Ben Murphy

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Ben Murphy

Born	March 6, 1942 (1942-03-06) (age 66) Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S.
Occupation	actor
Spouse(s)	Jeanne Davis (1978-1981)

Benjamin E. Murphy (born March 6, 1942, in Jonesboro, Arkansas) is an American actor. He is best known for his role in the television series Alias Smith and Jones, co-starring first with Pete Duel and later with Roger Davis.

He also appeared in a supporting role in The Name of the Game, a series featuring a rotating leading cast including Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack. After Alias Smith and Jones Murphy went on to star in his own series Gemini Man, in which he played a character who could disappear through the use of a watch. However, the show did not run for more than a season. Since then Murphy has been seen in guest starring parts, the most recent being a murder suspect in Cold Case.

Though born in Arkansas, Murphy grew up in Hinsdale, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. An alumnus of Benet Academy in Lisle, Illinois, he attended eight different colleges before setting out on an acting career.

[edit] Filmography

Year	Title	Role
1967	The Graduate	uncredited
1968	The Virginian	recurring guest star
1968	It Takes a Thief	guest star
1968	Yours, Mine, and Ours
1968	The Outsider	guest star
1968-1971	The Name of the Game	co-star of series
1969	The Thousand Plane Raid
1970	Medical Center	guest star
1970	The Mod Squad	guest star
1971-1973	Alias Smith and Jones	co-star of series
1971	The Merv Griffin Show	as himself
1971	The Dick Cavett Show	as himself
1972	The Meaning of the Pledge
1973	The Letters	co-star
1973	Runaway!	co-star
1973	Love American Style	recurring guest star
1973-1974	Griff	co-star
1974	Heatwave	co-star
1974	This Is the West That Was	star
1975	Sidecar Racers	star
1975	Marcus Welby, M.D.	guest star
1976	Riding with Death	star
1976	Gemini Man	star
1976	Bridger	co-star
1976	Battle of the Network Stars	star/athlete
1979	Fantasy Island	guest star
1979	Love Boat	guest star
1979	Sweepstakes	guest star
1979	The Chisholms	co-star
1980	The Chisholms	co-star
1980	Secret War of Jackie's Girls	co-star
1981	Unit 4	co-star
1982	Trapper John, M.D.	guest star
1982	Time Walker	star
1983	Fantasy Island	guest star
1983	Uncommon Valor	co-star
1983	The Winds of War	co-star
1983	The Love Boat	guest star
1983	Matt Houston	guest star
1983	Guiding Light	guest star
1983	The Cradle Will Fall	co-star
1983-1984	Lottery!	co-star
1983	Merv Griffin Show	as himself
1983	Battle of the Network Stars	star/athlete
1984	The Love Boat	guest star
1984	Finder of Lost Loves	guest star
1984	Hotel	guest star
1984	The Love Boat	recurring guest star
1985	Berrengers	co-star
1985	MacGruder and Loud	guest star
1985	Gidget's Summer Reunion	co-star
1985	Scarecrow and Mrs. King	guest star
1985	Murder She Wrote	guest star
1986	Stark: Mirror Image	guest star
1988	Dirty Dozen, The Series	star
1989	The Twilight Zone	guest star
1990	Shades of L.A.	guest star
1991	Life Goes On	guest star
1991	In the Heat of the Night	guest star
1992	FBI: The Untold Stories	guest star
1993-1995	Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman	recurring guest star
1995	High Sierra Search and Rescue	guest star
1996	Silk Stalkings	guest star
1997-2004	JAG	recurring guest star
1998	Air America	guest star
1999	E! Mysteries and Scandals	as himself
1999	Pacific Blue	guest star
1999	Impulse Body Spray (commercial)
2000	Hanging Up	co-star
2001	To Protect and Serve	co-star
2001	The District	guest star
2002	Granada Plus	as himself
2003	The Drew Carey Show	guest star
2003	Navy NCIS	guest star
2004	Judging Amy	guest star
2005	Freezerburn	co-star
2006	Cold Case	guest star
2007	McBride	guest star