George Murphy

George Murphy was an American dancer and stage, screen, and television actor, as well as a United States Senator. Murphy was a song-and-dance leading man in many big-budget Hollywood musicals from 1930 to 1952. He was the president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1944 to 1946, and was awarded an honorary Oscar in 1951. Murphy served from 1965 to 1971 as U.S. Senator from California, the first notable U.S. actor to be elected to statewide office in California, predating Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is the only United States Senator represented by a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In movies, Murphy was known as a song-and-dance man and appeared in many big-budget musicals such as Broadway Melody of 1938, Broadway Melody of 1940 and For Me and My Gal. He made his movie debut shortly after talking pictures had replaced silent movies in 1930, and his career continued until he retired as an actor in 1952, at the age of 50. During World War II, he organized entertainment for American troops. In 1951, he was awarded an honorary Academy Award. He was never nominated for an Oscar in any competitive category. He was the president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1944 to 1946. He was also a vice president of Desilu Productions and of the Technicolor Corporation. He was director of entertainment for presidential inaugurations in 1953, 1957 and 1961.

Known For	Acting
Most Rating	0.9037
Birthday	1902-07-04
Place of Birth	New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Also Known As	George Lloyd Murphy,

Battleground

The Hoaxters

For Me and My Gal

Border Incident

The Arnelo Affair

Bataan

Step Lively

This Is the Army

Broadway Melody of 1940

Little Nellie Kelly

Broadway Melody of 1938

Little Miss Broadway

Rise and Shine

Broadway Rhythm

No Questions Asked

It's a Big Country

Tom, Dick and Harry

Talk About a Stranger

Two Girls on Broadway

Walk East on Beacon

Letter of Introduction

The Navy Comes Through

Tenth Avenue Angel

Ringside Maisie

Having Wonderful Crime

Cynthia

The Public Menace

The Women Men Marry

Show Business

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

Up Goes Maisie

The Mayor of 44th Street

Big City

London by Night

Hold That Co-ed

Hollywood Hobbies

1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration

Kid Millions

Risky Business

The Powers Girl

Public Deb No. 1

You're a Sweetheart

Top of the Town

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine

After the Dance

That's Entertainment!

Woman Trap

Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

They Died with Their Boots On

Jealousy

I'll Love You Always

Show-Business at War

Violets in Spring

That's Entertainment! III

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Twenty Years After

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

That's Dancing!

Frank Capra's American Dream