Don Murray
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 31, 1929 in Hollywood, California, USA
- Died
- February 2, 2024
- Active Years
- 1944–2025 (82 Years)
- Total Credits
- 133 credits in database
Biography
Don Murray is an American actor born on July 31, 1929, in Hollywood, California. He attended East Rockaway High School in East Rockaway, New York, and later the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Murray had a long and varied career in films and television, with over 120 known credits. He was a member of the student government, glee club, and Omega Gamma Delta Fraternity during his high school years. Murray is known for his role as Sid Fairgate in the prime-time soap opera Knots Landing, which he played from 1979 to 1981. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in Bus Stop. Murray passed away on February 2, 2024, at the age of 94.
Career overview
Don Murray is an American actor. He attended East Rockaway High School and later the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Murray's acting career spans films and television, with a notable role in the prime-time soap opera Knots Landing from 1979 to 1981.
Murray's film career includes a notable performance in Bus Stop, for which he received an Academy Award nomination as best supporting actor. The film, released in 1956, marks a significant point in Murray's acting career.
Don Murray's acting credits total 120, spanning a long and varied career in the entertainment industry.
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Full Filmography
133 titles- Gold of Rio Bravo: Sheriff Kelly's Story (2025)
- Marilyn, Her Final Secret (2022)
- Promise (2021) as Zacharias
- Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers (2017) as Self
- Tab Hunter Confidential (2015) as Self
- Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies (2012)
- Marilyn despite herself (2012)
- Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved (2010) as Self
- Breathe (2008) Director
- Breathe (2008) Producer
- Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times (2008) as Self
- Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte (2007) as Self
- Hollywood Legenden (2004) as Self
- Island Prey (2001) as Parker Gaits
- Besuch bei Don Murray (2000) as Self
- Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man (1999) as Self
- Mr. Headmistress (1998) as Reporter
- Internet Love (1998) as Self
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1997) as Reporter
- Soldier of Fortune, Inc. (1997) as White Dragon / John James / Col. Quentin Shepherd
- Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1997) as Self
- Marilyn, divine et fragile (1996) as Self
- Hearts Adrift (1996) as Lloyd Raines
- The Single Guy (1995) as Chip Bremley
- Shurtleff on Acting (1994) as Self
- Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess (1994) as Self
- Montana Crossroads (1993) as Frank Morrow
- Sons and Daughters (1991) as Bing Hammersmith
- Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991) as Self
- Twin Peaks (1990) as Bushnell Mullins
- Wings (1990) as Dad
- Ghosts Can't Do It (1989) as Winston
- Brand New Life (1989)
- My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He? (1989) as Jack Karpinsky
- Remembering Marilyn (1988) as Self (Interviewee)
- Made in Heaven (1987) as Ben Chandler
- Hollywood Uncensored (1987) as Self
- The Stepford Children (1987) as Steven Harding
- Mistress (1987) as Wyn
- Stillwatch (1987) as Sam Kingsley
- Norma Jean Alias Marilyn Monroe (1987) as archive footage
- Hollywood's Hidden Secrets (1987) as Self
- Matlock (1986) as Albert Gordon
- Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) as Jack Kelcher
- T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport (1986) as Senator Stuart Grayle
- License to Kill (1986) as Tom Fiske
- Radioactive Dreams (1986) as Dash Hammer
- Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986) as Self
- Something in Common (1986) as Theo Fontana
- Scorpion (1986) as Gifford Lease
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Wally Hampton
- A Touch of Scandal (1984) as Benjamin Gilvey
- Quarterback Princess (1983) as Ralph Maida
- I Am the Cheese (1983) as David Farmer
- Thursday's Child (1983) as Parker Alden
- Hotel (1982) as Sam Burton
- Endless Love (1981) as Hugh
- Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981) as Pimp
- Return of the Rebels (1981) as Sonny Morgan
- If Things Were Different (1980) as Robert Langford
- Fugitive Family (1980) as Peter Ritchie
- The Boy Who Drank Too Much (1980) as Ken Saunders
- Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop (1980) as Sergeant Jack Leland
- Knots Landing (1979) as Sid Fairgate
- Knots Landing (1979) Writer
- Crisis in Mid-Air (1979) as Adam Travis
- Rainbow (1978) as Frank Gumm
- How the West Was Won (1977) as Anderson
- Damien's Island (1976) Director
- Deadly Hero (1975) as Edward A. Lacy
- A Girl Named Sooner (1975) as Sheriff Phil Rotteman
- Amy Prentiss (1974) as Connors
- The Sex Symbol (1974) as Sen. Grant O'Neal
- The Girl on the Late, Late Show (1974) as William Martin
- Police Story (1973) as Jack Bonner
- Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973) as Jack Stanley
- Cotter (1973) as Cotter
- ABC Afterschool Special (1972) as Jack Karpinsky
- Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) as Breck
- Justin Morgan Had a Horse (1972) as Justin Morgan
- Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1971) as Herb Shuttle
- The Cross and the Switchblade (1970) Director
- The Cross and the Switchblade (1970) Writer
- The Intruders (1970) as Sam Garrison
- Daughter of the Mind (1969) as Dr. Alex Lauder
- Childish Things (1969) as Tom Harris
- Childish Things (1969) Writer
- Childish Things (1969) Producer
- The Outcasts (1968) as Earl Corey
- The Viking Queen (1967) as Justinian
- The Borgia Stick (1967) as Tom Harrison
- Sweet Love, Bitter (1967) as David Hillary
- The Plainsman (1966) as Wild Bill Hickok
- Kid Rodelo (1966) as Kid Rodelo
- Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965) as Deputy Sheriff Slim
- One Man's Way (1964) as Norman Vincent Peale
- Marilyn (1963) as archive footage
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- Advise & Consent (1962) as Senator Brigham Anderson
- Escape from East Berlin (1962) as Kurt Schröder
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- The Hoodlum Priest (1961) as Father Charles Dismas Clark
- The Hoodlum Priest (1961) Screenplay
- The Hoodlum Priest (1961) Original Story
- The Hoodlum Priest (1961) Producer
- One Foot in Hell (1960) as Dan Keats
- Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960) as Self
- These Thousand Hills (1959) as Albert Gallatin 'Lat' Evans
- Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) as Kerry O'Shea
- Winterset (1959) as Mio Romagna
- From Hell to Texas (1958) as Tod Lohman
- A Hatful of Rain (1957) as Johnny Pope
- The Bachelor Party (1957) as Charlie Samson
- Playhouse 90 (1956) as Randy Bragg
- Playhouse 90 (1956) Writer
- Bus Stop (1956) as Beauregard 'Bo' Decker
- A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (1955) as Axel Nordman
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Justin Morgan
- Producers' Showcase (1954) as Henry Antrobus
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Mio
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Parker Alden
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- Danger (1950)
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Jimmy
- The Taming of the Shrew (1950) as Biondello
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) as Axel Nordman
- Studio One (1948) as Biondello
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- Kraft Television Theatre (1947) as George
- Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
- Kraft Television Theatre (1947) as Booth
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Don Murray best known for?
Don Murray is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Gold of Rio Bravo: Sheriff Kelly's Story (2025), Tab Hunter Confidential (2015), The Wonderful World of Disney (1997), The Visitor (2008).
When and where was Don Murray born?
Don Murray was born on July 31, 1929 in Hollywood, California, USA. They passed away on February 2, 2024.
How many credits does Don Murray have?
Don Murray has accumulated over 133 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1944 to 2025.
What is Don Murray's background in cinema and television?
Don Murray is an American actor born on July 31, 1929, in Hollywood, California. He attended East Rockaway High School in East Rockaway, New York, and later the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Murray had a long and varied career in films and television, with over 120 known credits. He was a member of the student gov...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Mio — aged about 21
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Parker Alden — aged about 21
- Twin Peaks (1990) as Bushnell Mullins — aged about 60
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Justin Morgan — aged about 24
- Kraft Television Theatre (1947) as George — aged about 17
- Kraft Television Theatre (1947) — aged about 17
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