Murray Alper
Murray Alper
Supporting actor Murray Alper's earliest screen credit was 1930's The Royal Family of Broadway. For the next 35 years, Alper was an inescapable movie presence, playing dozens of cab drivers, bookies, cops and GIs. One of his few credited appearances in an "A" picture was in The Maltese Falcon; he plays the friendly cabbie who drives Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) on a mid-film wild goose chase. Frequently seen in comedies, Alper showed up in eight Bowery Boys farces of the 1940s and 1950s, and was prominently featured in the Three Stooges' Trick Dicks (1953) and The Outlaws is Coming (1965, as Chief Crazy Horse!). One of Murray Alper's least characteristic roles was the judo instructor in Jerry Lewis' The Nutty Professor (1963). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Murray Alper:
- Saboteur with Priscilla Lane , Robert Cummings , Norman Lloyd , Otto Kruger , Vaughan Glaser , Alma Kruger , Dorothy Peterson , Alan Baxter , Clem Bevans , Al Bridge , Paul E. Burns , Hans Conried , Kernan Cripps , Billy Curtis , Pedro DeCordoba , Ralph Dunn , John Eldredge , Pat Flaherty , James Flavin , Jack Gardner , William Gould , Charles Halton , Margaret Hayes , Samuel S. Hinds , Selmer Jackson , Milton Kibbee , Frank Marlowe , Kermit Maynard , Belle Mitchell , Emory Parnell , Cyril Ring , William H. Ruhl , Charles Sherlock , Harry Strang , Torin Thatcher , Archie Twitchell , Dale vanSickel , Claire Whitney , Ian Wolfe , Will Wright , Duke York
- The Outlaws Is Coming with Larry Fine , Moe Howard , Adam West , Nancy Kovack , Henry Gibson , Joe DeRita
- Angel on My Shoulder with Paul Muni , Paul Muni , Anne Baxter , Claude Rains , Claude Rains , Onslow Stevens , George Cleveland , Erskine Sanford , Marion Martin , Hardie Albright , James Flavin , Maurice Cass , Chester Clute , Saul Gorss , Jonathan Hale , Noble Johnson , Kurt Katch , Edward Keane , Michael Lally , Fritz Sr. Leiber , George Meeker , Sarah Padden , Addison W. Richards , Lee Shumway , Archie Twitchell , Ben Welden
- The Maltese Falcon with Humphrey Bogart , Mary Astor , Peter Lorre , Sydney Greenstreet , Ward Bond , Barton MacLane , Gladys George , Lee Patrick , Jerome Cowan , Elisha Jr. Cook , James Burke , John Hamilton , Charles Drake , Creighton Hale , Robert Emmett Homans , William Hopper , Walter Huston , Hank Mann , Jack Mower , Emory Parnell
- They Were Expendable with Robert Montgomery , John Wayne , Donna Reed , Cameron Mitchell , Ward Bond , Leon Ames , Marshall Thompson , Paul Langton , Jack Holt , Jeff York , Jack Pennick , Charles Trowbridge , Robert H. Barrat , Louis Jean Heydt , Russell Simpson , Philip Ahn , Betty Blythe , Al Bridge , William B. Davidson , Pedro DeCordoba , James Farley , Wallace Ford , Sherry Hall , Robert Emmett Homans , William Lundigan , George Magrill , Kermit Maynard , Jack Mower , Forbes Murray , Robert Emmett O'Connor , Franklin Parker , Joey Ray , Larry Steers , Harry Tenbrook , Tom Tyler , Emmett Vogan , Blake Edwards , John Trent
- Winterset with Burgess Meredith , Margo , Eduardo Ciannelli , John Carradine , Edward Ellis , Paul Guilfoyle , Maurice Moscovich , Stanley Ridges , Willard Robertson , Mischa Auer , Myron McCormick , Helen Jerome Eddy , Barbara Pepper , Alec Craig , Paul Fix , Lucille Ball , Alan Curtis , Grace Hayle , Al Hill , Arthur Loft
- Rose of Washington Square with Tyrone Power , Alice Faye , Al Jolson , William Frawley , Joyce Compton , Hobart Cavanaugh , Moroni Olsen , E.E. Clive , Louis Prima , Charles Wilson , Ben Welden , Paul Stanton , Maurice Cass , Bert Roach , Harry Hayden , Charles Lane , Adrian Morris , John Hamilton , Paul E. Burns , Chick Chandler , Edgar Dearing , Ralph Dunn , James Flavin , Horace McMahon
- Once Upon a Time with Cary Grant , Janet Blair , James Gleason , Ted Donaldson , Howard Freeman , William Demarest , Art Baker , Paul Stanton , John Abbott , Eddie Acuff , Iris Adrian , Henry Armetta , Charles Arnt , Lloyd Bridges , Billy Bevan , Lane R. Chandler , Cliff Clark , Charles Coleman , Pedro DeCordoba , Vernon Dent , John Dilson , Jeff Donnell , George Eldredge , Fern Emmett , James Flavin , Edward Gargan , Vaughan Glaser , William Gould , Harrison Greene , Frank S. Hagney , Esther Howard , Nolan Leary , Torben Meyer , Ida Moore , Jack Norton , Garry Owen , Emory Parnell , Barbara Pepper , Cyril Ring , Christian Rub , Sid Saylor , Harry Strang , Ray Teal , John Tyrrell , Emmett Vogan , Ruth Warren , Pierre Watkin , Cecil Weston , Isabel Withers , Ian Wolfe , William Austin , Mary Field , John Kelly , Tom Dugan , Tom Kennedy
- Yankee Doodle Dandy with James Cagney , Joan Leslie , Walter Huston , Richard Whorf , Jeanne Cagney , George Tobias , Rosemary DeCamp , Frances Langford , George Barbier , S.Z. Sakall , Walter Catlett , Eddie Jr. Foy , Minor Watson , Chester Clute , Eddie Acuff , Leon Belasco , Walter Brooke , Spencer Charters , Wallis Clark , William B. Davidson , Ann Doran , Frank Faylen , Pat Flaherty , James Flavin , William Forrest , Creighton Hale , John Hamilton , Harry Hayden , William Hopper , Edward Keane , Fred A. Kelsey , Audrey Long , Lon McCallister , George Meeker , Dolores Moran , Garry Owen , Francis Pierlot , Joyce Reynolds , Ruth Robinson , Sid Saylor , Charles B. Smith , Dick Wessel , Michael Curtiz , Tom Dugan
- A Wing and a Prayer with Don Ameche , Dana Andrews , William Eythe , Charles Bickford , Cedric Hardwicke , Richard Jaeckel , Richard Crane , Glenn Langan , Reed Hadley , Eddie Acuff , Stanley Andrews , Irving Bacon , George Chandler , Selmer Jackson , John G. Kellogg , Frank Marlowe , Matt McHugh , Jack Mower , Charles B. Smith , Ray Teal , Charles Trowbridge , Edward vanSloan , Pierre Watkin , Crane Whitley , Dave Willock , Frederic Worlock , Blake Edwards , John Kelly
- This Is the Army with George Murphy , Joan Leslie , Ronald W. Reagan , Alan Sr. Hale , George Tobias , Charles Butterworth , Dolores Costello , Una Merkel , Stanley Ridges , Rosemary DeCamp , Ruth Donnelly , Frances Langford , Tom D'Andrea , Warner Anderson , Irving Bacon , Irving Berlin , Frank Jr. Coghlan , Jimmy Conlin , Richard Crane , Ross Elliott , John James , Henry Jones , Victor Moore , Dorothy Peterson , Arthur Space , Ernest Truex , Pierre Watkin , Doodles Weaver , Gene Nelson
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game with Frank Sinatra , Esther Williams , Gene Kelly , Betty Garrett , Edward Arnold , Jules Munshin , Richard Lane , Tom Dugan , James Burke , Saul Gorss , Si Jenks , Gordon Jones , Henry Kulky , Joi Lansing , Gil Perkins , Jack Rice , Frank Scannell , Almira Sessions , Charles Sullivan , Dick Wessel , Sally Forrest , Douglas Fowley
- Sergeant York with Gary Cooper , Walter Brennan , Joan Leslie , Ward Bond , Margaret Wycherly , Stanley Ridges , George Tobias , Noah Jr. Beery , June Lockhart , Dickie Moore , Clem Bevans , Harvey Stephens , David Bruce , Joseph Sawyer , Pat Flaherty , Erville Alderson , Arthur Aylesworth , Lane R. Chandler , Clyde Cook , Elisha Jr. Cook , Howard DaSilva , Jean DelVal , Donald Douglas , Charles Drake , Frank Faylen , Jody Gilbert , Kit Guard , William Haade , Creighton Hale , Russell Hicks , George S. Irving , Selmer Jackson , Si Jenks , Edward Keane , Victor Kilian , Frank Marlowe , Tully Marshall , Frank Sr. McGlynn , Charles B. Middleton , Frank Orth , Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton , Walter Sande , Ray Teal , Charles Trowbridge , Theodore vonEltz , Frank Wilcox , Guy Wilkerson , Douglas Wood , Gig Young , Jack Pennick
- The Roaring Twenties with James Cagney , Humphrey Bogart , Priscilla Lane , Jeffrey Lynn , Gladys George , Frank McHugh , Paul Kelly , Elizabeth Risdon , Edward Keane , Joseph Sawyer , Joseph Crehan , George Meeker , John Hamilton , Eddy Chandler , Max Wagner , Eddie Acuff , Raymond Bailey , Wade Boteler , Harry C. Bradley , Al Bridge , Ann Codee , Joe Devlin , James Flavin , Fred Graham , Creighton Hale , Sam Harris , John Harron , Al Hill , Milton Kibbee , Arthur Loft , Philip Morris , Jack Norton , Pat O'Malley , Oscar O'Shea , Emory Parnell , John Ridgely , Cyril Ring , Elliott Sullivan , Billy Wayne , Dick Wessel , Frank Wilcox , Norman Willis , Abner Biberman
- The Patsy with Jerry Lewis , Ina Balin , Everett Sloane , Phil Harris , Keenan Wynn , Peter Lorre , John Carradine , Hans Conried , Richard Deacon , Neil Hamilton , Scatman Crothers , Nancy Kulp , Fritz Feld , Jerome Cowan , Jack Albertson , Norman Alden , Don Brodie , Harry V. Cheshire , Kathleen Freeman , John Gallaudet , Hedda Hopper , Norman Leavitt , Mantan Moreland , Barbara Pepper , George Raft , Michael Ross , Mel Torme , Dave Willock , Ed Wynn , Richard Bakalyan
- On the Town with Gene Kelly , Frank Sinatra , Betty Garrett , Ann Miller , Jules Munshin , Vera-Ellen , Florence Bates , Alice Pearce , George Meader , Eugene Borden , Don Brodie , Claire Carleton , Hans Conried , Lester Dorr , Frank S. Hagney , Judy Holliday , Sid Melton , William "Bill" Phillips , Dick Wessel , Tom Dugan
- Ocean's Eleven with Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin , Sammy Jr. Davis , Peter Lawford , Angie Dickinson , Richard Conte , Cesar Romero , Patrice Wymore , Joey Bishop , Akim Tamiroff , Henry Silva , Ilka Chase , Richard Benedict , Don "Red" Barry , Marjorie Bennett , Paul Bryar , Norman Fell , Robert Foulk , John Holland , John Indrisano , Shirley MacLaine , Charles Meredith , Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton , George Raft , Red Skelton , George E. Stone , Jean Willes , Hoot Gibson
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith with Carole Lombard , Robert Montgomery , Gene Raymond , Jack Carson , Philip Merivale , Betty Compson , Lucile Watson , William Tracy , Charles Halton , Esther Dale , Emma Dunn , William Edmunds , Pamela Blake , Alec Craig , Ralph Dunn , James Flavin , Jack Gardner , Sam Harris , Robert Emmett Keane , Emory Parnell , James Pierce , Ralph Sanford , Margo Woode , Frank Mills
- The Milky Way with Harold Sr. Lloyd , Adolphe Menjou , Verree Teasdale , Helen Mack , William Gargan , George Barbier , Dorothy Wilson , Lionel Stander , Charles Lane , Marjorie Gateson , Gertrude Astor , Eddie Dunn , James Farley , Eddie Fetherstone , Harry C. Myers , Victor Potel , Henry Roquemore , Milburn Stone , Phil Tead , Frank Mills , Bruce Mitchell , Anthony Quinn
- Force of Evil with John Garfield , Thomas Gomez , Marie Windsor , Roy Roberts , Paul McVey , Beau Bridges , Barry Kelley , Sheldon Leonard , Cliff Clark , Ralph Dunn , Paul Fix , Joel Fluellen , Sherry Hall , Chuck Hamilton , John Indrisano , Milton Kibbee , George Magrill , Paul "Tiny" Newlan , Arthur O'Connell , Edward Sr. Peil , Joey Ray , Max Wagner , Margo Woode , Paul H. Frees , Frank O'Connor , Mickey Rooney
- The Errand Boy with Jerry Lewis , Brian Donlevy , Howard McNear , Dick Wesson , Renee Taylor , Kathleen Freeman , Isobel Elsom , Sig Rumann , Doodles Weaver , Fritz Feld , Kenneth MacDonald , Iris Adrian , Roscoe Ates , Don "Red" Barry , Dan Blocker , Harry V. Cheshire , Milton Frome , Lorne Greene , Mike Mazurki , Harry "Snub" Pollard , Pernell Roberts , Michael Ross , Frank Scannell , Mary Louise Treen , Herb Vigran , Dick Wessel , Dick Winslow , Richard Bakalyan , Michael Landon , Benny Rubin
- City for Conquest with James Cagney , Ann Sheridan , Frank Craven , Donald Crisp , Arthur Kennedy , Frank McHugh , George Tobias , Blanche Yurka , Elia Kazan , Anthony Quinn , Bob Steele , George H. Lloyd , Joyce Compton , Jerome Cowan , Joseph Crehan , Pat Flaherty , Edward Gargan , Thurston Hall , Margaret Hayes , Howard C. Hickman , Selmer Jackson , Edward Keane , William 'Billy' Newell , Lee Patrick , Billy Wayne , Ben Welden , Dick Wessel , Charles Wilson , Charles Lane , Sidney Miller
- Air Force with John Ridgely , Gig Young , Arthur Kennedy , Harry Sr. Carey , Charles Drake , George Tobias , John Garfield , Ray Montgomery , James Brown , Willard Robertson , Moroni Olsen , Edward S. Brophy , Richard Lane , Faye Emerson , Addison W. Richards , James Flavin , Ann Doran , Dorothy Peterson , James Bush , Warren Douglas , Ruth Ford , William Forrest , Saul Gorss , William Hopper , James Millican , Tom Neal , Walter Sande , Theodore vonEltz , Stanley Ridges , Rand Brooks
Murray Alper Trivia
Who did Murray Alper portray in Saboteur?
Murray Alper was Truck Driver in Saboteur
Who did Murray Alper play in Down Mexico Way?
Murray Alper was Flood in Down Mexico Way
Who did Murray Alper play in The Lost Continent?
Murray Alper was MP in The Lost Continent
Who did Murray Alper portray in The Outlaws Is Coming?
Murray Alper was Chief Crazy Horse in The Outlaws Is Coming
What role did Murray Alper portray in Angel on My Shoulder?
Murray Alper played Jim (uncredited) in Angel on My Shoulder
What role did Murray Alper portray in The Maltese Falcon?
Murray Alper played Frank Richman in The Maltese Falcon
Who did Murray Alper play in The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze?
Murray Alper was Gus in The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze
Who did Murray Alper play in They Were Expendable?
Murray Alper was Slug Mahan in They Were Expendable
Who did Murray Alper play in Winterset?
Murray Alper was Louie in Winterset
What role did Murray Alper portray in Something for the Boys?
Murray Alper played Soldier in Something for the Boys
Who did Murray Alper portray in Rose of Washington Square?
Murray Alper was Candy Butcher in Rose of Washington Square
Who did Murray Alper portray in Once Upon a Time?
Murray Alper was Soldier in Once Upon a Time
Who did Murray Alper portray in The Long Night?
Murray Alper was Bartender in The Long Night
What role did Murray Alper play in Yankee Doodle Dandy?
Murray Alper played Wise Guy in Yankee Doodle Dandy
What role did Murray Alper portray in A Wing and a Prayer?
Murray Alper played Benny O'Neill in A Wing and a Prayer
What role did Murray Alper play in Walk on the Wild Side?
Murray Alper played Simon in Walk on the Wild Side
Who did Murray Alper play in Trouble Along the Way?
Murray Alper was Bus driver in Trouble Along the Way
What role did Murray Alper play in This Is the Army?
Murray Alper played Soldier in This Is the Army
What role did Murray Alper portray in Take Me Out to the Ball Game?
Murray Alper played Zalinka in Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Who did Murray Alper play in Strangers on a Train?
Murray Alper was Boatman in Strangers on a Train
What role did Murray Alper play in Sergeant York?
Murray Alper played Gunnery Spotter in Sergeant York
What role did Murray Alper play in The Roaring Twenties?
Murray Alper played 1st Mechanic in The Roaring Twenties
Who did Murray Alper play in On the Town?
Murray Alper was Cab Company Owner in On the Town
Who did Murray Alper play in Ocean's Eleven?
Murray Alper was Deputy in Ocean's Eleven
Who did Murray Alper portray in The Nutty Professor?
Murray Alper was Judo Instructor in The Nutty Professor
Who did Murray Alper portray in My Favorite Wife?
Murray Alper was Bartender in My Favorite Wife
Who did Murray Alper portray in Mr. & Mrs. Smith?
Murray Alper was Harold the Driver in Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Who did Murray Alper play in The Milky Way?
Murray Alper was 2nd Taxi Driver in The Milky Way
Who did Murray Alper play in The Lullaby of Broadway?
Murray Alper was Joe the bartender in The Lullaby of Broadway
Who did Murray Alper portray in Guest in the House?
Murray Alper was Sgt. Kriven in Guest in the House
Who did Murray Alper play in Force of Evil?
Murray Alper was Comptroller in Force of Evil
Who did Murray Alper portray in Air Force?
Murray Alper was Corporal of Demolition Squad in Air Force
