Lew Morphy

Acting

Known For & Full Filmography28 Titles

#1Winchester '73

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m as Contest Shooter (uncredited)

7.3 / 10
Western

Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals it and leaves town. McAdam follows, intent on settling his old quarrel, while the rifle keeps changing hands and touching a number of lives.

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#2Each Dawn I Die

Movie - 1939, 2h 15m as Trial Warden (uncredited)

6.8 / 10
CrimeDramaThriller

A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.

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#3Trigger Trail

Movie - 1944, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

7.0 / 10
Western

The tale of Clint Farrell, an aspiring lawyer who must use both his wits and his brawn to save his town from being taken over by a villainous railroad financier.

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#4A Man Alone

Movie - 1955, 2h 15m as Townsman (uncredited)

5.8 / 10
WesternRomance

A gunfighter, stranded in the desert, comes across the aftermath of a stage robbery, in which all the passengers were killed. He takes one of the horses to ride to town to report the massacre, but finds himself accused of it. He also finds himself accused of the murder of the local banker, and winds up hiding in the basement of a house where the local sheriff, who is very sick, lives with his daughter.

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#5The Street with No Name

Movie - 1948, 2h 15m as Officer (Uncredited)

6.4 / 10
CrimeThriller

After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released on bail...and murdered. Inspector Briggs of the FBI recruits a young agent, Gene Cordell, to go undercover in the shadowy Skid Row area (alias George Manly) as a potential victim of the same racket. Soon, Gene meets Alec Stiles, neurotic mastermind who's "building an organization along scientific lines." Stiles recruits Cordell, whose job becomes a lot more dangerous.

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#6Ride, Vaquero!

Movie - 1953, 2h 15m as Bandit (uncredited)

6.1 / 10
WesternDrama

Two Mexican outlaws, Rio and Esqueda, raised as stepbrothers, have a showdown over the issue of whether to evict new settlers from their Texas border territory.

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#7Panhandle

Movie - 1948, 2h 15m as Ed (uncredited)

5.8 / 10
Western

An ex-gunfighter woos two women while avenging his brother, victim of a crooked gambler.

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#8The Baron of Arizona

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m as Vigilante Firing Signal Shot (uncredited)

6.7 / 10
RomanceWesternDrama

The U.S. government recognizes land grants made when the West was under Spanish rule. This inspires James Reavis to forge a chain of historical evidence that makes a foundling girl the Baroness of Arizona. Reavis marries the girl and presses his claim to the entire Arizona territory.

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#9The Sons of the Pioneers

Movie - 1942, 2h 15m as Townsman

9.0 / 10
WesternMusic

A singing entomologist (Roy Rogers) acts meek to help a juggling sheriff (George "Gabby" Hayes) solve ranch raids.

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#10Forbidden Trails

Movie - 1941, 2h 15m as Barfly in Fancy Vest

5.6 / 10
ActionWestern

Two ex-cons plan to kill the range rider marshal who sent them to prison and, when their plan fails, join forces with their former boss, a crooked saloon owner who has the same idea.

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#11The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

Movie - 1947, 2h 15m as Posse Member (uncredited)

6.3 / 10
ComedyWestern

Chester Wooley and Duke Egan are travelling salesmen who make a stopover in Wagon Gap, Montana while enroute to California. During the stopover, a notorious criminal is murdered, and the two are charged with the crime.

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#12The Kansan

Movie - 1943, 2h 15m as Townsman

6.0 / 10
RomanceWestern

Wounded while stopping the James gang from robbing the local bank, a cowboy wakes up in the hospital to find that he's been elected town marshal. He soon comes into conflict with the town banker, who controls everything in town and is squeezing the townspeople for every penny he can get out of them.

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#13Sheriff of Tombstone

Movie - 1941, 2h 15m as Barfly

7.2 / 10
ActionWestern

The mayor has sent for a gunslinger who, though appearing to clean up the town, is really to be the mayor's means of taking the town over. When Roy and Gabby arrive in Tombstone, Roy is mistaken for the gunslinger. Just as Roy is ready to expose the mayor, the real gunslinger shows up.

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#14Under Texas Skies

Movie - 1940, 2h 15m as Townsman

5.8 / 10
Western

The story opens as Stony returns to his home town, only to discover that his sheriff father has been murdered by person or persons unknown. The new sheriff (Henry Brandon) resents the arrival of the Mesquiteers, going so far as to frame Tucson on a murder charge.

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#15Billy The Kid's Round-Up

Movie - 1941, 2h 15m as Townsman

7.0 / 10
Western

When Sheriff Hanley sends for Billy and his pals, they arrive to find him murdered and Ed Slade temporary Sheriff.

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#16Calling Wild Bill Elliott

Movie - 1943, 2h 15m as Gambler

6.3 / 10
Western

When territorial governor Steven Nichols (Herbert Heyes) terrorizes the population with violence and heavy taxes, the Culver family stands up to him, but after the family patriarch is murdered, wandering gunslinger Wild Bill Elliott (Wild Bill Elliott) is falsely accused of the crime.

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#17Rocky Mountain Rangers

Movie - 1940, 2h 15m as Henchman

8.0 / 10
Western

Frustrated by their inability to take action against a murderous gang who killed a young boy, Texas Rangers Stony Brooke (Robert Livingston), Rusty Joslin (Raymond Hatton) and Rico Rinaldo (Duncan Renaldo) hatch a plan: Stony poses as an outlaw dubbed The Laredo Kid to lure the bad guys into Texas. But the plan might fall apart when the real Laredo Kid arrives on the scene in this action-packed Western.

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#18Wolves of the Range

Movie - 1943, 2h 15m as Man in Bank as Door Opens

5.8 / 10
Western

Dorn is after the rancher's land and is trying to stop Banker Brady from helping them. When his man Hammond kills Brady, there is a run on the bank. When Rocky volunteers to ride to the next town for money, he is ambushed by Dorn's men, loses his memory, and is jailed for supposedly stealing the money.

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#19The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

Movie - 1941, 2h 15m as Rancher

6.5 / 10
Western

A honest cowboy is falsely accused of the murder of a rancher.

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#20Shadows of Death

Movie - 1945, 2h 15m as Poker Player (uncredited)

6.2 / 10
Western

With the railroad coming to Red Rock, trouble is expected and Billy has been sent to help his friend Fuzzy who is the town's sheriff, judge, and barber. When the man that sent Billy is murdered and the railroad location map stolen, broken match sticks point to Vic Landreau. While Billy tries to find the missing map, Landreau suspects Billy is on to him and plans to have him killed.

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#21Desert Vigilante

Movie - 1949, 2h 15m as Henchman (uncredited)

7.0 / 10
Western

Silver is being smuggled across the border and the secret passage goes through Betty Long's basement. When Steve arrives he gets tangled up with the rustlers who are now going to have the Durango Kid to contend with.

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#22Western Cyclone

Movie - 1943, 2h 15m as Townsman

5.3 / 10
Western

Billy the Kid is framed for murder.

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#23Stagecoach to Denver

Movie - 1946, 2h 15m as Henchman

6.0 / 10
Western

Lambert has the stagecoach wrecked killing the Commissioner so his phony replacement can alter Coonskin's land survey. When Red Ryder exposes the survey hoax, Lambert has his stooge Sheriff put Red in jail.

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#24Stick to Your Guns

Movie - 1941, 2h 15m as Henchman

5.7 / 10
Western

Buck Peters arranges for Hoppy, California, Johnny and other cowboys to go to the aid of friends whose cattle are being rustled. Hoppy and California locate the rustlers' hideout and join the gang by posing as outlaws themselves, but must find a way to let the rest of the posse know where they are.

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#25Riders of Pasco Basin

Movie - 1940, 2h 15m as Brawler (uncredited)

5.5 / 10
MusicWestern

Kirby and Evans are pulling off an irrigation project swindle and newspaper editor Scott realizes it and sends for Lee. Lee agrees with Scott and forms a vigilante group to fight the Sheriff and his deputies brought in by Kirby. But a dying Uncle Dan sets the Sheriff straight and this brings the two sides together for the big shootout.

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#26Down Rio Grande Way

Movie - 1942, 2h 15m as Cowboy

10.0 / 10
Western

Slightly more elaborate than most Charles Starrett westerns, Down Rio Grande Way is set in the mid-19th century, when the Republic of Texas was poised to join the Union. Starrett plays Texas Ranger Steve Martin, who is dispatched to a "renegade" Texas country that refuses to become part of the good old USA. He discovers that the crux of the problem is a local tax collector who, with the help of a crooked newspaper editor, is systematically robbing the citizens of their hard-earned cash, all the while fomenting anti-American sentiments.

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#27The Mexicali Kid

Movie - 1938, 2h 15m as Cowhand

5.8 / 10
Western

Looking for the killer of his brother, Jack saves the outlaw known as the Mexicali Kid who had collapsed on the desert. Jack joins up with the Kid who leads him to Gorson. Gorson is after a ranch and gets Jack to pose as the heir to the ranch. After the papers are signed he plans to have jack killed. But the Kid recognizes Gorson's henchmen as the men Jack is after and decides to help him.

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#28Law of the Saddle

Movie - 1943, 2h 15m as Townsman (uncredited)

9.0 / 10
Western

With his sidekick Fuzzy Q. Jones, Rocky Cameron rides into a small town plagued by cattle rustlers. He can expect no help from the sheriff as he is the head of the rustlers.

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