Audie Murphy
Born June 20, 1925 (Age: 100)
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Kingston, Texas, USA
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
A Time for Dying
1969
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as Jesse James
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Age: 44
Arizona Raiders
1965
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as Clint Stewart
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Age: 40
Apache Rifles
1964
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as Capt. Jeff Stanton
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Age: 39
Bullet for a Badman
1964
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as Logan Keliher
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Age: 39
The Quick Gun
1964
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as Clint Cooper
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Age: 38
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
1963
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as Bob 'Gif' Gifford aka Judd Tanner
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Age: 38
Showdown
1963
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as Chris Foster
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Age: 37
Six Black Horses
1962
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as Ben Lane
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Age: 36
War Is Hell
1961
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as Narrator - Introduction
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Age: 36
Battle at Bloody Beach
1961
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as Craig Benson
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Age: 36
Posse from Hell
1961
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as Banner Cole
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Age: 35
Seven Ways from Sundown
1960
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as Seven Jones
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Age: 35
The Unforgiven
1960
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as Cash Zachary
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Age: 34
Hell Bent for Leather
1960
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as Clay Santell
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Age: 34
Cast a Long Shadow
1959
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as Matt Brown
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Age: 34
The Wild and the Innocent
1959
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as Yancey
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Age: 33
No Name on the Bullet
1959
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as John Gant
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Age: 33
Ride a Crooked Trail
1958
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as Joe Maybe
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Age: 33
The Gun Runners
1958
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as Sam Martin
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Age: 33
The Quiet American
1958
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as The American
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Age: 32
Walk the Proud Land
1956
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as John Philip Clum
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Age: 31
World in My Corner
1956
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as Tommy Shea
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Age: 30
To Hell and Back
1955
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as Audie Murphy
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Age: 30
Allen in Movieland
1955
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as Self
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Age: 30
Destry
1954
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as Tom Destry
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Age: 29
Drums Across the River
1954
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as Gary Brannon
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Age: 28
Ride Clear of Diablo
1954
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as Clay O'Mara
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Age: 28
Tumbleweed
1953
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as Jim Harvey
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Age: 28
Column South
1953
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as Jed Sayre
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Age: 27
Gunsmoke
1953
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as Reb Kittredge
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Age: 27
Kansas Raiders
1950
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as Jesse James
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Age: 25
Sierra
1950
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as Ring Hassard
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Age: 24
The Kid from Texas
1950
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as Billy the Kid
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Age: 24