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Genial American leading actor and singer-dancer who enjoyed 15 years of second-string stardom in Hollywood and, prefiguring Ronald Reagan (whom he rather resembled), later enjoyed success in California politics.
Genial American leading actor and singer-dancer who enjoyed 15 years of second-string stardom in Hollywood and, prefiguring Ronald Reagan (whom he rather resembled), later enjoyed success in California politics.
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DIRECTOR:
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Clinton Years, The
(2001) Director
CAST: (feature film)
1.
That's Entertainment! III (1994) Song Performer
2.
MGM: When the Lion Roars (1992)
3.
Walk East on Beacon (1952) James Belden
4.
It's a Big Country: An American Anthology (1952) Mr. Callaghan
5.
Talk About a Stranger (1952) Robert Fontaine, Sr.
6.
No Questions Asked (1951) Inspector Matt Duggan
7.
Saturday's Hero (1951) Football player
8.
Border Incident (1949) Jack Bearnes
9.
Yes Sir, That's My Baby (1949) Football player
10.
Battleground (1949) "Pop" Stazak
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1927:
Made Broadway debut with Julie Johnson (who would later become his wife) as his dance partner
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Made film debut in the mid-1930s
1944:
Updated to the status of "star" on MGM's listing of contract players
1944:
Served as president of the Screen Actors' Guild for two terms
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Left films in the early 1950s
1964:
Elected to the US Senate
1970:
Lost in his bid for re-election to the U.S. Senate, partially hampered by a throat operation for cancer which left him almost voiceless
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wife:
Julie Johnson. Dancer, actor.
wife:
Bette Murphy. Survived him.
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daughter:
Melissa Murphy. Survived him.
son:
Dennis Murphy. Survived him.
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