Brian Trevor John Murphy (born 25 September 1932) is an English actor. Murphy remains best known as the henpecked husband George Roper in the sitcom Man About the House and spin-off George and Mildred.
Murphy was born in Ventnor, Isle of Wight. He was called up to do his national service at RAF Northwood, where he met future The Good Life actor Richard Briers. On 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 Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop (alongside Yootha Joyce), and a jobbing actor in the 1960s and early 1970s, combining his theatre work with 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.
In George and Mildred, Murphy played the lazy George Roper. His wife, Mildred, was played by Yootha Joyce. Her domineering, social-climbing characteristic was a sharp contrast to George's desire for an easy and quiet life and the pairing was an instant hit. A contributing factor to their immediate chemistry was the fact they had been friends for many years. Aside from their Theatre Workshop years, Murphy also featured in Sparrows Can't Sing (1963) with Joyce and other Theatre Workshop colleagues. When Man About The House ended in 1976, a spin-off was created for Murphy and Joyce, entitled George and Mildred. This ran for five series until 1979. Murphy reprised his role in feature films of both sitcoms. Joyce died in 1980.
Brian Murphy may refer to:
A. Brian Murphy is a scholar of Russian literature and Professor Emeritus of the University of Ulster. He is regarded as an expert on the life and works of Mikhail Sholokhov and edited Robert Daglish's English translation of Sholokhov's best-known work And Quiet Flows the Don. In 1977, he travelled to meet Sholokhov at the latter's hometown of Veshenskaya. He has also published a book on Mikhail Zoshchenko.
Brian Murphy (born May 24, 1941, Kingston, Ontario; d. October 31, 2005, Ottawa, Ontario) was a notable and award-winning broadcaster and music historian. He is particularly noted for his association with Ottawa radio station CHEZ-FM between 1977 and 1993.
Brian Murphy's career was closely intertwined with that of Ottawa record retailer, music promoter and radio station owner Harvey Glatt. While still in his teens, Murphy commenced working for Glatt at Glatt's flagship Treble Clef record store on Sparks Street in Ottawa, ultimately becoming the manager of the store. Murphy later developed a weekend overnight radio show, Free Form Radio, on Ottawa's CKBY-FM station. When Glatt started CHEZ-FM, in 1977, Murphy joined the station as its first Music Director and ultimately developed three weekly radio shows on which he regularly appeared: The Source, Blues 106 and Jazz 106.
Murphy's position at CHEZ was eliminated in the summer of 1993, amidst a change at the station to a "Classic Rock" format. Murphy never returned to radio, and went into a period of slow decline from 1993 until his death twelve years later. He supported himself through providing mix tapes to commercial establishments, as well as selling most of his record collection.
