Father Murphy

Name: Father Murphy
Genre: Western, Drama
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Merlin Olsen, Kellie Martin, Amanda Peterson, John Richard Petersen, Carl Pitti

Father Murphy (1981-1983)

Seasons: 2, episodes: 35

Episode runtime: 60 min

Western, Drama

United States

NBC

Average rating: 6.6/10 380

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Actors and characters

Production

NBC Productions, Michael Landon Productions

Premiere

3 November 1981

Last episode

18 September 1983

Status

Completed

Creators

Scenario

Composer

Producer

Actors

John Michael Murphy

Flossie

Elizabeth

John Richard Petersen

Boy (uncredited)

Carl Pitti

Knight #2 / Miner #2

Christina Applegate

Ada

Cletus Young

Donen

All actors and roles (7)

Short description

A good-hearted frontiersman poses as a priest to start an orphanage for a group of kids whose homes have been destroyed by an evil mining manager.

Seasons

Season	Episodes	Release date	Rating
Season 1	22	1981-11-03	7
Season 2	13	1982-09-28	—

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