Richard X. Slattery

Richard Xavier Slattery (June 26, 1925 – January 27, 1997) was an American character actor in film, theater, and television. He was awarded the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal.

For 14 years, Slattery was featured in a series of popular TV commercials for 76 gasoline during the 1970s and early 1980s, playing Murph, the grandfatherly owner of "Murph's 76 Station"

Personal life Slattery was married to Pegeen Rose, an actress, from 1958 to 1968. They had five children. He married Mary Shelquist in 1970 and they divorced in 1979. He married Helene Irene Vergauwen in 1988 and they remained married until his death. His son Kevin is a television producer (Just Shoot Me).

Death Slattery died on January 27, 1997, at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. The official cause of death was listed as a stroke.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1946 Till the End of Time Captain Uncredited1960 Butterfield 8 State Trooper Uncredited1961 The Last Time I Saw Archie Sergeant in Mess Hall Uncredited1964 A Distant Trumpet Sgt. Fry 1966 The Green Hornet Steve Grant 1967 A Time for Killing Cpl. Paddy Darling 1968 The Secret War of Harry Frigg MP Sergeant 1968 The Boston Strangler Det. Capt. Ed Willis 1973 The No Mercy Man Mark Hand 1973 Walking Tall Arno Purdy 1974 Herbie Rides Again Traffic Commissioner 1974 Busting Desk Sergeant 1974 Black Eye Lt. Bill Bowen 1976 Zebra Force Charlie DeSantis 1979 The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again Sgt. Slaughter - Head Soldier 1983 The Winds of War Admiral William F. (Bull) Halsey