Only Fools Actor Patrick Murray Dies Aged 68

Patrick Murray, best known for playing Mickey Pearce on Only Fools and Horses, has died aged 68, a death confirmed on an Only Fools fanpage. Co-stars including Sue Holderness and Carol Challis led tributes on social media as fans mourned the actor. Murray was first diagnosed with lung cancer in 2021, was briefly declared cancer‑free in 2022 before the illness returned and spread to his legs and pelvis, and he underwent major surgery in 2023 including removal of part of his liver. He appeared as Mickey Pearce across 20 episodes of Only Fools and Horses between 1983 and 2003 and remained a beloved figure in the show's legacy. Earlier in his career he had roles in films including Scum, Quadrophenia, The Firm and Curse of the Pink Panther, and later worked as a taxi and executive car driver while spending time living in Thailand where he married his wife Anong and had a daughter, Josie.