Murray Alper

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Characters played by Murray Alper

Kid (uncredited) — After the Thin Man (1936)

Child or young associate.

The Thrill Killer — Tricky Dicks (1953)

An armed assailant who confronts the detectives in their office, ultimately incapacitated by thrown objects from a resourceful monkey.

Pete — The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)

Character appearing in The Lone Wolf Strikes.

Larry (uncredited) — Another Thin Man (1939)

Local resident or associate in the investigation.

Taxi Driver (uncredited) — The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936)

Cameo character providing brief transportation service.

Joe Blainey, Elite Bakery Truck Driver — The Power of the Whistler (1945)

Delivery driver who witnesses or aids the amnesiac's journey.

Mitch O'Hara — Up Goes Maisie (1946)

A former wartime crewmate of Joe Morton who works at the helicopter company. He assists Maisie in tracking down the stolen prototype and participates in the physical confrontation to recover the aircraft from the conspirators.

Flood — Down Mexico Way (1941)

Flood is identified as one of the real names of the con artists who deceive Sage City with promises of a motion picture. He travels with Allen toward San Ramon, where the same fraudulent scheme is prepared against Don Carlos Alvarado, bringing him into conflict with Gene Autry and Frog.

Kitchen Trustee Gus — Jail Busters (1955)

Kitchen staff in jail-themed films

Taxi Driver (uncredited) — Blondie Has Servant Trouble (1940)

Transportation worker in urban travel scenes.

Red — Slippy McGee (1948)

Red is one of Slippy's accomplices in the $50,000 diamond heist, along with Al. He later arrives in Middleton with Al and joins the plan to rob the bank. When Slippy confronts his former partners, Red is killed in self-defense, prompting Slippy to decide to surrender to the law.

John Zero "Dynamite" Bacchuss — Blonde Dynamite (1950)

Gangster or associate in escort agency plots

Career Overview

Murray Alper has 152 screen credits in a career dating back to 1930. Their work spans 13 cinematic universes — most prominently The Bowery Boys Collection with 6 titles. Signature works include Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly, Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs, Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
male
Known Credits
152
Birth Date
1904-01-11
Birth Place
New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 13 universes

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q6939100), public domain (CC0).