Audie Murphy: Western Movie Star

 Audie Murphy in 'No Name on the Bullet' from 1959

Born: June 20, 1924 in Kingston, Texas, USA
Died: May 28, 1971 in near Catawba, Virginia, USA  (plane crash)
Birth Name: Audie Leon Murphy
Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)

About Audie Murphy:

- Audie Murphy became a national hero during World War II as the most decorated combat soldier of the war.

- Among his 33 awards was the Medal of Honor, the highest award for bravery that a soldier can receive.

- In addition, he was also decorated for bravery by the governments of France and Belgium, and was credited with killing over 240 German soldiers and wounding and capturing many more. 

- He was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. According to cemetery records, the only gravesite visited by more people than that of Murphy is that of assassinated President John F. Kennedy.

Info source; learn more abut Audie Murphy here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001559/bio

Audie Murphy Filmography on IMDb:

 1969A Time for Dying
Jesse James

 196740 Guns to Apache Pass
Captain Coburn

 1966The Texican
Jess Carlin

 1966Gunpoint
Chad Lucas

 1965Trunk to Cairo
Mike Merrick

 1965Arizona Raiders
Clint

 1964Apache Rifles
Jeff Stanton

 1964Bullet for a Badman
Logan Keliher

 1964The Quick Gun
Clint Cooper

 1963Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Bob Gifford aka Judd Tanner

 1963Showdown
Chris Foster

 1962Six Black Horses
Ben Lane

 1961Whispering Smith (TV Series)
Tom 'Whispering' Smith

- Hired to Die (1961) ... Tom 'Whispering' Smith

- Prayer of a Chance (1961) ... Tom 'Whispering' Smith

- Trial of the Avengers (1961) ... Tom 'Whispering' Smith

- The Homeless Wind (1961) ... Tom 'Whispering' Smith

- The Interpreter (1961) ... Tom 'Whispering' Smith

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 1961War Is Hell
Narrator - Introduction

 1961Battle at Bloody Beach
Craig Benson

 1961Posse from Hell
Banner Cole

 1960Seven Ways from Sundown
Seven Jones

 1960The Unforgiven
Cash Zachary

 1960Hell Bent for Leather
Clay Santell

 1960Startime (TV Series)
Howard Wilton

- The Man (1960) ... Howard Wilton

 1959Cast a Long Shadow
Matt Brown

 1959The Wild and the Innocent
Yancy Hawks

 1959No Name on the Bullet
John Gant

 1958Ride a Crooked Trail
Joe Maybe

 1958The Gun Runners
Sam Martin

 1958General Electric Theater (TV Series)
Tennessee

- Incident (1958) ... Tennessee

 1958The Quiet American
The American

 1957Suspicion (TV Series)
Steve Gordon

- The Flight (1957) ... Steve Gordon

 1957Night Passage
The Utica Kid

 1957Joe Butterfly
Private Joe Woodley

 1957The Guns of Fort Petticoat
Lt. Frank Hewitt

 1956Walk the Proud Land
John Philip Clum

 1956World in My Corner
Tommy Shea

 1955To Hell and Back
Audie Murphy

 1954Destry
Tom Destry

 1954Drums Across the River
Gary Brannon

 1954Ride Clear of Diablo
Clay O'Mara

 1953Tumbleweed
Jim Harvey

 1953Column South
Lt. Jed Sayre

 1953Gunsmoke
Reb Kittredge

 1952The Duel at Silver Creek
Luke Cromwell - The Silver Kid

 1952Lux Video Theatre (TV Series)
Extra

- The Bargain (1952) ... Extra

 1952The Cimarron Kid
Bill Doolin / The Cimarron Kid

 1951The Red Badge of Courage
Henry Fleming - the Youth

 1950Kansas Raiders
Jesse James

 1950Sierra
Ring Hassard

 1950The Kid from Texas
William Bonney ('Billy the Kid')

 1949Bad Boy
Danny Lester

 1948Beyond Glory
Cadet Thomas

 1948Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Copy Boy

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