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Forbes Murray

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedNov 3, 1884 (Died at 98)
Zodiac Sign♏Scorpio
Place of BirthHamilton, Ontario, Canada
Career Span1936 – 1982
Known Credits202 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 0.8

Forbes Murray

Also known as:Murray Forbes Barnard
Total Works

202

194 movies • 8 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Forbes Murray was born on November 4, 1884 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada as Murray Forbes Barnard. He was an actor, known for A Chump at Oxford (1940), Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride (1940) and The Spider's Web (1938). He died on November 18, 1982 in Douglas County, Oregon, USA.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Vertigo
8.1
Vertigo
1958•movie
as Diner at Ernie's (uncredited)
Singin' in the Rain
8.1
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Dial M for Murder
8.0
Dial M for Murder
1954•movie
as Judge at Margot's Trial (uncredited)
The Big Sleep
7.6
The Big Sleep
1946•movie
as Furtive Man (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 202 titles featuring Forbes Murray

Vertigo
8.1
Vertigo
1958•movie

as Diner at Ernie's (uncredited)

Singin' in the Rain
8.1

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Dial M for Murder
8.0
Dial M for Murder
1954•movie

as Judge at Margot's Trial (uncredited)

The Big Sleep
7.6
The Big Sleep
1946•movie

as Furtive Man (uncredited)

Laura
7.6
Laura
1944•movie

as Man (uncredited)

Funny Face
7.0
Funny Face
1957•movie

as Fashion Show Guest (uncredited)

Gilda
7.5
Gilda
1946•movie

as American Cartel Member (uncredited)

Sweet Smell of Success
7.6

as Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)

How the West Was Won
7.0

as Auction Guest (uncredited)

Bonanza
7.5
1 eps
Bonanza
1959•series

as Townsman (uncredited)

Them!
6.8
Them!
1954•movie

as Government Official

All That Heaven Allows
7.3

as Country Club Member (uncredited)

Monkey Business
6.7
Monkey Business
1952•movie

as Board Member (uncredited)

Meet John Doe
7.3
Meet John Doe
1941•movie

as Legislator (uncredited)

Only Angels Have Wings
7.3

as Mr. Harkwright (uncredited)

Father of the Bride
7.0

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
6.1

as Military Officer at Experiment (uncredited)

The Far Country
6.9
The Far Country
1954•movie

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Glenn Miller Story
7.0

as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Anchors Aweigh
6.8
Anchors Aweigh
1945•movie

as Passerby (uncredited)

The Joker is Wild
8.1
The Joker is Wild
1957•movie

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

The Untouchables
8.0
1 eps
The Untouchables
1959•series

as Banker (uncredited)

They Were Expendable
6.5

as Navy Captain (uncredited)

Auntie Mame
7.0
Auntie Mame
1958•movie

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Body and Soul
6.7
Body and Soul
1947•movie

as Weigh-in Official (uncredited)

A Chump at Oxford
6.9
A Chump at Oxford
1940•movie

as Banker

Champion
6.7
Champion
1949•movie

as Speaker at Benefit (uncredited)

Stella Dallas
6.9
Stella Dallas
1937•movie

as Stephen's Business Friend (uncredited)

At the Circus
6.4
At the Circus
1939•movie

as Captain (uncredited)

The Razor's Edge
6.9
The Razor's Edge
1946•movie

as Dr. Maturin

Too Late for Tears
6.8
Too Late for Tears
1949•movie

as Dr. Adams (uncredited)

Daddy Long Legs
6.4
Daddy Long Legs
1955•movie

as Art Gallery Patron (uncredited)

The Country Girl
7.0
The Country Girl
1954•movie

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Test Pilot
6.1
Test Pilot
1938•movie

as Pilot in Cafe (uncredited)

Broken Lance
6.5
Broken Lance
1954•movie

as Lawyer (uncredited)

Annie Get Your Gun
6.7
Annie Get Your Gun
1950•movie

as Ball Guest (uncredited)

Designing Woman
6.6
Designing Woman
1957•movie

as Fashion Show Attendee

Deadline - U.S.A.
6.9
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952•movie

as Newspaperman (uncredited)

I Wake Up Screaming
6.9

as Mr. Handel (uncredited)

Cimarron
6.2
Cimarron
1960•movie

as Party Guest (uncredited)

It's Always Fair Weather
7.0

as Street Passerby in Roller Skating Number (uncredited)

It Should Happen to You
7.1

as Military Publicity Function Attendee (uncredited)

Pat and Mike
6.4
Pat and Mike
1952•movie

as Golf Official (uncredited)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.2
1 eps

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Somewhere in the Night
6.7

as Bank Executive

The Dark Corner
6.6
The Dark Corner
1946•movie

as Mr. Bryson (uncredited)

The Wings of Eagles
6.3

as Congressman (uncredited)

Easy Living
7.2
Easy Living
1937•movie

as Husband (uncredited)

Party Girl
6.8
Party Girl
1958•movie

as Party Guest at Rico's (uncredited)

The Baron of Arizona
6.7

as Board Member - Department of Interior (uncredited)

The Last Hurrah
7.2
The Last Hurrah
1958•movie

as Banker at Plymouth Club (uncredited)

The Long, Long Trailer
7.0

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

The Fighting Seabees
6.2

as Navy Surgeon (uncredited)

Al Capone
6.6
Al Capone
1959•movie

as Pallbearer at Colosimo's Funeral (uncredited)

Black Widow
6.4
Black Widow
1954•movie

as Man in Hallway (uncredited)

Wake of the Red Witch
5.9

as Shipwreck Inquiry Board Member

Undercurrent
5.9
Undercurrent
1946•movie

as Senator Pelli (uncredited)

A Woman's Secret
5.6
A Woman's Secret
1949•movie

as Mr. Emory (Uncredited)

No Man of Her Own
6.9
No Man of Her Own
1950•movie

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3
1 eps

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Maverick
7.0
1 eps
Maverick
1957•series

as Diner Patron (uncredited)

Seven Thieves
6.6
Seven Thieves
1960•movie

as Guest at Ball (uncredited)

Dangerous Crossing
6.4
Dangerous Crossing
1953•movie

as Ship's Passenger (uncredited)

It's a Great Feeling
5.9

as Distinguished Man (uncredited)

The Strange Door
6.2
The Strange Door
1951•movie
They Won't Forget
5.9
They Won't Forget
1937•movie

as Dougherty - Publisher (uncredited)

We're Not Married!
6.0
We're Not Married!
1952•movie

as Governor of Mississippi (uncredited)

A Life at Stake
5.3
A Life at Stake
1955•movie

as Businessman (uncredited)

Tammy and the Bachelor
7.0

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Edison, the Man
6.8
Edison, the Man
1940•movie

as Broker

Cheyenne
6.2
1 eps
Cheyenne
1955•series

as Senator (uncredited)

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
7.0

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Call Me Madam
6.2
Call Me Madam
1953•movie

as Ball Guest (uncredited)

The Gunfight at Dodge City
5.7

as Townsman (uncredited)

Shakedown
6.4
Shakedown
1950•movie

as Mr. Spencer (uncredited)

Hollywood Story
6.7
Hollywood Story
1951•movie

as Producer (uncredited)

Woman They Almost Lynched
6.6

as Townsman (uncredited)

Bewitched
5.4
Bewitched
1945•movie

as Judge (uncredited)

Period of Adjustment
6.0

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Serenade
5.6
Serenade
1956•movie

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Horizons West
6.3
Horizons West
1952•movie

as Poker Player (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow
5.7
Mission to Moscow
1943•movie

as Isolationist (uncredited)

The Opposite Sex
5.4
The Opposite Sex
1956•movie

as Backstage Guest at Benefit (uncredited)

Anything Goes
6.0
Anything Goes
1956•movie

as Audience Spectator (uncredited)

Law and Order
5.7
Law and Order
1953•movie

as Townsman (uncredited)

Bright Victory
7.1
Bright Victory
1951•movie

as Party Guest (uncredited)

It Started with a Kiss
5.7

as Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited)

Island of Doomed Men
5.5

as Chairman of Parole Board (uncredited)

Voice of the Whistler
5.8

as Sinclair Executive (uncredited)

Wells Fargo
5.5
Wells Fargo
1937•movie

as Minor Role

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
6.6

as Angus Palmer (uncredited)

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
6.6

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Lady in the Death House
5.7

as Judge (uncredited)

Turnabout
6.0
Turnabout
1940•movie

as Carter (uncredited)

Hell's Island
5.5
Hell's Island
1955•movie

as Casino Patron (uncredited)

Third Finger, Left Hand
7.0

as Wilbur

Flight Command
5.9
Flight Command
1940•movie

as Captain

Frenchie
6.0
Frenchie
1950•movie

as Saloon Patron (uncredited)

Tender Is the Night
5.7

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

The Merry Widow
6.3
The Merry Widow
1952•movie

as Reception Guest (uncredited)

The Helen Morgan Story
5.3

as Night Club Patron (uncredited)

Mr. Winkle Goes to War
7.1
Louisa
6.5
Louisa
1950•movie

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Good Girls Go to Paris
7.1

as Tearoom Customer (uncredited)

The Miami Story
4.9
The Miami Story
1954•movie
Bunco Squad
6.1
Bunco Squad
1950•movie

as Bunco Victim (uncredited)

The Flying Missile
5.3
The Flying Missile
1950•movie

as Officer in Club

Something to Live For
6.9

as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Missing Juror
6.3
The Missing Juror
1944•movie

as District Attorney (Uncredited)

Mark of the Gorilla
4.0

as Game Preserve Officer

Flight for Freedom
5.8
Flight for Freedom
1943•movie

as Capt. Knowles (uncredited)

Second Fiddle
5.1
Second Fiddle
1939•movie

as Jack

New Moon
6.9
New Moon
1940•movie

as Commandant

The Wrong Road
4.8
The Wrong Road
1937•movie

as Parole Board Chairman (uncredited)

Ten Thousand Bedrooms
5.6

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Crime, Inc.
4.8
Crime, Inc.
1945•movie

as Grand Juror (uncredited)

Wyoming Mail
5.2
Wyoming Mail
1950•movie

as Townsman (uncredited)

Hollywood Cavalcade
6.2

as Criterion Theater Manager

The Arizona Kid
6.1
The Arizona Kid
1939•movie

as Union Army Officer

International Settlement
6.0

as Man

The Earl of Chicago
6.3

as Diplomat (uncredited)

The Hoodlum Saint
5.5
The Hoodlum Saint
1946•movie

as Rich Man (uncredited)

Men Against the Sky
4.6

as Banker

I've Always Loved You
6.5

as Music Critic

Pest from the West
7.1
Pest from the West
1939•movie

as Butler (uncredited)

The Chance of a Lifetime
6.7

as Chairman of Parole Board (Uncredited)

Greenwich Village
6.7
Greenwich Village
1944•movie
Thunder Afloat
6.1
Thunder Afloat
1939•movie

as Naval Aide (uncredited)

Remember?
6.0
Remember?
1939•movie

as Surprise Party Guest

Fingerprints Don't Lie
5.8

as Judge Edwin Monroe (uncredited)

Main Street Today
6.3
Main Street Today
1944•movie

as Businessman (uncredited)

Over 21
6.7
Over 21
1945•movie

as Meredith (uncredited)

Everything I Have Is Yours
5.8

as Man at Rehearsal (Uncredited)

A Night at Earl Carroll's
4.5

as Mayor Brown of Pasadena

The Girl of the Golden West
5.3

as Governor's Aide

The Phantom Thief
6.4
The Phantom Thief
1946•movie

as Dr. Purcell Nash

Kentucky Moonshine
5.2
Kentucky Moonshine
1938•movie

as Sponsor (uncredited)

Sea Devils
6.0
Sea Devils
1937•movie

as Coast Guard Commandant (uncredited)

Mandrake the Magician
5.9

as Professor Houston

Night Spot
4.6
Night Spot
1938•movie

as Mr. Van Pelt

The Lady and the Mob
6.8

as District Attorney

A Stranger in My Arms
4.2

as Memorial Service Attendee (uncredited)

Hoppy Serves a Writ
5.6

as Ben Hollister

Let's Do It Again
4.2
Let's Do It Again
1953•movie

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Sabotage
6.6
Sabotage
1939•movie

as (uncredited)

She Knew All the Answers
6.6

as Broker

Bride by Mistake
6.7
Bride by Mistake
1944•movie

as Business Man

Hit Parade of 1941
6.2
Hit Parade of 1941
1940•movie

as Undetermined Secondary Role

Bannerline
6.8
Bannerline
1951•movie
Flight at Midnight
5.8
Flight at Midnight
1939•movie

as (uncredited)

Manhunt of Mystery Island
5.5

as Prof. Harry Hargraves

Air Devils
4.2
Air Devils
1938•movie

as Capt. Hawthorne

How to Eat
6.2
How to Eat
1939•movie

as Joe's Dinner Guest

Fugitives for a Night
7.2

as Movie Director

The Spellbinder
6.2
The Spellbinder
1939•movie

as Second Marriage License Clerk (uncredited)

Swanee River
7.0
Swanee River
1939•movie

as Critic

That's Right – You're Wrong
6.2

as Producer (Uncredited)

Woman Against Woman
7.0

as Fisher - Holland's Associate in Courtroom

Leather Burners
6.1
Leather Burners
1943•movie

as Bart Gailey

Walking Down Broadway
6.8

as Attorney

A Girl's Best Years
6.0

as Attorney (uncredited)

Our Wife
6.8
Our Wife
1941•movie

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Joy Scouts
6.8
Joy Scouts
1939•movie

as Scoutmaster

Tahiti Honey
5.4
Tahiti Honey
1943•movie

as Commander (uncredited)

Arrest and Trial
8.2
1 eps
Arrest and Trial
1963•series

as Party Guest (uncredited)

G-men vs. the Black Dragon
6.7

as James Kennedy [Ch. 12]

Hold That Kiss
7.0
Hold That Kiss
1938•movie

as Dog Show Judge

Wife, Doctor and Nurse
7.0

as Jack

The Girl on the Front Page
7.0

as Politician

Road Agent
7.0
Road Agent
1952•movie

as Jeff Adams

Santa Fe Saddlemates
6.7

as Inspector Burke

Calling Wild Bill Elliott
6.3

as Judge Richards

Smashing the Spy Ring
6.7

as Colonel Scully

Song of Revolt
6.3
Song of Revolt
1937•movie

as Nobleman (uncredited)

Yankee Pasha
5.3
Yankee Pasha
1954•movie

as Reil

Ain't Misbehavin'
5.7
Ain't Misbehavin'
1955•movie

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Flying G-Men
8.0
Flying G-Men
1939•movie

as Marvin Brewster / The Professor

The Spider's Web
6.5
The Spider's Web
1938•movie

as Police Commissioner Stanley Kirk

Fool's Gold
6.5
Fool's Gold
1946•movie

as Colonel Jed Landy

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
5.5

as Henry Walker

The Great Gambini
7.5
The Great Gambini
1937•movie

as Butler

The Dead Don't Dream
6.0

as Sheriff Tompson

Florian
4.5
Florian
1940•movie

as Officer

In Old Missouri
6.8
In Old Missouri
1940•movie

as Holt

Cowboys from Texas
6.0
Cowboys from Texas
1939•movie

as Texas Governor

Thundering Trails
6.5
Thundering Trails
1943•movie

as Arthur Howland

Silent Conflict
6.0
Silent Conflict
1948•movie

as Randall

Say It in French
7.5
Say It in French
1938•movie

as Dr. Van Gulden

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
5.0
Hi, Beautiful
9.8
Hi, Beautiful
1944•movie

as Board Member (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf
8.0
1 eps
The Lone Wolf
1954•series

as Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Hidden Valley Outlaws
8.0

as Governor Walker (uncredited)

The Apache Kid
9.0
The Apache Kid
1941•movie

as U. S. Road Commissioner

Prairie Stranger
7.0
Prairie Stranger
1941•movie

as Jud Evans

Saddlemates
10.0
Saddlemates
1941•movie

as Colonel Langley

Perils of Nyoka
8.0
Perils of Nyoka
1942•movie

as Prof. Douglas Campbell

Tim Tyler's Luck
7.0
Tim Tyler's Luck
1937•movie

as The Doctor

Canyon City
8.0
Canyon City
1943•movie

as Judge Gleason

Mandrake the Magician
5.0

as Professor Houston

Dance of the Cookoos
10.0

as Banker