William Albert Murray (born 6 October 1941) is an English actor, best
known for playing Don Beech in The Bill from 1995 to 2004, Johnny
Allen in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2005 to 2006, and Captain
John Price in the video games Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of
Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.Murray was
born in Forest Gate, Essex and grew up in Upton Park, east London. He
attended St. Edward's Catholic Primary and St Bonaventure's Catholic
School. After leaving school, Murray worked at a Co Op supermarket in
Canning Town and boxed for the Reggie and Ronnie Kray owned West Ham
Boxing Club for 12 years. The Kray twins paid £400 for him to go to
East 15 Acting School as a teenager, because they "liked his
attitude". They never asked for the money back, and Murray later
appeared as a character witness for Charlie Kray who had been accused
of smuggling cocaine.Murray made his acting debut in the 1963 film Two
Left Feet where he played a minor uncredited role. This was followed
by small roles in the films Poor Cow (1967), Corruption (1968), Up the
Junction (1968) and Performance (shot 1968, released 1971). From the
1970s through to the early 1990s, he made appearances in a wide
variety of television series such as Softly, Softly, The Sweeney, The
Professionals, Minder, Bergerac and Casualty. He was among those
considered for the role of Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in the BBC TV
series Only Fools and Horses before it finally went to David Jason.
His notable film roles included the role of "Joey" in the hit 1980
film McVicar. In the film, he was to help McVicar hide after escaping
from prison.
known for playing Don Beech in The Bill from 1995 to 2004, Johnny
Allen in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2005 to 2006, and Captain
John Price in the video games Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of
Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.Murray was
born in Forest Gate, Essex and grew up in Upton Park, east London. He
attended St. Edward's Catholic Primary and St Bonaventure's Catholic
School. After leaving school, Murray worked at a Co Op supermarket in
Canning Town and boxed for the Reggie and Ronnie Kray owned West Ham
Boxing Club for 12 years. The Kray twins paid £400 for him to go to
East 15 Acting School as a teenager, because they "liked his
attitude". They never asked for the money back, and Murray later
appeared as a character witness for Charlie Kray who had been accused
of smuggling cocaine.Murray made his acting debut in the 1963 film Two
Left Feet where he played a minor uncredited role. This was followed
by small roles in the films Poor Cow (1967), Corruption (1968), Up the
Junction (1968) and Performance (shot 1968, released 1971). From the
1970s through to the early 1990s, he made appearances in a wide
variety of television series such as Softly, Softly, The Sweeney, The
Professionals, Minder, Bergerac and Casualty. He was among those
considered for the role of Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in the BBC TV
series Only Fools and Horses before it finally went to David Jason.
His notable film roles included the role of "Joey" in the hit 1980
film McVicar. In the film, he was to help McVicar hide after escaping
from prison.
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