Don Murray (actor)
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Don Murray (born Donald Patrick Murray on July 31, 1929, in Hollywood, California) is an American actor.
Before breaking into television and movies, he attended East Rockaway High School in Long Island, New York.
He had a long and varied career in TV and films, but is best known for his role as Sid Fairgate in Knots Landing from 1979 to 1981. He was nominated for an Academy Award as best supporting actor in Bus Stop with Marilyn Monroe.
He was the first husband of the late actress Hope Lange. They had two children, including actor Christopher Murray.
[edit] Filmography
- Bus Stop - 1956
- The Bachelor Party - 1957
- A Hatful of Rain - 1957
- From Hell to Texas - 1958
- These Thousand Hills - 1959
- Shake Hands with the Devil - 1959
- One Foot in Hell - 1960
- Hoodlum Priest - 1961
- Advise and Consent - 1962
- Escape from East Berlin - 1962
- One Man's Way - 1964
- Baby the Rain Must Fall - 1965
- Kid Rodelo - 1966
- The Plainsman - 1966
- Sweet Love, Bitter - 1967
- The Borgia Stick (TV) - 1967
- The Viking Queen - 1967
- The Outcasts (TV series) - 1968
- Childish Things - 1969
- Daughter of the Mind (TV) - 1969
- The Intruders (TV) - 1970
- Happy Birthday, Wanda June - 1971
- Justin Morgan Had a Horse - 1972
- Conquest of the Planet of the Apes - 1972
- Cotter - 1973
- The Girl on the Late, Late Show (TV) - 1974
- The Sex Symbol (TV) - 1974
- A Girl Named Sooner (TV) - 1975
- Deadly Hero - 1976
- How the West Was Won (TV miniseries) - 1977
- Rainbow (TV) - 1979
- Crisis in Mid-air (TV) - 1979
- Knots Landing (TV series) - 1979-1981
- If Things Were Different (TV) - 1980
- The Boy Who Drank Too Much (TV) - 1980
- Police Story Confessions of a Lady Cop (TV) - 1980
- Fugitive Family (TV) - 1980
- Endless Love - 1981
- Return of the Rebels (TV) - 1981
- Thursday's Child (TV) - 1981
- Branagan and Mapes (TV) - 1983
- I Am the Cheese - 1983
- Quarterback Princess (TV) - 1983
- License to Kill (TV) - 1984
- A Touch of Scandal (TV) - 1984
- Radioactive Dreams - 1985
- Something in Common (TV) - 1986
- T. J. Hooker Blood Sport (TV) - 1986
- Peggy Sue Got Married - 1986
- Scorpion - 1986
- Matlock, "The Billionaire" (TV series episode) - 1987
- Stillwatch (TV) - 1987
- The Stepford Children (TV) - 1987
- Mistress (TV) - 1987
- Made in Heaven - 1987
- My Dad Can't Be Crazy . . . Can He? (TV) - 1989
- A Brand New Life (TV series) - 1989
- Ghosts Can't Do It - 1990
- Sons and Daughters (TV series) - 1991
- Montan Crossroads (TV) - 1993
- Hearts Adrift (TV) - 1996
- Mr. Headmistress (TV) - 1998
- Island Prey - 2001
- Elvis Is Alive - 2001
