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.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Unforgiven (1960) — Cash Zachary
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No Name on the Bullet (1959) — John Gant
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Night Passage (1957) — The Utica Kid
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The Red Badge of Courage (1951) — The Youth
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To Hell and Back (1955) — Audie Murphy
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The Duel at Silver Creek (1952) — Luke Cromwell - The Silver Kid
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Destry (1954) — Tom Destry
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Hell Bent for Leather (1960) — Clay Santell
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The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957) — Lt. Frank Hewitt
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The Quiet American (1958) — The American
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Ride Clear of Diablo (1954) — Clay O'Mara
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Posse from Hell (1961) — Banner Cole
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What's My Line? (1950) — Self
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Arizona Raiders (1965) — Clint Stewart
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Ride a Crooked Trail (1958) — Joe Maybe
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Gunpoint (1966) — Chad Lucas
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Seven Ways from Sundown (1960) — Seven Jones
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Drums Across the River (1954) — Gary Brannon
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A Time for Dying (1969) — Jesse James
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The Cimarron Kid (1952) — Bill Doolin / The Cimarron Kid
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Six Black Horses (1962) — Ben Lane
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40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967) — Capt. Bruce Coburn
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Bullet for a Badman (1964) — Logan Keliher
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The Wild and the Innocent (1959) — Yancey
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The Kid from Texas (1950) — Billy the Kid
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Kansas Raiders (1950) — Jesse James
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The Quick Gun (1964) — Clint Cooper
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The Texican (1966) — Jess Carlin
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Gunsmoke (1953) — Reb Kittredge
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Apache Rifles (1964) — Capt. Jeff Stanton
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Showdown (1963) — Chris Foster
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The Gun Runners (1958) — Sam Martin
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Tumbleweed (1953) — Jim Harvey
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Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963) — Bob 'Gif' Gifford aka Judd Tanner
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Sierra (1950) — Ring Hassard
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Walk the Proud Land (1956) — John Philip Clum
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The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) — Self
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Column South (1953) — Jed Sayre
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Cast a Long Shadow (1959) — Matt Brown
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Suspicion (1957) — Steve Gordon