Audie Murphy

Audie Leon Murphy (June 20, 1924 to May 28, 1971), was the United States' most decorated combat soldier of World War II. He later became an actor and singer/songwriter. Among his thirty three awards and decorations was the Medal of Honor, the highest military award for bravery that can be given to any individual in the United States of America, for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty." Murphy received every decoration for valor that the U.S. had to offer, some of them more than once, and five decorations by France and Belgium. He served three years active service as a combat soldier in World War II. Murphy became one of the best fighting combat soldiers of this or any other century. What Murphy accomplished during this period is most significant and probably will never be repeated by another soldier, given today's high-tech type of warfare. The U.S. Army has always declared that there will never be another Audie Murphy. Murphy was released from the Army as an active member and reassigned to inactive status on September 21 1945.

Filmography

• A Time for Dying (1969)
• 40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967)
• The Texican (1966) aka Texas Kid (Spain)
• Trunk to Cairo (1966) aka Cairo Campaign; aka Einer spielt falsch (West Germany); aka Mivtza Kahir (Israel: Hebrew title)
• Gunpoint (1966)
• Arizona Raiders (1965)
• Apache Rifles (1964)
• Bullet for a Badman (1964) aka Renegade Posse (USA)
• The Quick Gun (1964)
• Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963) aka Gun Fight at Comanche Creek (USA: poster title)
• War Is Hell (1963)(Was the narrator)
• Showdown (1963)
• Six Black Horses (1962)
• Battle at Bloody Beach (1961) aka Battle on the Beach (UK)
• Whispering Smith (1961) TV Series
• Posse from Hell (1961)
• Seven Ways from Sundown (1960)
• The Unforgiven (1960)
• Hell Bent for Leather (1960)
• Cast a Long Shadow (1959)
• The Wild and the Innocent (1959)
• No Name on the Bullet (1959)
• The Gun Runners (1958) aka Gunrunners (International: English title)
• Ride a Crooked Trail (1958)
• The Quiet American (1958)
• Night Passage (1957)
• Joe Butterfly (1957)
• The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957)
• Walk the Proud Land (1956) aka Apache Agent
• World in My Corner (1956)
• To Hell and Back (1955)
• Destry (1954)
• Drums Across the River (1954)
• Ride Clear of Diablo (1954) aka The Breckenridge Story (USA)
• Tumbleweed (1953) aka Three Were Renegades (USA)
• Column South (1953)
• Gunsmoke (1953) aka A Man's Country (USA); aka Roughshod (USA)
• The Duel at Silver Creek (1952) aka Claim Jumpers (USA)
• The Cimarron Kid (1952)
• The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
• Kansas Raiders (1950)
• The Kid from Texas (1950) aka Texas Kid, Outlaw (UK)
• Sierra (1950)
• Bad Boy (1949) aka The Story of Danny Lester
• Beyond Glory (1948)
• Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven (1948) aka The Girl from Texas (UK)

See also: Other notable figures in Western films

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