John T. Murray

born: 28 August 1886 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

died: 12 February 1957 Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States of America (age 70)

Australian actor who was at one time married to Vivien Oakland (April 27, 1918 - Chicago, Illinois).  He starred in many of the post-Roach films with Charley Chase during his Columbia stint between 1937-1940.

Real name: John Joel Aronson Height: 5'10"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography; plus all films with Charley Chase.

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1926 Wife Tamers Friend 1928 Galloping Ghosts Billy Smith 1942 The Devil With Hitler Member of Board of Directors in Hell ▼ NON-HAL ROACH FILMS 1937 The Wrong Miss Wright Silas Wright 1937 Calling All Doctors Dr. Cronkite 1937 Man Bites Lovebug Theodore 1938 The Mind Needer Ben Johnson 1938 Many Sappy Returns Mental patient   1939 The Sap Takes A Wrap [unidentified character]   1939 Skinny The Moocher Simmons   Acknowledgements: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPKF-PSS https://travsd.wordpress.com/2014/11/25/stars-of-vaudeville-883-the-oakland-sisters/ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N789-XLW (marriage) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V48Y-7QG (WWII Card) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-16371-47161-6?cc=1861144 (WWII Card) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-16371-47159-16?cc=1861144 (WWII Card) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXQ4-11Q (Naturalization) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-14854-31266-15?cc=1849628 (Naturalization) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXQ4-112 (Naturalization) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-14854-31679-28?cc=1849628 (Naturalization) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPD5-51R (CADI) Jesse Brisson (help and assistance) This page was last updated on: 27 December 2025