Brian Murphy

Career timeline

1. 1932 · Born

   Born in Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England, UK

2. 1955 · Screen debut

   Dixon of Dock Green (TV)

3. 1961 · Breakthrough

   The Avengers (TV)

4. 2013 · Latest release

   Plebs (TV)

5. 2025 · Died

   February 2, 2025

Career in numbers

1 1950s

12 1960s

12 1970s

9 1980s

6 1990s

9 2000s

5 2010s

• Comedy36
• Drama20
• Crime5
• Tv Movie4
• Horror3
• Mystery2

Highest-rated title The Avengers 1961 7.8 Most popular title Casualty 1986 6.2

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Brian Murphy in our catalogue.

John McGrath

3 titles together

Neil Pearson

3 titles together

Yootha Joyce

3 titles together

Michael E. Briant

2 titles together

Herbert Wise

2 titles together

Barbara Windsor

2 titles together

Amanda Abbington

2 titles together

Ted Kotcheff

2 titles together

Max Adrian

2 titles together

James Booth

2 titles together

1. 2013 Plebs as Victor 7.3 TV
2. 2012 Run For Your Wife as Allotment Man Movie
3. 2011 The Café as Jack Dobson TV
4. 2011 The Estate as Geoff Movie
5. 2011 Grave Tales as Arthur Movie
6. 2006 The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering as Maurice Movie
7. 2005 The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt as Maurice Stringer Movie
8. 2005 Room 36 as George Roberts Movie
9. 2004 Hustle as Larry 7.8 TV
10. 2004 The Catherine Tate Show as Neville 6.8 TV
11. 2003 The Booze Cruise as Maurice TV
12. 2003 The Booze Cruise as Maurice Movie
13. 2002 A Gentleman's Game as Brian Seaman Movie
14. 2000 The Mumbo Jumbo as Mr. Tipple Movie
15. 1999 Mrs Merton and Malcolm TV
16. 1999 Sunburn as Sid Dawson TV
17. 1996 Pond Life TV
18. 1993 Sooty & Co. TV
19. 1993 Wizadora TV
20. 1990 One Foot in the Grave as Mr. Foskett 7.7 TV
21. 1986 Casualty as Walter Burnley 6.2 TV
22. 1985 All in Good Faith as Greg Sproat 2.3 TV
23. 1985 On Your Way, Riley! as Arthur Lucan Movie
24. 1984 Lame Ducks TV
25. 1982 It's Your Move as Chauffeur Movie
26. 1982 L For Lester as Lester Small TV
27. 1981 Black Jack as Archibald Movie
28. 1981 The Incredible Mr Tanner TV
29. 1980 George & Mildred as George Roper 8.0 Movie
30. 1979 The Plank as Van Driver at Timber Yard Movie
31. 1978 Butterflies 7.2 TV
32. 1976 George and Mildred as George Roper 6.9 TV
33. 1976 I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight as Caretaker Movie
34. 1974 Man About the House as George Roper 5.0 Movie
35. 1973 Man About the House as George Roper 7.1 TV
36. 1973 Last of the Summer Wine as Alvin 7.2 TV
37. 1972 The Moonstone as Septimus Luker TV
38. 1972 The Ragman's Daughter as Tony's father Movie
39. 1971 The Boy Friend as Peter 6.4 Movie
40. 1971 The Devils as Adam 7.5 Movie
41. 1970 A Sound from the Sea as Driver Movie
42. 1967 Baker's Half-Dozen as Ernie Dexter TV
43. 1967 Just Like a Woman as Policeman (uncredited) Movie
44. 1967 Callan TV
45. 1966 Vacant Possession as Fletcher Movie
46. 1965 San Ferry Ann as Englishman at Garage Movie
47. 1964 Six as Mr Gowing TV
48. 1964 The Diary of a Nobody as Mr. Gowing Movie
49. 1964 Comedy Workshop: Love and Maud Carver as Guardsman / Tramp Movie
50. 1963 Sparrows Can't Sing as Jack 5.3 Movie
51. 1962 Z-Cars TV
52. 1961 Drama 61-67 as Nick TV
53. 1961 The Avengers as Haslam 7.8 TV
54. 1955 Dixon of Dock Green as Percy Sinclair TV

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