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Subject: R.I.P. Brian Murphy (UK actor, "George & Mildred")
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2025 10:45:53 +1300
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:-(

I thought he died years ago, until I saw him on a recent episode of 
"Holby City", not looking that much different than he did in the 1970s!

For Americans, "Man About the House" was the original show that 
Americans butchered into the inferior sitcom "Three's Company" 
(although admittedly much better than most other American remakes of 
British sitcoms!). "George & Mildred" was one of the spin-offs.


    Sitcom actor Brian Murphy dies aged 92
    --------------------------------------
    Brian Murphy, the actor and comedian best known for his role
    in the 1970s British sitcoms Man About the House and George
    and Mildred, has died aged 92.

    Murphy, who passed away at his home in Kent on Sunday morning,
    worked closely with theatre director Joan Littlewood
    throughout his early career.

    More recently, he appeared in episodes of BBC medical drama
    Holby City, sketch programme The Catherine Tate Show and ITV
    sitcom Benidorm, as well as comedy show Last of the Summer
    Wine.

    Paying tribute to his "talent and humanity", Murphy's friend
    and agent Thomas Bowington described him as a "joyful and
    profoundly good-hearted man".

    Born on the Isle of Wight in 1932, Murphy's acting career
    began in the 1950s when he became a member of the pioneering
    Theatre Workshop.

    Founded by Joan Littlewood and her partner Gerry Raffles, it
    was dedicated to modernising theatre and reaching
    working-class audiences.

    Murphy performed in many Shakespeare productions directed by
    Littlewood, and acted in her only feature film, the kitchen
    sink comedy Sparrows Can't Sing.

    He was best known for his role in Man About the House, an ITV
    sitcom exploring the dynamics of one man and two women
    flat-sharing in the 1970s.

    He went on to star in the spin-off George and Mildred, in
    which Murphy played a henpecked George Roper opposite fellow
    Theatre Workshop actress Yootha Joyce as his wife.

    He is survived by his wife, Hi-de-Hi! actress Linda Regan, and
    his two sons.

    Ms Regan said: "I was lucky to have in my lifetime found my
    soulmate, Brian, who I will love forever."


    <https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxeg4q0rddo>