Patrick Murray
Biography
Patrick Murray was a British actor who began performing in stage plays at 15 after spotting an advertisement for a theatrical agency, and was born in Greenwich, London. One of his earliest screen parts came in the television series The Terracotta Horse, and he played Dougan in the 1977 television play Scum (1977), reprising the role when Alan Clarke remade it as a feature film, Scum (1979). Further small film roles followed in Quadrophenia and Breaking Glass, but he became best known as Mickey Pearce in the sitcom Only Fools and Horses, a part he played in 20 episodes from 1983 to 2003. That led to guest spots on The Bill and Dempsey and Makepeace and a role in The Firm (1989) with Gary Oldman. He later appeared in Vikingdom (2013) and Endeavour, and his final part was in Conditions. He died in 2025.
68years old at death
- Born Greenwich
- Died
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 36 years1977 to 2013
Every film, newest first
- 2013VikingdomIMDb rating 3.3
- 1989The FirmIMDb rating 7.2
- 1979ScumIMDb rating 7.5
- 1977ScumIMDb rating 7.6
Genres
Share
Did you know?!
Big break
Murray landed his longest-running role as Mickey Pearce in Only Fools and Horses after producer Ray Butt spotted him in a Pizza Hut television advertisement and brought him in to audition.
A first
Murray was one of six original cast members who reprised their roles when director Alan Clarke remade his banned 1977 television play Scum as a feature film in 1979.
Most often with
Alan Clarke directed three of these films. Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Alan ClarkeDirector, 3 films, 1977 to 1989
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.