---
name: "James Murray"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-murray-29986"
fi1m_id: "james-murray-29986"
imdb_id: "nm0615014"
tmdb_id: 29986
wikidata_id: "Q3161293"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 February 1901"
died: "11 July 1936"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T00:04:49.796197+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."
---

# James Murray

## Identity

James Murray

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-murray-29986
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-murray-29986
- **IMDb ID:** nm0615014
- **TMDB ID:** 29986
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3161293
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Murray_(American_actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3161293, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615014/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29986

Actor. Born 9 February 1901 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. Died 11 July 1936.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 February 1901, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 11 July 1936
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 1 acting, 2 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1920s 90 (1), 1930s 72 (2)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Murray_(American_actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3161293, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615014/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29986

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*The Crowd*](https://film.one/film/the-crowd.md) (90)

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

## Biography

James Murray (9 February 1901 – 11 July 1936) was an American film actor. Born in the Bronx, New York City, he moved to Hollywood in 1924 and worked initially as an extra. Director King Vidor cast him in the lead role of John 'Johnny' Sims in the 1928 silent film *The Crowd* after spotting him on the MGM lot.

Murray's performance in *The Crowd* received critical praise. He appeared in a total of 36 films, including *Rose-Marie* (1928) and Lon Chaney vehicles such as *The Big City* (1928) and *Thunder* (1929). In later sound-era productions his roles were mostly uncredited bit parts, among them a brakeman in *Baby Face* (1933) and an earthquake survivor in *San Francisco* (1936). He died by drowning in New York City at the age of 35.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these

- *The Crowd* (1928), Fi1m 90, as John 'Johnny' Sims — [page](https://film.one/film/the-crowd.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *San Francisco* (1936), Fi1m 71, as Earthquake Survivor (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/san-francisco.md)
- *The Informer* (1935), Fi1m 73, as Bit Part (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-informer.md)

## Complete filmography (29)

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

- *San Francisco* (1936), as Earthquake Survivor (uncredited) — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/san-francisco.md)
- *Rose Marie* (1936), as Bit Part (uncredited)
- *Ship Cafe* (1935), as Gerald (uncredited)
- *The Informer* (1935), as Bit Part (uncredited) — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-informer.md)
- *The Drunkard* (1935), as Edward Middleton
- *Baby Face* (1933), as Brakeman (uncredited)
- *Heroes for Sale* (1933), as Blind Soldier
- *Central Airport* (1933), as Eddie Hughes
- *High Gear* (1933), as Mark 'High Gear' Sherrod
- *Air Hostess* (1933), as Ted Hunter
- *Frisco Jenny* (1933), as Dan McAllister
- *The Hollywood Handicap* (1932), Actor
- *The Reckoning* (1932), as Terry
- *In Line of Duty* (1931), as Cpl. Sherwood
- *Trapped* (1931), as Jimmy Dare
- *Hold 'er Sheriff* (1931), as Jimmy Dalton
- *Kick In* (1931), as Benny LaMarr
- *Bright Lights* (1930), as Connie Lamont
- *Hide-Out* (1930), as Jimmy Dorgan
- *The Rampant Age* (1930), as Sandy Benton
- *Shanghai Lady* (1929), as 'Badlands' McKinney
- *Thunder* (1929), as Tommy
- *The Shakedown* (1929), as Dave Roberts
- *The Little Wildcat* (1928), as Conrad Burton
- *The Big City* (1928), as Curly
- *The Crowd* (1928), as John 'Johnny' Sims — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/the-crowd.md)
- *Rose-Marie* (1928), as Jim Kenyon
- *The Lovelorn* (1927), as Charlie
- *In Old Kentucky* (1927), as Jimmy Brierly

## Gallery

- ![The Crowd Subjects (LCTGM): motion pictures, actors, actresses (1928)](https://film.one/media/person/1228231/gallery-9c794e865f81.jpg) The Crowd Subjects (LCTGM): motion pictures, actors, actresses (1928) — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/The_Crowd_%28SAYRE_14822%29.jpg/1280px-The_Crowd_%28SAYRE_14822%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Caption text says "Eleanor Boardman and James Murray in The Crowd "](https://film.one/media/person/1228231/gallery-f07d732ec053.jpg) Caption text says "Eleanor Boardman and James Murray in The Crowd " — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Eleanor_Boardman_and_James_Murray_in_The_Crowd.jpg/1280px-Eleanor_Boardman_and_James_Murray_in_The_Crowd.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![John Sims (James Murray) standing in front of a crowd in a publicity still for the 1928 American film The Crowd.](https://film.one/media/person/1228231/gallery-4021c0def900.jpg) John Sims (James Murray) standing in front of a crowd in a publicity still for the 1928 American film The Crowd. — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/The_Crowd_-_1928_film_still.jpg/1280px-The_Crowd_-_1928_film_still.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Film still of James Murray, Eleanor Boardman and Freddie Fredericks in The Crowd](https://film.one/media/person/1228231/gallery-9d446d64d342.jpg) Film still of James Murray, Eleanor Boardman and Freddie Fredericks in The Crowd — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/James_Murray%2C_Eleanor_Boardman_and_Freddie_Fredericks_in_The_Crowd.jpg/1280px-James_Murray%2C_Eleanor_Boardman_and_Freddie_Fredericks_in_The_Crowd.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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