Brian Murray (

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Bell; 10 September 193720 August 2018) was a South African actor and theatre director who was inducted into the

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in 2004.

Biography

Murray was born Brian Bell in Johannesburg, the son of Mary Dickson (née Murray) and Alfred Bell, a professional golfer.

Career

Murray made his

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debut in the play '' All in Good Time'' in 1965. "Brian Murray Credits and Awards"
Playbill Vault, retrieved August 23, 2018 In 1967, he starred as Rosencrantz in the Broadway production of ''

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'', earning the first of three

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, Best Featured Actor In A Play nominations for his performance. "Murray Awards"
ibdb.com, retrieved August 23, 2018 Murray directed the 1973 Broadway revival of '' The Waltz of the Toreadors''. His stage directing credits include Broadway revivals of ''

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'' (1985), '' Arsenic and Old Lace'' (1986), ''

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'' (1987), and ''The Show Off'' (1992). In 1998, he received the

Lucille Lortel Award The Lucille Lortel Awards recognize excellence in New York Off-Broadway theatre. The Awards are named for Lucille Lortel, an actress and theater producer, and have been awarded since 1986. They are produced by the League of Off-Broadway Theatres ...

for outstanding body of work. His film credits include ''

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'' and ''

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''. On television he has appeared in ''

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'', '' Another World'', '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' and ''

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''. In the 1970s and 1980s, he performed in a number of radio plays for Yuri Rasovsky's award-winning

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. In 2002, he provided the voice of John Silver in the Disney animated ''

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'', a role he reprised in the video game '' Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon''. He played a role in the 2009 film, '' My Dog Tulip''.

Death

Murray died of natural causes on August 20, 2018.

Additional Broadway acting credits

Source: Playbill Vault *''

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'' (1973) *'' Da'' (1978) *''The Arcata Promise'' (1982) *''

Noises Off ''Noises Off'' is a 1982 play by the English playwright Michael Frayn. Frayn conceived the idea in 1970 while watching from the wings a performance of '' The Two of Us'', a farce that he had written for Lynn Redgrave. He said, "It was funnier ...

'' (1983) *'' A Small Family Business'' (1992) *'' The Little Foxes'' (1997) *''

Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Vi ...

'' (1998) *''

Uncle Vanya ''Uncle Vanya'' ( rus, Дя́дя Ва́ня, r=Dyádya Ványa, p=ˈdʲædʲə ˈvanʲə) is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1898, and was first produced in 1899 by the Moscow Art Theatre under the di ...

'' (2000) *''

The Crucible ''The Crucible'' is a 1953 play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during 1692–93. Miller wrote the play as ...

'' (2002) *'' The Rivals'' (2004)

Filmography

Source: Rotten Tomatoes"Brian Murray Film Credits"
rottentomatoes.com, retrieved August 23, 2018 Source: Behind the voice actors

Film

Television

Videogames

Radio drama

*''

A Tale of Two Cities ''A Tale of Two Cities'' is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in ...

'' (1977) *''

The Man of Destiny ''The Man of Destiny'' is an 1897 play by George Bernard Shaw, set in Italy during the early career of Napoleon. It was published as a part of ''Plays Pleasant'', which also included ''Arms and the Man'', '' Candida'' and '' You Never Can Tell.' ...

'' (1978) *'' The Killer'' (1979) *''

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'' (1985) *'' The Tempest'' (1985) *''

The Imaginary Invalid ''The Imaginary Invalid'', ''The Hypochondriac'', or ''The Would-Be Invalid'' (French title ''Le Malade imaginaire'', ) is a three- act '' comédie-ballet'' by the French playwright Molière with dance sequences and musical interludes (H.495, H.4 ...

'' (1985) *'' The Lady of the Camellias'' (1985) *''

An Enemy of the People ''An Enemy of the People'' (original Norwegian title: ''En folkefiende''), an 1882 play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, followed his previous play, '' Ghosts'', which criticized the hypocrisy of his society's moral code. That response in ...

'' (1985) *''

Arms and the Man ''Arms and the Man'' is a comedy by George Bernard Shaw, whose title comes from the opening words of Virgil's ''Aeneid'', in Latin: ''Arma virumque cano'' ("Of arms and the man I sing"). The play was first produced on 21 April 1894 at the Aven ...

'' (1985) *''

'' (1985)

Awards and nominations

Sources: Playbill Vault; IBDB ;Awards * 1984

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for Outstanding Ensemble Work – ''Noises Off'' * 1997

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. The awards were established in 19 ...

– ''The Little Foxes'' ;Nominations * 1968

Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play The Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play is an honor presented at the Tony Awards, a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, to actors for quality supporting roles in a Broadway play. Honors ...

– ''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'' * 1978

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– ''Da'' * 1992

– ''A Small Family Business'' * 1997

– ''The Little Foxes'' * 2000

– ''Uncle Vanya'' * 2002

– ''The Crucible'' * 2002

– ''The Crucible'' * 2002 Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production – ''

References

External links

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