Overview
- Fan accounts and the Only Fools and Horses Appreciation Society disclosed the news on 2 October, stating they had spoken with his family.
- Murray was best known for playing Mickey Pearce in 20 episodes of the BBC sitcom between 1983 and 2003.
- He revealed a lung cancer diagnosis in 2021, underwent surgery and chemotherapy, and said in 2022 his lung cancer was cured.
- Doctors later treated an unrelated liver tumour with TACE and partial liver removal, and in 2023 he said the lung cancer had returned and spread to his bones and lymphatic system.
- Tributes poured in from fans and Only Fools commentators, while coverage also recalled his film roles, years working outside acting, and family life with wife Anong and daughter Josie.