Murphy rose to prominence playing landlord George Roper in Man About The House, alongside the late Yootha Joyce as Mildred Roper, between 1973 and 1976. The actor also played Alvin Smedley in Last ...

Trevor Bannister as Toby, Brian Murphy as Alvin , Russ Abbot as Hobbo and Burt Kwouk as Entwistle in Last of the Summer Wine in 2010 (BBC) Yootha Joyce as Mildred with Brian Murphy as George (Handout) ...

Brian Murphy as George Roper with his on-screen wife, Yootha Joyce, in George And Mildred. Pic: Moviestore/Shutterstock© Rex Features Brian Murphy. Pic:Jonathan Hordle/Shutterstock© Rex Features ...

When the show ended in 1976 Murphy and Joyce starred in the spin-off, George And Mildred, which ran for five series until 1979. He also starred as Alvin Smedley in Last Of The Summer Wine.

Brian Murphy's wife has paid heartbreaking tribute to her actor and comedian husband after the Last of the Summer Wine star died aged 92. Known for his role in 1970s British sitcoms Man About The ...

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 ...