Man About The House star Brian Murphy dies aged 92, reports say

Actor Brian Murphy, champion known for starring successful sitcoms Man About The House and George And Mildred, has died aged 92, according to reports.

His person and cause Thomas Bowington told BBC News that Murphy was a “joyful and profoundly good-hearted man” arsenic helium paid tribute to his “talent and humanity”.

Murphy came to the public’s attraction with ITV’s Man About The House, a fashionable sitcom that began airing successful 1973 and saw the histrion play landlord George Roper.

The amusement featured landlords George and Mildred Roper, played by the precocious Yootha Joyce, and was considered arguable for the clip due to the fact that it featured 2 azygous women surviving with a man.

When the amusement ended successful 1976 Murphy and Joyce starred successful the spin-off, George And Mildred, which ran for 5 bid until 1979.

He besides starred arsenic Alvin Smedley successful Last Of The Summer Wine.

Born connected the Isle of Wight, Murphy was a subordinate of the Theatre Workshop, founded by Joan Littlewood, and helium was a jobbing histrion earlier appearing successful TV shows including The Avengers and Z-Cars.

In 1993, helium starred successful the archetypal large signifier mentation of The Invisible Man, based connected the subject fabrication classical by HG Wells.

He appeared connected a big of different TV shows including drama bid The Catherine Tate Show, Benidorm and This Is Jinsy.

In aboriginal years helium voiced the quality Mr Lovelybuns for the animated bid Claude, based connected Alex T Smith’s best-selling books.

Murphy was joined to Hi-de-Hi! histrion Linda Regan, who was quoted by BBC News arsenic saying: “I was fortunate to person successful my beingness recovered my soulmate Brian who I volition emotion forever.”