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Donald Patrick "
Don"
Murray (born July 31, 1929) is an American actor.
Murray was born in
Hollywood, California. He attended
East Rockaway High School (class of
1947) in
East Rockaway, New York where he played
football and track, was a member of the student government and
glee club and joined the Alpha Phi Chapter of the Omega Gamma Delta Fraternity. From high school he went on to the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Murray had a long and varied career in films and television, including his role as Sid Fairgate in the long-running prime-time soap opera
Knots Landing from 1979 to 1981. He was nominated for an
Academy Award as best supporting actor in
Bus Stop (1956) in which he co-starred with
Marilyn Monroe.