Johnny Murray

Birth : 1904-06-12,

Death : 1956-08-01

History

Johnny Murray was an American voice actor. He is best known for voicing the animated character Bosko.

Movies

Bosko's Picture Show
Bosko
Bosko runs a movie theater that shows a wacky newsreel with Jack Dumpsey, a slapstick short from Haurel and Lardy, and a turn-of-the-century melodrama starring Honey.
Shuffle Off to Buffalo
Old Man - Little Boy (voice) (uncredited)
An animated singing and dancing revue of babies (representing a variety of stereotypes) who are being prepared for delivery by stork.
Bosko in Person
Bosko
Bosko and Honey perform a wacky stage act that includes doing imitations of Maurice Chevalier, Greta Garbo and Jimmy Durante.
Bosko the Speed King
Bosko (voice)
Bosko enters a road race.
Bosko in Dutch
Bosko (voice) (uncredited)
Set on a frozen pond in Holland, various animals attempt to skate on the slippery ice.
Bosko's Woodland Daze
Bosko (voice) (uncredited)
While romping through the forest, Bosko falls asleep and dreams of giants and gnomes. (bosko.toonzone.net)
Bosko's Dizzy Date
Bosko / Wilbur (voice) (uncredited)
Honey is trying to teach violin to a difficult pupil who hates music. She call Bosko over. The pair sing and dance and play music while the kitten continues to express its disdain.
Bosko the Drawback
Bosko (voice) (uncredited)
Bosko is the star player in a wacky game of professional football.
Ride Him, Bosko
Bosko (voice) (uncredited)
Ride Him, Bosko! is a western-flavored cartoon with lots of shooting gags involving body reduction, and card characters singing! There's also an alcohol gag that has a really strong one turning a male piano player into a woman instantly!
Bosko's Store
Bosko / Wilbur / Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Shopkeeper Bosko takes care of business.
Bosko at the Beach
Bosko (voice) (uncredited)
Bosko, Honey, and Bruno spend a day at the beach.
Bosko's Dog Race
Bosko (voice) (uncredited)
Bosko enters his dog, Bruno, in a dog race.
Bosko and Bruno
Bosko (voice) (uncredited)
Bosko, carrying his hobo stick, travels along the railroad tracks with his dog, Bruno. Unfortunately, they're both on the tracks as they cross a bridge and realize that a train is coming perilously near. They manage to escape via a handcar, which was waiting for them on the tracks. however, once over the bridge, Bruno gets his foot caught near the switch. Bruno escapes, but not before allowing his poor master to think he's dead. Bosko is angry at his pet, but outrage turns to fear when the sound of another train gets them both panicking again. Luckily, the "train whistle" is only the mooing of a cow. The pair's adventures continue as they try to steal a chicken for her eggs. Finally, they end up on a runaway boxcar and have a second encounter with the obnoxious cow.
Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee
Indian (voice) (uncredited)
An American Indian boy and girl sing and dance in the forest along with the animals. Trouble begins when a fire threatens baby birds in their nest.
Battling Bosko
Bosko (voice) (uncredited)
Bosko is a brave little boxer who battles the champion, Gas House Harry. The enormous brute proves a bit much, even for a plucky underdog.
Bosko at the Zoo
Bosko (voice) (uncredited)
Bosko and Honey go to the zoo. Honey is frightened by the lion, but Bosko is the one who ends up in danger.
Bosko's Soda Fountain
Bosko / Bosko's Old School Teacher / Wilbur / Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Bosko is a soda jerk, who gives poor service to a mouse and to his former schoolteacher. Later, he must contend with Honey's bratty kitten pupil.
The Tree's Knees
Bosko / Squirrel (voice) (uncredited)
Bosko the woodsman spurns cutting down trees and plays music instead. The trees and animals dance and make their own music.
Yodeling Yokels
Bosko (voice) (uncredited)
Bosko and Honey yodel happily in the Alps until a series of disasters end with Honey rushing downriver on an ice floe.
Bosko's Holiday
Bosko (voice) (uncredited)
Bosko and Honey go on a picnic that ends badly.
Dumb Patrol
Bosko (voice) (uncredited)
During the Great War, Bosko and a fearsome beast are in a dogfight. Bosko loses, but that's only the first battle.
Ups 'n Downs
Bosko (voice) (uncredited)
Bosko runs a hot dog stand at an amusement park; but he sneaks away to the racetrack to ride his mechanical horse.
Ain't Nature Grand!
Bosko (voice) (uncredited)
Bosko fishes, and sings and dances with frogs. But two ladybugs use a wasp as an airplane, and a beehive and tree branch as a machine gun to drive him away.
Big Man from the North
Bosko (voice) (uncredited)
Bosko is a Mountie in the cold, snowy north. His sergeant demands that he get his man: a peg-legged villain wanted dead or alive.
Box Car Blues
Bosko (voice) (uncredited)
Bosko and his porcine friend are hobos in a runaway boxcar.
The Booze Hangs High
Bosko (voice) (uncredited)
Bosko has a grand time on the farm, dancing with a cow, playing a horse's tail like a violin and getting drunk with three pigs.
Hold Anything
Bosko (voice) (uncredited)
Bosko is a construction worker who impresses Honey by making music from everything in sight, including a decapitated mouse, a typewriter and a goat filled with hot air.
Congo Jazz
Bosko (voice) (uncredited)
Bosko hunts in the jungle, but ends up playing music with the animals.
Bosko and Honey
Bosko / Wilbur (voice) (uncredited)
An unreleased cartoon that eventually went on to have most of its animation recycled by Bosko's Dizzy Date. Honey is trying to teach violin to a difficult pupil who hates music. She call Bosko over. The pair sing and dance and play music while the kitten continues to express its disdain.