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Ben Murphy
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In a career that has spanned five decades, he has starred in eight television series:
The Name of the Game (1968)
,
Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
,
Griff (1973)
,
Gemini Man (1976)
,
The Chisholms (1979)
,
Lottery! (1983)
,
Berrenger's (1985)
and
The Dirty Dozen (1988)
.
Starred with the late
Pete Duel
in
Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
, an ABC western series derived from the movie
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
. Rumor has it that Murphy ended up a front-runner for the series because of his close resemblance to
Paul Newman
.
In pursuing an acting career, he apprenticed at California's prestigious Pasadena Playhouse.
Also an avid tennis player, at one time top seeded in Southern California.
In July 2006, he and
Roger Davis
, narrator of
Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
, were guests at the Western Film Fair in Charlotte, North Carolina along with
Russ Tamblyn
,
Mark Goddard
,
Marjorie Lord
,
Ronnie Schell
,
Steve Kanaly
,
Tom Reese
,
Coleen Gray
and
Cheryl Rogers
.
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