---
name: "Gary Murphy"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gary-murphy"
fi1m_id: "gary-murphy"
imdb_id: "nm0614269"
tmdb_id: 72942
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "17 June 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-07T12:10:15.523625+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."
---

# Gary Murphy

## Identity

Gary Murphy

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gary-murphy
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gary-murphy
- **IMDb ID:** nm0614269
- **TMDB ID:** 72942
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0614269/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/72942

Writer. Born 17 June 1952 in San Francisco, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 17 June 1952, San Francisco, California, USA
- **Active:** 1988–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Alan J. Higgins](https://film.one/person/alan-j-higgins.md), [Bryan Cranston](https://film.one/person/bryan-cranston.md), [Christopher Masterson](https://film.one/person/christopher-masterson.md), [Jeff Melman](https://film.one/person/jeff-melman.md), [Jimmy Simons](https://film.one/person/jimmy-simons.md), [Justin Berfield](https://film.one/person/justin-berfield.md), [Ken Kwapis](https://film.one/person/ken-kwapis.md), [Larry Strawther](https://film.one/person/larry-strawther.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 64 (1), 2020s 71 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0614269/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/72942

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair*](https://film.one/tv/malcolm-in-the-middle-lifes-still-unfair.md) (71)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Gary Murphy is an American television writer and producer. Born on 17 June 1952 in San Francisco, California, he has written for series including *Happy Days* (1974), *Night Court* (1984), *Caroline in the City* (1998–1999), *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000–2006), *God, the Devil and Bob* (2000), *The Exes* (2011–2015), *Alexa & Katie* (2018) and *Sydney to the Max* (2019–2021). He also wrote the screenplay for the feature film *Without a Clue* (1988).

Murphy worked as a co-executive producer on *Malcolm in the Middle* and contributed writing to its 2026 revival miniseries *Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair*. He has received three Primetime Emmy nominations, including for Outstanding Comedy Series as co-executive producer on *Malcolm in the Middle*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair* (2026), Fi1m 71, Writer, Consulting Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/malcolm-in-the-middle-lifes-still-unfair.md)
- *Without a Clue* (1988), Fi1m 64, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/without-a-clue.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair* (2026), series, Writer, Consulting Producer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/malcolm-in-the-middle-lifes-still-unfair.md)
- *Sydney to the Max* (2019), series, Writer
- *The Exes* (2011), series, Writer
- *Carpoolers* (2007), series, Writer
- *Notes from the Underbelly* (2007), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer
- *God, the Devil and Bob* (2000), series, Writer
- *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer
- *Union Square* (1997), series, Writer
- *Men Behaving Badly* (1996), series, Writer
- *The Faculty* (1996), series, Writer, Creator
- *Caroline in the City* (1995), series, Writer
- *The Boys Are Back* (1994), series, Writer
- *The Sinbad Show* (1993), series, Writer, Creator
- *Acting Sheriff* (1991), Writer
- *Without a Clue* (1988), Screenplay — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/without-a-clue.md)
- *My Sister Sam* (1986), series, Writer
- *Night Court* (1984), series, Writer
- *Happy Days* (1974), series, Writer

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