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Ben Murphy Biography (1942-)

Full name, Benjamin Edward Murphy; born March 6, 1942 (one source says 1941),in Jonesboro, AR; son of Patrick Henry and Nadine (Steele) Murphy. Addresses: Agent: The Artists Agency, 1000 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 305, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

March 6, 1942

Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (Uncredited) Shaving student, The Graduate, Embassy, 1967
• Larry, Yours, Mine, and Ours, United Artists, 1968
• Lieutenant Archer, The Thousand Plane Raid (also known as The 1,000 Plane Raid), United Artists, 1969
• Jeff Rayburn, Sidecar Racers, Universal, 1975
• Sam Casey, Riding with Death, 1976
• Professor Douglas McCadden, Time Walker (also known as Being from Another Planet), New World, 1982
• Gary, Dancin' thru the Dark, Miramax, 1990
• Gerald Morris, Twenty-One, Triton Pictures Entertainment, 1991
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Joe Sample, The Name of the Game, NBC, 1968-71
• Jed "Kid" Curry (alias Thaddeus Jones), Alias Smith and Jones, ABC, 1971-73
• S. Michael (Mike) Murdoch, Griff, ABC, 1973-74
• Sam Casey, Gemini Man (also known as Code Name: Minus One),NBC, 1976
• Will Chisholm, The Chisholms, CBS, 1979-80
• Patrick Sean Flaherty, Lottery (also known as Lottery!), NBC, 1983-84
• Paul Berrenger, Berrenger's, NBC, 1985
• Lieutenant Danko, The Dirty Dozen: The Series (also known as The Dirty Dozen), Fox, 1988
• Ethan Cooper, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1993-94
• Movies
• Joe Randolph, The Letters, ABC, 1973
• Lee Reever, Runaway (also known as Runaway!), ABC, 1973
• Frank Taylor, Heat Wave (also known as Heatwave and HeatWave!), ABC, 1974
• Wild Bill Hickok, This Is the West That Was, NBC, 1974
• Kit Carson, Bridger, ABC, 1976
• Buck, The Secret War of Jackie's Girls, NBC, 1980
• Kim Merritt, Uncommon Valor, CBS, 1983
• Dr. Richard Carroll, The Cradle Will Fall, CBS, 1983
• Ron Levering, Gidget's Summer Reunion, syndicated, 1985
• Steve Graves, Stark: Mirror Image (also known as Mirror Image and Stark II), CBS, 1986
• Also appeared in The Hospital Fire.
• Miniseries
• Will Chisholm, The Chisholms, ABC, 1979
• Warren Henry, The Winds of War, ABC, 1983
• Kroeger, Robert Ludlum's The Apocalypse Watch (also known as The Apocalypse Watch), ABC, 1997
• Pilots
• Jed "Kid" Curry (alias Thaddeus Jones), Alias Smith and Jones, ABC, 1971
• Sam Casey, Gemini Man, NBC, 1976
• Unit 4, CBS, 1981
• Paul Berrenger, Berrenger's, 1985
• Specials
• The Battle of the Network Stars, ABC, 1976
• The Battle of the Network Stars, ABC, 1983
• Episodic
• "A Matter of Royal Larceny" (also known as "A Matter of Larceny"), ItTakes a Thief, ABC, 1967
• "The Decision," The Virginian, NBC, 1968
• "Tell It Like It Was ... and You're Dead," The Outsider, NBC,1968
• "The Orchard," The Virginian, NBC, 1968
• "His Brother's Keeper," Medical Center, CBS, 1970
• "A Far Away Place So Near," The Mod Squad, ABC, 1970
• "The Pen Pal Caper," Love, American Style, ABC, 1973
• "Four-Plus Hot," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1975
• "The Boxer," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1975
• "The Best of Friends," The Love Boat, ABC, 1979
• Sweepstakes, NBC, 1979
• "Medicine Man," Trapper John, M.D., CBS, 1982
• "Operation Breakout," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1983
• "The Maid Cleans Up," The Love Boat, ABC, 1983
• "The Beverly Woods Social Club," Matt Houston, ABC, 1983
• Guiding Light, CBS, 1983
• "Polly's Poker Palace," The Love Boat, ABC, 1984
• "Losing Touch," Finder of Lost Loves, ABC, 1984
• "Fantasies," Hotel, ABC, 1984
• "The Wager," The Love Boat, ABC, 1984
• "On the Wire," MacGruder and Loud, ABC, 1985
• Allen, "A Lovely Little Affair," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, CBS, 1985
• Scott Lodge, "Reflections in the Mind," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1985
• "Gopher's Decision," The Love Boat, ABC, 1986
• Jack Haines, "Love Is Blind," The Twilight Zone, syndicated, 1988
• Shades of L.A., syndicated, 1990
• Tom Dalton, "The More Things Change," In the Heat of the Night, 1991
• Ethan Cooper, "Father's Day," Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS,1993
• Ethan Cooper, "Cooper vs. Quinn: Part 1," Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1995
• Senator Grant Hemmings, "Family Values," Silk Stalkings, 1996
• Lieutenant Colonel John Farrow, "The Good of the Service," JAG, CBS, 1997
• Seven Days, UPN, 1998
• Cornelius Stratton, Air America, syndicated, 1998
• Lieutenant Commander John Farrow, "People v. Mac," JAG, CBS, 1998
• "HAARP Attack," Seven Days, UPN, 1999