John T. Murray
born: 28 August 1886
Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia		 died: 12 February 1957
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California,
United States of America
(age 70)
Australian actor who was at one time married to Vivien Oakland (April 27, 1918 - Chicago, Illinois).  He starred in many of the post-Roach films with Charley Chase during his Columbia stint between 1937-1940.
Real name: John Joel Aronson
Height: 5'10"		 Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography;
plus all films with Charley Chase.

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1926		 Wife Tamers
Friend

1928		 Galloping Ghosts
Billy Smith

1942		 The Devil With Hitler
Member of Board of Directors in Hell
▼ NON-HAL ROACH FILMS

1937		 The Wrong Miss Wright
Silas Wright		  

1937		 Calling All Doctors
Dr. Cronkite

1937		 Man Bites Lovebug
Theodore

1938		 The Mind Needer
Ben Johnson		 DVD screencapture - Lord Heath - Laurel & Hardy - Another Nice Mess - http://www.lordheath.com/

1938		 Many Sappy Returns
Mental patient		  

1939		 The Sap Takes A Wrap
[unidentified character]		  

1939		 Skinny The Moocher
Simmons		  

Acknowledgements:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPKF-PSS
https://travsd.wordpress.com/2014/11/25/stars-of-vaudeville-883-the-oakland-sisters/
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N789-XLW (marriage)
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V48Y-7QG (WWII Card)
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-16371-47161-6?cc=1861144 (WWII Card)
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-16371-47159-16?cc=1861144 (WWII Card)
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXQ4-11Q (Naturalization)
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-14854-31266-15?cc=1849628 (Naturalization)
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXQ4-112 (Naturalization)
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-14854-31679-28?cc=1849628 (Naturalization)
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPD5-51R (CADI)
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This page was last updated on: 04 January 2023