Overview
- The Only Fools and Horses Appreciation Society announced his death, and the BBC praised him as much loved for his role as Mickey Pearce.
- Fan group president Perry Aghajanoff told the Liverpool Echo that Murray passed at 1:28am on Monday, 29 September 2025, surrounded by family and friends, with funeral details to follow and a request for privacy.
- Murray appeared as Mickey Pearce in 20 episodes between 1983 and 2003, and his screen credits also included Scum, Quadrophenia and The Firm.
- He revealed a lung cancer diagnosis in 2021 and underwent surgery and chemotherapy; a separate liver tumour was treated with TACE and later partial liver removal before the lung cancer recurred and spread in 2023.
- Born in London, he spent a decade in Thailand, married Anong in 2016 and had a daughter, Josie, later returning to the UK where he worked as a chauffeur and remained a regular at fan conventions.