Brian Murphy

Acting

Brian Murphy

Born September 25, 1932Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England, UK57 credits

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

Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs

Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs

Movie

2023

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

Movie

2022

Plebs
7.2

Plebs

TV

2013

Run For Your Wife
4.4

Run For Your Wife

Movie

2012

The Café
6.8

The Café

TV

2011

The Estate
4.0

The Estate

Movie

2011

Filmography

Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs
2023Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughsas Self/Archive FootageMovie
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
2022Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughsas SelfMovie
Plebs
2013Plebsas VictorTV
Run For Your Wife
2012Run For Your Wifeas Allotment ManMovie
The Café
2011The Caféas Jack DobsonTV
The Estate
2011The Estateas GeoffMovie
Grave Tales
2011Grave Talesas ArthurMovie
C
2008Cash in the Celebrity Atticas SelfTV
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
2006The Booze Cruise III: The Scatteringas MauriceMovie
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
2005The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Huntas Maurice StringerMovie
Room 36
2005Room 36as George RobertsMovie
Hustle
2004Hustleas LarryTV
The Catherine Tate Show
2004The Catherine Tate Showas NevilleTV
The Booze Cruise
2003The Booze Cruiseas MauriceMovie
The Booze Cruise
2003The Booze Cruiseas MauriceTV
A Gentleman's Game
2002A Gentleman's Gameas Brian SeamanMovie
The Mumbo Jumbo
2000The Mumbo Jumboas Mr. TippleMovie
Mrs Merton and Malcolm
1999Mrs Merton and MalcolmTV
Sunburn
1999Sunburnas Sid DawsonTV
Jonathan Creek
1997Jonathan Creekas Ken SpeedTV
Pond Life
1996Pond LifeTV
One Foot in the Grave: The Man Who Blew Away
1994One Foot in the Grave: The Man Who Blew Awayas Mr FoskettMovie
Sooty & Co.
1993Sooty & Co.TV
W
1993WizadoraTV
Casualty
1986Casualtyas Walter BurnleyTV
On Your Way, Riley!
1985On Your Way, Riley!as Arthur LucanMovie
Lame Ducks
1984Lame DucksTV
It's Your Move
1982It's Your Moveas ChauffeurMovie
L
1982L For Lesteras Lester SmallTV
Black Jack
1981Black Jackas ArchibaldMovie
T
1981The Incredible Mr TannerTV
George & Mildred
1980George & Mildredas George RoperMovie
The Plank
1979The Plankas Van Driver at Timber YardMovie
Butterflies
1978ButterfliesTV
George and Mildred
1976George and Mildredas George RoperTV
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
1976I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonightas CaretakerMovie
Man About the House
1974Man About the Houseas George RoperMovie
Man About the House
1973Man About the Houseas George RoperTV
Last of the Summer Wine
1973Last of the Summer Wineas AlvinTV
The Moonstone
1972The Moonstoneas Septimus LukerTV
The Ragman's Daughter
1972The Ragman's Daughteras Tony's fatherMovie
The Boy Friend
1971The Boy Friendas PeterMovie
The Devils
1971The Devilsas AdamMovie
A
1970A Sound from the Seaas DriverMovie
The Misfit
1970The Misfitas The DrunkTV
B
1967Baker's Half-Dozenas TaffyTV
Callan
1967CallanTV
Vacant Possession
1966Vacant Possessionas FletcherMovie
San Ferry Ann
1965San Ferry Annas Englishman at GarageMovie
The Diary of a Nobody
1964The Diary of a Nobodyas Mr. GowingMovie
S
1964SixTV
C
1964Comedy Workshop: Love and Maud Carveras Guardsman / TrampMovie
Sparrows Can't Sing
1963Sparrows Can't Singas JackMovie
Z-Cars
1962Z-CarsTV
D
1961Drama 61-67as NickTV
The Avengers
1961The Avengersas HaslamTV
Dixon of Dock Green
1955Dixon of Dock Greenas Percy SinclairTV