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Murray (given Name)
Murray is a masculine given name. It may refer to: Arts and entertainment Acting *F. Murray Abraham (born 1939), American actor *Murray Alper (1904–1984), American actor *Murray Bartlett (born 1971), Australian actor *Murray Hamilton (1923–1986), American actor *Murray Head (born 1946), English singer and actor *Murray Cruchley, Canadian actor and radio personality active 1979–1995 * Murray Langston (born 1944), Canadian/American actor and comedian known as The Unknown Comic Music *Murray Adaskin (1906–2002), Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and teacher *Murray C. Anderson, South African composer, recording engineer and producer *Murray Attaway (born 1957), American musician *Murray Bernthal (1911–2010), American musician and producer *Murray Boren (born 1950), American composer *Murray Cook (born 1960), Australian vocalist, songwriter and guitarist with The Wiggles *Murray Gold (born 1969), English composer, known for composing music for ''Doctor Who'' *Murray Head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Alper
Murray Alper (January 11, 1904 – November 16, 1984) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous television series, films, and Broadway productions. Biography Born in New York City in 1904, Alper worked on Broadway from 1927 to 1940 in a number of shows including ''The Wild Man of Borneo'', ''This is New York'', ''Broadway Boy'', ''Sailor Beware!'', and ''Every Man for Himself''. Alper appeared in more than 200 films and TV series from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. Quite often his work was uncredited and he never received a top billing in one of his movies. His first known screen credit was in ''The Royal Family of Broadway'' (1930) a part he had already played on Broadway in 1927/28. His signature character was a chatty taxi driver, which he played at least 20 times, most notably in '' The Maltese Falcon'' (1941) as a friendly cabbie who drives Sam Spade, played by Humphrey Bogart, during a mid-film wild goose chase, as well as in such other well-known films as ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |