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Brian Murphy

Brian Trevor John Murphy (25 September 1932 – 2 February 2025) was an English actor and comedian, best known as the henpecked husband George Roper in the popular sitcom Man About the House and its spin-off series George and Mildred, and Stan the shop owner in the children's series Wizadora.

Known For: Acting

Born: Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England, UK, 1932-09-25

Died: 2025-02-02

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1963	Sparrows Can't Sing	Jack	53
2	1964	Comedy Workshop: Love and Maud Carver	Guardsman / Tramp	0
3	1964	The Diary of a Nobody	Mr. Gowing	60
4	1965	San Ferry Ann	Englishman at Garage	63
5	1966	Vacant Possession	Fletcher	0
6	1970	A Sound from the Sea	Driver	0
7	1971	The Devils	Adam	75
8	1971	The Boy Friend	Peter	66
9	1972	The Ragman's Daughter	Tony's father	37
10	1974	Man About the House	George Roper	48
11	1976	I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight	Caretaker	29
12	1979	The Plank	Van Driver at Timber Yard	74
13	1980	George & Mildred	George Roper	83
14	1981	Black Jack	Archibald	0
15	1982	It's Your Move	Chauffeur	82
16	1985	On Your Way, Riley!	Arthur Lucan	80
17	1994	The Man Who Blew Away	Mr Foskett	0
18	2000	The Mumbo Jumbo	Mr. Tipple	0
19	2002	A Gentleman's Game	Brian Seaman	49
20	2003	The Booze Cruise	Maurice	73
21	2005	Room 36	George Roberts	20
22	2005	The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt	Maurice Stringer	80
23	2006	The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering	Maurice	73
24	2011	Grave Tales	Arthur	0
25	2011	The Estate	Geoff	40
26	2012	Run For Your Wife	Allotment Man	44
27	2022	Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs	Self	0
28	2023	Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs	Self/Archive Footage	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	Dixon of Dock Green	Percy Sinclair	53
2	1961	The Avengers	Haslam	77
3	1962	Z-Cars		70
4	1964	Six		0
5	1967	Callan		70
6	1970	The Misfit	The Drunk	0
7	1973	Last of the Summer Wine	Alvin	71
8	1973	Man About the House		71
9	1976	George and Mildred	George Roper	68
10	1978	Butterflies		71
11	1981	The Incredible Mr Tanner		0
12	1984	Lame Ducks		60
13	1986	Casualty	Walter Burnley	61
14	1993	Wizadora		50
15	1993	Sooty & Co.		72
16	1996	Pond Life		75
17	1997	Jonathan Creek	Ken Speed	75
18	1999	Sunburn	Sid Dawson	40
19	1999	Mrs Merton and Malcolm		60
20	2003	The Booze Cruise	Maurice	67
21	2004	The Catherine Tate Show	Neville	69
22	2004	Hustle	Larry	76
23	2008	Cash in the Celebrity Attic	Self	0
24	2011	The Café	Jack Dobson	68
25	2013	Plebs	Victor	72