Audie Murphy
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.
Acting
Movie
The Unforgiven
as Cash Zachary
1960
Movie
No Name on the Bullet
as John Gant
1959
Movie
Night Passage
as The Utica Kid
1957
Movie
The Red Badge of Courage
as The Youth
1951
Movie
To Hell and Back
as Audie Murphy
1955
Movie
The Duel at Silver Creek
as Luke Cromwell - The Silver Kid
1952
Movie
Hell Bent for Leather
as Clay Santell
1960
Movie
Destry
as Tom Destry
1954
Movie
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
as Lt. Frank Hewitt
1957
Movie
The Quiet American
as The American
1958
Movie
Ride Clear of Diablo
as Clay O'Mara
1954
Movie
Posse from Hell
as Banner Cole
1961
TV
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Movie
Arizona Raiders
as Clint Stewart
1965
Movie
Gunpoint
as Chad Lucas
1966
Movie
Ride a Crooked Trail
as Joe Maybe
1958
Movie
Drums Across the River
as Gary Brannon
1954
Movie
The Cimarron Kid
as Bill Doolin / The Cimarron Kid
1952
Movie
Six Black Horses
as Ben Lane
1962
Movie
40 Guns to Apache Pass
as Capt. Bruce Coburn
1967
Movie
Seven Ways from Sundown
as Seven Jones
1960
Movie
Bullet for a Badman
as Logan Keliher
1964
Movie
A Time for Dying
as Jesse James
1969
Movie
The Kid from Texas
as Billy the Kid
1950