Actor and comedian Brian Murphy, champion known for his relation successful 1970s British sitcoms Man About The House and George and Mildred, has died aged 92.
Murphy passed distant astatine his location successful Kent connected Sunday morning.
Throughout his aboriginal career, helium worked intimately with theatre director Joan Littlewood.
In Man About The House and George and Mildred helium played George Roper.
More precocious helium featured successful episodes of the BBC's Holby City, The Catherine Tate Show, ITV's Benidorm.
He leaves down his wife, Hi-de-Hi! histrion Linda Regan and his 2 sons.
Ms Regan said: 'I was fortunate to person successful my beingness recovered my soulmate. Brian who I volition emotion forever.'
Murphy's person and agent, Thomas Bowington, described the prima arsenic a 'joyful and profoundly good-hearted man' and paid tribute to his 'talent and humanity'.
Actor and comedian Brian Murphy, champion known for his relation successful 1970s British sitcoms Man About The House and George and Mildred, has died aged 92
He was champion known for his relation successful 1970s British sitcoms Man About The House and George and Mildred successful which helium played George Roper (Pictured: Murphy and Yootha Joyce successful George and Mildred)
Murphy passed distant astatine his location successful Kent connected Sunday morning. Throughout his aboriginal career, helium worked intimately with theatre manager Joan Littlewood
Brian Murphy and Paula Wilcox who starred successful Man About The House together
The histrion was calved connected the Isle of Wight successful 1932 and his vocation began successful the 1950s erstwhile helium joined the Theatre Workshop.
The pioneering radical was founded by Joan Littlewood and her spouse Gerry Raffles and was dedicated to modernising theatre and opening the manufacture up to working-class audiences.
Murphy performed successful Shakespeare productions directed by Littlewood and adjacent appeared successful her lone feature-length film Sparrows Can't Sing.
But helium was celebrated for his relation arsenic George Roper successful ITV sitcom Man About the House, which was considered daring successful the 1970s arsenic it explored the dynamics betwixt a antheral sharing a level with 2 women.
His co-stars were Chrissy and Jo, played by Paula Wilcox and Sally Thomsett, whilst Yootha Joyce played his domineering woman Mildred.
Joyce and Murphy aboriginal starred successful their ain spin-off George and Mildred which was arsenic successful.
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