Steve Murphy

Steve Murphy

Birth : 1876-12-26, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Death : 1953-01-31

History

Steve Murphy was born on December 25, 1876 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA as Stephen M. Clancey. He was an actor, known for Der Zirkus (1928), The Flame Fighter (1925) and White Fang (1925). He died on January 31, 1953 in Alameda, California, USA.

Profile

Steve Murphy

Movies

Speedy
Gangster (uncredited)
Speedy loses his job as a soda jerk, then spends the day with his girl at Coney Island. He then becomes a cab driver and delivers Babe Ruth to Yankee Stadium, where he stays to see the game. When the railroad tries to run the last horse-drawn trolley (operated by his girl's grandfather) out of business, Speedy organizes the neighborhood old-timers to thwart their scheme.
The Circus
A Pickpocket
Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.
The Battle of the Century
Noah Young's Assistant
Fight manager takes out an insurance policy on his puny pugilist and then proceeds to try to arrange for an accident so that he can collect.
The Gold Rush
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.
White Fang
'Beauty' Smith
Silent version of the classic Jack London tale.
Sherlock Jr.
Conspirator (uncredited)
A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
The Electric House
Real Electrical Engineer
Botany major Buster mistakenly graduates in electrical engineering and is hired to wire a new home.
Cops
Conman Selling Furniture (uncredited)
Buster Keaton gets involved in a series of misunderstandings involving a horse and cart. Eventually he infuriates every cop in the city when he accidentally interrupts a police parade.
Hole in the Wall
The Trombone family is very musically inclined, but their neighbours, the painter Pierre van Hall and his wife, are being driven crazy. This turns into a fight between the neighbours that gets way out of hand, because their reactions to each other become increasingly extreme; at one point a brass band is even used. The police ultimately force the quarrelling neighbours to make peace, by threatening them with jail.
Rolling Stone
Convict
A Chaplin-like tramp is mistaken for a Bolshevik
The Silent Man
Man at Trial
A hard-working prospector enters the town of Bakeoven to stake his claim, only to have his rights stolen and his face on "Wanted" posters. He plans reprisal.
The Girl from Frisco
Siwash
A series of 25 2-reel Western thrillers in which a cowgirl aids the cause of justice and humanity in the Old West, often aided by her fiancé and her rancher father. Each episode tells a complete story in itself.
Leading Lizzie Astray
Sailor Cafe Patron (uncredited)
A city slicker tries to woo a country girl while her boyfriend fixes his tire.