Audie Murphy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 20, 1925
- Died
- May 28, 1971
- Birthplace
- Kingston, 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.
Filmography
- Audie Murphy, de Colmar à Hollywood
Audie Murphy, de Colmar à Hollywood 2025
as Himself (archives)
A Time for Dying 1969
as Jesse James, Producer
40 Guns to Apache Pass 1967
as Capt. Bruce Coburn
Trunk to Cairo 1966
as Mike Merrick
The Texican 1966
as Jess Carlin
Gunpoint 1966
as Chad Lucas
Arizona Raiders 1965
as Clint Stewart
Apache Rifles 1964
as Capt. Jeff Stanton
Bullet for a Badman 1964
as Logan Keliher
The Quick Gun 1964
as Clint Cooper
Gunfight at Comanche Creek 1963
as Bob 'Gif' Gifford aka Judd Tanner
Showdown 1963
as Chris Foster
Six Black Horses 1962
as Ben Lane
War Is Hell 1961
as Narrator - Introduction
Battle at Bloody Beach 1961
as Craig Benson
Posse from Hell 1961
as Banner Cole
Seven Ways from Sundown 1960
as Seven Jones
The Unforgiven 1960
as Cash Zachary
Hell Bent for Leather 1960
as Clay Santell
Cast a Long Shadow 1959
as Matt Brown
The Wild and the Innocent 1959
as Yancey
No Name on the Bullet 1959
as John Gant
Ride a Crooked Trail 1958
as Joe Maybe
The Gun Runners 1958
as Sam Martin
The Quiet American 1958
as The American
Night Passage 1957
as The Utica Kid
Joe Butterfly 1957
as Pvt. Joe Woodley
The Guns of Fort Petticoat 1957
as Lt. Frank Hewitt
Walk the Proud Land 1956
as John Philip Clum
World in My Corner 1956
as Tommy Shea
To Hell and Back 1955
as Audie Murphy
Allen in Movieland 1955
as Self
Destry 1954
as Tom Destry
Drums Across the River 1954
as Gary Brannon
Ride Clear of Diablo 1954
as Clay O'Mara
Tumbleweed 1953
as Jim Harvey
Column South 1953
as Jed Sayre
Gunsmoke 1953
as Reb Kittredge
The Duel at Silver Creek 1952
as Luke Cromwell - The Silver Kid
The Cimarron Kid 1952
as Bill Doolin / The Cimarron Kid
The Red Badge of Courage 1951
as The Youth
Kansas Raiders 1950
as Jesse James
Sierra 1950
as Ring Hassard
The Kid from Texas 1950
as Billy the Kid
Bad Boy 1949
as Danny Lester
Beyond Glory 1948
as Cadet Thomas
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven 1948
as Copy Boy
Credits from TMDB.