Ben Murphy
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Type (Episode Title) |
Date of Initial Release/Airing | Comments |
| The Graduate | Theatrical Movie |
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Uncredited role as a shaving student |
| The Virginian |
TV Series Guest (The Decision) |
Mar 13, 1968 | |
| It Takes a Thief |
TV Series Guest (A Matter of Loyal Larceny) |
April 23, 1968 | |
| The Name of the Game | TV Series Regular |
Sept 27, 1968 - Mar 19, 1971 |
Recurring role as reporter Joe Sample |
| Yours, Mine and Ours | Theatrical Movie |
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| The Virginian |
TV Series Guest (The Orchard) |
Oct 2, 1968 | |
| The Outsider |
TV Series Guest (Tell It Like It Was...And You're Dead) |
Dec 4, 1968 | |
| The Thousand Plane Raid | Theatrical Movie | 1969 | |
| Medical Center |
TV Series Guest (His Brother's Keeper) |
April 1, 1970 | |
| The Mod Squad |
TV Series Guest (A Far Away Place So Near) |
Nov 17, 1970 | |
| Alias Smith and Jones | TV Movie | Jan 5, 1971 | Pilot for the TV series |
| Alias Smith and Jones |
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Jan 21, 1971 - Jan 13, 1973 |
Portrayed Kid Curry, alias Thaddeus Jones PAL videos: pilot and 2 episodes are sold as AS&J Vol 1; 3 other episodes are in Classic TV Westerns Vol 1 |
| The Day They Hanged Kid Curry | TV Movie | Sept 16, 1971 | 90-minute second season opener for the series is now shown as a TV movie |
| The Dick Cavett Show | Talk Show Guest | summer or fall 1971 | Appeared with Pete Duel and invited Cavett to guest star on AS&J, which he did in "21 Days to Tenstrike" |
| The Merv Griffin Show | Talk Show Guest | Dec 3, 1971 | Pete and Ben discussed, among other things, the AS&J episode being filmed at the time ("21 Days to Tenstrike") |
| The Meaning of the Pledge | Educational Film | 1972 | A 10 minute film on the US flag's Pledge of Allegiance that was used in grade school classrooms as part of the American Values for Elementary series |
| The Gun and The Nun |
TV Movie (Compiled from 2 AS&J episodes) |
Unknown - mid-to-late 1970s |
This disjointed combination of "Wrong Train to Brimstone" and "The Reformation of Harry Briscoe" caused both episodes to be removed from AS&J's US syndication package |
| The Long Chase |
TV Movie (Compiled from 3 AS&J episodes) |
Unknown - mid-to-late 1970s |
This disjointed combination of "The Long Chase", "High Lonesome Country", and "The Clementine Ingredient" caused all 3 episodes to be removed from AS&J's US syndication package |
| The Letters | TV Movie | Mar 6, 1973 | Unsold TV pilot |
| Love, American Style |
TV Series Guest (Love and the Postal Meeter) |
Mar 9, 1973 | |
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Runaway! (aka The Runaway Train) |
TV Movie | Sept 29, 1973 | |
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| Griff | TV Series Regular |
Sept 29, 1973 - Jan 4, 1974 |
Co-starred as Mike Murdoch, the assistant to a private investigator portrayed by Lorne Greene |
| Heatwave! | TV Movie | Jan 26, 1974 | |
| This Is the West That Was | TV Movie | Dec 17, 1974 | Deja vu - a Western narrated by Roger Davis, starring Ben (as Wild Bill Hickok), produced by Roy Huggins and Jo Swerling, Jr |
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Sidecar Racers (aka The Team) |
Theatrical Movie | 1975 | Filmed in Australia, Ben had the starring role as sidecar rider Jeff Rayburn |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. |
TV Series Guest (Four-Plus Hot) |
Feb 4, 1975 | |
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The Gemini Man (aka Code Name: Minus One) |
TV Movie | May 10, 1976 | Pilot for the TV series |
| Bridger | TV Movie | Sept 10, 1976 | Portrayed Kit Carson in this unsold TV pilot |
| The Gemini Man |
TV Series Regular (12 episodes, but only 6 aired in 1976 in the US) |
Sept 26, 1976 - Oct 28, 1976 |
Starred as Sam Casey, a government agent who turned invisible using a "wristwatch" In recent years the series has aired in the US on the Sci-Fi channel |
| Riding with Death | TV Movie | 1976 | A compilation of several episodes from The Gemini Man TV series |
| Battle of the Network Stars | TV Special | Nov 13, 1976 | Played on the NBC team, against CBS and ABC prime-time actors |
| Fantasy Island |
TV Series Guest (The Boxer) |
Feb 10, 1979 | |
| The Love Boat |
TV Series Guest (Best of Friends) |
Feb 10, 1979 | The exact date may be incorrect, but this did air in 1979 |
| $weepstake$ |
TV Series Guest (Cowboy, Linda and Angie, Mark) |
Mar 30, 1979 | |
| The Chisholms |
TV Mini-Series (4 parts) |
Mar 29, 1979 - April 19, 1979 |
Starred as Will Chisholm in this story of an American Western frontier family |
| The Chisholms | TV Series Regular |
Jan 19, 1980 - Mar 15, 1980 |
Reprised the role of Will Chisholm for a short-lived TV series |
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The Secret War of Jackie's Girls (aka Five Aces) |
TV Movie | Nov 29, 1980 | AS&J's executive producer Roy Huggins also produced this unsold TV pilot but "disassociated himself from the project because he felt it had been destroyed by network mettling" |
| Unit Four | TV Movie | Sept 29, 1981 | Another unsold TV pilot |
| Trapper John, M.D. |
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Feb 21, 1982 | Trapper was portrayed by Pernell Roberts, who was a memorable guest star (twice) on AS&J |
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Time Walker (aka Being From Another Planet) |
Theatrical Movie | 1982 | Starred as a scientist whose research unleased an alien from a mumy |
| Fantasy Island |
TV Series Guest (Operation Breakout) |
Jan 15, 1983 | |
| Uncommon Valor | TV Movie | Jan 22, 1983 | An unsold TV pilot, which is NOT the theatrical movie of the same title (starring Gene Hackman) |
| The Winds of War |
TV Mini-Series (7 parts) |
Feb 6-13, 1983 | One of the highest rated mini-series of all time |
| The Love Boat |
TV Series Guest (The Maid Cleans) |
Mar 12, 1983 | |
| Matt Houston |
TV Series Guest (The Beverly Woods Social Club) |
Mar 13, 1983 | Some online sources erroneously call this "The Beverly Hills Social Club" |
| The Guiding Light | TV Daytime Drama Guest | May 21, 22, 24, 1983 | Established his character who was to appear with Guiding Light actors in the TV movie The Cradle Will Fall |
| The Cradle Will Fall | TV Movie | May 24, 1983 | Appeared with actors from Guiding Light in this Mary Higgins Clark thriller |
| Lottery! | TV Series Regular |
Sept 8, 1983 - July 12, 1984 |
Co-starred as a lottery official Patrick Sean Flaherty, who dispensed money to lucky winners and became briefly involved in their lives |
| The Merv Griffin Show | Talk Show Guest | 1983 or 1984 | Talked about Lottery! |
| Battle of the Network Stars XV | TV Special | Nov 3, 1983 | Played on the ABC team, against CBS and NBC prime-time actors |
| The Love Boat |
TV Series Guest (Polly's Poker Palace, Parts 1 and 2) |
Feb 4, 1984 |
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| Finder of Lost Loves |
TV Series Guest (Losing Touch) |
Oct 13, 1984 | |
| Hotel |
TV Series Guest (Fantasies) |
Oct 17, 1984 | |
| The Love Boat |
TV Series Guest (The Wager) |
Nov 3, 1984 | |
| Berrenger's | TV Series Regular |
Jan 5, 1985 - Mar 16, 1985 |
A member of the large ensemble cast of this short-lived nighttime soap opera |
| MacGruder and Loud |
TV Series Guest (On the Wire) |
Feb 12, 1985 | |
| Gidget's Summer Reunion | TV Movie | June 1, 1985 | |
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King |
TV Series Guest (A Lovely Little Affair) |
Sept 23, 1985 | |
| Murder, She Wrote |
TV Series Guest (Reflections in the Mind) |
Nov 3, 1985 | |
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Stark: Mirror Image (aka Stark II) |
TV Movie | May 14, 1986 | Another unsold TV pilot |
| The Dirty Dozen: The Series |
TV Series Regular (10 episodes) |
April 30, 1988 - Aug 21, 1988 |
One of the first shows on the then-new FOX network |
| The Twilight Zone |
TV Series Guest (Love is Blind) |
Mar 25, 1989 | |
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This is a fun show! |
| Live Goes On |
TV Series Guest (Proms and Prams) |
May 5, 1991 | |
| In the Heat of the Night |
TV Series Guest (The More Things Change) |
Nov 19, 1991 | |
| FBI: The Untold Stories |
TV Series Guest (Colonel Penn) |
1992 | |
| Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman |
TV Series Guest (Father's Day) |
Jan 30, 1993 |
Portrayed Ethan Cooper, the natural father of Dr. Quinn's adopted children At various times in the series (but not necessarily in this episode), a wanted poster of Hannibal Heyes can be seen in the sheriff's office |
| Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman |
TV Series Guest (Cooper vs Quinn: Part 1, Part 2) |
Feb 4 and Feb 4, 1995 | Portrayed Ethan Cooper, the natural father of Dr. Quinn's adopted children |
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| Silk Stalkings |
TV Series Guest (Family Values) |
Feb 18, 1996 | |
| Baywatch Nights |
TV Series Guest (Epilogue) |
April 27, 1996 | |
| JAG |
TV Series Guest (The Good of the Service) |
Oct 7, 1997 | Recurring role as Lt. Colonel John Farrow |
| Air America |
TV Series Guest (Hostage Situation) |
Oct 10, 1998 | |
| JAG |
TV Series Guest (People vs Mac) |
Nov 17, 1998 | Recurring role as Lt. Colonel John Farrow |
| Seven Days |
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January 27, 1999 | |
| E!'s Mysteries and Scandals |
Biography TV Series (Peter Duel) |
Nov 1, 1999 | Ben was interviewed for this half-hour show on Pete's life and death |
| JAG |
TV Series Guest (Ghosts of Christmas Past) |
Dec 14, 1999 | A different role, as Captain Neilsen (Skipper) |
| Pacific Blue |
TV Series Guest (Swimming in the Dead Pool) |
Dec 19, 1999 | |
| TV Commercial | Impulse Body Spray (UK) | 1999 | |
| Hanging Up | Theatrical Movie |
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Ben's scene was cut from the version that appeared in the theaters, but is included as an add-on in the DVD |
| To Protect and Serve | Theatrical Movie (independent) |
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Ben played Officer Friendly |
| The District |
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Sept 29, 2001 | |
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| Interview on Dutch TV | TV Interview | 2002 | |
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July 2, 2003 | |
| Navy NCIS |
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Nov 18, 2003 | |
| JAG |
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Mar 16, 2004 | Reprises the role of Lt. Colonel John Farrow |
| Judging Amy |
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May 11, 2004 | |
| Freezerburn the Movie | Independent Film | Dec 2005 | |
| Cold Case |
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January 29, 2006 | |
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Independent Film | 2006 | This film was written and directed by Ben's ex-wife Jeanne C. Davis |
| McBride |
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January 20, 2007 | |
| The Genesis Code | Theatrical Movie | 2010 | This is available on commercial DVD, following a limited theatrical release. |
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