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Timothy Patrick Murphy

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Timothy Patrick Murphy
Born(1959-11-03)November 3, 1959
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedDecember 6, 1988(1988-12-06) (aged 29)
Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1978–1988

Timothy Patrick Murphy (November 3, 1959 – December 6, 1988) was an American actor, perhaps best known for his role as Mickey Trotter on the CBS prime time soap opera Dallas from 1982 to 1983.

Career

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Murphy started his acting career as an adolescent in several television commercials, and from there he went on to act in the 1978 miniseries Centennial. From 1980 to 1981, he played young conman Spencer Langley on the CBS daytime drama Search for Tomorrow. Murphy portrayed troubled Mickey Trotter on the CBS prime time soap opera Dallas from 1982 to 1983.[1] During the 1984–1985 television season, he played series regular Chip Craddock on the ABC prime time drama Glitter. In addition to this, he appeared in episodes of the television shows Quincy, M.E., CHiPs, Teachers Only, Hotel, The Love Boat and Hunter.

Murphy appeared in the 1981 film The Bushido Blade. One of Murphy's most substantial roles was in the 1984 feature film Sam's Son, the film biography of the early life of actor Michael Landon,[2] in which he played the character of Gene Orowitz (the young Landon).

In 1984 he won the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor (Guest) in a TV Series for his work on The Love Boat.[citation needed]

Personal life and death

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Murphy was gay.[citation needed]

Murphy died of AIDS on December 6, 1988, in Sherman Oaks, California, aged 29.

His younger brother, Patrick Sean Murphy (born January 29, 1965), died in the North Tower of the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 attacks. He was 36 years old.[3][4][5][6]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1978 The Paper Chase Michael Burch Episode: "Nancy"
1978 Centennial Christian Zendt TV miniseries; Episode: "The Longhorns"
1979 The Seekers Jarod Kent TV miniseries
1979 The Love Boat Terry Gibson Episode: "Too Young to Love"
1980–81 Search for Tomorrow Spencer Langley Unknown episodes
1980 A Time for Miracles Will TV movie
1981 The Bushido Blade Midshipman Robin Burr Feature film
1982 CHiPs Alex Episode: "In the Best of Families"
1982 Teachers Only Jeremy Episode: "Quote, Unquote"
1982 Quincy, M.E. Nick Stadler Episode: "The Mourning After"
1982–83 Dallas Mickey Trotter Main cast (27 episodes)
1983 The Love Boat Kent Holden Episode: "So Help Me Hannah"
1983 The Love Boat David Episode: "Bricker's Boy"
1984 Sam's Son Gene Orowitz Feature film
1984 With Intent to Kill Drew Lanscott TV movie
1984 Hotel Andy / Kevin Walker Episodes: "Tomorrows" / "Final Chapters"
1984–85 Glitter Chip Craddock Main cast (14 episodes)
1985 The Love Boat Curtis Williams Episodes: "A Gentleman of Discretion" (Parts 1 & 2)
1986 Hunter Jeffery Wyatt Episode: "True Confessions"
1988 Doin' Time on Planet Earth Jeff Richmond Feature film, (final film role)

References

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  1. ^ Schemering, Christopher (September 1985). The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (1st ed.). Ballantine Books. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-345-32459-7.
  2. ^ Greenland, David R. MICHAEL LANDON: THE CAREER AND ARTISTRY OF A TELEVISION GENIUS. BearManor Media. pp. 114–. GGKEY:HJDW6K4NWNX.
  3. ^ "Voices of September 11th". Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  4. ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths MURPHY, PATRICK SEAN". The New York Times. September 25, 2001. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Remembering September 11, 2001: Patrick Sean Murphy Obituary". Legacy.com.
  6. ^ "About the Patrick Sean Murphy Memorial Scholarship Fund - UVA Alumni, Parents & Friends". alumni.virginia.edu.
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