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Brian Murphy

Acting Born Sep 25, 1932 Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England, UK 24 credits

Biography

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.

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Full filmography

  • Casualty (1986) as Walter Burnley
  • The Avengers (1961) as Haslam
  • Hustle (2004) as Larry
  • Z-Cars (1962)
  • Last of the Summer Wine (1973) as Alvin
  • Jonathan Creek (1997) as Ken Speed
  • Plebs (2013) as Victor
  • Dixon of Dock Green (1955) as Percy Sinclair
  • Callan (1967)
  • The Café (2011) as Jack Dobson
  • Drama 61-67 (1961) as Nick
  • The Devils (1971) as Adam
  • Man About the House (1973) as George Roper
  • The Catherine Tate Show (2004) as Neville
  • George and Mildred (1976) as George Roper
  • Sooty & Co. (1993)
  • The Misfit (1970) as The Drunk
  • Wizadora (1993)
  • Sunburn (1999) as Sid Dawson
  • Pond Life (1996)
  • Butterflies (1978)
  • Cash in the Celebrity Attic (2008) as Self
  • The Moonstone (1972) as Septimus Luker
  • Six (1964) as Mr Gowing