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name: "Fred V. Murphy"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/fred-v-murphy"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "14 June 1943"
died: "9 March 2013"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T22:49:56.604518+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Fred V. Murphy

Cinematographer. Born 14 June 1943 in United States. Died 9 March 2013.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 14 June 1943, United States
- **Died:** 9 March 2013

## Biography

Fred V. Murphy was an American cinematographer. He served as director of photography on the television series *Babylon 5* (1994), credited as Fred V. Murphy II or Frederick V. Murphy II, and on its spin-off *Crusade* (1999).

His other television credits include episodes of *Hunter* (1990–1991) and television films such as *Babylon 5: The River of Souls* (1998). He also worked as a Steadicam operator on the feature film *Three O'Clock High* (1987). Murphy was born on 14 June 1943 and died on 9 March 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

*Sources: babylon5.fandom.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Babylon 5* (1994), Fi1m 74, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/babylon-5.md)

## Also known for

- *Three O'Clock High* (1987), Steadicam Operator
- *Crusade* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Babylon 5: The River of Souls* (1998), Director of Photography

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