3
    • Detective with Cigar (as Robert Murphy)
    • 1937
  • Robert Young and Ann Sothern in Dangerous Number (1937)
    Dangerous Number
    5.1
    • Flannagan - the House Detective (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Asta in After the Thin Man (1936)
    After the Thin Man
    7.6
    • Detective (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Robert Cummings, Martha Raye, and Shirley Ross in Hideaway Girl (1936)
    Hideaway Girl
    6.6
    • Captain MacArthur
    • 1936

Art Department

  • Deluge (1933)
    Deluge
    6.4
    • property master (uncredited)
    • 1933

Soundtrack

  • Ann Sheridan in Shine on Harvest Moon (1944)
    Shine on Harvest Moon
    6.3
    • performer: "It Looks Like a Big Night Tonight" (1908) (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Joan Blondell, Louise Fazenda, Adolphe Menjou, Donald Mills, Harry Mills, Herbert Mills, John Mills, Dick Powell, and The Mills Brothers in Broadway Gondolier (1935)
    Broadway Gondolier
    6.4
    • performer: "Rigoletto" (1851) (uncredited)
    • 1935

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  • Alternative name
    • Robert Murphy
  • Born
    • March 9, 1889
    • Webster, New York, USA
  • Died
    • August 6, 1948
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(pneumonia)

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