Dave Murray
Biography
Dave Murray is an English guitarist and longtime member of Iron Maiden, which he joined in its early days; only founder Steve Harris has served longer, and the two are the band's only members to play on every studio album. He grew up in London, took up rock music as a teenager, and started a group called Stone Free with his neighborhood friend Adrian Smith. After answering ads in Melody Maker, he first tried out for Iron Maiden in 1976; a brief departure followed before he returned in 1978. His lead style relies on legato playing, and publications have noted the harmonized riffs and solos he shares with Smith. He has contributed songs to Iron Maiden, though he writes less often than some bandmates, and Charlotte the Harlot is his only sole composition. In 2026 he was part of Iron Maiden's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.
69years old
Turns 70 on December 23in 43 days
- Born London
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- David Michael Murray (birth name)Also credited as Reggie Mental
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 24 years2002 to 2026
Every film, newest first
- 2026Iron Maiden: Burning AmbitionIMDb rating 7.4
- 2009Iron Maiden: Flight 666IMDb rating 8.3
- 2002Iron Maiden: Rock In Rio 2001IMDb rating 9.0
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A role that slipped away
Murray was dismissed from the band after an argument with Dennis Wilcock, the singer, having spent just a few months with the group.
A change of course
Murray was a caretaker and storekeeper at Hackney Town Hall, a job he said was "so I could sleep off the night before", until Iron Maiden signed with EMI in 1979 and he could resign.
First role
Murray's first band was a trio called Stone Free, formed when he was 16, which also featured his friend Adrian Smith on vocals.
About the name
Murray recorded with The Secret using the name "Reggie Mental". In 1977 he appeared on the single "The Young Ones" and on the demo Café De Dance.
A first
Murray is the sole writer of only one Iron Maiden song, Charlotte the Harlot from the 1980 album Iron Maiden.
Dave Murray movies on Netflix
Most often with
Five actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Steve Harris's page
Lars Ulrich's page
Also two films together1 more actor
- Tom MorelloIron Maiden: Burning Ambition (2026) and Iron Maiden: Flight 666 (2009)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.