Father Murphy

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Father Murphy

1981- 1983

2 Seasons

35 Episodes

8.3(7 votes)

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Western

Drama

Overview

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.

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15 members

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Merlin Olsen

John Michael Murphy

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Moses Gunn

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Kellie Martin

Flossie

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Amanda Peterson

Elizabeth

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Timothy Gibbs

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Lisa Trusel

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Katherine Cannon

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Byron Thames

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Ivy Bethune

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Chez Lister

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Charles Tyner

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Scott Mellini

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Warren Munson

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Richard Bergman

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Charles Cooper

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