Murray Alper

Biography

Murray Alper (January 11, 1904 – November 16, 1984) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous television series, films, and Broadway productions.

Career Overview

Murray Alper has 151 screen credits in a career dating back to 1930. Their work spans 11 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

151

Birth Date

1904-01-11 00:00:00

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Known For

• Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
• Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
• 

  Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
• 

  Spies and Guys
• 

  Torture Money
• 

  Behind Southern Lines

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 11 universes

• The Bowery Boys Collection (6 titles)
• The Thin Man Collection (2 titles)
• Boston Blackie Collection (1 titles)
• Maisie Ravier Collection (1 titles)
• The Whistler (1 titles)
• Three Smart Girls Trilogy (1 titles)
• Blondie (1 titles)
• Lone Wolf Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Robert Taylor (2 collaborations)
• Carl Switzer (2 collaborations)
• Knox Manning (1 collaborations)
• General Bergeret (1 collaborations)
• Monte Blue (1 collaborations)
• Karl Brandt (1 collaborations)
• Maurice Brierre (1 collaborations)
• Winston Churchill (1 collaborations)
• Ann Codee (1 collaborations)
• Richard Walther Darré (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (151 credits)

  • The Big Mouth

    Ed - Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Outlaws Is Coming

    Chief Crazy Horse

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Get Smart

    - Don't Look Back (1968) ... Owner of Diner actor actors

    - Ship of Spies (1) (1966) ... Contact Man actor actors
    1965
  • Green Acres

    - Das Lumpen (1967) ... actor actors

    - Never Take Your Wife to a Convention (1967) ... actor actors
    1965
  • The Munsters

    - Tin Can Man (1964) ... The 2nd Man actor actors
    1964
  • The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze

    Gus

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Nutty Professor

    Gym Attendant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Petticoat Junction

    - A Borderline Story (1965) ... Mr. Lindley actor actors
    1963
  • What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    Projectionist (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Walk on the Wild Side

    Diner in Teresina’s Cafe (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    - The Trap (1965) ... The Cabbie actor actors
    1962
  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    - Dash Riprock, You Cad (1965) ... Driver actor actors
    1962
  • Ocean's Eleven

    Deputy (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Geisha Boy

    GI in Korea (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Baby Face Nelson

    Alex – Bank Guard

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Calypso Joe

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Maverick

    - Hadley's Hunters (1960) ... Gus actor actors
    1957
  • Slightly Scarlet

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Jail Busters

    Kitchen Trustee Gus

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Las Vegas Shakedown

    House Manager

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Big Tip Off

    Dan Curry - Gambler

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Women's Prison

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Cheyenne

    - Vengeance Is Mine (1962) ... actor actors
    1955
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    - Not the Running Type (1960) ... Sgt. Ed Carmody actor actors

    - Breakdown (1955) ... Lloyd actor actors
    1955
  • Jungle Gents

    Max Lomax

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Security Risk

    Mike

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Tanganyika

    Paul Duffy

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Highway Dragnet

    Ice Cream Truck Driver

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Border City Rustlers

    Kirby

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Vice Squad

    Cop (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Murder Without Tears

    Jim, the Bartender

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Tricky Dicks

    The Thrill Killer

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Trouble Along the Way

    Bus Driver

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Spies and Guys

    Sergeant

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Jalopy

    Red, the mechanic

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The Jazz Singer

    Taxi Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Behind Southern Lines

    Sergeant

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Army Bound

    Military Police Sergeant

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Here Come the Marines

    Corporal Stacey

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The Steel Fist

    Nicholas

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Four Star Playhouse

    - For Art`s Sake (1953) ... Mechanic actor actors
    1952
  • Lost Continent

    Air Police Sergeant

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Let's Go Navy!

    Sailor with Nuramo tattoo

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Strangers on a Train

    Boatman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Lullaby of Broadway

    Joe, Bartender at Three O'Clock Club (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Navy Bound

    Seaman 'Warthog' Novak

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Gasoline Alley

    Giffin

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Gunfighter

    Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Appointment with Danger

    Driver

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Blonde Dynamite

    John Zero "Dynamite" Bacchuss

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • On the Town

    Cab Company Owner (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Free For All

    McGuinness

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

    Joe, Reporter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Let's Live a Little

    Cabbie

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Sleep, My Love

    Bar Patron at The Maples

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Slippy McGee

    Red

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Gangster

    Eddie (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Wife to Spare

    (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Long Night

    Mac - Bartender (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Gallant Bess

    Johnny

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Angel on My Shoulder

    Jim - Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Phantom Thief

    Eddie Alexander, Chauffeur

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Up Goes Maisie

    Mitch O'Hara

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly

    Chief Flight Instructor

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • They Were Expendable

    'Slug' Mahan T.M. 1c

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Honeymoon Ahead

    Spike

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Horn Blows at Midnight

    Hotel Bell Captain (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Power of the Whistler

    Joe Blainey, Elite Bakery Truck Driver

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • God Is My Co-Pilot

    Sgt. Altonen (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Army Wives

    Mike

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs

    Chief Flight Instructor

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Something for the Boys

    Army Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Moonlight and Cactus

    Slugger

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The Eve of St. Mark

    Sgt. Kriven

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Swing Fever

    Burly Attentant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Larceny with Music

    Cab Driver

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Hers to Hold

    Smiley, the Foreman

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Bombardier

    Little Boy

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • No Time for Love

    Moran (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Air Force

    Butch - Demolition Squad Corporal (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Hard Way

    Joe Duglatz (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

    Bit Role

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Mug Town

    Shorty

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Gay Sisters

    Elevator Operator (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Escape from Crime

    Fingerprint Assistant

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Big Shot

    Quinto, a Convict

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • My Favorite Spy

    Kay's 1st Taxi Driver

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Powder Town

    Joe the Cab Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Yankee Doodle Dandy

    Wiseguy (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Saboteur

    Truck Driver

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Obliging Young Lady

    Pickup Driver with Red (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Lady Is Willing

    Joe Quig

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Dangerously They Live

    Miller, Psychopathic Ward Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Maltese Falcon

    Frank Richman

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Married Bachelor

    Sleeper

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Down Mexico Way

    Flood

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Sergeant York

    But! Boy (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Manpower

    Lineman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • My Life with Caroline

    Jenkins

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Out of the Fog

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Affectionately Yours

    Blair

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • East of the River

    Dink Rogers, Blackjack Player (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • City for Conquest

    Taxi Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Lucky Partners

    Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Blondie Has Servant Trouble

    Taxi Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Manhattan Heartbeat

    Mechanic

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Sailor's Lady

    Sailor

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Gambling on the High Seas

    Louie

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • My Favorite Wife

    Yosemite Bartender (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Turnabout

    Doc, the Masseur

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

    Nails

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Double Alibi

    Joe - Counterman

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Lone Wolf Strikes

    Pete

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Big Guy

    Williams

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Night of Nights

    Muggins

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Another Thin Man

    Larry (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Roaring Twenties

    Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Stop, Look and Love

    Pete

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Bachelor Mother

    Dance Floor Gatekeeper (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • It's a Wonderful World

    Newspaper Man at Ferry Landing (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Rose of Washington Square

    Eddie (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Twelve Crowded Hours

    Louie Allen

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Tail Spin

    Albuquerque Mechanic (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • King of the Underworld

    Eddie

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Great Man Votes

    Tri-County Distribution Truck Driver

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Next Time I Marry

    Joe

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Submarine Patrol

    Orderly in Maitland's Office

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Cowboy and the Lady

    Cowboy at Ranch (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Young Dr. Kildare

    Blue Swan Waiter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Gold Diggers in Paris

    Taxi Driver

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Cocoanut Grove

    Concessionaire

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Big Town Girl

    Marty

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • That’s My Story

    Blackie

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Escape by Night

    Horace 'Red' Graham

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • You Can't Buy Luck

    Spike Connors

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • 23 1/2 Hours Leave

    Sgt. Schultz

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Sea Devils

    Seaman Brown

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Torture Money

    Little Davie Barkell (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • After the Thin Man

    Kid (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Big Broadcast of 1937

    Taxi Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Lady Be Careful

    Mattie

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • High Tension

    Chuck

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Murder on a Bridle Path

    Taxi Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Panic on the Air

    Marvin Danker

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Two in Revolt

    Andy

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Seven Keys to Baldpate

    Max

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Hands Across the Table

    Cabbie (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Public Menace

    Stiglitz (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Little Big Shot

    Doré's Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Girl Habit

    Hood

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Royal Family of Broadway

    McDermott

    actor

    actors
    1930