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Brian Murphy

1932 - Today

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Brian Trevor John Murphy (born 25 September 1932) is an English actor and comedian. He is best known as the henpecked husband George Roper in the popular sitcom Man About the House and its spin-off series George and Mildred. He also played Alvin Smedley in Last of the Summer Wine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Murphy has received more than 46,718 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Brian Murphy is the 7,924th most popular actor (down from 7,156th in 2019), the 5,559th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,025th in 2019) and the 890th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 47k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Brian Murphy ranks 7,924 out of 13,578. Before him are Shelley Hennig, Daniella Alonso, Hoot Gibson, Betty Thomas, Vanity, and George K. Arthur. After him are Sun Li, Austin Stowell, Irving Bacon, Kuno Becker, Marguerite Chapman, and Renata Litvinova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Brian Murphy ranks 530. Before him are Mae Faggs, Voitto Hellsten, Alberto Dines, Howard Hodgkin, Derog Gioura, and Bruno Visintin. After him are Eeva Ruoppa, Michael McClure, Edward Egan, Shirley Cawley, Duke Pearson, and Udupi Ramachandra Rao.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Murphy ranks 5,559 out of 8,785. Before him are Johnny Douglas (1882), Dominic Howard (1977), Paul Jones (1942), Miles Malleson (1888), Tom Chaplin (1979), and George K. Arthur (1899). After him are Peter Broadbent (1933), Terry Griffiths (1947), Alfred Austin (1835), Alex McLeish (1959), Pat Fry (1964), and Peter Giles (1944).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Brian Murphy ranks 890. Before him are Aslı Enver (1984), Alex Pettyfer (1990), Pamela Brown (1917), Nora Swinburne (1902), Miles Malleson (1888), and George K. Arthur (1899). After him are Hans Matheson (1975), Lucy Gordon (1980), Elizabeth Allan (1910), Sandrine Holt (1972), Finola Hughes (1959), and Marsha Thomason (1976).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Devils
Adam
In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by the sexually repressed Sister Jeanne.
Jul 16o 19717.5 / 10
George and Mildred
George Roper
A middle-aged housewife feels frustrated with her mean and miserable husband, the married couple adapting to life in an up-market housing estate.
6.8 / 10
George & Mildred
George Roper
Big screen spin-off of the Seventies sitcom. Mildred Roper is determined to make husband George celebrate their wedding anniversary in style, at a posh hotel in London. However, upon arrival George is mistaken by a gangland criminal for a rival hitman, and soon the Ropers find themselves up to their necks in trouble on the wrong side of the law!
Oct 10o 19808.5 / 10