James Murdock, born David Lee Baker, (June 22, 1931[2] – December 24, 1981) was an American film and television actor.

[1] He began his acting career in 1958 playing a young outlaw in the Western television series Have Gun, Will Travel.

[3] In 1959, he joined the cast of the new CBS Western television series Rawhide playing the assistant cook Mushy.

[1] Murdock made a guest appearance in a 1966 episode of the Western television series Gunsmoke.

[3] Murdock had some small roles in films under the name David Baker, including Some of My Best Friends Are... in 1971 and Airport 1975 and The Godfather Part II in 1974.