A majority of sources gave 1916 or 1918 as his year of birth. However, friends of his admitted that he lied about his age to get into the business earlier. The year on his birth certificate (that surfaced) reads 1920.
[on Audie Murphy] ... he was a true hero, I have to tell you. He loved to gamble, and I loved to gamble, and still do, and he was a real fanatic for poker, the horses, or dice, so that's what we did on the set. When we were on location, we had a ...
Predominantly played mean, scheming henchmen in Westerns.
William Scott Elam
Miami, Arizona, USA
(age 82)
Ashland, Oregon, USA