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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:
1.
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.
Talk About a Stranger (1952) Robert Fontaine, Sr.
5.
It's a Big Country: An American Anthology (1952) Mr. Callaghan
6.
Saturday's Hero (1951) Football player
7.
No Questions Asked (1951) Inspector Matt Duggan
8.
Father Was a Fullback (1949) Football player
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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