This article is about the television drama. For the traditional Irish song, see Come All You Warriors.
Father Murphy
Genre
Western
Created by
Michael Landon
Directed by
Michael Landon
William F. Claxton
Maury Dexter
Victor French
Leo Penn
Starring
Merlin Olsen
Moses Gunn
Katherine Cannon
Timothy Gibbs
Byron Thames
Lisa Trusel
Richard Bergman
Ivy Bethune
Country of origin
United States
No. of seasons
2
No. of episodes
34
Production
Executive producer
Michael Landon
Running time
60 minutes
Production company
NBC Productions
Original release
Network
NBC
Release
November 3, 1981 (1981-11-03) – September 18, 1983 (1983-09-18)
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Father Murphy is an American Western drama television series that aired on the NBC network from November 3, 1981 to September 18, 1983. Michael Landon created the series, was the executive producer, and directed the show in partnership with William F. Claxton, Maury Dexter, Victor French, and Leo Penn.
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children helped her land a guest spot on the Landon-produced series FatherMurphy. At the age of 11, she was a contestant during Young People's Week on...
wounded and out of ammunition. Murphy was born into a large family of sharecroppers in Hunt County, Texas. After his father abandoned them, his mother died...
film Annie as a dancing extra. Peterson went on to land guest spots on FatherMurphy and Silver Spoons. She also appeared in more than 50 television commercials...
television programs and motion pictures. After her television debut in FatherMurphy in 1981, she landed her first major role in the dramatic western television...
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Kane. She later played schoolteacher Mae Woodward in the TV series, FatherMurphy, and appeared in the sci-fi thriller The Hidden in 1987. She is currently...
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professionally as a child. His first TV appearances include Starsky & Hutch, FatherMurphy, Hill Street Blues, Miami Vice, China Beach, and Midnight Caller. Perhaps...
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played a congressman's daughter. Applegate was a guest in the series FatherMurphy (1981), Charles in Charge (1984–1985), and Silver Spoons (1986). In...
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his son, Murphy enrolled in the Manhattan School of Music under a composition major in 1970. recalling his experiences with his father, Murphy stated "He...
first prominent roles was that of 'Will Adams' in the NBC drama series FatherMurphy which ran from 1981 to 1983. He also played Chad Everett's son on the...
Hawaii Five-O, Trapper John, M.D., Hart To Hart, Magnum, P.I., and FatherMurphy. In 1983, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing...
in number of primetime television series, including Madame’s Place, FatherMurphy, Knight Rider, Masquerade, Remington Steele, Riptide, Murder, She Wrote...
entering a church, and Xavier's presence terrifies horses at a park. FatherMurphy warns Antony about Xavier's origins, hinting that he is not human and...