Truth be told, Ben Murphy hasn't actually done a nude scene on film. I know doing an Actors & Skin feature on an actor who hasn't bared any onscreen film may seem a bit odd. Ben did however have his fair share of shirtless scenes, and being a TV star in the 70's and 80's led to a few speedo appearances on TV shows including Battle of the Network Stars. Ben actually showed the most skin in images. Although keeping the goods mostly hidden, Ben appeared naked in an incredibly daring (for an actor in 1973)
Alias Smith and Jones
Battle of the Network Stars
Battling and bulging with William Shatner and Shari Belafonte (above) and a posing Heather Thomas below.
Fab Magazine, June 1974
Viva Magazine, November 1973
Viva was an adult woman's magazine that premiered in 1973 and continued through 1980. Its full title was Viva, The International Magazine For Women, and it was published by Bob Guccione and his wife, Kathy Keeton. In his spread, Ben & Bess, Ben appears along with singer Bess Cofield appeared in the magazine at a time both of their stars were on the rise.
Although not much is actually shown, the poses, especially of those depicting oral sex, were incredibly erotic and quite explicit for popular television actor at the time. Now if only photographer Earl Miller had released some of the outtakes.... Thanks to the great blog Welcome to My World for the shots, you can see the entire layout HERE:
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