Walter Murphy


Biography

Putting his musical talent to use, Walter Murphy's music was featured in Hollywood productions. Murphy worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including "Ice Castles" with Robby Benson (1978), "Modern Romance" with Albert Brooks (1981) and "Pulsebeat" (1984). He also contributed to "Raw Force" (1982), "Rhinestone" (1984) starring Sylvester Stallone and "Sa...

Biography

Putting his musical talent to use, Walter Murphy's music was featured in Hollywood productions. Murphy worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including "Ice Castles" with Robby Benson (1978), "Modern Romance" with Albert Brooks (1981) and "Pulsebeat" (1984). He also contributed to "Raw Force" (1982), "Rhinestone" (1984) starring Sylvester Stallone and "Saturday Night Fever" (1977) starring John Travolta. Murphy won an Album Of The Year Grammy Award in 1978. Murphy was nominated for an Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Primetime Emmy Award for "Family Guy" in 2007 as well as for an Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Primetime Emmy Award for "Family Guy" in 2010. In the nineties and the early 2000s, Murphy's music continued to appear on the silver screen, including in films like the Hank Azaria action flick "Mystery Men" (1999), the Steve Martin comedy "Bowfinger" (1999) and the Mike Myers blockbuster comedy sequel "Austin Powers in Goldmember" (2002). His work was also in the James Franco biographical drama "Sonny" (2002). Murphy's music was also featured in the Ben Stiller action film "Starsky & Hutch" (2004), the Cedric The Entertainer comedy "Johnson Family Vacation" (2004) and "The Cookout" (2004) with Quran Pender. His music was also featured in the comedic sports movie "Semi-Pro" (2008) with Will Ferrell. Murphy most recently worked on the comedy sequel "Ted 2" (2015) with Mark Wahlberg.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Ice Castles (1978)
Performer

Music (Feature Film)

American Made (2017)
Song Performer
American Made (2017)
Song
The Late Bloomer (2016)
Music
Ted 2 (2015)
Music
Ted (2012)
Music
Meet Monica Velour (2010)
Song
The Box (2009)
Song Performer
Man on Wire (2008)
Song Performer
Semi-Pro (2008)
Song Performer
Semi-Pro (2008)
Song
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
Song Performer
The Cookout (2004)
Song Performer
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
Song
Johnson Family Vacation (2004)
Song
Disney's Teacher's Pet (2004)
Original Music
Sonny (2002)
Song
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Song Performer
Sonny (2002)
Song Performer
Bowfinger (1999)
Song Performer
Mystery Men (1999)
Song
Bowfinger (1999)
Song
Wiseguy (1996)
Music
The Commish: Redemption (1996)
Music
The Commish: In the Shadow of the Gallows (1995)
Music
The Commish: Father Image (1995)
Music
The Lady Forgets (1989)
Music
Tricks of the Trade (1988)
Music
Rhinestone (1984)
Music Coordinator
Pulsebeat (1984)
Music
Raw Force (1982)
Music
Modern Romance (1981)
Song Performer
Night They Took Miss Beautiful (1977)
Music
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Music Adaptation ("A Fifth Of Beethoven")
The Savage Bees (1976)
Music
The Savage Bees (1976)
Original Music

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Other

Producer (Special)

1998 Goodwill Games (1998)
Segment Associate Producer (Track)

Music (Special)

Jumpin' Joe (1992)
Music
Crow's Nest (1992)
Music
Scandals (1988)
Music
Washingtoon (1985)
Music
Pippi Longstocking (1985)
Music

Misc. Crew (Special)

The 2001 Summer Goodwill Games (2001)
Researcher

Life Events

Bibliography