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Joe Murphy

Date of birth: 1877-05-16

Place of birth: San Jose, California, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Joseph J. Murphy, Joseph Murphy

Joe Murphy

Biography

Joseph Murphy (May 16, 1877 – July 31, 1961) was an American comic stage actor.

Movie Credits

Andy Takes a Flyer
0

Andy Takes a Flyer

1925-12-07

Part of the Gumps 2-reel comedy series of shorts

Any Old Count
0

Any Old Count

1928-01-23

The Gumps spend time at a hotel

The Play House
3.4

The Play House

1921-10-26

Upon waking from the dream of a theater peopled entirely by numerous Buster Keatons, a lowly stage h

The Man Who Laughs
3.6

The Man Who Laughs

1928-11-04

When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly execut

Dynamite
3

Dynamite

1920-10-20

Trouble is stirred up at a munitions factory by a Walking Delegate.

Andy's Stump Speech
4.5

Andy's Stump Speech

1924-11-03

Andy Gump is a clueless yokel that decides that he can run for President.

Andy's Stump Speech
4.5

Andy's Stump Speech

1924-11-03

Andy Gump is a clueless yokel that decides that he can run for President.

Oh! What a Day!
2.5

Oh! What a Day!

1923-11-13

In 1923, The Gumps moved up to two-reel live-action comedies, with former Keystone Cop Joe Murphy as

I'm the Sheriff
2.3

I'm the Sheriff

1927-03-06

Eleventh episode, third series, of The Gumps 2-reel series.

Souls for Sale
3.1

Souls for Sale

1923-04-22

A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.

Trouble
1.5

Trouble

1920-03-08

A slapstick comedy starring Al St. John.

The Heart Snatcher
2.9

The Heart Snatcher

1920-03-01

A farce in which the poor Lamo has to flee after he tries to rob a rich cinema operator. While on th

Cold Hearts and Hot Flames
0

Cold Hearts and Hot Flames

1916-09-20

Mooching Through Georgia
3

Mooching Through Georgia

1939-08-11

Man relates how he outwitted the Yankee army during the Civil War.

We The People 2.0
0

We The People 2.0

2016-06-11

American citizens who are normally marginalized, forgotten and left to fend against toxic dumps and

The Cat and the Canary
3.5

The Cat and the Canary

1927-08-20

Rich old Cyrus West's relatives are waiting for him to die so they can inherit. But he stipulates th

The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
2.9

The Mystery of the Leaping Fish

1916-06-11

Coke Ennyday, the scientific detective, divides his time into periods of "Sleep", "Eat", "Dope" and

The Red Lily
3

The Red Lily

1924-09-08

Jean and Marise, young lovers forced from their homes, flee to Paris. Irrevocably separated there, t

The Dumb Girl of Portici
3.5

The Dumb Girl of Portici

1916-01-30

Fenella, a poor Italian girl, falls in love with a Spanish nobleman, but their affair triggers a rev

Open All Night
3.5

Open All Night

1924-10-12

Therese Duverne (Viola Dana) is bored with her even-tempered husband, Edmond (Adolphe Menjou). Isabe

A Little Princess
2.6

A Little Princess

1917-11-05

Little Sara Crewe is placed in a boarding school by her father when he goes off to war, but he does

Skirts
0

Skirts

1921-04-10

Clyde is a handyman around a circus. His mother is the bearded lady in the side-show; his father is