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Ben Murphy

posted 17 years ago by MrFire
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i bought the series1 on DVD yesterday, as it has only recently been released in the uk, and it got me thinking...

i am fully aware that Peter Duel is the apple of many eyes and that he was in many cases the best loved of the actors-fair enough; however i feel that Ben Murphy's expression when it comes to any trouble is unrivalled. his smirk, almost a smoulder(sorry not sure on spelling) is absolutey fantastic in my opinion and just wondered what everyone else thought...?

[–] Lu-Lu101 17 years ago

Well, I'm a Pete girl to the last, but Ben played his role just right, and the chemistry between them was such that neither would have had quite so much appeal without the other.

[–] rogerscorpion 17 years ago

You spelled 'smoulder' right--for the UK. We Yanks are frugal w/our 'U's. BTW, maybe you can tell me, where's the 'F' in 'lieutenant'? LOL.

Carpe Noctem

[–] kal512-1 16 years ago

I believe it's right next to the 'R' in Colonel.

[–] jlgas 8 years ago

Have you found the Effin' Lieutenant yet?

Mr Frampton, vis-a-vis your rump

[–] rewardedseeker101 8 years ago

the effin lieutenant' is in bed asleep next to your wife ....lmfao

[–] GoodbyePorkPieHat 16 years ago

Given his Paul Newman-ish looks and easy charm, I was surprised that Ben Murphy never really went anywhere after AS&J.

They mostly come out at night . . . mostly . . .

[–] Lu-Lu101 16 years ago

Probably because he didn't pursue it wholeheartedly. Playing tennis (very well) and chasing girls seemed to be of more interest to him than dedicating his time to capitalising on his acting career.

[–] saul_rothman 13 years ago

Given his Paul Newman-ish looks

I'm sure that part of the reason Ben Murphy was cast as Kid Curry was because of his resemblence to Newman (even though Newman played the Heyes/Butch Cassidy role, not the the Sundance Kid/Curry role). However, I'm just now re-watching the show, and something about him -- more his delivery and expressions than his looks -- reminds me of Scott Bakula. Anyone else ever think that?

Saulisa

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[–] Scotswedebrit 14 years ago

Yes, you are absolutely right! Without Ben, there would have been a definite HOLE in the greatest comedy-western of all time. I have always loved them equally. I understand Ben was teaching drama for awhile then went back to Jonesboro, Arkansas to live with his Mom. For 7 1/2 years we lived 25 miles NW of Jonesboro. Nice little town.

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