Father Murphy 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. Details Casts Posters Season Lists Title Father Murphy Genres Western Drama First Air Date 1981-11-03 Last Air Date 1983-09-18 Episode Runtime 01 Hours 00 Minutes Total Season(s) 2 Total Episode(s) on All Seasons 35 Runtime 60 Production Companies NBC Productions, Michael Landon Productions Merlin Olsen... John Michael Murphy... Moses Gunn... ... Kellie Martin... Flossie... Amanda Peterson... Elizabeth... Timothy Gibbs... ... Lisa Trusel... ... Katherine Cannon... ... Byron Thames... ... Ivy Bethune... ... Chez Lister... ... Charles Tyner... ... Scott Mellini... ... Warren Munson... ... Richard Bergman... ... Charles Cooper... ... Original Size (780x1147) Season 1 22 Episode(s) 1981-11-03 Season 2 13 Episode(s) 1982-09-28