Search results
› Episodes
Father Murphy: Created by Michael Landon. With Merlin Olsen, Katherine Cannon, Timothy Gibbs, Moses Gunn. John Murphy leads a struggle against a mining boss that causes some children to be orphaned. he poses as a priest to circumvent the authorities.
Father Murphy is an American Western drama television series that aired on the NBC network from November 3, 1981 to September 18, 1983. Michael Landon created the series, was the executive producer, and directed the show in partnership with William F. Claxton, Maury Dexter, Victor French, and Leo Penn .
S1.E1 ∙ Father Murphy. When a gold rush strikes the town of Jackson, greed in the form of town bully Paul Garrett causes the death of a number of gold panners, and schoolmarm Mae, freighter Murphy, panner Moses, and 11-year-old street kid Will team up to take care of the orphaned children.
When Murphy returns from a trip, Archibald finds out about Murphy posing as a priest when Mr. Rodman comes by. When Archibald's true identity is revealed, they take him camping to delay until Father Parker can return. With some fatherly loving, Archibald starts to change for the better.
Genres Drama, Western. 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.
Father Murphy Season 1 Episodes. 1981 -1983. 2 Seasons. NBC. Drama. Watchlist. Where to Watch. Michael Landon created this warm family drama about an 1870s frontiersman who poses as a priest...
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.
