William Murphy was an American film actor active from the 1940s through the 1970s. A long-time friend of

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and

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, Williams also spent many nights with

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

and his entourage the "

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". He reportedly regarded

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as "an open invitation to party all night long". Played “Lt. Edlridge” on "

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" in the 1959 episode “Blue Horse” (S4E38).

Death

Murphy died on November 6, 1989 in Los Angeles, California at the age of 67. He had 6 children and was married once.

Filmography

References

Guralnick, Peter. ''Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley'', p. 72.

External links

* American male film actors 1922 births 1989 deaths 20th-century American male actors {{US-actor-stub