Billy Murray
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 6, 1941 (age 85)
- Birthplace
- Forest Gate, London, England, UK
Biography
Billy Murray (William Albert Murray, born October 6, 1941, Forest Gate, Essex, England) is an English actor who grew up in Upton Park, east London, one of three children of Timothy and Vera Murray; his father was a plasterer, nightclub bouncer, and boxing champion. After leaving school at fourteen, he worked as a shelf-stacker at a Co-Op supermarket and at the local docks cleaning oil tankers before enrolling at the East 15 Acting School. He is best known for playing Don Beech in The Bill (1995–2004), Captain John Price in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare video game series, and Johnny Allen in EastEnders (2005–2006). He is often typecast in "hard man" roles and has been active since 1963. He was married to Maureen from 1967 to 1996, and to Elaine Hoyer since 1998. His notable film credits include Performance (1970) (Mick Jagger, James Fox), McVicar (1980) (Michael Caine, Ian McShane), Essex Boys (2000) (Sean Bean, Ray Winstone), Rise of the Footsoldier (2007) (Craig Fairbrass, Terry Stone), One in the Chamber (2012) (Ray Winstone, Michael Fassbender), We Still Steal the Old Way (2016) (Ray Winstone, John Simm), Nemesis (2021) (Ray Winstone, Danny Trejo), and Renegades (2022) (Lee Majors, Danny Trejo). On television he is best known for his nine-year run as Don Beech on The Bill (1995–2004), his role as Johnny Allen on EastEnders (2005–2006), and appearances in Midsomer Murders, Doctor Who, and Line of Duty.
Known For
Filmography
Renegades
Movie · as Woody
Nemesis
Movie · as John Morgan
Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins
Movie · as Mickey Steele
Vengeance
Movie · as Eric Williams
We Still Steal the Old Way
Movie · as Vic Farrow
Rise of the Footsoldier 3
Movie · as Mickey Steele
The Disappearance Of Lenka Wood
Movie · as Draper
What's the Score
Movie · as The Producer
Essex Boys Retribution
Movie · as Prisoner
Airborne
Movie · as Cutter
Strippers vs. Werewolves
Movie · as Ferris
One in the Chamber
Movie · as Leo Crosby
The Rise & Fall of a White Collar Hooligan
Movie · as Mr. Robinson
How to Stop Being a Loser
Movie · as Dr. Leaner
Dead Cert
Movie · as Dante Livenko
Stalker
Movie · as Robert Gainer
Freight
Movie · as Gabe Taylor
Doghouse
Movie · as Colonel
Rise of the Footsoldier
Movie · as Mickey Steele
The Grey Man
Movie · as George Rowlands
Rollin' with the Nines
Movie · as David Brumby
Hell to Pay
Movie · as Larry Malone
Beech is Back
TV · 6 eps
Essex Boys
Movie · as Perry Elley
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
Movie · as Police Chief
Loose Women
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Bill: Target
Movie · as D.S. Beech
A Touch of Frost
TV · as Bill Boxley · 1 ep
Buddy's Song
Movie · as Harry
Casualty
TV · as Don Collins · 1 ep
EastEnders
TV · as Johnny Allen · 416 eps
Dempsey and Makepeace
TV · as Billy Kennaway · 1 ep
The Bill
TV · 1 ep
Grass
Movie · as Bernie
Saturday Night Thriller
TV · as Bernie · 1 ep
Bergerac
TV · as John Kelp · 1 ep
Private Schulz
TV · as Fred · 1 ep
McVicar
Movie · as Joey Davis
Minder
TV · as Charlie Pope, Mick · 1 ep
On a Paving Stone Mounted
Movie
An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Professionals
TV · as Morgan · 1 ep
Target
TV · as Rex Adcock · 1 ep
Rock Follies
TV · as Spike · 11 eps
The Sweeney
TV · as Brian Cooney · 1 ep
New Scotland Yard
TV · as George Read, Charlie Palmer · 1 ep
Performance.
Movie · as Thug (uncredited)
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as Eric, Jim, Welder #2 · 1 ep
Corruption
Movie · as Rik
Up the Junction
Movie · as Ray
The Root of All Evil?
TV · as Terry Milward · 1 ep
Poor Cow
Movie · as Tom's Mate
Trapped
TV · as Gerry · 1 ep
What a Crazy World
Movie · as Youth
Two Left Feet
Movie · as Yob (uncredited)
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Movie · as Borstal Inmate (uncredited)