Who played Michael Murray in Alan Bleasdale's TV drama G.B.H.?
"G.B.H. (TV series) GBH is a seven-part British television drama written by Alan Bleasdale shown in the summer of 1991 on Channel 4. The protagonists are Michael Murray (played by Robert Lindsay), the hard-left Labour leader of a city council in the North of England, and Jim Nelson (played by Michael Palin), the headmaster of a special school. The series was controversial partly because Murray appeared to be based on Derek Hatton, former Deputy Leader of Liverpool City Council—in an interview in the ""G.B.H."" DVD Bleasdale recounts an accidental meeting with Hatton before the series, who indicates that he has"
"to Robert Lindsay's character Michael Murray in the acclaimed Channel 4 series, ""G.B.H."". He had roles in the Steve Coogan film, ""The Parole Officer"" and in the BBC Three sitcom ""The Visit"", which was first shown in July 2007. In 2002 he appeared in the Scottish Gaelic drama, ""Anna Bheag"" (""Wee Anna""), although not as a Gaelic-speaking character. Other credits include ""Nice Guy Eddie"", ""When Saturday Comes"" and appearances in ""The Royle Family"", ""Last of the Summer Wine"" and ""Life on Mars"" and the comedy series Early doors. In September 2007, at the Lowry in Salford, he starred in the"
"Bill Murray William James Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He first gained exposure on ""Saturday Night Live"", a series of performances that earned him his first Emmy Award, and later starred in comedy films—including ""Meatballs"" (1979), ""Caddyshack"" (1980), ""Stripes"" (1981), ""Tootsie"" (1982), ""Ghostbusters"" (1984), ""Scrooged"" (1988), ""Ghostbusters II"" (1989), ""What About Bob?"" (1991), and ""Groundhog Day"" (1993). He also co-directed ""Quick Change"" (1990). Murray garnered additional critical acclaim later in his career, starring in ""Lost in Translation"" (2003), which earned him a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award for Best Actor, as well"
"Jason Winston George Jason Winston George (born February 9, 1972) is an American actor and model. He is best known for his roles as Michael Bourne on the NBC daytime soap opera ""Sunset Beach"", as J.T. Hunter on the UPN television sitcom ""Eve"", as Dr. Otis Cole on ABC's ""Off the Map"", and as Dr. Ben Warren on ""Grey's Anatomy"" and its spinoff ""Station 19"". George was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1994 with a double major in Rhetoric and Communication Studies and Drama. In 1996, George was cast as lifeguard Michael"
"ITV series ""The Secret"", based on the true-crime book ""Let This Be Our Secret"" about murderer Colin Howell. In December 2016, Wallace joined Scottish soap opera River City as new series regular Grieg Roth. Glen Wallace Glen Wallace (born 5 May 1976) is a Northern Irish actor. He is most notable for playing Malachy Fisher on popular Channel 4 teen soap opera, Hollyoaks from 2007 onwards. He also played Mr Michaels in Wire in the Blood in 2006. He appeared in Casualty, playing Bill Tree in 2005. He played the lead character Guy in Mirror Mirror in 2006. He has"
"Billy Murray (actor) 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, Captain John Price in the video games """", """", and """". Murray was born in Forest Gate, Essex and grew up in Upon Park. 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"
"Brian Murray (actor) Brian Murray (né Bell; 10 September 1937 – 20 August 2018) was a South African actor and theatre director who was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2004. Murray was born Brian Bell in Johannesburg, the son of Mary Dickson (née Murray) and Alfred Bell, a professional golfer. Murray made his Broadway debut in the play ""All in Good Time"" in 1965. In 1967 he starred as Rosencrantz in the Broadway production of ""Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead"", earning the first of three Tony Award, Best Featured Actor In A Play nominations for his"
"Edinburgh, Scotland to Fiona (née Grant) and Graeme Murray. Raised in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, he was educated at Stockbridge Primary School and Broughton High School before studying drama at the Oxford School of Drama. Murray was also a member of the Traverse Theatre and Royal Court Theatre’s Young Writer's Group. Murray's acting career began at the age of 10 when he starred opposite John Hannah, Stratford Johns and James Cosmo in the Channel 4 TV series, ""Brond"", directed by Michael Caton-Jones. His character was murdered after being thrown off the Gibson Street Bridge in Glasgow. Since then he has worked prolifically"
"Glen Wallace Glen Wallace (born 5 May 1976) is a Northern Irish actor. He is most notable for playing Malachy Fisher on popular Channel 4 teen soap opera, Hollyoaks from 2007 onwards. He also played Mr Michaels in Wire in the Blood in 2006. He appeared in Casualty, playing Bill Tree in 2005. He played the lead character Guy in Mirror Mirror in 2006. He has had other roles in the past, playing a Riot Policeman in the multi-award winning Holy Cross for BBC Films. In 2010, Glen, received his first British Soap Awards nomination in the category of ""Best"
"Martin Balsam Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an American character actor. He is best known for a number of renowned film roles, including detective Milton Arbogast in Alfred Hitchcock's ""Psycho"" (1960), Arnold Burns in ""A Thousand Clowns"" (1965) (for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), Juror #1 in ""12 Angry Men"" (1957), and Mr. Green in ""The Taking of Pelham One Two Three"" (1974), as well as for his role as Murray Klein in the television sitcom ""Archie Bunker's Place"" (1979–1983). Martin Henry Balsam was born in the Bronx borough"
"Michael K. Williams Michael Kenneth Williams (born November 22, 1966) is an American actor. He played Omar Little on the HBO drama series ""The Wire"" and Albert ""Chalky"" White on the HBO series ""Boardwalk Empire"". He was also acclaimed for his role as Jack Gee, husband of Bessie Smith, in the HBO telefilm biopic ""Bessie"". He has acted in supporting roles in a number of films and television series, including ""The Road"", ""Inherent Vice"", ""The Night Of"", ""Gone Baby Gone"", and ""12 Years a Slave"". Williams received two Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or"
"once again in ""The Borgias"" (2011), as Cardinal Piccolomini. Hogan also appears in Season 5 of the television series ""Vikings"" (History Channel, 2017) as Lord Abbot at Lindisfarne monastery. Bosco Hogan Bosco Hogan (born 1949) is an Irish stage, film, and television actor. He is well known as the character Dr. Michael Ryan on the television programme ""Ballykissangel"". He appeared in a minor role as convicted felon George Saden in John Boorman's film ""Zardoz"" (1973), but his first major film role was as Stephen Dedalus in Joseph Strick's ""A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man"" (1977), a film"
"and Irene Handl, and had roles in several films including ""My Brother Jonathan"" (1948), ""Escort for Hire"" (1960), ""A Taste of Money"" (1960), ""Design for Loving"" (1962), ""The Cool Mikado"" (1962), ""Simon, Simon"" (1970) and ""Cool It Carol!"" (1970). He also appeared in pantomime, and guested on many radio and TV panel games. In 1984 and 1985, he was a team captain on the ITV panel game ""Vintage Quiz"". In 2015, at the age of 89, he appeared as a guest on a chat show on Big Centre TV hosted by his former radio colleague David Hamilton. Murray married a"
"trying out a character deemed not to have worked, at the opening show Murray suggested saying that the compere had not made it to the show and that the barman in the venue, the Pleasance Cabaret Bar, had offered to fill in. At the Edinburgh Festival, Murray came up with ""The Pub Landlord"". Murray made his first television appearances on ""Harry Hill"" in 1997 playing Harry's big brother Alan (""If it's too hard, I can't understand it!""), and subsequently featured in a short film, ""Pub Fiction."" He made a brief appearance as the Pub Landlord in Series 2, Episode 6"
"Huw Higginson Huw Higginson (born 21 February 1964) is an English actor, best known for playing PC George Garfield in ""The Bill"" from 1989 to 1999. Higginson has also appeared in ""Heartbeat"", ""EastEnders"", ""Casualty"", ""By Any Means"" and ""Jessica"". He appeared as Mr Cunningham in two stories of ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"" entitled ""The Day of the Clown"" and ""The Mark of the Berserker"". After relocating to Australia in 2014, Higginson has appeared in numerous Australian television programs and stage productions. Some of the roles he has played since moving to Australia include General Birdwood in ""Deadline Gallipoli"", Malcolm Hammill"
"nominated again for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his portrayal of Michael Bluth. Michael Bluth Michael Bluth is a fictional character who is both the protagonist and the straight man of the American television sitcom ""Arrested Development"". Portrayed by Jason Bateman and created by Mitchell Hurwitz, Bluth's role in the show is to lead his family through its many crises. Michael (born December 14, 1967) is the second oldest Bluth son, and the father of George Michael Bluth. He has an older brother, G.O.B. (pronounced like the biblical character Job), a younger"
"a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Michael Fassbender filmography Michael Fassbender is a German-Irish actor who made his screen debut in the 2001 war drama miniseries ""Band of Brothers"" as Burton Christenson. Fassbender followed this with a number of television roles including a German motorcycle courier in the drama ""Hearts and Bones"" (2001), Guy Fawkes in the miniseries ""Gunpowder, Treason & Plot"" (2004), Lt. Harry Colebourn in the film ""A Bear Named Winnie"" (2004), and Azazeal in the series ""Hex"" (2004–05). He made his film debut playing a Spartan soldier in Zack Snyder's ""300"" (2007). The following"
"Al Murray Alastair James Hay Murray (known as Al) (born 10 May 1968) is an English comedian, actor and writer. Murray's career began working with Harry Hill at BBC Radio 4. He received acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, before launching his ""Pub Landlord"" persona (which he describes as a ""know-all know-nothing blowhard who knows the answer to every question even though he hasn't been asked any of them""). This in turn led to the 2000 Sky TV sitcom ""Time Gentlemen Please"". Oxford educated, Murray's comedy is often hard edged social and political satire. He continues to perform as a"
"Georgia. G. Wood George Wood (December 31, 1919 – July 24, 2000) was an American film and television actor, usually billed as G. Wood. Wood was born in Forrest City, Arkansas. He was one of four actors to appear in both the 1970 film ""M*A*S*H"" and the television series ""M*A*S*H"" (the other three being Timothy Brown, Corey Fischer and Gary Burghoff). In both the film and the television series, Wood played General Hammond. The character was dropped after the show's first season. He also played the psychiatrist in the film ""Harold and Maude"". Wood died of congestive heart failure in"
"Line Is It Anyway"", alongside Stephen Fry and Nonny Williams. Mulville had a non-comic acting role in Alan Bleasdale's ""G.B.H."" in 1991, playing a researcher hired by the lead character Michael Murray to trace his childhood nemesis. On radio, he appears in the BBC Radio 4 comedy series ""Old Harry's Game"" (1995-date) as Thomas Quentin Crimp. He and Andy Hamilton are old friends, having met at Cambridge, where they were at university with Rory McGrath, Clive Anderson and Griff Rhys Jones. He has been married three times, with the first two marriages ending in divorce. He has four children, a"
"Dog Tulip"". Source: Playbill Vault Source: Rotten Tomatoes Source: Behind the voice actors Sources: Playbill Vault; IBDB Brian Murray (actor) Brian Murray (né Bell; 10 September 1937 – 20 August 2018) was a South African actor and theatre director who was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2004. Murray was born Brian Bell in Johannesburg, the son of Mary Dickson (née Murray) and Alfred Bell, a professional golfer. Murray made his Broadway debut in the play ""All in Good Time"" in 1965. In 1967 he starred as Rosencrantz in the Broadway production of ""Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are"
"Michael Warren (actor) Lloyd Michael ""Mike"" Warren (born March 5, 1946) is an American TV actor and former college basketball player, best known for playing Officer Bobby Hill on the NBC television series ""Hill Street Blues"". Warren was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana, the son of Ellen and Grayson Warren. He attended Central High School, where as a senior he was class president. He was twice named to the Indiana all-state team. He graduated in 1964 as Bears' career, season, and single-game scoring leader. In 1992, he was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Warren played"
"August, he took part in a telephone on the Iain Lee show on LBC, and talked about his career in film and television. Michael Sheard Michael Sheard (18 June 1938 – 31 August 2005) was a Scottish character actor who featured in a large number of films and television programmes, and was known for playing villains. His most prominent television role was as strict deputy headmaster Maurice Bronson in the children's series ""Grange Hill"", which he played between 1985 and 1989. He appeared as Admiral Ozzel in ""The Empire Strikes Back"" (1980). Sheard was born Michael Perkins in Aberdeen, Scotland,"
"Simon Greenall Simon James Greenall (born 3 January 1958) is an English actor, writer, producer and voice artist, well known for his roles as Michael in the BBC TV series ""I'm Alan Partridge"", as well as in """", the Caretaker in the CBBC game show ""Trapped!"", Richard in ""Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married"" and various roles in TV comedies such as ""Harry Enfield's Television Programme"", ""The Armstrong and Miller Show"", ""Alas Smith and Jones"" and ""The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson"". As a voice artist, Greenall is known for voicing Iqbal and Martin in ""Bromwell High"", the Twins in"
"Michael Bluth Michael Bluth is a fictional character who is both the protagonist and the straight man of the American television sitcom ""Arrested Development"". Portrayed by Jason Bateman and created by Mitchell Hurwitz, Bluth's role in the show is to lead his family through its many crises. Michael (born December 14, 1967) is the second oldest Bluth son, and the father of George Michael Bluth. He has an older brother, G.O.B. (pronounced like the biblical character Job), a younger half-brother, Buster, and a twin sister, Lindsay (she is later revealed to be adopted and older than Michael). He also has"
"of the film. ""Lost in Translation"" director Sofia Coppola said that the central scene of Scarlett Johansson and Murray lying on the bed together took multiple takes because the actors did not seem to be getting along. She eventually stopped for the day and started again the next morning. Bill Murray William James Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He first gained exposure on ""Saturday Night Live"", a series of performances that earned him his first Emmy Award, and later starred in comedy films—including ""Meatballs"" (1979), ""Caddyshack"" (1980), ""Stripes"" (1981), ""Tootsie"" (1982), ""Ghostbusters"" (1984),"
"Angeles. Brett Gelman Brett Clifford Gelman (born October 6, 1976) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for the roles of Brett Mobley in the Adult Swim comedy-action series ""Eagleheart,"" as Mr. K on the NBC sitcom ""Go On,"" as Hamish on the Comedy Central series ""Another Period,"" and as A.J. in the FX comedy series ""Married."" He currently co-stars as Martin on the BBC Three comedy ""Fleabag"" and has appeared on ""Twin Peaks,"" ""Making History"", and ""Stranger Things."" Gelman was born and raised in Highland Park, Illinois. Gelman's father was a photo salesman. He was raised"
"Michael B. Jordan Michael Bakari Jordan (born February 9, 1987) is an American actor. He is known for his film roles as shooting victim Oscar Grant in the drama ""Fruitvale Station"" (2013), boxer Adonis Creed in the ""Rocky"" sequel film ""Creed"" (2015) and main antagonist Erik Killmonger in ""Black Panther"" (2018), all three of which were directed by Ryan Coogler. Jordan's television roles include Wallace in the HBO series ""The Wire"" (2002), Reggie Montgomery in the ABC series ""All My Children"" (2003–2006) and Vince Howard in the NBC drama series ""Friday Night Lights"" (2009–2011). His other film performances also include"
"Michael Cera Michael Austin Cera (; born June 7, 1988) is a Canadian actor, producer, singer, songwriter, and musician. He started his career as a child actor, portraying a young Chuck Barris in ""Confessions of a Dangerous Mind"" (2002). He is known for his role as George Michael Bluth on the sitcom ""Arrested Development"" (2003–2006, 2013, 2018) and for his film roles as Evan in ""Superbad"" (2007), as Paulie Bleeker in ""Juno"" (2007), as Scott Pilgrim in ""Scott Pilgrim vs. the World"" (2010) and as a fictional version of himself in ""This Is the End"" (2013). Cera made his Broadway"
"Brett Gelman Brett Clifford Gelman (born October 6, 1976) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for the roles of Brett Mobley in the Adult Swim comedy-action series ""Eagleheart,"" as Mr. K on the NBC sitcom ""Go On,"" as Hamish on the Comedy Central series ""Another Period,"" and as A.J. in the FX comedy series ""Married."" He currently co-stars as Martin on the BBC Three comedy ""Fleabag"" and has appeared on ""Twin Peaks,"" ""Making History"", and ""Stranger Things."" Gelman was born and raised in Highland Park, Illinois. Gelman's father was a photo salesman. He was raised Jewish"
"out lock-ups, flats and garages across East London. He is a West Ham United football club fan, and a supporter of the Conservative Party. Billy Murray (actor) 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, Captain John Price in the video games """", """", and """". Murray was born in Forest Gate, Essex and grew up in Upon Park. He attended St. Edward's Catholic Primary and St Bonaventure's Catholic School. After leaving"
"a crime lord in """". However, he was removed from the final film after being unable to return to set during the film's re-shoots. Paul Bettany was cast in his place, with the character being reworked from a motion-capture alien to a human. Michael K. Williams Michael Kenneth Williams (born November 22, 1966) is an American actor. He played Omar Little on the HBO drama series ""The Wire"" and Albert ""Chalky"" White on the HBO series ""Boardwalk Empire"". He was also acclaimed for his role as Jack Gee, husband of Bessie Smith, in the HBO telefilm biopic ""Bessie"". He has"
"Brian"", ""Eli Stone"", ""Eastwick"", ""Off the Map"", ""Grey's Anatomy"", and guest starred on ""Castle"" and ""Desperate Housewives"". He also was cast as a regular on the ABC series ""Mistresses"". Jason Winston George Jason Winston George (born February 9, 1972) is an American actor and model. He is best known for his roles as Michael Bourne on the NBC daytime soap opera ""Sunset Beach"", as J.T. Hunter on the UPN television sitcom ""Eve"", as Dr. Otis Cole on ABC's ""Off the Map"", and as Dr. Ben Warren on ""Grey's Anatomy"" and its spinoff ""Station 19"". George was born in Virginia Beach,"