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In Loving Memory Of:

Brian Murphy

September 1932

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February 2025

92 Year Old

Brian Murphy

English Actor and Comedian

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Brian Trevor John Murphy (25 September 1932 – 2 February 2025) was an English actor and comedian. He was best known as the henpecked husband George Roper in the popular sitcom Man About the House and its spin-off series George and Mildred. He also played Alvin Smedley in Last of the Summer Wine. Other notable roles include Stan the shopkeeper in the 1990s children's series Wizadora, and Maurice in the comedy drama series The Booze Cruise.
Murphy was born in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight, on 25 September 1932.[1] He was the son of grocer's assistant Gerald Murphy and his wife Mabel, both of whom later became restaurateurs.[2] His two brothers Ken and Eric died during active service in the Second World War.[3] He was called up to do his national service at RAF Northwood, where he met future The Good Life actor Richard Briers. Upon leaving the RAF the two aspiring actors both performed in productions by the Dramatic Society at the Borough Polytechnic Institute (now London South Bank University).
Murphy was a member of the Theatre Workshop (alongside future TV co-star Yootha Joyce), and a jobbing actor in the 1960s and early 1970s, combining his theatre work with guest appearances in television shows such as The Avengers, Z-Cars, Callan and Dixon of Dock Green, before being cast in the role which would make him a household name.

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