Ken Murray
Birthday
1903/07/14
Day of death
1988/10/12 (85 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
Kenneth Abner Doncourt
Biography
Ken Murray (born Kenneth Abner Doncourt, July 14, 1903 – October 12, 1988) was an American comedian, actor, radio and television personality and author. After finding success on the vaudeville stage, Murray moved to Hollywood and made his film debut in the 1929 romantic drama Half Marriage, followed by a role in Leathernecking in 1930. Murray was the host of a weekly radio variety show (The Ken Murray Show) on NBC 1932-33 and on CBS 1936–37. He later was the original host (1945-57) of Queen for...Read more
Acting
(1962) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Doc Willoughby
(1949) Red Light
as Ken Murray
(1966) Follow Me, Boys!
as Melody Murphy
(1968) The Power
as Grover
(1948) Bill and Coo
as Ken Murray
(1941) Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
as Self
(1932) Crooner
as Peter Sturgis
(1929) Half Marriage
as Charles Turner
(1932) Ladies of the Jury
as Spencer B. Dazy
(1963) Hollywood Without Make-Up
as Self - Host
(1933) Disgraced!
as Jim McGuire
(1940) A Night at Earl Carroll's
as Barney Nelson
(1933) A Preferred List
as ---
(1937) You're a Sweetheart
as Don King
(1941) Swing It Soldier
as Jerry Traynor
(1965) Hollywood My Home Town
as Self
(1953) The Marshal's Daughter
as 'Smiling Billy' Murray
(1938) Swing, Sister, Swing
as Nap Sisler
(1963) Son of Flubber
as Mr. Hurley
(1933) From Headquarters
as Mac
(1930) Leathernecking
as Frank
(1942) Juke Box Jenny
as Malcolm Hammond
(1946) Peeks at Hollywood
as ---
(1997) Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self (archive footage)
(1976) Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Souvenir Salesman
(1963) Burke's Law
as Charles P. Banner
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1963) The Greatest Show on Earth
as ---
(1964) The Hollywood Palace
as Self
(1952) This Is Your Life
as Self
(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as ---
(1964) The Bing Crosby Show
as ---
(1950) The Ken Murray Show
as ---
(1963) The Judy Garland Show
as Self
(1957) The Lux Show
as Self
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self
(1964) The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Anton Korbel