- In a career that has spanned five decades, he has starred in eight television series: The Name of the Game (1968), Alias Smith and Jones (1971), Griff (1973), Gemini Man (1976), The Chisholms (1979), Lottery! (1983), Berrenger's (1985) and The Dirty Dozen (1988).
- Starred with the late Pete Duel in Alias Smith and Jones (1971), an ABC western series derived from the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). Rumor has it that Murphy ended up a front-runner for the series because of his close resemblance to Paul Newman.
- Also an avid tennis player, at one time top seeded in Southern California.
- In pursuing an acting career, he apprenticed at California's prestigious Pasadena Playhouse.
- In July 2006, he and Roger Davis, narrator of Alias Smith and Jones (1971), were guests at the Western Film Fair in Charlotte, North Carolina along with Russ Tamblyn, Mark Goddard, Marjorie Lord, Ronnie Schell, Steve Kanaly, Tom Reese, Coleen Gray and Cheryl Rogers.
- Parents are: Nadine Steele, and Benjamin E. Castleberry.
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