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Old-time radio actor · 1880–1975

Horace Murphy

Western sidekick roles on Roy Rogers, Melody Ranch and Red Ryder.

We have him in 15 episodes of 7 series, 1945 to 1951, and 5 of our live channels play them around the clock, free.

About Horace Murphy

Horace Murphy
Horace Murphy in The Utah Trail (1938).Public domain in the United States (copyright not renewed). Wikimedia Commons

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Horace Murphy was born on June 3, 1880, in Osceola, Arkansas. Source: Wikipedia

He was playing cornet by age 11, later led the band for his family's wagon show and for a carnival company, and joined a medicine show so he could act as well as lead its band. Source: Wikipedia

On radio he played the storekeeper Will Kimble on Granby's Green Acres, heard on CBS in the summer of 1950. Source: Wikipedia

He played Clackity for a season on The Roy Rogers Show, Shorty on Gene Autry's Melody Ranch, and Buckskin Blodgett on Red Ryder. Source: Wikipedia

RadioGOLDINdex lists him in broadcasts from 1944 to 1953, including The Cavalcade of America (8), The Lux Radio Theatre (4), Granby's Green Acres (4) and Let George Do It (2). Source: RadioGOLDINdex

In films he appeared in more than 120 pictures between 1931 and 1953, most of them Westerns. Source: Wikipedia

He died on January 20, 1975, at age 94, in Studio City, California. Source: Wikipedia

Listen live: the channels that play Horace Murphy

Free 24/7 stations. These play the episodes below, in rotation with the rest of their shows.

Bob Bailey in a Los Angeles detective's office at night

The series' own channel

Let George Do It

2 of his episodes: Let George Do It (2)

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Illustrated cover for Lux Radio Theatre: a 1930s Hollywood theatre stage before a closed gold curtain, a single ribbon microphone in a spotlight

The series' own channel

Lux Radio Theatre

1 of his episodes: Lux Radio Theatre (1)

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Illustrated cover for Opening Night: the front of a 1930s art-deco movie palace on premiere night, crossed searchlight beams in the sky

Mixed channel

Opening Night

10 of his episodes: Cavalcade of America (6), Screen Directors Playhouse (2), Lux Radio Theatre (1), Family Theater (1)

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Marshal Ramrod, the host of Dry Gulch

Mixed channel

Dry Gulch

3 of his episodes: All Star Western Theatre (2), The Roy Rogers Show (1)

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Sal Vitale, the host of Gumshoe

Mixed channel

Gumshoe

2 of his episodes: Let George Do It (2)

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Horace Murphy’s shows on Stupid Potato

SeriesYearsEpisodes
Cavalcade of America1945 to 19476
All Star Western Theatre19472
Let George Do It1946 to 19492
Screen Directors Playhouse1949 to 19512
Family Theater19501
Lux Radio Theatre19451
The Roy Rogers Show19511

Horace Murphy episodes: 5 free to hear

Each one names Horace Murphy on the air, in its cast list or in the show itself. Each title opens the episode’s page: what happens, the transcript from the moment he is named, and listens from any line.

  1. The First ClientLet George Do It · September 20, 1946 · Episode guide · Whole and free in the podcast
  2. StagecoachScreen Directors Playhouse · January 9, 1949 · Episode guide · Whole and free in the podcast
  3. A Guy Who Had to Have a HorseCavalcade of America · November 12, 1945 · 60-second listens from any line
  4. The Camels Are ComingCavalcade of America · January 21, 1946 · 60-second listens from any line
  5. The Story of the Tremendous TrifleCavalcade of America · March 4, 1946 · 60-second listens from any line

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All 15 Horace Murphy episodes, by show

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Cavalcade of America 6 episodes, 1945 to 1947
  1. A Guy Who Had to Have a HorseNovember 12, 1945 · Free
  2. The Camels Are ComingJanuary 21, 1946 · Free
  3. The Story of the Tremendous TrifleMarch 4, 1946 · Free
  4. Danger - Women at WorkSeptember 9, 1946 · Potato Plus
  5. Kansas MarshalMarch 31, 1947 · Potato Plus
  6. Frontier WidowApril 28, 1947 · Potato Plus
All Star Western Theatre 2 episodes, 1947
  1. The RabbitOctober 18, 1947 · Potato Plus
  2. Life and Death and ScottyNovember 1, 1947 · Potato Plus
Let George Do It 2 episodes, 1946 to 1949
  1. The First ClientSeptember 20, 1946 · Episode guide · Free
  2. Death in Blue JeansJune 6, 1949 · Potato Plus
Screen Directors Playhouse 2 episodes, 1949 to 1951
  1. StagecoachJanuary 9, 1949 · Episode guide · Free
  2. The Lady Takes a ChanceJune 28, 1951 · Potato Plus
Family Theater 1 episode, 1950
  1. Old Judge PriestJanuary 4, 1950 · Potato Plus
Lux Radio Theatre 1 episode, 1945
  1. Grissleys MillionsMarch 19, 1945 · Potato Plus
The Roy Rogers Show 1 episode, 1951
  1. Wagon RaidersMarch 4, 1951 · Potato Plus

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